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Les Routiers has revealed the 10 winners in its Les Routiers Awards 2012. Allie Philpin, marketing executive at Les Routiers UK & Ireland, said: "We've had such good feedback from the many fans of our nominees, together with outstanding performances by all, that it has made the judging process this year one of the toughest we've ever encountered."
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 17:53
The BII has named 21 semi-finalists for its Licensee of the Year Award, with just two more rounds to go before a winner is announced. Two independent judges will visit each semi-finalist to find the top licensees in the country.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 17:15
Travelodge is on the verge of being taken over by two American hedge funds, enabling it to raise the £60m required to prevent the business defaulting on its loans of £528m.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 16:23
A charity initiative is calling on London restaurants and hotels to donate leftover food to the capital's needy. The scheme, entitled Plan Zheroes, uses an online map to match restaurants and hotels as well as supermarkets and grocers offering surplus food with charities able to distribute it.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 16:09
The SNP has argued that Scottish independence will benefit the nation's hospitality businesses. But how realistic is this? Janet Harmer reports
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 13:13
You don't have to scroll too far down your Twitter timeline to reach the conclusion that the commercial kitchen is an overwhelmingly macho environment. Chefs tweet regularly about the early starts they make, the long hours they work and, in some cases, the numerous beers they consume after service.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 13:02
Budget hotel group Sleeperz has opened this new property in Newcastle, its second after Cardiff. The hotel has been built on the site of a former derelict Parcel Works and is the first premium budget design-led hotel in the North East's capital.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 12:49
The 13-strong portfolio of Radisson Edwardian Hotels is to be rebranded under the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group's Radisson Blu banner. Owned and operated by the Singh family's Edwardian Group, the four- and five-star Radisson Edwardian Hotels will be renamed under a franchise agreement by the end of the year.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 12:23
Martin Rogers has been appointed as a director of property agent Savills, based in its Exeter office. With over 30 years' experience from roles at Waycotts and Knight Frank, where he was head of hotels...
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 11:39
Andy Hilton has been appointed head chef at the Green Room restaurant at the Green House hotel, Bournemouth. He started his career in a big banqueting hotel in Torquay...
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 11:39
Sanguine Hospitality has named Elaine Graham as general manager of its forthcoming 285-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel in Birmingham which is expected to open in May.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 11:39
Robert Wormall has been appointed general manager for the Talbot hotel which reopens in the spring. Wormall, who worked as project manager prior to the hotel's launch, has developed his career at a number of properties...
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 11:39
The 98-bedroom Macdonald Tickled Trout hotel by Preston has announced three new appointments within its management team.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 11:39
Llangoed Hall, the country house hotel in Brecon, Powys, founded by Sir Bernard Ashley of the Laura Ashley empire, has been formally put on the market after going into administration three months ago. Llangoed Hall was one of only two hotels still owned by Andrew Davis, the founder of Von Essen Hotels.
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 11:17
Following a major refurbishment and the appointment of a new head chef, the Rib Room bar & restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower reopened in October. But, despite the substantial changes, it has stayed true to the classic British food for which it is so well known, as Amanda Afiya discovers
Posted: 20 February 2012 | 10:41
Hospitality business operators are well aware of the benefits of upselling but many of them stop short at upselling everything on the menu, and less than two thirds have trained their staff to make sure they increase the spend of their customers.
Posted: 17 February 2012 | 14:46
Hotel and restaurant company Whitbread is to launch three food and beverage skills academies across the UK ahead of the Olmypics. Whitbread, which owns the Premier Inn hotel brand, has invested £1m in the academies, which offer specialist training and development for restaurant and kitchen managers.
Posted: 17 February 2012 | 12:54
Privately-owned hotel operator Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has signed a management contract with the owner of Donnington Grove Country Club in Newbury, Berkshire. The deal gives Macdonald, which has more than 40 four- and five-star hotels in the UK and Spain, management control of the 32-bedroom, 18th-century hotel.
Posted: 17 February 2012 | 10:47
The five-star, 380-bedroom Langham London hotel has appointed Paul Walters as its new general manager. Walters, 47, was previously based in Hong Kong as vice-president at the head office of the Langham Hospitality Group.
Posted: 17 February 2012 | 10:31
Duncan Ray and his partner Manoli Gonzales have taken over 18th-century coaching inn the Five Alls in the Cotswolds and are confident they can create a destination pub. Aaron Morby reports
Posted: 17 February 2012 | 08:53
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