Articles by Date : May 01 2007 - May 31 2007

Scottish licensed trade to get another minister
The outcome of the Scottish Parliament election last week has left Scottish licensed retailers with the prospect of a sixth minister in six years.... more
(10 May 2007 11:36)

InterContinental reports a rise in revpar
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) saw its worldwide revenue per available room (revpar) increase by 5.3% during the first three months of the year. more
(10 May 2007 10:45)

UK tourism deficit increases
The UK’s tourism deficit has increased again, rising to £18.2b for the 12 months to March, it was revealed yesterday. more
(10 May 2007 10:44)

The Waterfront Brasserie, Portsmouth
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this eaterie at Portsmouth Harbour offers a modern European menu with a focus on fresh seafood. The restaurant.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Pubs should beware of passing fads
Beer writer and marketing consultant Pete Brown warns against discarding a worthy tradition more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Kitchen equipment: Start the day well
Breakfast buffets have become ubiquitous at UK hotels because they are flexible, offer plenty of choice and let guests eat at their preferred pace -.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Menuwatch: Barrafina, London
When Barrafina launched earlier this year with a "no bookings" policy, 90-minute queues built up to try the London restaurant's tapas offering. Tom.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Ask CESA your kitchen equipment questions
CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers' Association,answers your kitchen equipment queries more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

