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Sorting out building problems and getting to grips with the implications of TV licensing might sound like a headache to most catering managers. For Julian Fris at the BBC, it's all in a day's work
(31 January 2003 17:14:52)
The new Licensing Bill will sweep away an archaic system when it becomes become law in 2004, says Licensing and Tourism minister Kim Howells. Here, he explains the changes it will bring
(31 January 2003 17:09:43)
Takings at the Epicurus pub-restaurant in Essex have disappointed Gary Witchalls, who has decided to call it a day. David Harris finds out what went wrong
(31 January 2003 17:09:12)
Shorter vocational training courses are being introduced across England this year, enabling employees to receive valuable training without them having to be absent from work for long periods. Chris Druce reports
(31 January 2003 17:00:54)
Caterer turns the spotlight on Hanover International, a hotel chain specialising in the corporate and conferences market, in the first of a series of company profiles. Angela Frewin reports
(31 January 2003 16:44:54)
Red Carnation Hotels took on its first property in South Africa at the end of 2002 against the background of a weak currency and rumours that tourists weren't safe in the country. Two months on, the hotel has identified an unusual source of income
(31 January 2003 16:38:05)
The doyenne of London's restaurant scene celebrated her 83rd birthday this year, but she's showing no signs of slowing down and is still packing them in at Elena's L'Etoile
(31 January 2003 16:31:55)
Is someone in your company getting promoted or retiring?
(31 January 2003 16:25:37)
National Restaurant Week, the Restaurant Association’s annual event to encourage more people to eat out, looks likely to be postponed.
(31 January 2003 15:58:12)
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering sector…
(31 January 2003 11:53:22)
The demand for in-flight catering from scheduled and charter airlines remains depressed, airline catering group Alpha Airports said today.
(31 January 2003 11:16:43)
Restaurant and bar group Hartford has cancelled its plans for two new sites because of the continuing economic uncertainty.
(31 January 2003 10:22:04)
Stephen Terry has confirmed he will leave renowned Welsh restaurant The Walnut Tree next month.
(31 January 2003 10:20:51)
Plans to double the size of a family-run hotel near Preston, Lancashire, hinge on whether the owners can get planning permission to relocate their adjacent garden centre to a larger site.
(31 January 2003 10:19:26)
School caterers have challenged celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to get involved with school meals after he blasted schools catering for being "outsourced to businesses which have to make a profit... so they end up being made of rubbish".
(31 January 2003 10:16:27)
Radisson SAS has taken over two properties in Saudi Arabia, increasing its portfolio in the country to three.
(31 January 2003 10:13:10)
Hospitality Action has appointed Jim Stephenson as its new chief executive, replacing Tony Allen, who left the charity last November to take up a career in education.
(31 January 2003 10:08:14)
The Midlands Association of Chefs has announced the line-up for the semi-final round of its Midlands Chef of the Year title.
(31 January 2003 10:07:10)
Living Ventures, the company that owns six-strong bar chain The Living Room, is expanding with a new brand.
(31 January 2003 10:04:35)
Contract caterer Sodexho is to sell meal kits supplied by Rocket in staff restaurants, following a deal between the two companies.
(31 January 2003 10:03:51)
Wales took the first legislative step last week to ban smoking in public buildings, including pubs and restaurants.
(31 January 2003 10:01:50)
A testing year ahead is predicted after a fragile 2002 and a disappointing December for the UK hotel industry, according to two reports published this week.
(31 January 2003 10:00:34)
McDonald's last week recorded its first quarterly loss since going public in 1965, an announcement which looks certain to mark the end of one of the biggest corporate global expansion programmes of modern times.
(31 January 2003 9:59:00)
Marie-Béatrice Lallemand, general manager of the world's largest Hilton and one of London's few high-profile female hotel managers, is to leave the 1,058-bedroom Hilton London Metropole on Edgware Road at the end of February.
(31 January 2003 9:56:19)
Fish-and-chip shop chain Harry Ramsden's is to launch an initiative in a bid to add up to 30 franchise outlets during 2003.
