Articles by Date : April 01 2005 - April 30 2005

Costing a menu
To cost a menu, it is necessary to identify the direct and indirect costs involved in operating the menu. Balancing these costs will determine the.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Creating a menu
Creating a sound menu is one of the chef and restaurateurs’ most important jobs. It is usually the main means of selling food to customers and the.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Marketing a restaurant
A fully operational restaurant with trained staff in both the kitchen and front-of-house, and a menu backed up by a full larder and wine cellar, is.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Menu Ideas
Traditionally a bistro serves simple French food, but a restaurateur could use the philosophy of a bistro to serve a menu of rustic, British.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Running an efficient kitchen
An efficiently run kitchen will prepare and cook the right amount of highest quality food for the required number of people, on time, by the most.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Setting up a food supplier network
Once a restaurant has written a menu, it needs to buy all the ingredients and materials required to turn the business into a reality. Skilful.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Planning a theme night
Is your business in need of a boost? Do your staff need perking up? If the answer is yes to both questions, then a theme night could provide a.... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Tenancy contracts set to replace managed pubs
Managed pubs are set to become a minor concern in the UK as companies switch to tenancy contracts, according to a new report. more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Jurys Doyle face uncertain future in Dublin
Jurys Doyle is reviewing the future of three of its Dublin hotels, The Towers, Jurys Ballsbridge and the Berkeley Court. more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Whitbread reports healthy rise in profits
Profits at Whitbread have grown by 17.8% over the past year, jumping from £211.7m to £249.4m. more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

Worldwide briefing
Essential news from around the world... more
(26 April 2005 00:00)

What the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry.. more
(25 April 2005 00:00)

Whitbread to sell German restaurant chain
Whitbread has agreed the sale of its German restaurant business to a consortium of private equity groups for $35.6m (£24.8m). more
(25 April 2005 00:00)

Barracuda launches Juniper Inns brand
Managed pub company Barracuda is launching a fourth brand in a bid to corner the community pub market. more
(25 April 2005 00:00)

Analyst predicts UK women will top European drinkers' league
Young women will consume a third more booze over the next four years, according to business analyst Datamonitor. more
(25 April 2005 00:00)

Which? opts to drop pub and hotel guides
The Which? Pub Guide and Which? Guide to Good Hotels may no longer be hitting the bookstands following a decision to revise the titles. more
(23 April 2005 00:00)

River restaurant to reopen in Savoy refurb
The River restaurant at the Savoy will reopen next year with the long-awaited refurbishment of the London hotel scheduled to start this autumn. more
(22 April 2005 17:34)

Tchenguiz in £200m swoop for Yates
Laurel Pub Company owner Robert Tchenguiz is planning a £200m bid for high-street rival Yates Group. more
(22 April 2005 00:00)

Scottish family face eviction by Qatar prince
A couple who run an exclusive country house hotel in Perthshire are facing eviction by the ruling family of the Gulf State of Qatar. more
(22 April 2005 00:00)

North Wales marina to get five-star hotel
A new five-star hotel is to open on the North Wales coast. more
(22 April 2005 00:00)

Whitbread pumps £14m into business park
Leisure giant Whitbread is to invest up to £14m in Gloucester Business Park. more
(22 April 2005 00:00)

Salmonella eggs cost Chapter One £3,000
Michelin-starred Chapter One restaurant in Bromley, Kent, has been fined £3,000 for giving 15 customers salmonella poisoning. more
(22 April 2005 00:00)

Industry hesitant on chip and PIN uptake
Hotels, restaurants and bars are dragging their feet when it comes to installing chip-and-PIN technology because low levels of fraud have not.... more
(21 April 2005 21:04)

What can Ireland's smoking ban teach UK hospitality?
Just over 12 months after the Irish Government banned smoking in the workplace, the UK hospitality industry is wathcing the Emerald Isle to see how a.... more
(21 April 2005 16:35)

Food service briefing
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering industry... more
(21 April 2005 16:13)