What to buy for a café
A café can be anything from a simple breakfast and snack outlet to asmart coffee shop in a high street or retail and tourism centre. Tomaximise.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorns 2007
Each year, Caterer unveils 30 rising stars, affectionately known as the Acorn Award winners. These under-30-year-olds are not only making an impact.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Lynda Fletcher of Hyperactive Events
Lynda Fletcher started Hyperactive Events nine years ago. She now runs the corporate hospitality for clients such as Vodafone and Disney. This month.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Smoking ban the catalyst as pub market diversifies
Consolidation, disposals, sales and acquisitions have come to define the pub and bar market as the sector prepares for the reality of a UK-wide.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Review of the reviews... what the critics say about the Hardwick in Abergavenny and others
What the restaurant critics think of the food in eateries around the UK and the world... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Sleep Inn, London
This eighth Sleep Inn property is located in the centre of the capital close to the Tower of London, London Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral. It is.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Maddox Club, London
This new club in London's Mayfair is the latest venture from Fred Moss, the man behind such venues as Chinawhite and Aura. It has two bars, a.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Rotana Lounge, London
This new Lebanese restaurant in London's Knightsbridge is spread over two floors and includes a formal dining room and a cocktail bar serving lighter.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Charles Abraham
Charles Abraham Age: 28 Position: Regional general manager, Sodexho Prestige Career to date... Since joining Sodexho Prestige three years.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Lisa Allen
Lisa Allen Age: 26 Position: Head Chef, Northcote Manor, Langho, Blackburn, Lancashire Career to date... On graduating from.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Stuart Beaufoy
Stuart Beaufoy Age: 29 Position : General manager, Cabarfeidh Hotel, Manor Park, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland Career to date... .... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Claudia Brennan
Claudia Brennan Age: 29 Position: Director of business development, Exclusive Hotels, Bagshot, Surrey Career to date... Having grown a.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Eamonn Casey
Eamonn Casey Age: 25 Position: F&B manager, London Marriott Hotel Maida Vale Career to date... After being picked to join the.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Tze-Huei Choo
Tze-Huei Age: 27 Position : Banqueting operations manager for Starwood Hotels and Resorts at the Park Lane Hotel and Sheraton Park Tower Hotel,.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Stacy Dennis
Age: 26 Position: Deputy general manager, Trowell Service Area, near Nottingham, for Moto Hospitality Career to date Dennis's career at motorway.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Dan Dunford
Age: 28 Position: Operations manager, Aramark, London Career to date Dunford kicked off his career at Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot, Surrey,.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Peter Eaton
Age: 29 Position: Head chef, the Vineyard at Stockcross, Berkshire Career to date Eaton started out at the Old Manor House in Keynsham, Bristol,.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Nicole Freeman
Nicole Freeman Age: 26 Position: Guest services manager, Four Seasons Hotel Canary Wharf, London Career to date... Having started her.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Mark Golding
Mark Golding Age: 29 Position: Group back-of-house manager, the Wolseley and St Alban restaurants, London Career to date... Golding.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Jason Gutteridge
Jason Gutteridge Age: 25 Position: Cluster sales manager, Ramada Jarvis Hotels, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Career to date... .... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Brett Hercock
Brett Hercock Age: 27 Position: Director of catering operations, Grosvenor House Park Lane, London Career to date... Hercock has been.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Gregg Hollister
Gregg Hollister Age: 23 Position: House manager, the Mitre Pub, Southampton, on behalf of Greene King Pub Company Career to date... .... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Sacha James
Age: 29 Position: Front office academy manager, Thistle Hyde Park Hotel, London Career to date James began her career at Thistle Hotels.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Anthony Kirby
Kirby joined Compass Group straight from secondary school. In just 10 years he has risen through the ranks from the position of porter at one of the.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Mike Lewis
Lewis started his career as a chef de partie and spent six years working at various concepts owned by The Restaurant Group (TRG) such as Est Est Est,.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Chris McFall
McFall worked in F&B and rooms division in four- and five-star hotels in South Africa, Thailand and the USA before returning to the UK and taking a.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Laura Millar
Millar started working for Ego at one of its sites in Chester, where between 1997 and 2000 she progressed from part-time waitress to assistant.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Darren Neilan
After graduating from catering college in Northern Ireland in 1998, Neilan moved to England and worked at the Dining Room in Reigate from 1999 to.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Neil Rawlings
Career to date Rawlings began at the five-star Hilton Glasgow in 1999 as an apprentice chef. After a gap of one year, he returned to the hotel in.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Philip Rowden
Rowden joined Debenhams direct from university in 2003. Having started out as a management trainee in the West Midlands, he was soon given the role.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Emma Simpson
Age: 29 Position: Customer operations manager, Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Business School, Gogarburn, Edinburgh Career to date Simpson started.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Ian Smith
Smith started with Whitbread in 1997, working part time at a Brewers Fayre in Motherwell while still a university student. Taking a trainee assistant.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Antony Tagliamonti
Tagliamonti has worked hard to progress from a 17-year-old delivery driver to the position he holds today. His big break came when, aged only 19, he.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Michelle Waller
Waller started out at the Headland Hotel in 1998 as a part-time room attendant, taking a full-time role as ground-floor cleaner and room attendant.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Christopher Warwick
Warwick began his career with five years in the kitchens of Manchester restaurants the Brasserie St Pierre, the Reform Restaurant and the Lincoln.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Astrid Wears-Taylor
Wears-Taylor joined Hospitality Action in 2002 as a fundraising executive and was promoted to her current post the following year. more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Tristan Welch
After a short spell at the Pink Geranium in Cambridgeshire in 1997, Welch moved to London. Following stints at City Rhodes, Aubergine and Le.... more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

Acorn winner 2007: Kathy Wilton
Wilton began her career in 1998 as a training co-ordinator at a TGI Friday's outlet in Surrey, later joining the trainee management programme. more
(10 May 2007 00:00)

The Bench: London weekly hotel performance to 6 May, 2007
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 13% in the week ending 6th May, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The.... more
(09 May 2007 18:00)

JD Wetherspoon full-year profits to be below expectations.
JD Wetherspoon has warned that preparations for the smoking ban in England will lead to its full-year profits being “marginally below”.... more
(09 May 2007 17:44)

Tom Kitchin named Scottish Chef of the Year
Tom Kitchin, chef-proprietor of The Kitchin in Edinburgh, is the overall winner of this year’s Scottish Chef Awards. more
(09 May 2007 16:39)

Amount of pub-chef job adverts soar ahead of smoking ban
The number of pub operators advertising for chefs has risen by more than a third since the English smoking ban was officially announced in December.... more
(09 May 2007 15:47)