Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Story of the Week: Philip Riddle steps down as chief executive at VisitScotland

Philip Riddle has stepped down as VisitScotland chief executive while discussions over his future in the post take place.  

MORE NEWS

Falmouth hotel wins 'most considerate' award
BHA challenges coalition to take tourism seriously
Is the School Food Trust still really necessary?
Summer Lodge's Clement Robert is Young Sommelier of the Year
PPL set to pay out £15m after royalties row
World Cup flexible working policies run risk of discrimination claims
Government health advisers renew minimum pricing call
Sodexo Prestige wins hat-trick of stadium awards
Travelodge to introduce sleep wardens
Pub firm UCL to invest £1m in Warwick's Globe hotel
Bar Boulud gets the thumbs-up from critics
Be At One boosts like-for-like sales by 13%
Brewer Fun Fair set to open first pub, the Chequers Inn
Cougar Leisure to sell off 11 pubs and bars
Chocolatier Damian Allsop moves his production premises to Kent
Young's 'in good shape' but warns on falling spend 
 

EDITOR'S PICKS 

Caterersearch.com's latest blogger revealed: Raymond Blanc - Le Blog
Five pairs of tickets to Thai Festival up for grabs
Latest photos from the Nestle Toque d’Or Army Cook off
What should the 2012 Olympics mean to the UK Hospitality Industry?
David Nicholls on heading up Mandarin Oriental's hotel restaurants worldwide 
 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

"After receiving a number of glowing rejections from publishers who turned my book down because 'they couldn't put their finger on how to pitch it', we took the decision to set up a publishing company"
Peach pubs co-owner Jo Eames on launching her own publishing business.