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Burger King appoints new EMEA president

Burger King have appointed Peter Robinson as president of Burger King Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Posted: 28 August 2006 | 10:30

McDonald’s president resigns

Mike RobertsMcDonald's has announced the shock resignation of president and chief operating officer Mike Roberts, a 29-year veteran of the fast-food chain.
Posted: 25 August 2006 | 13:50

Sodexho wins Haydock Park contract... and other food service news

A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering industry including: Met Office signs five-year deal with Eurest; Elior-owned restaurant wins Welsh museum contract; Rugby school swaps in-house catering for Scolarest
Posted: 24 August 2006 | 10:25

Aramark MBO 'will boost performance'

US catering giant Aramark will pick up its performance in the UK after group chief executive Joseph Neubauer completes his £4.4b buyout, according to the firm's UK boss, Andrew Main.
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 09:32

Makeover for McDonald's

McDonald's, the worldwide hamburger giant, is testing five new-look restaurants in the UK in a bid to improve its high-street image.
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 00:00

Irene Carroll, chairwoman of the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA)

Irene Carroll, chairwoman of the LACAIrene Carroll, incoming chairwoman of the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), was planning to retire. However, she has decided to stay on, unpaid, and complete her one-year tenure as LACA chair. She talks to Emily Manson
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 00:00

McDonald's to trial new-look restaurants

McDonald'sMcDonald’s, the worldwide hamburger giant, is understood to be trialing five new-look restaurants in the UK to improve its high-street image.
Posted: 15 August 2006 | 11:40

Sodexho LEA chief quits for schools role

Sodexho's director of local education authority contracts, Colin Garnham-Edge, is to leave the company in September.
Posted: 10 August 2006 | 11:00

Gordon Ramsay goes to Hollywood... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: TV hotelier found dead; UK McDonald’s and KFC contain higher levels of harmful fat; Whitbread may bid for rival leisure chain
Posted: 07 August 2006 | 10:34

Whitbread in talks to sell Pizza Hut... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Bid to oust Coffee Republic boss; Six ex-Thistle hotels in £185m sale and leaseback; Tourism boost hope with revamped Bath Spa and more...
Posted: 31 July 2006 | 10:22

McDonald's to stop using soya grown on deforested land

McDonaldsMcDonald’s has agreed to stop using soya grown on deforested land in the Amazon in a deal with Greenpeace.
Posted: 27 July 2006 | 16:55

The Simpsons and football World Cup help boost Domino’s Pizza

Domino's deliveryCampaigns starring the Simpsons cartoon family and footballer Michael Owen helped boost sales at Domino’s Pizza by more than 18% in the half-year to 2 July.
Posted: 25 July 2006 | 13:12

Spain’s biggest pizza chain sells for €850m... For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: US hotel giant in Whitbread talks; Canalside pub development planned; M&B plan to return £500m to shareholders and more...
Posted: 24 July 2006 | 10:32

McDonald’s strikes new Fifa deal

McDonald's extends World Cup sponsorshipMcDonald's has extended its sponsorship of the World Cup with football's ruling body Fifa until 2014, it has been confirmed.
Posted: 12 July 2006 | 11:33

Alpha Airports to go to court after fraud probe

Alpha Airports logoIn-flight caterer Alpha Airports is planning legal action over claims it was defrauded out of £2.5m.
Posted: 06 July 2006 | 11:46

Pali Grewal, Domino's Pizza franchisee and chef

Pali Grewal, Domino's Pizza franchisee and chefDomino's Pizza franchisee and chef Pali Grewal is the fastest pizza maker in the UK. He recently became the first non-American to come in the top three of the World Championships, by making three perfect pizzas in one minute. He talked to James Gallagher
Posted: 29 June 2006 | 00:00

Recruitment: Contract caterering

Yet another intake of hospitality students appear to have favoured jobs in restaurants and hotels over contract catering. This perception is stimulating debate about how industry and academia could be working together more effectively to solve the skills shortage in all sectors. Rosalind Mullen reports
Posted: 22 June 2006 | 00:00

Leon restaurant group: 21st century take-away

Henry Dimbleby (l) and John VincentTake-aways are noisy, they generate piles of litter and are magnets for antisocial behaviour, while their food is stereotyped as cheap, nasty and ethically unsound. Well, fast-food restaurant group Leon wants to explode all those images - except the one about being cheap.
Posted: 22 June 2006 | 00:00

McDonald’s may expand drinks menu at expense of Coca-Cola

McDonald'sMcDonald’s is looking to broaden its choice of flavours, types and even brands of beverages it sells, threatening Coca-Cola's long-standing position as the exclusive supplier of drinks at the world's largest fast-food chain.
Posted: 20 June 2006 | 10:37

Fish and chips comes top of Yellow Pages poll

Fish and chipsFish and chips has been officially recognised as the number one British treasure, according to a poll conducted by the Yellow Pages.
Posted: 15 June 2006 | 17:47

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