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Good Week Bad Week: 22/10/10

Good Week Bad WeekOur regular catch-up on what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 21 October 2010 | 10:37

Good Week Bad Week: 15/10/10

Good Week Bad WeekOur regular catch-up of what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 14 October 2010 | 11:36

Good Week Bad Week: 21/05/10

Good Week Bad WeekOur regular catch-up of what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 21 May 2010 | 10:37

Good Week Bad Week: 19/02/10

Good Week Bad WeekOur regular catch-up of what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 18 February 2010 | 17:16

Good Week Bad Week: 12/01/10

Good Week Bad Week:Our regular catch-up of what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 12 February 2010 | 12:27

Good Week Bad Week: 29.01.10

Good Week Bad WeekOur regular catch-up of what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 29 January 2010 | 14:42

Good Week Bad Week: 22/01/10

Good Week Bad WeekOur regular catch-up of what has brought a burst of sunshine - or a mantle of storm clouds - to the catering and hospitality world this week.
Posted: 22 January 2010 | 14:39

Good Week Bad Week: 15/01/2010

Good Week Bad Week Pierre Gallet The veteran chef is awarded the Maitrise Escoffier by the French Culinary Council of Great Britain for his services to catering. Lime...
Posted: 15 January 2010 | 14:37

London leads recovery among European hotels

London's Connaught hotelLondon’s hotel market is leading the recovery in European hotel performance after 13 consecutive months of decline, research has revealed. The study by consultancy Deloitte and STR Global highlighted a dramatic increase in revenue per available room (revpar) in November for hotels in the capital...
Posted: 07 December 2009 | 13:28

Mitchells & Butlers investors call for clarity over dismissals

M&B lgogoThe investment company that has a 23% holding in pub operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has called for "clarity" over the company's decision to dismiss four directors. Piedmont Inc, owned by Bahamas-based billionaire Joe Lewis...
Posted: 07 December 2009 | 07:00

Hospitality battles on after flooding in Cumbria

Rescuers in Cockermouth, the town worst hit by last week's floods (Rex Features)Cumbria's hospitality industry is counting the cost of last week's devastating floods, which forced hundreds of operators to abandon their businesses and is estimated to run into tens of millions of pounds-worth of damage. Parts of Cumbria were battered by unprecedented torrential downpours...
Posted: 27 November 2009 | 07:00

Launch date and team finally announced for Galvin La Chapelle

The Galvin clan outside St Botolph's HallAfter two years of planning, a date has been announced for the opening of the Galvin brother’s latest venture and the full team has been named. Galvin La Chapelle and Café de Luxe is set to open on Wednesday 18 November. The team, headed by brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin ...
Posted: 11 November 2009 | 16:37

Selfridges extends Pierre Koffmann’s pop-up restaurant yet again

Pierre KoffmannPierre Koffmann’s pop–up restaurant at Selfridges has been extended for the third time, the department store announced today. The former three-Michelin-starred chef patron of the famous La Tante Claire restaurant will now run the temporary eatery on the roof of the Oxford Street store ...
Posted: 28 October 2009 | 14:33

Michelin-starred chef Ferran Adria accused of poisoning diners with additives - 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: Rocco Forte puts Le Richemond hotel in Geneva on the market; Carluccio’s plans to grow into nationwide chain; Punch to slash value of estate by £600m as profits tumble by 40% and more ....
Posted: 12 October 2009 | 10:19

Michelin-starred Sat Bains to open second site

Sat BainsMichelin-starred chef Sat Bains today revealed plans to open a second, more informal, restaurant in Nottingham. The chef, whose Restaurant Sat Bains on the outskirts of the city picked up the AA’s top accolade of five rosettes on Monday, wants to launch a 12- to14-seat eaterie with a Japanese-style counter cooking and serving food in front of customers.
Posted: 30 September 2009 | 10:46

EU complaint threatens EnglandNet booking system

The state funding of the VisitBritain website is at the heart of the complaint The future of VisitEngland's accommodation bookings system, EnglandNet, is in jeopardy after a complaint to the European Commission claimed it contravenes EU competition laws and wastes taxpayers' money. The complaint, made by Helpful Holidays - a holiday cottage letting agency ...
Posted: 03 September 2009 | 13:00

Pub managers’ long hours put health at risk, warns union manifesto

Pub managers work the longest hours in the UKPub managers are being forced to risk their health by working longer hours than any other group of employees in the UK, trade union Unite has warned. In its Manifesto for the Pub Industry, Unite has called for a maximum working week for pub managers of 48-hours, a minimum of 25 days holiday a year ...
Posted: 11 August 2009 | 12:33

Somerset parents can now use Twitter to monitor children’s school dinners

Somerset pupilsSomerset schools are to become the first in the country to keep parents up-to-date with their children’s school dinners via social-networking site Twitter. Parents across the county will be able to subscribe to the ‘tweet what they eat’ Twitter service and receive a daily ‘school menu’ update ...
Posted: 06 August 2009 | 10:19

Petersham Nurseries wins battle for mixed-use status

Petersham Nurseries CaféPetersham Nurseries has won its battle with Richmond Council which has granted the south west London-based restaurant and garden centre its mixed-use planning application. The settlement is the culmination of a four-year dispute with the council that started when Petersham Nurseries ...
Posted: 24 July 2009 | 11:04

Administrators hope to sell Coffee Republic this week - 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: unpaid creditors infuriated by AWT comeback; fine-dining openings and closures in Edinburgh; Papa John's to double UK outlets; McDonald's to move HQ from London to Geneva and more...
Posted: 13 July 2009 | 10:12

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