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Travel concession operator SSP has reported a "robust" uplift in like-for-like sales of 4.8% for the 12 months to 30 September. The company, which operates food and beverage brands in travel locations across the world, reported sales of £1.7b and operating cash-flow of £56.9m.
Posted: 12 December 2011 | 13:07
Niche caterer Wilson Vale has scooped a food service contract at Broadway House from incumbent operator Sodexo Prestige. The one-year deal at the Westminster conference and meetings site, part of EEF Venues, is worth £250,000 in turnover and will commence on 2 January.
Posted: 12 December 2011 | 10:32
Marjory Brown has joined London wine tasting venue Vinopolis as head of events. Tasked with managing the event sales and operations teams and leading key accounts for corporate clients, Brown was previously business development manager for Concerto Group.
Posted: 09 December 2011 | 16:19
With every new wave of technology releases, the bar of consumer expectations moves ever higher. Today's consumers are inundated with increasingly cutting edge gadgets and services at an ever-advancing rate. But how do hospitality operators know which technology bandwagon on which to hitch a ride?
Posted: 09 December 2011 | 16:00
Useful technology isn't restricted to fancy electronics. There are lots of things that are indispensable in a professional kitchen - and some of them have been in use for many years. Janie Stamford reports
Posted: 09 December 2011 | 14:51
Online or on smartphones, there really is an app for everything these days. Janie Stamford examines 10 of the best for hospitality operators
Posted: 09 December 2011 | 14:29
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has issued a letter to its members, urging them to help campaign for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry to 5%. The letter comes after it was revealed that the association would be ramping up its efforts on securing a VAT reduction.
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 15:31
Independent caterer Pabulum has won a three-year deal at Ivydale Primary School in south east London, worth in excess of £240,000. The Nunhead school is the latest to join Pabulum's growing portfolio of education contracts as a result of the firm's ethical approach to catering...
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 11:46
Out-of-hours deliveries to hotels and restaurants in London are viable during the Olympics, a study by Transport for London (TfL) has shown. A number of businesses which are expected to be affected by the games trialled TfL's new draft Code of Practice and asked their suppliers to do the same.
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 15:24
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... New tricks from the Todiwalas Pervin and Cyrus Todiwala on opening their first restaurant with Hilton, 16 years at Café Spice Namasté, and how they had to fight the Home Office to stay in the UK...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 12:29
Elior has launched its first hotel concession business at Starwood's inaugural UK-based Aloft property, Aloft London ExCel. The contract caterer was appointed to operate the hotel's FEDE restaurant in a 10-year deal worth £14m.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:58
Independent contract caterer Talkington Bates has announced a hat trick of new business wins with a combined value of £5m over the next five years. The three new clients include a company providing retirement and extra care schemes in the South-east of England, a chemical company based in Milton Keynes and a major tyre operator in Wiltshire.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:14
Sodexo has completed its acquisition of asset management firm Atkins, including its managing contractor and managing agent businesses. The latter will be renamed Sodexo Property Solutions and led by Andrew Wilkinson.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 10:53
Interest in sustainable fish has soared in 2011. Much of that is down to Hugh's Fish Fight campaign to reverse the EU laws that see half of all fish caught in the North Sea thrown back - dead.
Posted: 05 December 2011 | 15:27
Making consistent sauces every time is a huge challenge for chefs, who need time and skill to get it right. Perhaps it's time to check out ready-to-use sauces, writes John Porter
Posted: 05 December 2011 | 15:05
As customers' environmental concerns combine with cost cutting, Emily Manson asks whether the glory days of bottled water are officially over
Posted: 05 December 2011 | 14:25
With economic uncertainty showing no signs of abating, next year's marketing budgets are bound to be squeezed even tighter. But history suggests now is the time to invest. Emily Manson explains how it can be done without breaking the bank
Posted: 05 December 2011 | 14:05
After a career spanning roles in finance, analysis and strategy with some of the biggest names in the business, HOSPA President Carl Weldon has just overseen the rebranding of the UK industry's only representative body for hospitality finance, IT and revenue professionals. On the eve of HOSPACE, the annual members' conference, he tells Elizabeth Mistry why there's always room for more.
Posted: 02 December 2011 | 15:28
Sodexo has partnered with Rocket Gardens - a supplier of organic vegetable and herb plants - to give schools across the country grow-your-own kitchen gardens.
Posted: 02 December 2011 | 10:36
Sodexo Prestige - the event hospitality and fine-dining arm of Sodexo - has won a multimillion-pound exclusive contract with Headingley Experience. Catering, hospitality and retail services will be provided for Leeds Rhinos, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
Posted: 01 December 2011 | 18:02
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