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Popolo Leisure has bought the remaining parts of Principle Leisure (North East), which was previously part of Washington-based Principle Leisure Group, which which went into administration last year. The deal includes five bars and restaurants...
Posted: 06 February 2012 | 11:59
Gary Rhodes will open his fourth overseas restaurant with the launch of Rhodes 44 at the St Regis Abu Dhabi this summer. Rhodes 44 will offer the Michelin-starred chef's signature cuisine with Arabic influences. It will be the third overseas venture by Rhodes in collaboration with Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Posted: 06 February 2012 | 11:42
Jason Atherton, chef-proprietor of Pollen Street Social, which opened in London's Mayfair last April, is to open a second restaurant in Singapore, with former Caprice Holdings and ex-Zuma chef Colin Clague at the helm.
Posted: 06 February 2012 | 08:00
Themed nightclub-cum-restaurant and celebrity haunt Gilgamesh in Camden, North London, has had its licence put under review by police after a man was glassed in the neck and other violent attacks went unreported. Police lodged a licence review of the nightspot with a claim that it was "associated with serious crime and disorder", according to www.hamhigh.co.uk.
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 19:33
Surrey-based caterer Caper and Berry has won a three-year contract at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford from incumbent operator Kudos. The deal, worth £2.1m, will see Caper and Berry operate the theatre's 70-seater restaurant serving a menu of modern British, locally-sourced food.
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 19:30
Jamie Oliver is to open the first non-London branch of his new restaurant concept, Union Jacks, in Winchester in the summer. The celebrity chef, who launched the British-influenced restaurant group at the Central St Giles development in London's West End last November, has taken over a high-street site in the Hampshire city.
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 14:36
Hilton Worldwide is looking to recruit 50 young chefs to join its Chef Apprenticeship Academy this summer. The programme, which has already trained around 60 apprentices since the academy launched in 2010, will offer students a 12-month apprenticeship.
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 12:58
Harbour & Jones has picked up brand new business worth around £5m with a three-year catering contract at RSA House, home to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA). The three-year deal, with an option to extend to five years...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 12:25
Hospitality businesses recorded a 19.3% increase in administrations in 2011, confirming that it was one of the industries hardest hit by the economic downturn. Hotels are primarily responsible for the increase, with the number of administration appointments increasing from 51 to 80, year-on-year...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 11:42
Edinburgh intends to drive up visitor numbers and spend per head through the development of the city's hotel and hosptiality offering. At the seventh annual Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG), Scotland's Minister for Tourism, Fergus Ewing, announced details of the Edinburgh Tourism Strategy...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 11:19
A restaurant in Cornwall has been forced to shut after a suspected arson attack. Fire crews from St Columb and St Denis were called to the blaze at Viners restaurant at Carvynick Farm, Summercourt, yesterday, the BBC reports. Kevin Viner (pictured), the restaurant's owner and chef, said he was "shocked".
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 10:06
London-based pub company Fuller, Smith & Turner has agreed to buy 15 freehold tenanted pubs from rival Enterprise Inns. Fuller's is paying £22.9m in cash for the pubs, which generated operating profits of £1.7m in the year to 30 September 2011...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 09:59
Mele e Pere, a new Italian trattoria is opening in London's Soho today. The 92-seater restaurant on Brewer Street, which was formerly Philippe Seiler's Va Bene, is owned by Peter Hughes and chef Andrea Mantovani...
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 09:54
A new restaurant is to open in London's West End next week, offering British food and wines. 52° North Bar & Kitchen, which is owned by Alula Leisure, will officially launch in Soho on 7 February. Directors Tim Lalic and Vahram Papazyan said the aim was to create an accessible restaurant and bar offering a quality-driven wine list and menus.
Posted: 03 February 2012 | 09:47
The handing back of around 120,000 room nights by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) could be a mixed blessing for hotels. As part of the bid to host the 2012 games, LOCOG made agreements with hotels to provide more than 600,000 room nights.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 17:47
London-based pub company Fuller Smith & Turner has bought the Market hotel, a pub in the centre of Reigate, Surrey. The Market will be Fuller's first pub in Reigate and takes the Fuller's estate to 367 sites.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 16:44
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged operators to price fairly and make the most of the business opportunity presented by London 2012. Addressing hoteliers and tourism bodies at the British Museum as part of his national 2012 tour, Hunt said the country had the chance to get noticed by the world.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 15:53
Demand for hotel rooms in London and the majority of UK destinations grew last year, despite the challenging economy, according to data from STR Global. Meanwhile, revenue per available rooms (revpar) is forecast to increase slightly in both the capital and the regions this year.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 13:27
Former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing intends to build a luxury country house hotel in the grounds of his Shropshire estate. The multimillion-pound plans outline the development of a 63-bedroom hotel with an indoor swimming pool, spa and restaurant at the 320-acre Astbury Hall estate, near Bridgnorth.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 12:42
A strong performance in North America has helped contract caterer Compass to record an 8% rise in global first quarter sales. Organic revenue growth in was "almost 5%" but hit 8% once the effect of acquisitions was included.
Posted: 02 February 2012 | 09:47
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