Articles by Date : June 01 2004 - June 30 2004

Prezzo raises £9m to fund restaurant growth
Rapidly growing restaurant group Prezzo has raised a further £9.3m to fund its expansion by placing 7.75 million new shares with existing.... more
(11 June 2004 10:56)

Livingstone gears up for re-election battle
Londoners get the chance to vote for their next mayor today (10 June). more
(11 June 2004 10:32)

Deep-fat fryers: what to buy
The choice of which deep-fat fryer will best suit your needs depends on more factors than meet the eye. Inside Kitchens looks at all the points to.... more
(11 June 2004 10:21)

Walls, floors and ceilings
Chefs may focus on the cooking equipment and the food, but there is an equal duty of care on the surroundings. Bob Gledhill looks at floors, walls.... more
(11 June 2004 10:11)

Reader Soapbox
Slow down and think smartersays Jane Sunley, managing director of people-retention specialists Learnpurple more
(11 June 2004 10:03)

Hotel listing lifts English wine sales
The biggest selection of English wines in the country - and probably the world - is on offer at the Careys Manor hotel in the New Forest, and is.... more
(11 June 2004 10:02)

Simon Gueller to buy Box Tree restaurant
Helen Lela-Avis is selling her former one-Michelin-starred restaurant, the Box Tree, to chef Simon Gueller. more
(11 June 2004 09:59)

Welcome Break sells nine MSAs in leaseback deal
Welcome Break has sold nine of its service stations to property investor Robert Tchenguiz, it has emerged. more
(10 June 2004 17:02)

Abela to bring
Japanese chef Ichiro Kubota will be coming to London from September when the Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation (MARC) opens its first Japanese.... more
(10 June 2004 16:54)

Elior profits up by 21%
French catering firm Elior has posted half-year pre-tax profits of €50.1m (£33m), up by 21.4% from €41.3m (£27.2m) last year, on the back of an.... more
(10 June 2004 16:46)

How we got started
Deborah and Gerard Wright more
(10 June 2004 14:02)

Property Advice zone
Health and safety issues for hospitality entrepreneurs more
(10 June 2004 13:59)

Food file
Fresh Produce, Fish more
(10 June 2004 13:56)

Blair moves closer to UK smoking ban in public places
Tony Blair gave his clearest indication yet last week that he may be considering a smoking ban in public places and the workplace. more
(10 June 2004 13:53)

Antarctic review... after 58 years
Consultants have made their first ever review of catering in Antarctica. more
(10 June 2004 13:52)

Reflections on Culinary Artistry, Pierre Gagnaire
"It is the extent of the analysis of his every thought, decision and action that I question. The resulting discussion is so complex it begs the.... more
(10 June 2004 12:24)

Personnel attraction
Alongside a hotel's location and facilities, the attitude and capability of its staff are what mark it out from the competition, and in an industry.... more
(10 June 2004 12:21)

Visitor figures continue upward march
The three months between February and April saw the highest ever recorded number of overseas visitors coming to the UK, latest government statistics.... more
(10 June 2004 11:49)

How can I return to the UK as a general manager?
I am an area manager for a hotel management company in the US, but I want to return to the UK to pursue a single-unit general manager's position..... more
(10 June 2004 11:41)

On the move
John Rogers has become marketing director for De Vere Group... more
(10 June 2004 11:24)

Hartford Group hits acquisition trail
Hartford Group has gone on the acquisition trail now that two years of restructuring have moved it back into profitability, the London-based bars.... more
(10 June 2004 11:19)

Coffee Republic sells eight sites to Caffe Nero
Coffee shop and deli bar chain Coffee Republic has sold eight sites to rival Caffe Nero for £900,000, it said today. more
(10 June 2004 11:09)

How I got here
Alessandro Bonuzzi, sommelier at London restaurant One-O-One more
(10 June 2004 10:39)

Competition Round-up
UK-NZ link scholarship, Young Chef young Waiter, London Aperitif a la Francaise. more
(10 June 2004 10:33)

A guide to beverage systems
In an industry where profit margins are tight, hot beverages provide one of the few opportunities for a proper return on investment. Bob Gledhill.... more
(10 June 2004 10:03)

Burtonwood pubs boost sale and profits
Pub operator Burtonwood has reported increased sales and profits in both its managed and tenanted pubs divisions in the year to 3 April. more
(09 June 2004 17:21)