Chefs go the distance in marathon
Thousands of professional and amateur runners took to the streets of London last Sunday to undertake the 26-and-a-half mile ordeal that is the London.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Budget hotels top of list for business travellers
Business travellers spent an average of £93 per night on hotel accommodation in 2004, a 13% increase on the previous year according to a new survey. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Worldwide briefing
Essential news from around the world... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Smoking ban worry will burn itself out
A pint of Guinness and a fag. For years, I would struggle to have one without the other, particularly in Ireland, where it seemed that most people.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Airline caterer Gate Gourmet hopes for rescue deal as bankruptcy looms
Troubled Swiss and US airline catering company Gate Gourmet is pursuing a rescue plan with creditors. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Hilton plans shake-up for reservations system
Hilton is to phase out hotel reservation desks in favour of its own branded internet booking sites and call centres, despite recent research which.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

What can Ireland's smoking ban teach UK hospitality?
Just over 12 months after the Irish Government banned smoking in the workplace, the UK hospitality industry is watching the Emerald Isle to see how a.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

McDonald's marks 50th anniversary
Fast-food giant McDonald's celebrated its 50th anniversary last week with the opening of a state-of-the-art 24,000sq ft restaurant and 60ft golden.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Aitken buys Whitely Ridge
Alex Aitken, chef-proprietor of the New Forest's one-Michelin-starred Le Poussin at Parkhill in Lyndhurst, has purchased the three-AA-star Whitely.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Heathcote Presses on with expansion
Manchester's Royal George hotel ballroom is the latest addition to Paul Heathcote's Olive Press restaurant chain. Building work began six months ago.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Pub groups take councils to court over licensing
Leading pub associations are taking three councils to court over their licensing policies, which they believe overstep the mark under the new alcohol.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Cinnamon Club founder Wahhab says Roast project is still on track
Restaurateur Iqbal Wahhab has insisted his latest venture, Roast, in Borough Market, will go ahead - despite long delays and problems with funding. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Initial backs down after refusing to pay staff in bad weather
Contract caterer Initial has narrowly escaped a trip to the employment tribunal after docking pay from staff when snow disrupted work in March. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Food file
Ingredients this season... and how to use them more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Greene King FD to leave
Greene King’s finance director will leave the company in December after 14 years. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Atlantic Hotel named Pride of Britain 2005
The Atlantic Hotel in Jersey has been named Pride of Britain’s hotel of the year 2005. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

I want to develop my managerial skills and start a business. Would working at a restaurant chain help?
Since 1996 I've worked in the three-star hotel market in conference and banqueting and food and beverage roles. I want to develop my managerial.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Quintessential Hotels adds to portfolio
Quintessential Hotels has bought Norton Manor near Winchester, increasing its portfolio to five hotels. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Artichokes, English lamb and Scottish mussels
The first European cherries hit the market... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Pregnancy and maternity
Whilst only 350,000 women are pregnant in any one year in the United Kingdom, there are almost 10 million working women of childbearing age. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Jose Soriano, general manager, Four Seasons Canary Wharf
Jose Soriano has moved to Four Seasons Canary Wharf as general manager. He was general manager at the company's Hotel De Bergues in Geneva,.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Shaun Arantz, head chef, Enterprise, London
London's Enterprise pub has a new head chef in the shape of Shaun Arantz, previously at the Admiral Codrington pub, where he was sous chef. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Joseph Cote, director of events, Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park
Joseph Cote has left London's Savoy hotel, where he was director of events, to join the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hotel in the same role. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Nikki Cromarty, sales manager, Columbia Hotel, Inverness
Crerar Hotels, part of British Trust Hotels, has appointed Nikki Cromarty as sales manager at the Columbia hotel, Inverness. She was sales manager at.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Gerard O'Sullivan, group development chef, Aramark
Gerard O'Sullivan has joined Aramark as group development chef. He was group executive chef at Aramark leisure division Parallel, based at the Crowne.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)