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

Friday 23 April 2010 14:27
The volcanic eruption in Eyjafallajokull, Iceland, that grounded British flights

Story of the week: Volcanic ash cloud creates havoc for hoteliers 

Tom Aikens and Compass to launch two restaurants at Somerset House

No signs of recovery in the provinces, warns Peel Hotels

First-quarter hospitality insolvencies fall by half

Unilever to take legal action over BNP use of Marmite image

Corbin and King to open Mayfair hotel

Punch could dispose of 1,200 tenanted pubs

Hospital caterers urged to maintain standards in the face of spending cuts

Jean Christophe Ansanay-Alex’s unfair dismissal case adjourned

First Cockermouth hotel closed by flooding reopens

Jamie Oliver seeks staff for his flagship Jamie’s Italian restaurant

Jamie Oliver to invest millions of pounds improving food education at schools

IHG to create 3,500 new jobs across 36 new UK hotels

Gordon Ramsay’s new Petrus is behind the times, says critic

Adnams gets the green light to start distilling spirits

Flight chaos sparks fears of food shortages and price hikes

Masala World’s Ranjit Mathrani appointed High Sheriff of Greater London

Seasoned Events becomes first sole caterer at Royal Courts of Justice

 
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Quote of the Week 
"What we are seeing is unprecedented. People will book for the following night, hoping they will be able to fly, then cancel the next morning. On Saturday alone we had more than 300 cancellations"
Sofitel Heathrow general manager Vincent Madden on the chaos caused by the ash cloud

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