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Restaurants most fined sector for illegal workers

WaitressRestaurant operators made up the vast majority of employers fined for using illegal workers since tougher laws were introduced last year, new Home Office figures have revealed. The laws introduced in February 2008 have led to a record 233 firms being prosecuted for employing illegal immigrants ...
Posted: 30 June 2009 | 07:00

Travelodge builds up £100m war chest for expansion

Travelodge SouthwarkBudget hotel group Travelodge is aiming to secure a £100m war chest to take over going-concern hotels from existing operators, banks and administrators. The company has teamed up with property fund manager Meghraj Properties Limited in a bid to raise £40m of equity...
Posted: 17 June 2009 | 00:01

IHG remains the world’s largest hotel chain

IHG logoInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) remains the largest hotel company in the world by room numbers, according to annual research. The UK-based company has surpassed the 600,000 room mark keeping it in the number one spot ...
Posted: 28 May 2009 | 08:00

Quaglino’s part of investigation after death of diner

Quaglino'sRestaurant group D&D London is part of an investigation into the death of a woman who passed away after dining at its Quaglino’s restaurant in St James last weekend. Westminster Council has launched a probe into the death of a 50-year old woman, who had dined at Quaglino’s on Saturday night (16 May).
Posted: 22 May 2009 | 15:18

Budget: Beer tax rise signals 'death warrant' for UK pubs

Source: wikipediaThe chancellor’s decision to once again raise beer tax signs the “death warrant” for thousands of the UK’s pubs and for tens of thousands of British jobs, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) warned this afternoon.
Posted: 22 April 2009 | 14:26

Wetherspoon wins fraud case against property agent

JD WetherspoonHigh street pub operator JD Wetherspoon today secured a victory in its fraud case against its former sole property agent Van de Berg and VdB director Christian Braun.
Posted: 07 April 2009 | 11:41

BBPA chief executive in shock departure

Rob Hayward: leaving to pursue 'political interests'Rob Hayward, the chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), is to leave the trade body with immediate effect after 10 years in the role.
Posted: 09 March 2009 | 17:34

Lexington debuts in Best Small Companies to Work For List

Lexington logoContract caterer Lexington has been named as one of The Sunday Times’s Best 100 Small Companies to Work For 2009 - the only hospitality operator to make the list.
Posted: 02 March 2009 | 11:39

Jamie Oliver backed Fifteen pulls plug on Leeds restaurant

Fifteen LondonJamie Oliver-backed charitable restaurant chain The Fifteen Foundation has abandoned plans to open in Leeds.
Posted: 27 February 2009 | 09:00

Cold snap brings benefits to hoteliers

Cold snap brings benefits to hoteliersHotels near Heathrow and Gatwick airport were all fully booked last night after the adverse weather conditions in the capital sent people fleeing to them to bed down for the night.
Posted: 03 February 2009 | 10:20

Hospitality workers still being cheated out of minimum wage

Hospitality workers are most likely to be cheated of the national minimum wageHospitality workers in the hotel, restaurant and bar sectors are most likely to be cheated out of the minimum wage by unscrupulous employers, according to a report by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Posted: 23 January 2009 | 12:06

No new three Michelin stars in 2009 Michelin Guide

Michelin guide 2009The 2009 Michelin Guide to Great Britain & Ireland includes four new two-Michelin-star restaurants, 26 additional one-Michelin-star restaurants but no new three-star restaurants.
Posted: 18 January 2009 | 18:30

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