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David Cameron is set to push ahead with plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing. According to reports, the prime minister will face down a cabinet backlash and approve a minimum price of 40p per unit. The weekend papers claimed that Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood convened a special meeting at No 10 on Thursday.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 15:41
Service is twice as important as price when it comes to consumers recommending a restaurant, research suggests. A survey by Market Force Europe, which questioned more than 5,000 UK consumers, found that more than a third (35%) of customers rated service as the most important element...
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 13:58
Eight hospitality businesses, including the Savoy, Brookwood Partnership and Red Carnation Hotels, have made it on to the 2012 Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For list, published yesterday. Contract caterers Connect Catering and Catermasters were new entries to the list.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 13:08
Italian restaurant Mele e Pere in London's Soho got mixed reviews from the critics this weekend, with Jay Rayner and Giles Coren finding its food and ambience hit and miss. Writing for the Times, Coren finds that Mele e Pere - meaning apples and pears - serves good seasonal Italian food but is a really bum place to sit and spend time.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 12:43
Giles Coren says Mele e Pere in Soho, London W1, serves good seasonal Italian food but is a really bum place to sit and spend time, while after a frosty start, Christopher Hirst has a rather enjoyable meal at Winteringham Fields in Lincolnshire.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 12:32
The new managing director of BDL Management has announced plans to almost double its hotel portfolio to more than 75 over the next three years. Steward Campbell said that BDL's strong pool of experts among its 2,500 employees was a key reason for its growth and diversification during a tough economic climate.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 12:18
The five-star, 158-suite Wyndham Grand at Chelsea Harbour, London, has been put on the market with a price tag of £80m. Dublin-based property developer Harcourt Developments wants to sell the 200,000sq ft leasehold property, which has recently completed an extensive refurbishment programme.
Posted: 05 March 2012 | 10:23
Adam Dyke has joined Wynard Hall country house hotel as general manager. His most recent role was as GM at Yorebridge House in North Yorkshire, his first operational role after a brief spell in recruitment.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 16:17
Joanne Kellett has been appointed events and sales manager at the Legacy Hollin Hall Country House hotel in Kerridge, Macclesfield. She will oversee the venue's events while building up its weddings business.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 16:16
The Doyle Collection has promoted Pat King to the role of chief executive officer, from his previous position of chief financial officer. King has more than 20 years experience in the hotel industry, having joined Jurys Doyle Hotel Group in 1990.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 16:16
Tyler Torrance, head chef at the Crown hotel in Southwold, explains how the property's recent refurbishment has been reflected in his menu. He spoke to Janie Stamford
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 16:15
Mike Bevans, owner, Linthwaite House, Cumbria, shares his business secrets
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 16:15
The Craft Guild of Chefs announced at Hotelympia that it is inviting the industry to explore Britain's "outdoor larder" with the launch of the Universal Cookery & Food Festival. By taking a closer look at seasonal produce and wild food, the event aims to enhance the culinary knowledge of chefs and caterers to farmers and growers.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 15:39
Thinking of franchising your business? Legal expert Babette Märzheuser-Wood explains what needs to be done and the potential risks involved
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 15:14
The theft of hotel and restaurant laundry is a major problem, warn Murray Simpson and Janine Mills
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 15:12
Many pubs and restaurants may need to consider alternatives to lamb owing to increasing costs and interrupted supply, as the Schmallenberg virus ravages stock around Europe. The disease has emerged in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and now the UK.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 13:06
Located across the street from Garnier Opéra House, the hotel intends to represent a dynamic dialogue between the historic facade of the 1870s Haussman-era building in which it is set, the sophistication of Paris and the dynamic DNA of the W brand from New York.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 11:25
Located at the epicentre of New York's gay scene between Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea, close to Times Square, the Out NYC is the city's first gay hotel. Centred around three courtyards, the hotel intends to be a straight-friendly urban resort, where gay couples can stay and also marry.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 11:25
Film director Francis Ford Coppola, who already has hotels in Belize, Guatemala and Argentina, has created a hotel within a 19th century palazzo in the hilltop town of Bernalda - once the home of his grandfather, Agostino Coppola - in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy.
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 11:25
Robert Cook, newly appointed chief executive of De Vere Village, has announced details of plans to build up to 18 new hotels, as well as increase awareness of the mid-market brand. Sites have already been identified and planning applications made in six locations...
Posted: 02 March 2012 | 10:16
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