Articles by Date : November 01 2004 - November 30 2004

Brian Turner scoops the Springboard Special Award
Chef Brian Turner was presented with a Springboard Special Award on Monday night for his efforts to promote hospitality as a career choice. more
(03 November 2004 10:47)

Pubs and restaurants fuel upward trend in licensed premises
England and Wales had 113,000 pubs, restaurants, bars and clubs in the year to 30 June 2004, according to new Government figures. more
(03 November 2004 09:26)

Wolseley and Fat Duck voted UK’s best restaurants
Readers of Harpers & Queen magazine have voted Jeremy Corbin and Chris King’s Wolseley the best restaurant in London, while they named Heston.... more
(02 November 2004 15:54)

James Thomson wins this year’s Silver Thistle award
Edinburgh hotelier and restaurateur James Thomson has won the prestigious Silver Thistle award for his outstanding contribution to the development of.... more
(02 November 2004 15:04)

The 11th annual Hotel Marketing Awards
The 11th annual Hotel Marketing Awards will take place at the Savoy hotel, in London, on 13 December 2004. Entrants, who must submit their.... more
(02 November 2004 14:10)

Hilton eyes Blackpool for
Hotel group Hilton has identified Blackpool as a possible site for a £200m Las Vegas-style casino – but only if the Government limits the numbers of.... more
(02 November 2004 10:54)

Achieving the goal – helping your company to implement its business strategy
“Strategy” is an over-used word but that doesn’t alter the fact that markets and the environment are constantly changing and you need a plan to keep.... more
(01 November 2004 16:14)

Rising costs hit Wetherspoon pubs
Stiff price competition and rising costs knocked like-for-like sales at JD Wetherspoon in the first three months of its new financial year, the pub.... more
(01 November 2004 15:30)

Taruschio lured from retirement by Brazz Cardiff
Franco Taruschio, ex chef-patron of the Walnut Tree at Abergavenny, has been tempted out of retirement to take up a consultancy post at the new Brazz.... more
(01 November 2004 15:14)

InterContinental strikes deal with Lastminute.com
Hotel chain InterContinental has agreed a new relationship with online travel agent Lastminute.com, following the introduction of tough new criteria.... more
(01 November 2004 12:17)

What the weekend papers say
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry... more
(01 November 2004 12:09)