Articles by Date : October 01 2005 - October 31 2005

Table Talk
A new attraction at a Devon pub could soon disappear because of Government bureaucracy. more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Ben Hough, Radisson SAS
Ben Hough has joined Liverpool's Radisson SAS hotel as pastry chef. He was pastry chef at the Amore restaurant and bar in Frodsham, Cheshire. more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Andy Lemm, English Lakes Hotels
English Lakes Hotels has recruited Andy Lemm as general manager of its Wild Boar hotel and restaurant in Crook, Cumbria. He joined from the Lancaster.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Henrik Muehle, Capital Group
Henrik Muehle has been promoted to assistant managing director of the Capital Group. He was general manager of London's Capital hotel and will stay.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Astrid Bray, Carlton Tower and Lowndes hotels
The Carlton Tower and Lowndes hotels in London's Knightsbridge have welcomed Astrid Bray as director of business development. She was director of.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Andrew MacKay, Linthwaite House hotel, Windermere
Andrew Mackay has joined Linthwaite House hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, as general manager. He was previously general manager at the Greenway hotel.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Alex Huggan and Helena Lundberg, Hilton Park Lane
Alex Huggan has left his job at a London-based public relations company to become public relations manager at the Hilton London Park Lane hotel..... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Graham Stephenson
The 16th-century Crown Inn in Blockley, Gloucestershire, has appointed Graham Stephenson as general manager. He was general manager at Bidford Grange.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Beatrice Lee, Mandeville hotel
London's Mandeville hotel has recruited Beatrice Lee as senior sales manager. She was corporate sales manager with Rocco Forte Hotels, based in the.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Janet Lumb, Copthorne hotel, Newcastle
Assistant bar manager Janet Lamb has been promoted to bar manager at the Copthorne hotel, Newcastle. more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Bekir Togus, Harlow Stansted Moat House hotel
Bekir Togus has left the Thistle Hotel Euston, where he was general manager, to take on the same role at the Harlow Stansted Moat House hotel. more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

A hard act to follow
Exclusive research for Caterer has found that many hospitality businesses are failing to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. Kirstie.... more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Spread the message
In our fourth visit to Sarah and Mark Dodson at the Mason’s Arms, Joanna Wood discovers how the couple have set about marketing their business more
(06 October 2005 00:00)

Cirque refused conversion licence
One of London’s most famous nightclubs is to be closed down because it poses a serious threat to public safety. more
(05 October 2005 15:23)

Lifestyle hotels a hot market
Despite the Herculean efforts of big hotel chains to appeal to Generation X, lifestyle hotels are booming as their innovation sets new standards. more
(05 October 2005 10:55)

Calls for a living wage in London
More than 60 hotel and catering members of the GMB and T&G unions demonstrated last week in support of a living wage for London. more
(05 October 2005 10:38)

Restaurant group pins hope on Pizza Organic brand
Avenue Castle, previously Pizza Piazza, is placing its future hopes on its Pizza Organic brand after restructuring. more
(05 October 2005 10:25)

New hotel and B&B rating standard to be released soon
Details of the new hotel and B&B common rating standards announced exclusively in Caterer in July are to be released imminently. more
(04 October 2005 16:48)

Clapham House buys GBK ahead of schedule
Clapham House has finalised the purchase of Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) ahead of schedule after it exceeded expectations. more
(04 October 2005 16:17)

Turner takes to the skies
Chef Brian Turner has taken to the skies in a tie-up with British budget airline Flybe, which will stock his sandwich range on board. more
(04 October 2005 15:14)

The Wine & Spirit Trust gets new HQ
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has relocated to the newly opened International Wine & Spirit Centre in London’s Bermondsey Street. more
(04 October 2005 14:35)

Bishops Finger brewer posts a rise in profits
Bishops Finger brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has released solid full-year figures showing profit and turnover up. more
(04 October 2005 12:36)

Honeycombe sells its Nectar
Honeycombe Leisure has sold its pub investment vehicle Nectar for £1m. more
(04 October 2005 12:35)

Clapham House announces finance boss to drive expansion
Restaurant group Clapham House has promoted Nicholas Wong from company secretary to group finance director. more
(04 October 2005 10:19)

Express by Holiday Inn expands into Gulf
Twenty Express by Holiday Inn hotels are to be developed across the Gulf Arab States in a $150m (£85.5m) joint venture between 12 regional investors. more
(04 October 2005 10:07)

Thames side icon in £7m makeover
Thistle Hotels is to spend £7m refurbishing its Tower hotel to transform it into its second deluxe Guoman property in the capital. more
(03 October 2005 16:46)

New free vegetarian meal guide for caterers launched
The Vegetarian Society has launched a free guide to help school caterers produce inexpensive but nutritious food for children. more
(03 October 2005 11:55)

The Good Hotel Guide demands an end to smoking in hotels
The Good Hotel Guide has thrown its support behind Caterer’s Stub Out Smoking campaign and called for a complete ban in the workplace. more
(03 October 2005 11:41)

Rick Stein loses his executive chef to Ken McCulloch
Roy Brett, executive chef at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall, is to leave the fish supremo and return to his native Scotland..... more
(03 October 2005 11:04)

What the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry, including: Compass in UN probe; Irish pub flouts smoking ban; go-ahead for Jurys.... more
(03 October 2005 10:18)