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Spanish chef Ferran Adrià and his El Bulli business partner Juli Soler are to appear in court over allegations that they unethically bought out a former shareholder. The heirs of Miquel Horta, a former investor and shareholder in the iconic restaurant on the Costa Brava...
Posted: 09 May 2012 | 09:55
The 120-bedroom Best Western Falmouth Beach hotel in Cornwall, which was destroyed by fire last week, is to be rebuilt "bigger and better" than before. Hazel Evans, who has owned the hotel with her family since 1984, said she was devastated by the blaze, the cause of which is still being investigated.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 16:39
Italian quick-service food concept Coco di Mama is to open a second site, this time on the corner of London Wall and Moorgate in the City of London. The new site, due to open this month, follows the success of the firm's first venue on Fleet Street.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 16:12
At least five hotels are expected to be developed through a new partnership formed between Oxford Hotels, property consultancy Capita Symonds and real estate investment company Equiture. The partnership will look at the acquisition of hotels with equity partners, as well as consider working with banks to improve hotels in difficulty.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 16:05
One in five business trips will be booked via mobile devices by 2014, according to online hotel booking site, HRS. The company, which records 10 million visits per month to its online site featuring 250,000 hotels in 180 countries, saw the number of mobile bookings it took triple between 2010 and 2011.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 15:17
Mahdis Neghabian of the Camden Eye pub in London has won the title of 2012 BII Licensee of the Year. The award was presented by Peter Thomas CBII, chief executive at BII and Andrew Boyd, business unit director at Britvic.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 14:46
London sushi group Tsuru is to launch a new restaurant concept this summer focused on the Japanese noodle dish of ramen. Tonkotsu, which will open on Dean Street in London's Soho in July, will be inspired by the ramen dens of Tokyo, serving a short menu of authentic ramen dishes.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 13:12
The opening of the £3m, 10-bedroom luxury Cairn Lodge & Hotel in Auchterarder, Perthshire, marks the latest addition to the Aurora Hotel Collection, founded by former Acorn Award winner and chief executive Steven McLeod. The Victorian property has undergone a major refurbishment.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 12:53
Mark McQuater is to leave pub company Barracuda after 12 years as chief executive. He will be replaced by Roger Moxham, who has had a 25-year career at Mitchells & Butlers and was most recently managing director of town centre, value and emerging concepts.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 12:16
Daniel Humm, executive chef and co-owner of the three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park in New York, has been named the most outstanding chef in the USA in the country's coveted James Beard Awards. Swiss-born Humm, who won the James Beard award for best chef in New York City in 2010...
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 12:10
England footballer Steven Gerrard has teamed up with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to call on the Government to tackle the obesity crisis through cookery education in schools. The school meals champion and the Liverpool midfielder have joined forces with leading figures in health and education as signatories to a letter to the prime minister.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 11:04
Budget group Travelodge has appointed Peter Manby as its new revenue director. Manby joins from Rex Restaurant Associates, where he was chief operating officer for just five months. He previously worked for Mint Hotels as chief operating officer, as well as for Marriott as operations director.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 10:52
North-east and Yorkshire-based pub chain Wear Inns has secured £10m investment from two private equity funds to grow the business, with plans to acquire several more sites over the coming months. The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has put £8m into the business.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 10:36
Amadeus, the NEC Group's event catering business, has won a £2m contract at Coventry Cathedral. Bombed in the Second World War, the ruins of the previous 14th-century gothic cathedral now sit alongside the new St Michael's Cathedral, which attracts 34,000 visitors each year.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | 00:05
Leading weddings and conference venue Dartington Hall in Totnes, Devon, has been relaunched as a 50-bedroom hotel, following a major upgrade to its accommodation. Situated within a 14th-century Grade I-listed building, the property is operated by the Dartington Hall Trust.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | 18:18
Lainston House hotel, the Exclusive Hotels property in Winchester, Hampshire, has been awarded five AA stars. Situated within a 17th-century country house in 63 acres of grounds, the 50-bedroom hotel includes the three-AA-rosette Avenue restaurant.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | 17:53
Cotswold House in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, this week relaunched its fine-dining restaurant, which had been closed for two years. The Dining Room has opened following a mild refurbishment in the space formerly occupied by Juliana's which closed in 2010.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | 16:43
The Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS) has revealed the 12 finalists of the Moët UK Sommelier of the Year competition, including three from Gordon Ramsay Holdings restaurants. The announcement follows four regional heats held this week in London, Tunbridge Wells, Bristol and Manchester.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | 16:25
Justin Pinchbeck is leaving his position as hotel director at the five-star country house hotel Lime Wood in the New Forest to become the new general manager of London's five-star Berkeley hotel. He is expected to take up his new role within three months, replacing Klaus Kabelitz.
Posted: 04 May 2012 | 15:05
As chairman of Bespoke Hotels, Robin Sheppard heads one of the UK's largest hotel management businesses. He tells Janet Harmer how the company is able to turn around failing hotels and why a serious illness has put his life in perspective
Posted: 04 May 2012 | 12:39
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