Working for the cash machine? Campaign group London Citizens reignited the debate about the London Living Wage, which didn't go down at all well with the British Hospitality Association this week.
McDonald's took its pledge to help the long-term unemployed back into work national, while the CBI warned that doing away with the UK's 48-hour opt out could have dire consequences for the hospitality industry.
There was little appetite amongst school caterers for tighter food rules at secondary schools this summer, and suggestions that very few will be compliant by September's deadline.
Fifteen-year-old Luke Thomas was named this year's Springboard FutureChef winner.
A mini-scandal at the Dorchester Collection's prestigious New York Palace hotel and, back in Blighty the Ellington in Leeds was closed and placed on the market by the administrator.
Compass followed its Jockey Club Racecourse success with the Welsh Assembly Government, and restructured its human resources department to better meet the needs of the business.
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Sodexo's new boss spoke of his desire to really start shouting about the quality of the contract caterer's food again, and the head of one of the UK's largest managed pub companies suggested the licensed trade could still do more to communicate its challenges to politicians.
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Quote of the Week
"F*** the credit crunch. Bring it on."
Mark Fuller remains ultra-confident ahead of the launch of his Sanctum Soho boutique hotel in London.
By Chris Druce