Articles by Date : June 01 2007 - June 30 2007

Pub owners liable if found selling alcohol to intoxicated customers
UK licensees could face legal action if they sell alcohol to already intoxicated customers, one insurance group has warned. more
(12 June 2007 14:00)

Swansea hotel director fined by health inspectors
A former director of a Swansea hotel has been fined £9,000 after health inspectors discovered kitchens in an appalling state. more
(12 June 2007 13:04)

Pubs make use of extended opening but alcohol consumption remains flat
More than half of Punch pubs have taken advantage of the move to extended licensing hours, but predictions that the law change would lead to.... more
(12 June 2007 11:30)

Wine & Spirit Education Trust names Michael Broadbent honorary president
Michael Broadbent has been named as honorary president of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). more
(12 June 2007 11:00)

LACA School Chef of the Year 2007 revealed
Lynnette Tinney has been named the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) School Chef of the Year 2007. more
(12 June 2007 10:17)

Hilton to bring Hampton brand to UK
Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) is to enter the UK’s budget hotel market with the introduction of its Hampton brand, Caterer can reveal. more
(12 June 2007 09:42)

Bid to block regional casinos fails
Small casino operators have failed in their High Court challenge against plans for 17 new regional casinos, according to the BBC. more
(11 June 2007 14:24)

Delia Smith set for TV comeback
TV chef Delia Smith is set to return to the small screen after a five-year break. more
(11 June 2007 12:00)

Starwood reopens hotel in Istanbul and other international hotel news
Essential news from around the world, including: Prem Group buys four-star hotel in Liège; Crescent Hotels & Resorts appoints COO; Hilton expands in.... more
(11 June 2007 11:30)

Quinlan Private buys Jurys Inn chain in £791m deal
Quinlan Private, the Irish property group, has completed its second major hotel transaction this year with the €1.165b (£791m) purchase of Jurys Inns. more
(11 June 2007 11:00)

What's on the menu? A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews
A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews including: Dim T in West London; Haiku in Cape Town; D&D’s Skylon in London; Geales in Notting Hill; 32.... more
(11 June 2007 10:45)

Tugga restaurant in Chelsea closes after two years
Tugga, the Portuguese restaurant in Chelsea, London has shut today after two years, Caterersearch has learnt. more
(11 June 2007 10:30)

Jurys Inn hotel chain sold for £750m - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Nick Nairn’s kitchen had 13 breaches of food safety; Pret A.... more
(11 June 2007 09:49)

Kiev to get its first luxury Sofitel hotel
Kiev is to have its first five-star Sofitel hotel before the end of 2010 in a $90m (£45.8m) project. more
(08 June 2007 17:06)

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(08 June 2007 15:36)

UK consumers use online reviews to decide hotel and restaurant booking
UK consumers are increasingly turning to online reviews when it comes to booking hotels and restaurants. more
(08 June 2007 10:43)

ACE appoints new chairman
The Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) has appointed Jon Hewitt as chairman. more
(08 June 2007 10:38)

Fuller Smith & Turner reports 23% rise in turnover
London brewer and pub operator Fuller Smith & Turner has reported a 23% increase in annual turnover boosted by a full year's contribution from the.... more
(08 June 2007 10:03)

Provision of catering services: Hertfordshire office and training campus
Hertfordshire County Council has built its new administrative centre in Stevenage where 1,500 staff will work. Alongside it will run a training.... more
(08 June 2007 00:00)

Cumbrian livestock auctioneer buys two hotels worth £2m-plus
Cumbrian livestock auctioneer Hopes Auction Mart of Wigton has moved into the hotel market with the acquisition of two properties in the north-west.... more
(07 June 2007 16:17)

New leaseholders for three Cambridgeshire pubs
The Ipswich office of Christie + Co has sold the free-of-tie leaseholds on three Cambridgeshire pubs within a 20-mile radius of each other. more
(07 June 2007 16:13)

Vector pulls out of £2b floatation
Vector, the UK’s first hotel REIT (real estate investment trust) has fallen at the last hurdle after fears about a decline in the property market.... more
(07 June 2007 15:53)

Sussex seaside restaurant changes hands
The Rushmere restaurant and bar in the West Sussex seaside town of Selsey has been sold to Tim Benham and his family after 14 years under the same.... more
(07 June 2007 15:44)

Locals buy pub in wealthy Somerset village
The Carew Arms in the wealthy Somerset commuter village of Crowcombe has been bought by locals Iain and Emma Kirkpatrick in an off-market deal. more
(07 June 2007 15:41)

