RSS Titlehttp://www.caterersearch.com/60Bosses warned against exploiting youngsters to cope with hours curbhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324807/bosses-warned-against-exploiting-youngsters-to-cope-with-hours.htmlHospitality employers have been warned not to exploit young people working cheaply or for free to fill gaps caused by a proposed ban on UK staff working more than 48 hours a weekFri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324807/bosses-warned-against-exploiting-youngsters-to-cope-with-hours.htmlCredit crunch won’t stop people eating out, says researchhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324804/credit-crunch-wont-stop-people-eating-out-says-research.htmlConsumers are still likely to continue eating out in the run up to Christmas despite the economic downturn, research has found.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:10:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324804/credit-crunch-wont-stop-people-eating-out-says-research.htmlHospitality wins court fight over music fee hikehttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324803/hospitality-wins-court-fight-over-music-fee-hike.htmlThe hospitality industry could save millions of pounds after the High Court agreed that massively increased charges for playing background music, introduced in 2005, were disproportionate and unreasonable. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:47:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324803/hospitality-wins-court-fight-over-music-fee-hike.htmlFuller’s “well placed” to deal with UK recessionhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324802/fullers-well-placed-to-deal-with-uk-recession.htmlFuller Smith & Turner has said it is well prepared to deal with a UK recession, as it revealed sales at its pubs had ground to a halt in the first six months of the year.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324802/fullers-well-placed-to-deal-with-uk-recession.htmlStill time to sign up for Caterer's business campaignhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324801/still-time-to-sign-up-for-caterers-business-campaign.htmlTime is running out for hospitality businesses to get involved in Caterer’s new campaign for 2009 aimed at helping operators to operate better in these difficult economic times.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324801/still-time-to-sign-up-for-caterers-business-campaign.htmlTwo pairs of tickets to Taste of Christmas up for grabshttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324799/two-pairs-of-tickets-to-taste-of-christmas-up-for-grabs.htmlCaterersearch has two pairs of tickets to Taste of Christmas with Gordon Ramsay to give away.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324799/two-pairs-of-tickets-to-taste-of-christmas-up-for-grabs.htmlHilwood seeking £10m-plus for Bath hotelhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324800/hilwood-seeking-10m-plus-for-bath-hotel.htmlHilwood Resorts and Hotels has placed Bailbrook House hotel near Bath on the market with an asking price of more than £10m, Caterersearch can reveal.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324800/hilwood-seeking-10m-plus-for-bath-hotel.htmlTripAdvisor to let firms publish its consumer reviewshttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324796/tripadvisor-to-let-firms-publish-its-consumer-reviews.htmlTripAdvisor has launched a free service allowing hoteliers and restaurateurs to publish user-generated comments from the peer-to-peer review website on their own websites.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/21/324796/tripadvisor-to-let-firms-publish-its-consumer-reviews.htmlPost-fire River Café continues to impress the criticshttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324798/post-fire-river-caf-continues-to-impress-the-critics.htmlThe River Café has gained more praise from London’s food critics, with the Metro’s Marina O’Loughlin admiring the restaurant’s “attention to detail that sets it apart from its pretenders”. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:54:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324798/post-fire-river-caf-continues-to-impress-the-critics.htmlPub openings worth more to Treasury than closures, says ALMRhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324797/pub-openings-worth-more-to-treasury-than-closures-says.htmlTaking positive steps to encourage new openings would generate the same amount of revenue for the Chancellor as next year’s planned hike in the alcohol duty escalator.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:39:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324797/pub-openings-worth-more-to-treasury-than-closures-says.htmlDolce Hotels and Resorts appoints new chief executivehttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324794/dolce-hotels-and-resorts-appoints-new-chief-executive.htmlWyndham Hotel Group chief executive Steven Rudnitsky is to join US-based hotel group Dolce Hotels and Resorts as president and chief executive next month.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:28:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324794/dolce-hotels-and-resorts-appoints-new-chief-executive.htmlHilton opens first London Doubletree hotelhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324793/hilton-opens-first-london-doubletree-hotel.htmlHilton has opened its first Doubletree hotel in central London and unveiled plans to open a property under the brand in Chester early next year.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:57:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324793/hilton-opens-first-london-doubletree-hotel.htmlCAMRA warns of ‘bloodbath of pub closures’http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324792/camra-warns-of-bloodbath-of-pub-closures.htmlAs many as 7,500 pubs will be forced to close by the end of 2012 due to a “tidal wave” of beer tax hikes, unfair supermarket competition and the economic downturn, the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) warned today.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:31:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324792/camra-warns-of-bloodbath-of-pub-closures.htmlFoliage chef Chris Staines to create menus for Lufthansahttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324791/foliage-chef-chris-staines-to-create-menus-for-lufthansa.htmlTwo-Michelin-starred chef Chris Staines, head chef at London restaurant Foliage, has been appointed by Lufthansa as the German airline’s first British star chef.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:18:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324791/foliage-chef-chris-staines-to-create-menus-for-lufthansa.htmlIHG to cut jobs and hours to keep costs downhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324790/ihg-to-cut-jobs-and-hours-to-keep-costs-down.htmlInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will be cutting jobs in order to combat the economic slowdown, top executives admitted yesterday.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:34:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324790/ihg-to-cut-jobs-and-hours-to-keep-costs-down.htmlFood drives sales at Young’shttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324789/food-drives-sales-at-youngs.htmlLondon pub company Young & Co has seen food sales continue to climb as cash-strapped consumers increasingly look for alternatives to dining out in restaurants.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:13:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324789/food-drives-sales-at-youngs.htmlFSA signs up six fast-food chains for healthier meals programmehttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324754/fsa-signs-up-six-fast-food-chains-for-healthier-meals.htmlThe Food Standards Agency (FSA) will today announce that six leading fast-food chains have signed up to its commitment to providing healthier meals outside...Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324754/fsa-signs-up-six-fast-food-chains-for-healthier-meals.htmlAramark loses out to Booker and DHL on prison contracthttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324775/aramark-loses-out-to-booker-and-dhl-on-prison-contract.htmlContract caterer Aramark has lost a lucrative prison shop contract worth an estimated £40m in annual turnover to a consortium involving wholesaler Booker, Caterer has learnt.Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324775/aramark-loses-out-to-booker-and-dhl-on-prison-contract.htmlThree hoteliers make the British Asian Rich Listhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324738/three-hoteliers-make-the-british-asian-rich-list.htmlHoteliers Surinder Arora, Jasminder Singh and Firoz Kassam all feature on the newly-published British Asian Rich List. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/20/324738/three-hoteliers-make-the-british-asian-rich-list.htmlOliver to open first Jamie’s Italian in Londonhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/19/324737/oliver-to-open-first-jamies-italian-in-london.htmlJamie Oliver is to launch his first Jamie’s Italian restaurant in central London, with the opening of an outlet in Canary Wharf. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/19/324737/oliver-to-open-first-jamies-italian-in-london.html