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

Story of the Week  Election 2010: The date may only have been officially set earlier this month, but it seems as though this election race has been more of a marathon than a sprint. We find out what will the parties do for hospitality?   
 

Michelin-starred Chez Bruce to close for six weeks for extension work 

Fine dining restaurant at Eastside Inn to become a lounge bar

Paramount private members’ club opens to the public next month

Heston Blumenthal adds the Crown in Bray to his burgeoning empire 

Tampopo to open seventh noodle bar this summer

Caterers queue up to feature in the Albert Hall

Tory ‘buy British’ food plans need funding, says Hospital Caterers Association

Chartwells wins 10-year extension to contract with Oaklands College

Charlton House wins northern contracts worth a combined £550,000

Big expansion planned at Whitbread as profits soar by 77%

Peach eyes business users as it doubles room numbers

Tories attack Labour over decline in community pubs

SA Brain raises pre-tax profit on reduced turnover

London’s Jolly St Ermin’s hotel sold for £65m 

First Cockermouth hotel closed by flooding reopens 

Thistle launches Power Nap package at Brands Hatch hotel

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Quote of the Week 
"Sourcing is a task that’s getting harder. We want to maintain relationships and to do that we have to pay fair prices that will allow a supplier who may be close to the edge to earn a reliable living"
Alain Ducasse describes his vision of responsible sourcing