http://www.caterersearch.com/60http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328542/hospitality-insolvencies-set-to-rise-after-summer-lull.htmlThe number of hospitality companies being made insolvent is set to rise again after a summer “lull”, consultancy KPMG predicted today. There has been an average of 350 administrations a month since the beginning of the year, but figures for May are much lower at 178,...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:13:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328542/hospitality-insolvencies-set-to-rise-after-summer-lull.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328539/baxterstorey-scoops-environmental-award.htmlContract caterer BaxterStorey won recognition at the Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) annual awards this week. The Reading-based caterer scooped a Major Commendation in BCE’s Environmental Leadership, one of 12 companies recognised for their outstanding ...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328539/baxterstorey-scoops-environmental-award.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328538/travelodge-to-spend-52m-building-three-hotels-in-spain.htmlBudget hotel chain Travelodge has announced plans to spend €61m (£52m) building three new hotels in Spain. The hotels in Barcelona, Seville and Valencia will all be newly constructed, through a joint venture with property developer Citygrove, which has developed a number of Travelodge ...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:48:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328538/travelodge-to-spend-52m-building-three-hotels-in-spain.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328498/should-the-outdated-star-rating-system-be-ditched.htmlHotel group Jurys Inns has called for the scrapping of the hotel star rating system, claiming it is no longer relevant to the modern customer. Gemma Sharkey asked experts their views Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328498/should-the-outdated-star-rating-system-be-ditched.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328537/asia-pacific-boss-departs-suddenly-from-ihg.htmlInterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) Asia Pacific chief executive is to leave the company in a surprise departure. Peter Gowers was appointed in controversial circumstances in July 2007, replacing Patrick Imbardelli who had resigned two months previously after admitting to “inconsistencies”...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:19:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328537/asia-pacific-boss-departs-suddenly-from-ihg.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328507/caleya-ibrica-is-best-in-capital-says-critic.htmlThe food at Spanish restaurant Caleya Ibérica is among the best in the capital but it doesn’t live up to the standards of its original, according to the London Metro.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/03/328507/caleya-ibrica-is-best-in-capital-says-critic.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328505/work-on-arora-hotel-at-brit-oval-will-begin-next-october.htmlSurrey County Cricket Club today announced that work on a new four-star hotel and stand at its Brit Oval ground in south London will begin next October.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328505/work-on-arora-hotel-at-brit-oval-will-begin-next-october.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328504/gordon-ramsay-holdings-profits-drop-almost-90.htmlProfits at Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH) plummeted nearly 90% last year as the celebrity chef rapidly expanded his restaurant business across the globe. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:41:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328504/gordon-ramsay-holdings-profits-drop-almost-90.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328503/chef-given-second-chance-after-smashing-up-restaurant.htmlA chef who smashed up a restaurant in a fit of anger is to be given a second chance because his cooking skills are so highly rated. Roy Parr, 50, saw red when he was told that the the Café Bridge in Gateshead where he worked, and had invested some of his own money, was to close down. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:07:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328503/chef-given-second-chance-after-smashing-up-restaurant.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328502/st-austell-brewery-buys-four-punch-taverns-pubs.htmlSt Austell Brewery has agreed a deal to buy the freeholds of four South West pubs from Punch Taverns. The purchase of the four pubs, three in Cornwall and one in Devon, will increase St Austell Brewery's pub estate to 173. The deal, which was for an undisclosed sum, is due to complete “in early July”. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:02:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328502/st-austell-brewery-buys-four-punch-taverns-pubs.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328501/cleanliness-tops-price-for-budget-hotel-guests.htmlCustomers will continue to use budget hotels in order to save money, but cleanliness remains key according to a new study by market research organisation, Maritz. Nearly half (46%) of the 1,022 guests surveyed online said that they are more likely to stay at budget hotels today ...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328501/cleanliness-tops-price-for-budget-hotel-guests.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328500/french-restaurants-drop-prices-after-vat-cut.htmlFrench restaurants have dropped their prices after a government tax reduction came into effect this week. Value-added tax (VAT) in France was yesterday cut from 19.6% to 5.5%, in a bid to boost consumer spending and create thousands of jobs. The move follows a decade of lobbying ...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/02/328500/french-restaurants-drop-prices-after-vat-cut.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328486/compass-group-secures-5m-bryanston-school-extension.htmlCompass Group’s Chartwells division has won a £5m total turnover contract extension at Bryanston School in Blandford, Dorset. The five-year extension starts in September will see Chartwells continuing to provide student catering and managing the on-site bar, café and the conference and banqueting Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328486/compass-group-secures-5m-bryanston-school-extension.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328485/wetherspoon-to-open-six-new-pubs-this-month.htmlHigh-street pub operator JD Wetherspoon today revealed it will open six new pubs during July. On Friday (3 July), The Sawyer’s Arms opens in Exeter. On 17 July, The Queen’s Hotel, incorporating a Wetherspoon lodge, opens in Newport, while The Cordwainer opens, on the same day...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:37:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328485/wetherspoon-to-open-six-new-pubs-this-month.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328484/galvin-city-restaurant-to-be-called-la-chapelle.htmlLondon chef-restaurateurs Chris and Jeff Galvin have confirmed that their City of London restaurant will be called Galvin La Chapelle. The restaurant is due to open in late autumn 2009 in the grade II listed St Botolph’s Hall in Spital Square. Its name is a nod to the Rhone wine Hermitage La Chapelle...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:38:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328484/galvin-city-restaurant-to-be-called-la-chapelle.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328479/nearly-70-uk-hotel-operators-are-financially-shaky-warns.htmlMore than two thirds of the UK’s hotel operators are in financial danger, analyst firm Plimsoll Publishing has warned. Plimsoll rated each of the UK’s largest 1,000 hotels companies into one of five ratings based on their overall financial performance: strong, good, mediocre, caution and danger. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328479/nearly-70-uk-hotel-operators-are-financially-shaky-warns.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328478/paul-heathcote-takes-longridge-restaurant-off-the-market.htmlChef restaurateur Paul Heathcote has taken his flagship Longridge restaurant in Preston, Lancashire, off the market after four months. Heathcote had put the former two-Michelin-starred restaurant up for sale in March after 20 years to focus on growing his more casual restaurant business ...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328478/paul-heathcote-takes-longridge-restaurant-off-the-market.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328477/property-overlooking-st-andrews-golf-course-up-for-sale.htmlHotel operators are being offered the chance to buy the iconic Hamilton Hall property overlooking the first tee and 18th green of the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. Hamilton Hall was originally developed as the “Grand Hotel” of St Andrews and was acquired in the 1950s by St Andrews University ...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:21:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328477/property-overlooking-st-andrews-golf-course-up-for-sale.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328476/birmingham-council-moves-to-restrict-balti-name-to-the.htmlBirmingham City Council has launched a campaign to protect the famous Balti name by preventing Indian restaurants outside the city from using it. The very first Balti dish, which is named after the pot it is cooked in, is believed to have been served by a Pakistani immigrant called Mohammed Ajaib ...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328476/birmingham-council-moves-to-restrict-balti-name-to-the.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328456/sodexo-secures-red-tractor-certification.htmlSodexo has been awarded Red Tractor status at 450 of its sites spread across the education, healthcare and defence sectors. The award means all milk, cream, fruit and vegetables used at those sites will meet Red Tractor standards and will be fully traceable from field to fork.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/07/01/328456/sodexo-secures-red-tractor-certification.html