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Continually surprised by the problems and attitudes among chefs, Neil Kirby, proprietor of the Langham hotel, Eastbourne, believes it's time to make them feel appreciated, rather than isolated below stairs in the kitchen.
Posted: 27 August 2010 | 14:55
It seems everybody is at nowadays. Diversifying, I mean. In this week's Caterer we catch up with chef Jason Atherton to find out why he parted company with Gordon Ramsay Holdings, but more importantly what he has in store at his first solo venture, Pollen Street Social Jason Atherton, which is due to open in January.
Posted: 27 August 2010 | 12:00
There were some unequivocal statements of intent in Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech on tourism last week. “I want to see us in the top five destinations in the world”, he said. “I want to have the strongest possible engagement with the tourism industry,” ...
Posted: 20 August 2010 | 12:36
Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels, asks what effect the Monetary Policy Committee's decision to keep the base rate at 0.5%, as well as next year's rise in VAT, are going to have on the industry.
Posted: 19 August 2010 | 10:43
Buyers beware: the threat of rising food prices once again hangs over the UK hospitality industry. Food inflation may have some way to go before it attains levels reached in 2008, when some commodities rose by as much as 10%.
Posted: 13 August 2010 | 10:10
Improved food and attractive dining spaces have stopped the decline in school meals take-up, but the majority of children are yet to be convinced, says Judy Hargadon, chief executive officer of the School Food Trust.
Posted: 12 August 2010 | 16:52
Ever since the dreaded global recession began, it has been easier to shuck a bucketful of oysters than it has to prise open the expense accounts of most corporate customers. And that has seen big sections of the industry - from country house hotels to fine-dining restaurants and corporate catering operations...
Posted: 05 August 2010 | 17:32
Letters of complaint have been largely replaced these days by reviews on the web, making it even more important to sort out problems promptly and tactfully when they occur, says Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain.
Posted: 05 August 2010 | 14:42
It's hard to believe that it's five years this month since IOC president Jacques Rogge awarded the 2012 Olympic Games to London. Back then, the run-in to the London Games felt like a marathon. This week, with the opening ceremony just two years away, it feels more like a sprint.
Posted: 02 August 2010 | 16:04
After receiving a one-star Scores on the Doors rating at his Greyhound pub, chef Antony Worrall Thompson vows to keep up with the paperwork in future while calling for a more mature approach to enforcing standards.
Posted: 30 July 2010 | 15:29
As Caterer and Hotelkeeper went to press this week, the latest news items on the Food Standards Agency's website bore the headlines, "Bakers' salt in bread calculator is launched" and "FSA commissions campylobacter research".
Posted: 16 July 2010 | 17:00
If it wants to protect quality in the wake of the cuts to school meals, the Government must divert money to front line service, says Dolce managing director Dan Curtis.
Posted: 16 July 2010 | 17:00
The age of austerity is upon us, and school meals provision hasn't been spared the Government's deep cuts. Plans to extend pilot schemes of free school meals to all primary pupils below the poverty line have been shelved by Education Secretary, Michael Gove.
Posted: 02 July 2010 | 17:45
Martin Lyall, manager of the George hotel, Cranbrook, Kent, winner of the Managed Business of the Year at the Shepherd Neame Pub Awards, explains his formula for running a successful hotel.
Posted: 02 July 2010 | 16:59
No one could claim that Bob Cotton has enjoyed an easy ride as chief executive of the British Hospitality Association. During his decade-long tenure, the UK's hospitality industry has been rocked by the foot and mouth outbreak and SARS...
Posted: 24 June 2010 | 17:33
BHA chief executive Bob Cotton will be a tough act to follow, says Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels, who is grateful for all the things that didn't happen under his stewardship.
Posted: 24 June 2010 | 17:28
After a decade at the helm of the British Hospitality Association, Bob Cotton is bidding farewell. In this retrospective he describes some of the changes that have taken place in the past 10 years - and makes a suggestion for the future.
Posted: 24 June 2010 | 14:41
The new coalition Government's policy on licensing will help redress the balance between the on and off trades, says Trevor Watson, director of valuations at Davis Coffer Lyons.
Posted: 17 June 2010 | 17:42
He may have complained that he wasn't a household name, but to those in the hospitality industry Egon Ronay will forever be associated with food excellence and quality service.
Posted: 17 June 2010 | 11:25
It seems there's no shortage of TV programmes giving an insight into the glamorous and not-so-glamorous world of hospitality at the moment. But because they promote the rough with the smooth, this free PR can also put a lot of young people - and crucially their parents - off a career in our industry.
Posted: 11 June 2010 | 14:23
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