Articles by Date : April 01 2004 - April 30 2004

Wilson Storey Halliday lifts turnover by a healthy 23%
Wilson Storey Halliday (WSH), the Berkshire-based independent contract caterer, boosted turnover by 23% to more than £56m in 2003. more
(07 April 2004 14:29)

Bailey quits Restaurant Associates
David Bailey, the managing director of fine dining and restaurants at Compass subsidiary Restaurant Associates (RA), has resigned. more
(07 April 2004 14:02)

Malmaison in bullish mood
Boutique hotel chain Malmaison has bought the four-star McCausland hotel in Belfast, its eighth hotel and first in Ireland. more
(07 April 2004 13:59)

UK restaurants could face prosecution over service charges
Trading standards authorities could prosecute restaurants that automatically add an optional or discretionary service charge to bills. more
(07 April 2004 13:56)

Samhain
Named after an ancient Celtic festival with its roots in Hallowe'en, Samhain is a new Brie-style cheese made by Caws Celtica on its 400-year-old.... more
(07 April 2004 12:55)

Daylesford Organic
Two years ago American cheesemaker Joe Schneider moved from Sussex to the Cotswolds to build a dairy at Daylesford New Farm near Chipping Norton. more
(07 April 2004 12:53)

Botsworth ash log
Goats' milk is in full flow at this time of year, and one result is Bosworth Ash Log, a soft, slightly creamy unpasteurised goats' cheese from a farm.... more
(07 April 2004 12:51)

Penbryn Organic
Cheesemaker Alison Grooms makes Gouda-style Penbryn Organic Cheese on a farm in Dyfed. more
(07 April 2004 12:48)

Wild Garlic Yarg
First made in the early 1980s, the original Cornish Yarg - its name comes from makers Alan and Jenny Gray's surname spelt backwards - has now been.... more
(07 April 2004 12:45)

Blacksticks blue
Blacksticks Blue is a new soft, blue-veined cheese from Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, situated on Lancashire's Beacon Fell. more
(07 April 2004 12:42)

Dorstone goat's cheese
Dorstone goats' cheese, named after a Hereford village, is made by Charlie Westhead of Neal's Yard Creamery in Hereford. more
(07 April 2004 12:40)

Regional spotlight: Brighton
Cosmopolitan Brighton has long had a reputation for its buzzing night-life and hard-partying gay community, and its popularity with visitors from the.... more
(07 April 2004 12:14)

Blind Beggar Pub, London
The infamous Blind Beggar pub on Whitechapel Road in London's East End is on the market as part of a package of 14 leasehold public houses being sold.... more
(07 April 2004 12:06)

Done deals
Pub group scoops up Towngate Inn, Lindisfarne hotel sold for close to £550,000, Businessman takes over Yew Tree, Somerset's Stag's Head inn sold,.... more
(07 April 2004 11:58)

John Burton Race set to buy Carved Angel
Chef John Burton Race was poised for a return to the restaurant world this week with the purchase of legendary Dartmouth restaurant the Carved Angel. more
(06 April 2004 13:37)

Real Greek comes to London's South Bank
Theodore Kyriakou, chef-proprietor of the Real Greek and the Real Greek Souvlaki & Bar in London's Hoxton district, is to open a third restaurant on.... more
(06 April 2004 13:31)

Industry data: UK contract catering turnover 1996-2004
Annual turnover in UK contract catering 1996-2004, according to the British Hospitality Association. more
(06 April 2004 10:37)

Preventing accidents
Health and Safety Executive analysis of accidents in the catering industry shows that the underlying cause of accidents is a failure in management.... more
(05 April 2004 16:29)

Protective clothing and equipment
Employers are required by law to provide suitable personal protective equipment for their employees at work. more
(05 April 2004 15:59)

Risk assessment
Risk assessment is a fundamental part of an organisation's health and safety management system. more
(05 April 2004 15:45)

Temperature control and food storage requirements
Food that is susceptible to the bacteria, toxins and viruses which can cause food poisoning must be stored at the correct temperature. more
(05 April 2004 13:09)

Manual handling
Under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 employers have a general duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of their employees. more
(05 April 2004 12:03)

Personal hygiene
People are a significant source of the bacteria that can easily contaminate food, either directly or indirectly. more
(05 April 2004 11:49)

Pest control
The food industry has a legal duty to keep premises free of pests, principally because they carry bacteria that can contaminate food. more
(05 April 2004 11:30)

Table Talk
Breaking up the rock cakes for sir Rocco, Wouldn't it have been better at The Belfry? Listen very carefully, I weel say zis only once. more
(05 April 2004 10:36)

Slice of the action
Two new pizzas have been added to the Knorr woodfired pizza range. more
(02 April 2004 14:47)

Fill good factor
Dolmio Fagottini are two new frozen, filled pastas for food service from Masterfoods. more
(02 April 2004 14:37)

Tastes of the med
Greek-style rolls for buffets and starters, and Spanish paella as a centre-plate dish, are two new offers from Woodward. more
(02 April 2004 14:30)

Long and the short of it
Italian food and wine supplier CQS (Continental Quattro Stagioni) can now supply Russo dried pasta. more
(02 April 2004 14:26)

The College Arms, Lower Quinton, Warwickshire
Property agent Christie & Co is offering the chance to own a piece of history in the shape of Cotswolds inn the College Arms, formerly owned by Henry.... more
(02 April 2004 13:04)

Chocs away... now the Eurocrats want to ban hotel sweet treats
Free chocolates on hotel beds could become a thing of the past if a European Union (EU) directive becomes law. more
(02 April 2004 11:46)

Shaping up
Two new dried egg pasta shapes are on the market from Italian food specialist IB Food. more
(01 April 2004 17:55)

Bidders line up for slice of QMH
The sale of troubled hotel group Queens Moat Houses (QMH) has been delayed, as more groups have expressed an interest in the company. more
(01 April 2004 17:51)

Contract caterers to fly the flag in drive to reduce salt intake
Contract caterers will be at the forefront of the Government's campaign to reduce salt intake because they feed the most vulnerable in society,.... more
(01 April 2004 17:08)