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Sodexo has delivered two of three fruit and vegetable gardens to a London primary school, as part of a wider scheme to get children to learn more about the food they eat. Montem Primary School in Hornsey Road, Islington, received the gardens as part of Sodexo's STOP Hunger campaign.
Posted: 15 May 2012 | 10:14
Talkington Bates has retained the contract to provide contract catering services at Epson (UK)'s headquarters in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The 12-month contract extension continues a 12-year relationship between the two companies.
Posted: 15 May 2012 | 10:08
High-end caterer Searcys has outlined plans to expand its day visit offer with the opening of the Roman Baths Kitchen in Bath city centre. Set to open later this month, the Roman Baths Kitchen will comprise a deli style café ...
Posted: 15 May 2012 | 10:07
Upmarket caterer Searcys has already scooped more than £500,000 of business at the Royal College of General Practitioners' (RCGP) new 30 Euston Square headquarters, which is scheduled to open in September...
Posted: 15 May 2012 | 10:01
Profits at Enterprise Inns for the six months to 31 March 2012 slowed as the size of the company's pub estate decreased and it absorbed increased leasehold costs from its sale and leaseback programme.
Posted: 15 May 2012 | 09:58
Two of Channel 4's biggest stars, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and retail expert Mary Portas, are joining forces to run a hotel for a new reality television programme. Hotel Britannia is intended to become a training round for a group of unemployed people...
Posted: 15 May 2012 | 09:55
Ilkley Brewery is hoping to highlight the plight of pubs to MPs, as its "Save the Pub Beer" was put on tap in the House of Commons Strangers' Bar. Its "Save the Pub" ale will be enjoyed by MPs in support of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub group chaired by North-west Leeds MP, Greg Mulholland...
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 16:37
The owners of Lima, a Peruvian fine-dining restaurant set to open in London next month, have unveiled full details of the new venture. Set to open on Rathbone Place in Fitzrovia at the end of June, the restaurant is the first London venture from Virgilio Martinez (pictured), chef-patron of the Central fine-dining...
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 16:30
Former Manchester United football star Gary Neville had been given the green light to build a £20m hotel close to Old Trafford, despite objections from his former club. Trafford Council has granted planning permission for the three- to four-star, 139-bedroom hotel, which will incorporate the Old Trafford Supporters Club.
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 16:14
Albert Roux's Young Highland Chef of the Year competition is now open for entries, offering the winner a week's work experience at his son Michel Roux Jnr's two-Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Gavroche in London. Chefs from the Scottish Highlands and Islands are being invited to submit a three-course dinner menu.
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 16:06
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has replaced its council and national executive with a constitution and a new board of directors made up of high-powered executives from across the hospitality industry. The industry body said it had made the move because its old structure had become increasingly complex and unwieldy.
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 11:50
New London restaurant Brasserie Zédel has appointed David Collard as head chef and Olivier Lavigne du Cadet as general manager. Collard, from Reims in Champagne, has previously worked with Joël Robuchon, Michael Caines, Marcus Wareing and Gordon Ramsay...
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 10:59
Designer Tara Bernerd's interior plays on the hotel's 1970s architecture. But the leatherette - Naugahyde? - booths framed by curious little chain mail curtains, copper lampshades and plant-lined 'living' walls add up to an effect that's more Alan Partridge than Warren Beatty.
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 10:44
The SNP government in Scotland is expected to confirm today that it will set the minimum price per unit of alcohol at 50p, as opposed to the 45p originally suggested. Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon is set to make the move following a fresh report from Sheffield University calculating the impact of the plans...
Posted: 14 May 2012 | 10:22
International tourists visiting Britain are estimated to spend at least £40m annually in British pubs.
Posted: 12 May 2012 | 00:01
London-based brewer Meantime has opened the biggest new brewery in the capital since 1936, in a move that will allow it to quadruple brewing capacity. The Greenwich site will also host a brand-new visitors' centre and shop where drinkers will be able to go behind the scenes to see how Meantime's beers are made.
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 16:58
Jonathan Neame, the chief executive of Kent-based brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame, is to become the new chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). Neame's appointment follows the departure of Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter.
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 16:05
Tourism trade association UKinbound has criticised the Government for its "continued neglect" of inbound tourism at ABTA's annual Travel Matters conference. The organisation's chief executive, Mary Rance, said she was worried about the Government's continued efforts to extol the virtues of inbound tourism.
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 15:41
Peter Thomas, the chief executive of the BII, has appeared on Radio 4 to address the recent scandal involving Diageo and BrewDog at the BII Scotland Annual Awards. Diageo was forced to apologise to BrewDog following last weekend's event in Glasgow, after it emerged that Diageo staff had threatened...
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 14:34
London Syon Park, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in West London, has appointed Neil Thrift as executive chef. Thrift, who has more than 20 years' experience in the industry, has taken over the role following the departure of Lee Streeton.
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 14:33
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