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Feng Sushi has announced plans to open a 50-cover site in West Hampstead in June. The site will be the eighth for the Japanese restaurant group, which has forged a reputation for sustainable sushi and seafood since its launch by co-founder Silla Bjerrum in 1999.
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 13:19
Brewing giant Molson Coors is launching four seasonal variations of its Worthington's ale into the on-trade. The first to launch, Worthington's Spring Shield, will be available until the end of May. The golden-coloured beer, with a citrusy aroma and taste, is made with a small amount of wheat malt to lend it a subtle biscuity flavour, according to the brewer.
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 12:59
The Mango Madness smoothie was stunning - enough banana to make it smooth, but not so much it tasted of banana, probiotic yogurt to make it solid, but 98 per cent fat-free, so it didn't taste like a pudding. The quinoa salad was really superior.
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 12:03
A senior circuit judge and former head of chambers, the Honourable Trevor Barber, has been appointed vice-chairman of the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA Service). The PICA-Service was set up by the Pubs Independent Rent Review Scheme (PIRRS).
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 11:57
Hilton Worldwide is launching a major recruitment drive to fill 700 vacancies in the UK, as well as expanding its apprenticeship scheme to provide training opportunities for a further 100 young people. Jobs are available at from entry level to management roles and include engineers, chef apprentices, cocktail mixologists and hotel managers.
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 11:43
Colin Tenwick, CEO of LiveBookings.com, shares his tips to help your business make the most of online offers
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 11:26
This year's winners of the 2012 Acorn Awards, sponsored by ACT Clean, can look forward to a weekend at a luxury country retreat. Janet Harmer describes the process for entering one of the hospitality industry's most inspiring awards
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 11:21
Fifteen Cornwall has appointed Matthew Thomson as its new chief executive. Thomson, who takes up the position today, joins the Jamie Oliver-inspired initiative from the London Community Resource Network, where he was chief executive. He replaces Dave Meneer, who left after more than four years.
Posted: 16 April 2012 | 07:00
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club has been bowled over by Lindley Venue Catering, which has been awarded a full-service catering contract for the 2012 season.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 15:55
VisitEngland has launched a new version of its online Access Statement Tool, designed to help operators cater for guests with accessibility needs. Created in partnership with the British Hospitality Association, the tool provides detailed guidance on the information that may be required by people with access needs when visiting a restaurant or café.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 15:15
Country house hotel Gravetye Manor in Sussex has appointed Andrew Thomason to the newly created role of managing director. Thomason joins from his most recent role as general manager at Hotel Verta, where he oversaw the London property's opening in 2010.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 13:26
Hotel group Accor has announced plans to reduce its worldwide CO2 emissions by 10% by 2015, even as the company continues with its plans to grow by around 40,000 rooms each year. Those were the proposals laid out in its new sustainability programme, Planet 21, launched this morning.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 10:41
More than 40% of Londoners say they are eating out less than they were this time last year. Although a survey conducted by food delivery service Deliverance also found that almost a third of Londoners admitted to regularly spending £120 on a meal for two people with wine.
Posted: 13 April 2012 | 09:53
Fernando and Kristy Stovell, the former joint head chefs of London's Cuckoo Club, have taken over the Cloche Hat restaurant in Surrey. The couple, who also ran London's Wellington Club as joint head chefs for nearly five years, plan to relaunch the 55-year-old restaurant in Chobham in September.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 17:03
Guy Parsons is to step down as chief executive of Travelodge and will be replaced by current executive chairman and former chief executive Grant Hearn. Meanwhile, Keith Hamill chairman of the business between 2003 and 2010, will also resume his former position as a result of the move.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 14:43
Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH) has raised nearly £50,000 for restaurant charity StreetSmart in its 2011 Christmas campaign. StreetSmart and its sister charity SleepSmart raise money for the homeless by asking diners and hotel guests to add £1 to their bill.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 14:30
Restaurants taking too long to process customer payments is one of the biggest bugbears among diners, new research has found. A survey from card payment processing provider Streamline found that more than half (51%) of customers said that bars and restaurants needed to improve when it came to speeding up payment.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:49
A luxury hotel on Anglesey has slashed its energy bills by investing £500,000 in building its own biomass plant. Tre-Ysgawen Hall country house hotel and spa at Capel Coch, near Llangefni, is thought to be the first hotel in Wales to harness the power of biomass fuel for all its heating needs.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:35
The number of overseas visits to Britain in February stayed broadly flat when compared with last year. That's the finding from new figures collected by the Office of National Statistics. Arrivals actually saw a 3% increase on the same month a year ago, with spend up 1%, but that included the extra leap-year day.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:21
Paternoster Chop House has led restaurant group D&D London's across-the-board success following its recent evaluation from the Sustainable Restaurant Association. As a whole, the group achieved a two-star rating (out of a possible three), with most individual sites being awarded this.
Posted: 12 April 2012 | 12:10
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