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People 1st's careers resource UKSP (www.uksp.co.uk) has been named the big winner in this year's Caterer and Hotelkeeper Web Awards, picking up the title of Website of the Year. The website, which helps support and develop careers in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 15:56
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has issued a letter to its members, urging them to help campaign for a reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry to 5%. The letter comes after it was revealed that the association would be ramping up its efforts on securing a VAT reduction.
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 15:31
Hospitality businesses on the Isle of Man have so far coped well with severe weather which has hampered ferry crossings from the mainland because so many of them source food locally. The BBC reported yesterday that the island was undergoing...
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 13:22
Jean-Jacques Dessors is to move from his role as chief operating officer for Accor UK and Ireland to the same position for the Middle East, Africa, Indian Ocean and Caribbean Islands, in January 2012. Dessors has worked for Accor in the UK for almost 10 years...
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 13:22
The migration cap is making life tough for London businesses, particularly in the restaurant sector. A survey of 123 firms by the London Chamber of Commerce found that 23% had found it difficult to fill vacancies as a result of the cap, introduced in April this year...
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 12:21
Independent caterer Pabulum has won a three-year deal at Ivydale Primary School in south east London, worth in excess of £240,000. The Nunhead school is the latest to join Pabulum's growing portfolio of education contracts as a result of the firm's ethical approach to catering...
Posted: 08 December 2011 | 11:46
The winners of the BBC's TV show The Restaurant with Raymond Blanc will open their second cocktail bar in central London next year, Caterer and Hotelkeeper can reveal. JJ Goodman and James Hopkins will open their second London Cocktail Club on Shaftesbury Avenue in February.
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 17:38
Out-of-hours deliveries to hotels and restaurants in London are viable during the Olympics, a study by Transport for London (TfL) has shown. A number of businesses which are expected to be affected by the games trialled TfL's new draft Code of Practice and asked their suppliers to do the same.
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 15:24
In this week's Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine... New tricks from the Todiwalas Pervin and Cyrus Todiwala on opening their first restaurant with Hilton, 16 years at Café Spice Namasté, and how they had to fight the Home Office to stay in the UK...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 12:29
Famous Belgian restaurant Chez Léon is set to come to London, with the opening of a site in the West End in January. Renowned for its moules frites and hearty Flemish classics, the London restaurant will be the first international branch of the Léon de Bruxelles franchise...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 11:38
Marco Pierre White's restaurant at the Swan Inn in Aughton, Lancashire, has been sold and will reopen as a Mitchells & Butlers pub in the New Year. Owner Sanguine Hospitality, which recently opened an Indigo hotel and Marco Pierre White Steakhouse at the Cube development in Birmingham...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 11:15
Pub operator Urban & Country Leisure (UCL) is to exit destination country pubs and focus only on higher footfall locations as well as the expansion of its Lazy Cow boutique hotel brand. The move, which forms part of the company's strategic review of its estate for 2012...
Posted: 07 December 2011 | 09:31
Andre Balazs, the owner of some of the USA's most iconic hotels, is set to launch a property in London. Situated on the site of the old fire station on Chiltern Street, Marylebone, the hotel is expected to open in 2013. Few details have been confirmed about the property.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 17:39
Andrew Mackay has returned to his Yorkshire roots to take up the role of general manager at the four-red-AA-star Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel & Spa in Bolton Abbey. Mackay, who has more than 18 years experience of working in the luxury hospitality sector...
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 16:49
Heston Blumenthal has hit back at a report claiming that many of the diners affected by the norovirus outbreak at the Fat Duck in 2009 could have been spared if the restaurant had acted sooner. Blumenthal closed his iconic three-Michelin-starred restaurant for two weeks in February 2009.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 12:54
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has acquired a 49.8% stake in the Berlin-based sales and marketing consortium Design Hotels from Arabella Hospitality. Design Hotels has a portfolio of more than 200 independent hotels in 40 countries, all selected for their thought-provoking design, aesthetic and service-driven experiences.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:58
Elior has launched its first hotel concession business at Starwood's inaugural UK-based Aloft property, Aloft London ExCel. The contract caterer was appointed to operate the hotel's FEDE restaurant in a 10-year deal worth £14m.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:58
London hotels may ride out the gloomy economic forecast, but 2012 is forecast to be another tough year for many properties outside the capital, according to accountancy firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC).
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:43
Indian restaurant group Saffron has opened its third venue in the centre of Birmingham, where it hopes to become the city's first Michelin-starred Indian restaurant.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:35
Independent contract caterer Talkington Bates has announced a hat trick of new business wins with a combined value of £5m over the next five years. The three new clients include a company providing retirement and extra care schemes in the South-east of England, a chemical company based in Milton Keynes and a major tyre operator in Wiltshire.
Posted: 06 December 2011 | 11:14
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