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The Hertfordshire-based Oakman Inns and Restaurants enjoyed a good Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 30.45% for the four weeks ending January 2012. Oakman, which is run by former Whitbread executive Peter Borg-Neal has six sites - including its subsidiary, the British Larder.
Posted: 16 January 2012 | 11:54
Independent caterer Pabulum's winning streak continues with the announcement that it has been awarded a three-year deal to provide school meals at Palmers Green High School in north London. The new contract has bolstered Pabulum's burgeoning portfolio of business in the independent education sector.
Posted: 16 January 2012 | 10:59
BaxterStorey has scored a £12m catering contract win with asset management firm BlackRock. The five-year deal at the firm's Drapers Gardens office in London will see BaxterStorey deliver a host of catering services for around 1,800 BlackRock employees.
Posted: 16 January 2012 | 10:42
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has reported strong growth during 2011, with reservations increasing by 23% to £62.9m. The sales and marketing consortium, now in its 21st year, also experienced a 71% increase in bookings on its website last year.
Posted: 16 January 2012 | 10:32
Quick-service restaurants now account for half of all food eaten out of the home, although their rise has been at the expense of restaurants in the workplace and education. A survey by food service research company NPD Group said the data pointed to a trend of changing habits among British consumers.
Posted: 16 January 2012 | 10:25
Tasty, the company owned by Ask and Zizzi founders Adam and Sam Kaye, is to convert three of its 18 restaurants to the Wildwood brand in 2012. In a trading update, the company said the move would take the number of Wildwoods to 12.
Posted: 16 January 2012 | 10:15
The newly appointed chairman of the Hotel Booking Agents Association (HBAA) intends to provide an opportunity for more young people to work in the industry. Chris Peacock, who officially takes over his new role at the HBAA's annual general meeting today...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 15:07
Pub company Peach enjoyed a strong trading period for December 2011, which saw like-for-like sales rise 9%, with an overall sales rise of 23% thanks to new pub openings. The company also enjoyed a record day on Friday 23 December, with sales topping £120,000.
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 15:00
Compass Group, Barceló Hotels and Hilton Worldwide were among the first hospitality businesses to be named as signatories to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's Business Compact scheme.
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 13:50
Hoteliers need to take steps to better protect themselves against fraud, according to a report published jointly by PKF Accountants and University of Portsmouth. The Resilience to Fraud of the UK Hotel Sector survey investigates how well the industry protects itself against fraud.
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 13:13
Merlin Events London has slashed the number of caterers that service three of its venues: Madame Tussauds, Sealife London Aquarium and the London Dungeons. Three caterers were trimmed from the approved caterers list.
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 12:44
A former West End theatre star turned butler has been awarded City and Guilds' Medal for Excellence for his achievement in level three City and Guilds International Professional Butlers' Diploma at the University of West London. Jody Crosier, who has stared in Les Misérables and Miss Saigon...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 12:40
London-based pub company Young's has sold the freehold of the Stinging Nettle pub in Shepherd's Bush W12. The deal, brokered by Davis Coffer Lyons, sees PPR Estates take on the site for development use.
The Stinging Nettle is a three-storey, two-bar operation opposite Goldhawk Station .
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 12:40
FreshRM, the organiser of Hotelympia 2012, has announced the finalists of the 2012 Innovation Awards. The categories are Equipment, Food & Drink, Design/Interiors and Technology...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 12:10
Gordon Ramsay has confirmed the opening of a new restaurant in Las Vegas, which will launch at the Paris Las Vegas resort in the spring. The celebrity chef will take over the existing Les Artistes Steakhouse at the hotel and casino, which will reopen as Gordon Ramsay Steak...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 11:19
Travel concession operator SSP has appointed Mark Angela as chief executive of its UK and Ireland business, succeeding Tony Keating. Angela is expected to join the company next month from PizzaExpress Restaurants, where he has spent the last four years as chief executive...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 11:00
The luxury four-red-AA star Tylney Hall hotel in Rotherwick, Hampshire, has apologised to customers affected by a food poisoning incident, which landed the property with fines and costs of more than £40,000. Three people were struck down with the campylobacter form of food poisoning...
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 10:36
Dartmoor Brewery has appointed Admiral Taverns managing director Kevin Georgel to its board as the company gears up for the next phase in its expansion. The Devon brewery hopes that the former Coors executive will be able to help expand its beers beyond its heartland.
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 10:33
A report released this week by a committee of MPs recommended that people should have at least two days a week completely clear of alcohol, as the issue of excessive drinking continues to dominate the headlines. The MPs also highlighted problems when it came to understanding how many units of alcohol there were in a drink.
Posted: 13 January 2012 | 09:00
MPs have backed a House of Commons motion which requires the Government to commission an independent review of self regulation in the pub sector. The move came after a debate in the Commons today in which MPs criticised the Government for rejecting proposals by the Business Innovation and Skills Committee...
Posted: 12 January 2012 | 16:49
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