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Hotel group Rezidor has insisted it's business as usual as its Radisson Blu Birmingham after the collapse into administration of landlord Beetham Hotels. KPMG has been appointed joint administrators to the group, which holds the lease to the hotel on the city's...
Posted: 15 December 2011 | 10:04
Around £10m is to be invested in providing some "tender, loving care" for seven of the latest Von Essen hotels to be sold. The properties, which will become known as the Luxury Family Hotels (LFH) group,...
Posted: 14 December 2011 | 16:54
Mark Hunter, the chief executive of Molson Coors UK, has taken over from Marston's boss Ralph Findlay as chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). The move comes as Findlay completes his two-year term of office. Hunter joined Bass Brewers in the 1980s and became marketing director in 1997.
Posted: 14 December 2011 | 14:14
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has revealed the four finalists of its National Pub of the Year competition for 2011: Engineers Arms, 68 High Street, Henlow, Bedfordshire; Bridge End Inn, 5 Bridge Street, Ruabon, Wrexham; Front, Custom House Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall; Swan with Two Necks, Main Street, Pendleton, Lancashire
Posted: 14 December 2011 | 13:08
Over the past few months, in partnership with globally recognised independent audit bureau BPA Worldwide, the entire brand reach of Caterer and
Hotelkeeper has been audited and ...
Posted: 14 December 2011 | 12:28
The Welsh Assembly Government is expected to publish proposals today to force all food businesses to display a food hygiene rating on their premises, with with the threat of a fine if they do not. Restaurants and takeaways could face a maximum £1,000 fine...
Posted: 14 December 2011 | 11:14
The former owners of the Capital Pub Company and a former managing director at pub company and brewer Fuller's are launching two new pub companies under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). John Roberts, who was managing director of the Fuller's Beer Company...
Posted: 14 December 2011 | 10:41
Best Western has recorded one of its strongest years to date, with 21 new members and a 17% year-on-year sales increase across all platforms. The hotel group believes that initiatives such as its free internet access across its portfolio of more than 280 independent hotels have helped boost business.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 17:55
Antonio Carluccio will be at the Clink Restaurant next week to host a lunch to raise awareness and funds for the Clink Charity. The Italian chef will work with inmates at HMP High Down who are being trained by Catey winner Alberto Crisci in the first fully operational restaurant built within the secure walls of a UK prison.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 17:23
Pub and casual dining groups have welcomed plans from retail guru Mary Portas to strengthen the high street, as part of her report on the issue, published today. But they warned that restaurants and pubs should not be forgotten in the equation. Portas's recommendations included: improve the management of high streets with new "town teams"...
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 17:12
A Devon hotelier has removed the head of a giant red deer, widely believed to be the "Emperor of Exmoor", from the wall of her hotel after being "bombarded" with threats. The Emperor stag, which stood at nearly 9ft tall, was reportedly shot dead by a licensed hunter during the annual rut on Exmoor last year.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 17:05
Education caterer Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has been awarded the Soil Association's Food for Life Gold Award for its 26 contracts in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The caterer was recognised for providing freshly prepared, locally sourced, organic, free-range and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) meals.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 13:10
Stephen and Joanna Bulmer, owners of the Brook Hall Cookery School in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, are to close the business to join the 10 in 8 Fine Dining Group. The husband and wife team, who have run the school since 2007, will shut it at the end of the month.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 12:26
A company set up by Nicholas Cowell, the brother of Simon Cowell, has emerged as the new owner of Hotel Verta, the new-build hotel launched just over a year ago by the beleaguered Von Essen group. Woodlon, which names Cowell as one of four directors, completed the acquisition on Friday.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 12:01
Police searching for missing chef Claudia Lawrence have a potentially "crucial" new lead after a new witness came forward. Lawrence, who was 35 when she vanished, was reported missing in 2009 after failing to turn up for work as a chef at the University of York.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 11:12
The School Food Trust has launched a new community interest company called the Children's Food Trust (CFT) in a bid to grow its work. The charity, formerly a non-departmental public body for the Department for Education, is working with social enterprise the CFT...
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 11:11
Costa and Premier Inn have once again driven strong growth at Whitbread, which has reported total sales growth of 11.4% in the third quarter of the year. The company said that Costa's revenues were up 25.2%, while Premier Inn rose 8.3%. Revpar at the hotels business increased by 3.2%.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 10:45
The Craft Guild of Chefs has expanded the categories in its 2012 awards, with the addition of the Military Chef of the Year accolade. Recognising excellence among those feeding the armed forces, the new award will bring the total of Craft Guild of Chefs awards categories to 15...
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 10:33
BaxterStorey has appointed Sarah Miller to the new role of regional managing director, Midlands and South - a position created as part of the company's growth strategy. Miller brings a wealth of catering experience to the role, having worked at Compass Group for nearly 20 years.
Posted: 13 December 2011 | 10:30
Holiday Inn will be marking its position as the official hotel provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by offering rooms for just £20.12 for a limited period, for the second year running. Rooms can be booked at the special rate on 20 December 2011 (2012 day).
Posted: 12 December 2011 | 18:14
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