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Pubs are still the hardest hit by beer tax rises, according to research from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). According to the association's latest Beer Barometer, pubs have seen a 6% fall in beer sales in the first quarter of 2012...
Posted: 20 April 2012 | 12:15
Budget airline Ryanair is set to shake up the hotel bookings market, after announcing the launch of its new hotel comparison website, RyanairHotels.com. Linking up with HotelsCombined, a hotel comparison engine, the site will search over 300,000 hotels across Europe and plans to deliver "honest, verified, guest reviews and the lowest bedroom prices".
Posted: 20 April 2012 | 11:28
Celebrated Indian restaurateurs Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala, owners of London restaurant Café Spice Namasté, have teamed up with events caterer Moving Venue. The new partnership will see the two companies cater for private and corporate events at more than 50 locations served by Moving Venues.
Posted: 20 April 2012 | 11:11
French catering and facilities management giant Sodexo has posted "solid" first-half results with revenues in its UK and Ireland business growing 8.3% to €680m (£556m). The company said the increase was driven by the success of the hospitality contract from the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand...
Posted: 20 April 2012 | 10:52
The Individual Restaurant Company (IRC), operator of the Piccolino and Restaurant Bar & Grill chains, has raised £4m of investment. The group, which was taken private last year by W2D2, a business led by Iceland Foods founder Malcolm Walker, said the money would support its plans to upgrade and expand existing sites.
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 17:00
London's Mandeville Hotel is to open a new restaurant and bar next month, with the launch of the Reform Social and Grill. Located in Marylebone Village, the new British-themed restaurant, which has been inspired by classic gentlemen's clubs, will have a separate entrance on Mandeville Place.
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 14:59
Ampersand, Bubble Food and Jackson Gilmour are among the operators to make it on to the Science Museum's new approved caterers list for 2012-2014. Rhubarb Food Design and Payne & Gunter were also selected after the visitor attraction carried out an extensive review process...
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 14:40
Hundreds of thousands of England's poorest children could miss out on free school meals because of plans to simply the welfare system, a charity has warned. The meals are linked to low-income benefits that are among those merging into a single Universal Credit in 2013...
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 14:22
Are your claims that you source products locally as accurate as your marketing suggests? Emily Manson examines what local sourcing really means and how to ensure your purchasing decisions are sustainable
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 14:18
Sue Williams, one of the hotel industry's highest profile female general managers, is leaving the Bath Priory after 10 years. She is currently in discussions about a future appointment, but said that the time was now right to depart from the Bath Priory...
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 14:09
Executive chef Chris Meredith and food and beverage director Scot Turner are to leave Coworth Park, the Dorchester Collection's country house hotel and spa in Ascot, less than a year after joining. The duo were appointed last May as part of a restructure of the food and beverage operation at the hotel.
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 13:36
De Vere Venues is to manage a new eco-friendly hotel being developed in the grounds of the East Midland Conference Centre (EMCC), at the University of Nottingham. The agreement to run the 202-bedroom hotel is part of a wider arrangement to manage EMCC, part of Nottingham Conference.
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 12:52
London hotel guests were treated to a surprise this morning when Olympic hopeful Paula Radcliffe encouraged them to join her in a pre-marathon warm-up. Holiday Inn, the official hotel provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, invited triple London Marathon winner Radcliffe...
Posted: 19 April 2012 | 12:19
Gordon Ramsay is set to expand to the Middle East, with the launch of two new restaurants at the St Regis hotel in Doha, Qatar. The celebrity chef will launch Gordon Ramsay Doha and Opal by Gordon Ramsay in May. The openings will mark Ramsay's return to the Middle East...
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 16:57
Pub group Scottish and Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has seen profits from its gaming machines rise 8% across its 1,300-strong estate, bucking a trend which is seeing machine income decline for much of the pub industry...
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 16:43
Heston Blumenthal, Cobra beer and Moët & Chandon Champagne have been chosen as suppliers for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee picnic, to be held in the gardens of Buckingham Palace on 4 June. The picnic will cater for the 12,000 people attending the Diamond Jubilee Concert...
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 16:42
The Elior group has bought major Italian contract caterer Germeaz Cusin in a deal that will boost its revenues in Italy to €800m (£655m). Gemeaz Cusin, which was previously owned by private equity company Faberstone, generates annual revenue of around €300m (£246m)...
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 16:09
French hotel group Accor has reported a solid performance during the first quarter of 2012, with an increase in like-for-like revenue of 4.5%. Growth in revenue across the company's 4,400 hotels and 530,000 rooms in 92 countries was driven by an increase in room rates across all segments.
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 15:29
Jamie Oliver is to open a Union Jacks restaurant in London's Covent Garden after taking over a site in the historic Market Building. Set to open in July, the new restaurant will occupy 3,500 sq ft, over two floors in the North Hall of the Market Building...
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 14:22
Seasoned Events has added three new London sites to its portfolio of venues. The Louise Blouin Foundation, Fleming Collection and Cable Nightclub have all added Seasoned, part of the Crown Group...
Posted: 18 April 2012 | 13:44
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