Health & safety
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An Indian restaurant in Stockport will have to pay compensation to a customer who tripped and broke an ankle as she left the premises. Gatley Tandoori was before the Civil Appeal Court in London trying to reverse an earlier decision by Manchester County Court. At the earlier court hearing ...
Posted: 16 June 2009 | 11:37
The deadline for the RSPCA good business awards, which recognise ethical business approaches to animal welfare, is looming. The 2009 Hotel Cateys entry process is now in full swing as well. So to be considered for one of these prestigious awards, get your entry in now.
Posted: 12 June 2009 | 15:35
A Chinese restaurant in Leicester was warned eleven times over a three-year period to improve its hygiene standards, a court heard.Shong Qiang Wang, owner of the Great Wall Chinese restaurant in Welford Road, admitted breaches of the hygiene regulations during a hearing before magistrates in Leicester.
Posted: 12 June 2009 | 08:00
A Suffolk hotel has been fined a total of £38,000 after health inspectors found appalling conditions in the kitchens. Oxford Hotels and Inns Management, owners of the Riverside Hotel at Mildenhall, admitted breaches of the hygiene regulations during a hearing before Bury St Edmunds ...
Posted: 02 June 2009 | 11:07
Little Chef has announced a nationwide roll out of the menu created by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.
Blumenthal’s revamped menu, which he created during the Channel 4 documentary Big Chef Little Chef, has been trialled at the Little Chef branch in Popham, Hampshire ...
Posted: 26 May 2009 | 14:05
A 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
Restaurant 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
Mexico’s hotel industry suffered a sharp decline in occupancy rates as a result of the swine flu outbreak, figures have revealed. According to data from analyst firm STR Global, hotels in Mexico saw a 50% drop in occupancy in the days following the outbreak, between 26 April and 2 May.
Posted: 11 May 2009 | 08:00
War in the Middle East, terror attacks, foot-and-mouth, Sars and now swine flu. The hospitality industry should be ready for anything by now. Gemma Sharkey reports
Posted: 07 May 2009 | 07:30
A 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
Don't Panic! Sage advice featured in both Dad's Army and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and now by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in an attempt to diffuse the hysteria rapidly building around swine flu.
Posted: 01 May 2009 | 15:52
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has said swine flu is a “serious concern, but no cause for panic”.
Posted: 01 May 2009 | 10:05
VisitBritain has said it does not plan to issue specific advice to visitors to the UK on the swine flu pandemic, as yet.
Posted: 28 April 2009 | 11:42
Industry bodies have played down the potential impact of swine flu on the UK hotel and tourism industry.
Posted: 27 April 2009 | 17:56
Two owners of a Yorkshire restaurant tried to obstruct an investigation by health officers into a rare food poisoning outbreak that affected almost 90 people, a court heard.
Posted: 27 March 2009 | 15:34
The majority of pub and club owners are failing to protect their staff from excessive noise at work, running the risk of falling foul of legislation, experts have warned.
Posted: 25 March 2009 | 07:30
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: UK hotels vulnerable to Mumbai-style attacks; Jamie Oliver and Fergus Henderson win top Observer food awards; celebrity French pastry chef seeks London boutique.
Posted: 23 March 2009 | 10:22
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has said the cause of the health scare that forced his three-Michelin-starred restaurant the Fat Duck to close last month may have been the highly infectious norovirus.
Posted: 20 March 2009 | 12:24
Police have warned hotels in London that they may be targeted by anti-globalisation groups during the G20 summit attended by global finance leaders next month.
Posted: 19 March 2009 | 08:26
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has dismissed reports that the sickness outbreak at his three-Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant was the result of staff being infected by a virus.
Posted: 17 March 2009 | 14:26
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