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Union fights RoadChef plans to slash staff terms and conditions

RoadChef logoRoadChef, the UK’s third-largest motorway services operator, is planning to cut sick pay, holiday pay, overtime rates and pension benefits for 2,500 staff from next month.
Posted: 15 October 2008 | 11:24

London councils relent on Peking Duck oven shut-down - 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: Share price fall interests CVC in Punch; Founder seeks to rescue Beanscene coffee shops from administration; Pubs and clubs lead quarterly rise in business failures
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 10:52

Dawnay Shore Hotels says review will not affect its hotels

Lygon Arms hotelDawnay Shore Hotels has played down fears that an emergency review of assets initiated by investment firm Dawnay Day will impact its 20 hotels.
Posted: 15 July 2008 | 09:57

Alan Yau to turn Busaba Eathai into restaurant chain

Alan YauLondon restaurateur Alan Yau has secured private equity investment of £21.5m to transform his Busaba Eathai restaurant into a chain.
Posted: 01 July 2008 | 07:15

Laurel Pub Company creditors face £130m loss

Laurel Pub CompanyThe creditors of Laurel Pub Company face a potential loss of £130m after the group was put into administration in March, according to a report today.
Posted: 02 June 2008 | 12:05

A big test for private equity

Gareth WhileyGareth Whiley, a partner at private equity firm Silverfleet Capital and non-executive director of Paramount Restaurants, insists his industry won't abandon the restaurants it is backing despite the economic downturn
Posted: 29 May 2008 | 00:00

Ex-Compass chief buys foodservice companies

The former chief executive of Compass Group, Mike Bailey, has returned to the world of contract catering with the acquisition of a trio of US foodservice companies.
Posted: 14 April 2008 | 17:19

Don't panic - crisis talk goes too far, say industry experts

There were some extreme opinions expressed at the IHIF conference in Berlin, but, as Gemma Sharkey discovered, no one considers this to be a recession
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:05

Is private equity a force for good in hospitality?

Jeremy Jones and Chris PeacockThis week we launch a new series of opinions, kicking off with a head-to-head debate on the increasing influence of private equity firms within the hospitality sector
Posted: 21 February 2008 | 00:00

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23rd November 2008