Articles by Date : April 01 2008 - April 30 2008

Make hospital food better
The quality of hospital food depends not just on ingredients but on timing, presentation and choice. Jackie Mitchell goes in search of the optimum.... more
(04 April 2008 07:01)

Building health on food foundations
To kick off our Inside Healthcare supplement, we asked movers and shakers in the worlds of hospital and care home catering what they felt were their.... more
(04 April 2008 07:00)

Berkshire-based hotelier buys Highlands hotel for £1.5m-plus
Berkshire-based hotelier Terry Mackay has bought his third Scottish hotel in the form of the award-winning Summer Isles hotel at Achiltibuie, near.... more
(03 April 2008 17:09)

Cheshire operators buy Bear’s Paw in Warmingham
Local owner-operators the Nelson family have bought the Bear’s Paw country inn, hotel and restaurant in the conservation village of Warmingham, South.... more
(03 April 2008 17:04)

Event caterers buy fine-dining Buckinghamshire restaurant
The OneTwoEight fine-dining Chinese restaurant in Gerrards Cross, South Buckinghamshire, has new owners. more
(03 April 2008 17:01)

Norfolk hoteliers move to Lincoln town hotel
Mark and Amanda Knell, former owners of the Embassy hotel in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, have bought the Hillcrest hotel near the centre of the.... more
(03 April 2008 16:58)

Gravesend Mediterranean restaurant to become a Mexican
The Island Mediterranean restaurant in the busy high street of Gravesend in Kent is to become a Mexican-themed eaterie under new owner Rifat Sucu. more
(03 April 2008 16:56)

S&N sells Cheshire inn to Decker’s Restaurants
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has sold the Rope & Anchor country inn and freehouse in Dunham Massey, Cheshire, to Decker’s Restaurants. more
(03 April 2008 16:54)

Cosmo Restaurants snaps up Bristol’s Le Monde
Cosmo Restaurants is the new owner of Bristol’s landmark restaurant, Le Monde. more
(03 April 2008 16:51)

Revpar drops by nearly 18% at London hotels
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) tumble by 17.61% in the week ending 30 March, according to figures from hotel benchmarking.... more
(03 April 2008 16:35)

Scottish & Newcastle buys 14 pubs from Tun Taverns and Progressive
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) has acquired 14 pubs from Tun Taverns and the Progressive Pub Company for an undisclosed sum. more
(03 April 2008 16:11)

The Bench: London weekly hotel performance to 30 March, 2008
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) tumble by 17.61% in the week ending 30 March, according to figures from hotel benchmarking.... more
(03 April 2008 15:38)

Rugby World Cup drives Sodexo sales in half year
Sodexo has seen strong sales growth in the UK and Ireland in the first half of its financial year thanks to its involvement in the 2007 Rugby World.... more
(03 April 2008 15:37)

The Bench: London airport hotel performance in October 2007
Hotels at London airports saw revenue per available room (revpar) drop by 12.6% during the month of October. more
(03 April 2008 15:33)

Elior booked by Norfolk police to provide catering and facilities services
Contract caterer Elior has won a deal worth £3m in total to feed police and staff at Norfolk Constabulary. more
(03 April 2008 14:55)

Academy of Food & Wine names UK Sommelier of the Year
Gearoid Devaney from Tom Aikens’ Michelin-starred restaurant in London has been named the Academy of Food & Wine’s UK Sommelier of the Year 2008. more
(03 April 2008 12:52)

Industry puts all its weight behind diplomas for 2009
The Government's new diplomas for 14- to 19-year olds, heralded as the potential solution to the industry's staffing crisis, have received.... more
(03 April 2008 12:00)

Marston’s margins under pressure as beer sales slip
Pub company Marston’s has said the recent hike in beer duty has heaped further pressure on already tenants already struggling to maintain margins. more
(03 April 2008 11:54)

ISS Eaton wins £4m contract with HP UK
ISS Eaton has landed its second major catering contract in as many months with a deal to feed UK staff for Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world's largest.... more
(03 April 2008 11:30)

Hilwood picks Rata for Bovey Castle
Hilwood Resorts & Hotels has poached Jeremy Rata from his position as general manager of the Grand, De Vere's luxury hotel in Brighton. Rata, who.... more
(03 April 2008 11:00)

M&B's future still uncertain
The future of embattled managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) remains in doubt after rival Punch Taverns ruled itself out as a sole bidder.... more
(03 April 2008 10:24)

French Michelin-starred chef to open restaurant in London
French Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Ansanay-Alex is to open a restaurant in London, Caterersearch can reveal. more
(03 April 2008 07:00)