Lisburn buyers for hotel in Scottish fishing village
Andrew and Patricia Pedlow from Lisburn in County Antrim have snapped up the Seaview hotel in the Aberdeenshire fishing village of Boddam. more
(07 June 2007 15:34)

Marston's sells Oxfordshire pub for more than £500,000
Marston's (formerly Wolverhampton & Dudley) has sold the Swan at Ascott-under-Wychwood from the Eldridge Pope estate it acquired this January. more
(07 June 2007 15:30)

Hospitality companies urges to enter Visit London Awards 2007
Entries are now being sought for the 2007 Visit London Awards. more
(07 June 2007 14:00)

Ian Harkness retires after 27 years at Shire Hotels
Ian Harkness, managing director of UK hotel group Shire Hotels, retired last week, after 27 years at the helm. more
(07 June 2007 12:30)

Entries sought for Welsh Food Scholarship
Entries are still being sought for the inaugural Welsh Food Scholarship, a scheme designed for young chefs to increase the awareness of food and.... more
(07 June 2007 12:00)

De Vere set to buy caterer Searcy's
Caterer has learnt that the De Vere Collection, owned by the Alternative Hotel Group, is poised to buy exclusive caterer Searcy's. more
(07 June 2007 11:30)

London revpar rises by nearly 9%
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 8.9% in the week ending 3 June, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service.... more
(07 June 2007 11:00)

Industry denies it's to blame for UK booze culture
Government plans to change Britain's boozing culture and crack down further on binge-drinking announced in a report this week have been criticised as.... more
(07 June 2007 10:51)

Crown Group becomes Oriel
Events and contract caterer Crown Group is to rebrand as Oriel by the start of July as it embarks on a period of growth. more
(07 June 2007 10:30)

Munich’s hotels motor ahead after strong month
Munich has taken a surprise lead with the strongest hotel sales performance in Europe this month but Moscow remains the city to beat, according to.... more
(07 June 2007 09:59)

Jason Atherton plans New York-style grill as sister to London's Maze
Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton is to launch a second Maze restaurant in London, Caterer can reveal. more
(07 June 2007 09:30)

Migrant staff not here for life, warns expert
Hospitality operators face a worsening skills crisis as eastern European workers start returning home, a recruitment expert has warned. more
(07 June 2007 08:30)

Career focus: young hoteliers
With young people often deterred from the hospitality industry by long hours and hard graft, Tom Vaughan profiles some young professionals who have.... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Tomahawk to go fourth and multiply
In our final focus on Tomahawk Hotels in this series, Tom Vaughan looks at its swift rise over the last three years, and what the future might hold more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Menuwatch: Gordon Ramsay at the London, NYC
When Gordon Ramsay opened his first US restaurant in New York last November, all eyes turned to see how Britain's most famous chef would be received.... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Northern Ireland welcomes back tourists
Founder of Northern Ireland's Hastings Hotels Dr Billy Hastings welcomes the return of good economic times to the Irish hospitality industry more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay rights lobby Stonewall
Ben Summerskill, chief executive of gay rights lobby Stonewall, has just launched a guide to the new discrimination regulations in conjunction with.... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Customers pay for quality as casual dining goes upmarket
Investors see plenty of money to be made in high-end casual-dining restaurants, even though some customers have less to spend. Christopher Walton.... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Employing children
Katee Dias, employment solicitor at Goodman Derrick, describes the strict rules governing ages, hours and job suitability when taking on young people more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Riber Hall, Derbyshire
An historic Listed Grade II* stone manor house with breathtaking views currently run as an exclusive country house hotel. more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Crown and Cushion Hotel
Lease. 3 Star Hotel (Cotswolds) 40 bedromm (all en-suite), includes, indoor Leisure Centre. Public Bar, restaurant, Function and Conference rooms... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Italian Restaurant, Chelmsford
Present seating capacity: 52 seats. Also available – place for expansion. Lease available: 14 years’ from 24th April 2007. more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Period Inn, Mid Essex
Currently staff run and catering for over 60 covers with an additional seating capacity outside for another 60. The property is situated on a sizable.... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Fifteen Foundation celebrates five years
August will see the fifth anniversary of the launch of social enterprise charity the Fifteen Foundation, which aims to change the lives of.... more
(07 June 2007 00:00)

Immigration
Immigration continues to make headlines and with the UK hospitality industry as reliant on foreign workers to mitigate the ongoing skills crisis as.... more
(06 June 2007 17:53)

The Bench: London weekly hotel performance to 3 June, 2007
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 8.9% in the week ending 3 June, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service.... more
(06 June 2007 17:37)