Wine glass of choice has doubled in size
Just the one glass? Latest figures reveal that the volume of a single glass of wine served in a pub, bar or restaurant has doubled to nearly half a.... more
(09 June 2004 17:09)

Dodds leaves Northcote Manor for Stanley House
Chef Warrick Dodds has left Langho's one-Michelin-starred Northcote Manor. more
(09 June 2004 17:08)

L'Ortolan could lose its Michelin star and head chef Galmiche
Chef Daniel Galmiche is expected to leave the Michelin-starred L'Ortolan later this summer as the restaurant remains shut and there are rumours it.... more
(09 June 2004 17:05)

Café Med plans 17 new Med Kitchens
Restaurant group Café Med is to expand its Med Kitchen chain from three to 20 sites within the next four years having rationalised its portfolio. more
(09 June 2004 17:04)

Hobs choice
Adventys induction hobs are now available in the UK through Signature FSE. more
(09 June 2004 17:01)

Mozzarella bites
With the salad season - hopefully - under way, cheese specialist the Cheese Cellar now offers mozzarella bocconcini - 10g bite-sized baby mozzarellas. more
(09 June 2004 16:56)

Take a seat
You've seen these chairs everywhere, but if the summer weather finally makes up its mind and arrives, you'll need some outdoor furniture, too. more
(09 June 2004 16:55)

Do us a flavour
Hanbury Foods is a small Norfolk-based food company that specialises in flavoured salts and sugars (such as Good With Meat Sea Salt with thyme and.... more
(09 June 2004 16:53)

Pesto for pasta
Top-selling Italian pasta brand Barilla has added a new pasta sauce to its Barilla Chef range. more
(09 June 2004 16:51)

Shearings plans £100m flotation
Coach tour operator Shearings, which owns 36 hotels in UK holiday resorts, is planning to float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the.... more
(09 June 2004 16:15)

KIT KEMP
Kit Kemp co-owns London-based Firmdale Hotels with husband Tim. As the company's design director, she's busy getting their hotel in Soho ready for.... more
(09 June 2004 15:31)

De Vere shareholder makes final offer in sell-off row - updated
Activist shareholder group GPG has made final its 430p-a-share partial offer for the De Vere Group. more
(09 June 2004 15:29)

Yates unveils £93m buyout bid
Bar operator Yates Group is set to be taken private after its independent directors today recommended to shareholders a £93m takeover bid. more
(09 June 2004 13:22)

Regional Spotlight: Northampton
With its mid-England location, excellent transport links, and a fairly young client base propped up by a small student population, the former.... more
(09 June 2004 11:39)

Your Shout: Rod Taylor, Hotels Team Leader, Barclays Bank
Why the banks are going back to hotel school. more
(09 June 2004 11:35)

Unions target London's Howard hotel in Cambodia row
Members of the T&G trade union demonstrated outside the Raffles-owned Swissotel Howard in London at lunchtime today in protest at the treatment by.... more
(08 June 2004 16:16)

The interview process: tips on getting it right
Attracting and selecting the right people for your organisation is crucial, yet so many people still rely on a mixture of set questions and gut.... more
(08 June 2004 12:04)

More visitors to the UK, but they're not staying long
The number of visitors coming to the UK continues to rise compared with last year, but more of them are taking short breaks rather than longer.... more
(08 June 2004 10:14)

Expanding Gourmet Buffet chain to test Italian format
The Gourmet Buffet chain of Oriental restaurants is to test out a new concept within a former Prezzo restaurant in Ilford, Essex. more
(07 June 2004 16:47)

City Inn to build new hotel in Manchester
Hotel chain City Inn is to begin construction of a new £30m hotel in Manchester next January. more
(07 June 2004 16:40)

Scots public to be quizzed on smoking bans
Scotland is to hold a public consultation on banning smoking in public places, the country’s deputy health minister said today. more
(07 June 2004 15:36)

Madisons eyes Bel and the Dragon chain
Madisons Coffee, the former coffee bar operator now concentrating on its Richoux restaurant chain, is in talks about buying restaurant chain Bel and.... more
(07 June 2004 15:25)

Wagamama in talks with venture capitalists over £50m bid
Noodle-bar chain Wagamama is in talks with venture capital firms over a possible buy-out. more
(07 June 2004 15:12)

Table Talk
Do the Americans dictate federal burger specifications? Is sushi protected by Japanese law? more
(07 June 2004 14:34)