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Marriott 'delighted' at green accolade

Marriott general managers help clean up the River Thames each yearMarriott Hotels has spoken of its delight after being voted the greenest hotel chain in the UK in The Sunday Times ‘60 Best Green Companies’ list. The company, which is the only hospitality operator to appear in the list, ranked 17th and also scooped top prize in the category for ...
Posted: 26 May 2009 | 15:55

Heston Blumenthal expects sickness verdict within a fortnight - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

The weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Novelli loses two restaurants in failed gastropubs; Ramada Jarvis looks to restructure or to sell some hotels; Marriott Hotels is the UK’s 17th greenest company; Oldham drinkers may have to queue and more ...
Posted: 26 May 2009 | 10:35

London on Tap launches carafe to promote tap water

Tap TopLondon On Tap, the campaign promoting the capital's tap water, today launched the carafe it hopes to roll out across London’s bars, hotels and restaurants. The campaign, which was launched by Thames Water and the Mayor of London last year, aims ...
Posted: 19 May 2009 | 13:46

30 ways to be thrifty

Food is one area where significant cost savings can be made The current economic climate is as much about saving money as making it. So we asked the people at the top of the profession for a simple piece of advice that has helped them... and could transform your business
Posted: 15 May 2009 | 00:55

Government urged to rethink catering sources

Health and sustainability are currently low on the list of priorities when feeding people in instituThe Government has been urged to rethink the distribution of its £2b public catering budget. Speakers at the Real Food Festival in London’s Earls Court last week said far more needs to be done on sustainability and sourcing.
Posted: 12 May 2009 | 15:39

Savoy to turn leftover food into electricity

Savoy hotelThe Savoy has claimed it will be the “most environmentally responsible hotel in London” when it re-opens later this year.
Posted: 05 May 2009 | 17:06

Hotel in Hong Kong quarantined over swine flu - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

The weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Mexican hotelier outlines a week hit by swine flu; IHG launches energy-saving website ; London hotel evacuated over chemical found with dead bodies; Punch seeks financial advisers after banking breach; and demand soars for Holiday Inn’s credit-crunch wedding package
Posted: 05 May 2009 | 11:22

One Aldwych and Edinburgh’s Radisson SAS take top environmental honour

Considerate Hoteliers AssociationLondon’s One Aldwych and Edinburgh’s Radisson SAS hotels have been named joint winners of this year’s Considerate Hotel of the Year accolade.
Posted: 27 April 2009 | 16:34

The Real Food Festival 2009

Real Food Festival 2009The Real Food Festival, which counts Caterersearch.com among its sponsors, returns for a second showing at London’s Earls Court this May after its successful debut last year.
Posted: 09 April 2009 | 10:23

Water Efficiency Awards deadline extended

Water tapThe Environment Agency has extended the deadline for entries for the 2009 Water Efficiency Awards by a month.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 08:00

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Chris DruceToday is the deadline for our Acorn Awards which, in their 23rd year, continue to celebrate talent and showcase 30 professionals under the age of 30, as they always have.
Posted: 27 February 2009 | 16:18

Clapham House signs up to green scheme

Gourmet Burger KitchenGourmet Burger Kitchen owner Clapham House has become the first restaurant group to join Green500, a carbon management scheme backed by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
Posted: 17 February 2009 | 16:13

Cavendish is first hotel in London to win Gold environmental award

Green Tourism for London Gold awardThe Cavendish hotel in London is the first to have been awarded a Gold Accreditation by Green Tourism for London by the London Development Agency (LDA).
Posted: 13 February 2009 | 16:06

Belu makes £600k loss but still backs clean water projects

Belu bottle lableBelu, the bottled water company that operates on a promise that all profits go to clean water projects, made a loss of more than £600,000 in 2007, newly-published accounts reveal.
Posted: 12 February 2009 | 07:00

Hospitality firms unready for new green legislation

Waste food mountainHospitality businesses are running the risk of prosecution and fines for failing to comply with new environmental legislation which is expected to come into force during 2009, experts warned today.
Posted: 04 February 2009 | 14:03

IHG moves to slash £140m off energy costs

Andy CosslettInterContinental Hotels Group hopes to save as much as $200m (£140m) on its energy costs by implementing an online system across its 3,000 hotels.
Posted: 30 January 2009 | 09:00

Premier Inn opens green hotel

The green Premier InnBudget hotel chain Premier Inn will open what it claims is the “UK’s greenest hotel” in Staffordshire on Monday (December 8).
Posted: 05 December 2008 | 08:30

Finance bosses still don't see CSR as a priority

plastic bottleFinance bosses within hospitality are reluctant to embrace sustainability and invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR), according to a delegate poll at this year's British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA) conference.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 08:00

Corporate social responsibility: 25 ways to be more socially responsible

Being Green isn't just about putting potato peelings in the right bin and switching off the gas there's also a human element. Otherwise known as corporate social responsibility, it is viewed cynically by some, but here Rosalind Mullen points you towards 25 ways to be more socially responsible
Posted: 23 October 2008 | 00:00

Expert tips to make ecological progress

globeInterested in working towards a greener future, but don't know your CFLs from your biomass heating? To conclude our Green Month, we've asked four leading environmental bodies for some practical short- and long-term ways that hospitality operators can make ecological progress. Rosie Birkett reports
Posted: 23 October 2008 | 00:00

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