Fox and Anchor, London - Menuwatch
Branching out from its hotel empire, Malmaison has opened its own take on a British pub, the Fox and Anchor in London's Smithfield. Michael Raffael.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Preparing for insolvency
If you are director of a company that is in financial difficulty, your focus must shift towards minimising the potential loss to the company's.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Cast your net wider to boost recruitment
Hospitality companies can pick up some great new recruits if they are prepared to cast their net across other industry sectors. Ross Bentley reports more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Asparagus, Turbot, Lamb
English glasshouse asparagus is in, but it's scarce and very, very expensive. Proper green-stemmed outdoor rhubarb tastes great at the... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Adour Alain Ducasse, New York
Alain Ducasse brings his food and wine pairing concept to the historic St Regis hotel. The interior is split into four dining rooms, a wine library.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Peach Pub Company talks about fish
Months of work came to fruition for Peach Pub Company as the Scottish Skippers Scheme went into full-time operation. Christopher Walton reports more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Give front of house its due
David Pitchford, vice-chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts and chef-partner at Read's restaurant at Macknade Manor, Faversham, Kent, says we.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Gordon Ramsay Au Trianon, Versailles
Gordon Ramsay's first restaurant in France is at the newly refurbished Trianon Palace and Spa, near Versailles. Modelled on his flagship venue in.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Kempinski Hotel Duke's Palace, Bruges
The latest Kempinski hotel will be located in the old-town part of Bruges in a 15th-century listed building. The Triplex suite features a terrace.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel
Hilton's first hotel in Moscow will be housed in one of the Stalin towers, or "seven sisters", that define Moscow's skyline. The 24-storey building.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Reinventing French Cuisine, by Pierre Gagnaire
France's maverick genius, Pierre Gagnaire, is famous for publishing beautifully photographed books - works of art, in fact - that encompass his food.... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Coffee Shop/Takeaway to Let
In a prominent central location in North Street meters away from the Brighton Clock Tower. The property consists of a ground floor, first floor .... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Pub Lease for Sale
Traditional town centre pub, high barrelage. First floor living accommodation Lease to 2011 at £33,550 pa. more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Hotel/Inn for Sale
Detached Country Hotel/Inn set in 2 acres. Currently not trading, Breathtaking panoramic views,8 en-suite letting bedrooms... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

TSL Business Sales
Specialists in selling businesses in Dorset & Somerset ... more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

4C Inns: We can save your business money
4c Hospitality Consultants Over ten years experience in the hospitality industry more
(03 April 2008 00:00)

Killer chef to appeal
Mark Dixie, the former Mitchells & Butler’s chef who was found guilty of the murder of Croydon teenager Sally Anne Bowman, is to appeal against his.... more
(02 April 2008 17:37)

Twinings cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority
Twinings has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority of playing on negative racial stereotypes. more
(02 April 2008 16:18)

Signature coffees and why they should be on your menu
A bespoke, attention-grabbing signature coffee could help to boost your profits as Ian Boughton discovers. more
(02 April 2008 16:00)

Starbucks unveil new plan
Starbucks, which drew international disbelief and some derision recently when it closed every single American store for an afternoon so that a mass.... more
(02 April 2008 16:00)

PG tips to be served in all McDonald’s restaurants
PG tips is to be served in all McDonald’s restaurants – 1,200 across the UK. The move follows an announcement by Unilever that PG tips will now work.... more
(02 April 2008 15:30)

McDonald’s fined £40,000 after worker badly injured
McDonald's has been fined a total of almost £40,000 after a worker was badly injured following a fall. more
(02 April 2008 15:00)

Bolling Coffee wins Fortnum and Mason accolade
Ian Balmforth and his Bolling Coffee company from Yorkshire have been named Supplier of the Year ... more
(02 April 2008 15:00)

Carluccio’s avoids consumer slowdown in spending
Italian café-cum-restaurant chain Carluccio’s has continued to defy expectations of a drop off in consumer spending by boosting sales in the first.... more
(02 April 2008 14:43)

Barry Mortlock launches new concept
Barry Mortlock, who created the award-winning Badgers tearooms in Llandudno, has sold the café... more
(02 April 2008 14:00)

Costa Coffee opens first shop in Moscow
The Russian news agencies have reported that Costa Coffee has opened its first shop in Moscow. more
(02 April 2008 13:00)

The Bench: London weekly hotel performance to 23 March, 2008
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) slump by 10.69% in the week ending 23 March, according to figures from hotel benchmarking.... more
(02 April 2008 12:31)

The Bench: South-western hotel performance in October 2007
Hotels in the South West saw revenue per available room (revpar) drop by 5.1% during the month of October. more
(02 April 2008 12:27)