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Calls for the Government to slash the VAT rate for the hospitality sector have been supported by a large percentage of the public, according to a new national survey. More than two-thirds of people polled in the study, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Fourth Hospitality...
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 13:35
The Albero restaurant in Northampton has closed this week after concerns over its future financial viability. The restaurant, which opened in October 2010, was designed to provide a professional environment for apprentices and catering students of the college.
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 12:54
In Case of Fire: A fire at your property could wreck your business forever. Find out how to keep the risks to a minimum... and how to deal with it if disaster strikes. The Caterer and Hotelkeeper Interview: How Philip Newman-Hall rose from the ranks of a waiter in an Eastbourne hotel to become managing director of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 11:55
Pub company JD Wetherspoon has joined the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). The move is a boost for the BBPA which last week lost the support of Mitchells and Butlers, which has switched its membership to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 10:06
Two-thirds of Britons have not paid any attention to a £3m advertising campaign led by VisitEngland and other regional tourist boards urging them to holiday at home this year. That's the claim from prepaid currency card provider Caxton FX...
Posted: 11 May 2012 | 09:54
Essex pub company Cozy Pubs has expanded to three sites following the acquisition of the Saracens Head hotel in Great Dunmow. The company has earmarked £1.75m for the acquisition of the freehold of the Grade-II listed coaching inn and its restoration...
Posted: 10 May 2012 | 16:27
The owners of wine merchant Mountain Valley Wines are to open their first restaurant venture this spring, with the launch of Donostia near Marble Arch in London. Nemanja Borjanovic and Melody Adams will open Donostia on Seymour Place on 6 June...
Posted: 10 May 2012 | 14:01
The deadline for nominations for this year's Acorn Awards, sponsored by ACT Clean, has been extended to enable more employers to recognise their rising stars. We are looking for the brightest and best 30 people under the age of 30, so if you work with a young person who really excels let us know and give them the recognition they deserve.
Posted: 10 May 2012 | 12:13
Tasty, the casual-dining group founded by serial restaurant entrepreneurs Adam and Sam Kaye, has today announced a new £2.5m banking agreement. The three-year revolving deal will provide finance, in addition to the firm's existing cash resources...
Posted: 10 May 2012 | 11:31
Costa Coffee has announced a new deal with communications giant O2 to provide free Wi-Fi internet access across its UK estate. The coffee chain, part of the Whitbread group, will begin offering the service at its London sites this month...
Posted: 10 May 2012 | 09:36
The final shortlist has been announced for the Best Employers in Hospitality Awards 2012 England & Wales. The awards, organised by recruitment specialist Caterer.com, showcase the best employers in the hospitality industry as judged by the people that know them best - their employees.
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 16:49
This week Nathan Outlaw, whose restaurants are based at the St Enodoc hotel in Rock, publishes his first cookbook, Nathan Outlaw's British Seafood, with photogrpahs by David Loftus. Here, the two-Michelin-starred chef shares some recipes and offers Caterer and Hotelkeeper readers the chance to pick up one of five free copies
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 16:48
Drinks giant Diageo has apologised to BrewDog and the BII in Scotland for its role in an incident which saw BrewDog denied an award for 'Bar Operator of the Year' at the 2012 BII Scotland Annual Awards. BrewDog took to its website today to issue a strongly-worded statement against Diageo...
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 16:43
Simon Kossoff, chief executive officer of Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's, is to take centre stage at the next networking association Arena Lunch in July. The chain currently stands at 59 restaurants in the UK, one in Dublin and five in the Middle East...
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 14:33
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reported a strong performance during the first quarter of the year, with growth of 7% in global revenue per available room (revpar). Revpar performance was strongest in China (up 11.9%) and the Americas (up 7.7%).
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 10:55
Budvar has introduced a 330ml version of its dark lager, after sales of the 500ml version doubled in 2011. The Czech company said it hoped the new format would appeal to customers in restaurants and gastropubs...
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 10:41
Mark Hunter, chief executive of Molson Coors, has announced he is to step down as chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). Hunter, who has been chairman since December 2011, decided to give up the role because he will soon be taking up his post as head of a new, Europe-based business unit.
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 10:24
Two pubs have been ordered to pay in excess of £30,000 in fines and costs after they were caught screening Sky programmes illegally.
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 10:14
Coworth Park, the Dorchester Collection's luxury country house hotel and spa near Ascot, has appointed Guards Polo Club to manage its polo grounds. Under the new arrangement the hotel's two high goal polo fields will be called Guards Polo at Coworth Park...
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 10:13
Alvin Leung, the two-Michelin-starred chef proprietor of Bo Innovation in Hong Kong, is to open a restaurant in London. The self-taught chef, who is a former engineer and has only been cooking for eight years, will open Bo London in the heart of Mayfair in September...
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 09:56
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