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

Neil Gerrard
Friday 07 May 2010 15:39
Firefighter

Story of the week: Majestic Hotel blaze: missing man named

The body recovered from the fire at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, on Wednesday, has still not been identified and a post mortem examination has not been able to establish the cause of death. 

Duncan Bannatyne unveils plans to expand Charlton House hotel

Discount vouchers have reshaped the eating-out market

US wine merchant sues Gordon Ramsay over £27,000 of unpaid bills

Volcano ash cloud slashes airport sales at TRG restaurants by 90%

Michel Roux Jnr tells more about new joint restaurant with Compass

Sean Wheeler leaves Malmaison for Dorchester Collection

Richard Caring plans to open Ivy hotel alongside legendary London restaurant

Wetherspoon's chases women with new menus

Tante Marie launches one of UK's highest rated culinary diplomas

Wetherspoon 'slightly more cautious' about the future

M&S director Ian Dyson named as new chief executive of Punch Taverns 

Harbour & Jones promotes Gary McKechnie to director of food

Some signs of recovery in M&C Hotel's Q1 results

Compass buys French caterer Caterine Restauration

RSPCA seeks pub, restaurant and caterer entrants for its 2010 Good Business Awards

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Quote of the Week
 
"When I joined, being sent to the hotels division was a bit like being sent to Siberia. It was a very different place to what it is now."
Whitbread chief executive Alan Parker describes life before Premier Inn  

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