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Whitbread in talks to sell Pizza Hut... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Bid to oust Coffee Republic boss; Six ex-Thistle hotels in £185m sale and leaseback; Tourism boost hope with revamped Bath Spa and more...
Posted: 31 July 2006 | 10:22

McDonald's to stop using soya grown on deforested land

McDonaldsMcDonald’s has agreed to stop using soya grown on deforested land in the Amazon in a deal with Greenpeace.
Posted: 27 July 2006 | 16:55

The Simpsons and football World Cup help boost Domino’s Pizza

Domino's deliveryCampaigns starring the Simpsons cartoon family and footballer Michael Owen helped boost sales at Domino’s Pizza by more than 18% in the half-year to 2 July.
Posted: 25 July 2006 | 13:12

Spain’s biggest pizza chain sells for €850m... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: US hotel giant in Whitbread talks; Canalside pub development planned; M&B plan to return £500m to shareholders and more...
Posted: 24 July 2006 | 10:32

McDonald’s strikes new Fifa deal

McDonald's extends World Cup sponsorshipMcDonald's has extended its sponsorship of the World Cup with football's ruling body Fifa until 2014, it has been confirmed.
Posted: 12 July 2006 | 11:33

Alpha Airports to go to court after fraud probe

Alpha Airports logoIn-flight caterer Alpha Airports is planning legal action over claims it was defrauded out of £2.5m.
Posted: 06 July 2006 | 11:46

Pali Grewal, Domino's Pizza franchisee and chef

Pali Grewal, Domino's Pizza franchisee and chefDomino's Pizza franchisee and chef Pali Grewal is the fastest pizza maker in the UK. He recently became the first non-American to come in the top three of the World Championships, by making three perfect pizzas in one minute. He talked to James Gallagher
Posted: 29 June 2006 | 00:00

Recruitment: Contract caterering

Yet another intake of hospitality students appear to have favoured jobs in restaurants and hotels over contract catering. This perception is stimulating debate about how industry and academia could be working together more effectively to solve the skills shortage in all sectors. Rosalind Mullen reports
Posted: 22 June 2006 | 00:00

Leon restaurant group: 21st century take-away

Henry Dimbleby (l) and John VincentTake-aways are noisy, they generate piles of litter and are magnets for antisocial behaviour, while their food is stereotyped as cheap, nasty and ethically unsound. Well, fast-food restaurant group Leon wants to explode all those images - except the one about being cheap.
Posted: 22 June 2006 | 00:00

McDonald’s may expand drinks menu at expense of Coca-Cola

McDonald'sMcDonald’s is looking to broaden its choice of flavours, types and even brands of beverages it sells, threatening Coca-Cola's long-standing position as the exclusive supplier of drinks at the world's largest fast-food chain.
Posted: 20 June 2006 | 10:37

Fish and chips comes top of Yellow Pages poll

Fish and chipsFish and chips has been officially recognised as the number one British treasure, according to a poll conducted by the Yellow Pages.
Posted: 15 June 2006 | 17:47

Midlothian scores school meals success

Despite last week's revelation that school meal uptake in Scotland had dropped to its lowest level since 1999, one council has bucked the trend by increasing consumption by 10% in the past 12 months.
Posted: 15 June 2006 | 00:00

Chefs picked to cook for Queen ... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: McDonalds slammed for 700-calorie Big Mac; School introduces cashless payment system; Glasgow school kids to get free breakfast and more...
Posted: 05 June 2006 | 10:10

Is McDonald's still lovin' it?

McDonald's is struggling to satisfy its UK market - but can it now rekindle the love affair by returning to its core product? Rosalind Mullen reports
Posted: 01 June 2006 | 00:00

McDonald’s defends end of Disney tie-up on Happy meals

McDonald’s has been forced to defend the dissolving of its 10-year exclusive billion-dollar deal with Walt Disney once again, despite first announcing its termination last summer.
Posted: 10 May 2006 | 11:10

Burger King to raise more than £200m through Stock Market listing

Burger KingUS fast-food giant Burger King is set to raise around $400m (£215m) in a stock market listing on the New York Stock Exchange, which could value the company as high as $3bn (£1.61m).
Posted: 10 May 2006 | 10:59

McDonald’s moves UK boss back to its US headquarters

McDonald's restaurantMcDonald’s has moved its UK chairman and chief executive Peter Beresford back to its US headquarters where he will join the company’s global marketing department.
Posted: 28 April 2006 | 11:16

Domino's sales continue to grow

Dominos in-store computerDominos, the pizza delivery company, saw sales jump in the previous quarter.
Posted: 27 April 2006 | 13:27

Acorn Winner 2006: Marco Romeo

Marco RomeoAfter leaving Westminster College, Romeo worked as commis chef at Tutto Restaurant, Heathrow, then moved to become chef de partie with Sutcliffe at Glaxo Wellcome...
Posted: 27 April 2006 | 00:00

Acorn Winner 2006: Ian Stephenson

Ian StephensonStephenson began his career with McDonald's in 1997 as an hourly-paid crew member at the company's Clapham Junction restaurant in London...
Posted: 27 April 2006 | 00:00

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