(31 January 2003 9:55:19)
We hear it time and time again, but no one can argue - hospitality is a people business.
(31 January 2003 9:54:27)
For a more contemporary look for hotel rooms and bathrooms, check out the new Jazz range of stainless steel radiators and heated towel rails from Aestus.
(31 January 2003 9:51:43)
Inspired by the Indian city of Pune (formerly Poona), Poonah Foods has introduced its hot sandwich called the poonah.
(31 January 2003 9:48:05)
Regional British cheeses including Lanark Blue, Swaledale, Chatel, Ardrahan, Worcester Gold, Quickes Cheddar Truckle and Mrs Bell’s Blue are now available from Brakes, along with flavoured cheeses such as Wensleydale with Cranberry and Apple, Hot Chilli Cheddar, White Stilton and Apricot, and Double Gloucester with Wholegrain Mustard and Horseradish.
(31 January 2003 9:43:53)
As an alternative to plain white china for coffee, have a look at Dudson’s Fireworks range.
(31 January 2003 9:40:12)
The new Hyppocampus cutlery drier will dry, sanitise and polish silver or stainless steel cutlery in 40 seconds, according to the manufacturer.
(31 January 2003 9:31:59)
Several new main-course meals have been added to Loxtons' product list, including Venison Sausages in Cumberland Sauce; Thai Chicken Paneng; Seafood with Lemon and Dill; Chicken Alfredo, and Vegetarian Pasta Florentine.
(31 January 2003 9:30:38)
Spring Fine Foods has extended its range of Eat Natural cereal bars with three new varieties - yogurt-coated almond and apricot; fruit, nut and coconut coated in Belgian milk chocolate; and cranberry and macademia with Belgian dark chocolate.
(31 January 2003 9:29:23)
Smoking is to be banned outright in pubs, restaurants, clubs and hotels in the Irish Republic from 1 January 2004, Ireland's health minister announced today.
(30 January 2003 17:27:35)
Antipodean staff have long been an important part of London's restaurant scene, but April will see the opening of the capital's only restaurant to describe its food as Australian.
(30 January 2003 16:23:18)
Five, six, even seven stars... how much higher can the star-rating system go? But anything over five stars is technically incorrect, so are hotels claiming more stars than they ought? Christina Golding investigates
(30 January 2003 16:20:28)
The Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, which lost its Michelin star in the recently published 2003 edition of the Red Guide, is now losing its head chef.
(30 January 2003 16:12:49)
Major hotel groups are becoming active in the cruise market, whether it's branding certain rooms on ships or investing in boats of their own. Christina Golding reports
(30 January 2003 16:09:34)
Pub company Eldridge Pope has warned that trading in the first half of its financial year will be below that of last year.
(30 January 2003 15:38:03)
Almost 80% of British publicly listed companies are worried about the cost of travel to their business, claims a report from budget hotel chain Premier Lodge.
(30 January 2003 15:28:54)
In 2001, Matthew Forte voted La Terrasse, at Samy and Zara Gicqueau's Sandgate Hotel in Folkestone, his Guardian Restaurant of the Year.
(30 January 2003 10:43:57)
Extend your breakfast menu with the new pre-filled, pre-grilled addition to the Provencette range from Délifrance, filled with egg mayonnaise, Cumberland pork sausage and slices of smoky bacon.
(30 January 2003 9:23:29)
Scotland could be left out in the cold as a result of the merger of the British Tourist Authority (BTA) and the English Tourism Council (ETC), fear tourism bosses.
(29 January 2003 17:50:09)
Beaulieu Chocolates is a small company making handmade chocolates in Beaulieu, Hampshire.
(29 January 2003 17:29:57)
Caterers are being warned about the dangers posed by eggs, in a fresh bid to reduce the number of cases of salmonella food poisoning.
(29 January 2003 17:25:56)
Senior figures in hospitality are lending their support to the Government's proposals for secondary education reform in the hope that it will open the door to more industry-specific courses.
(29 January 2003 17:24:08)
The Government has come under fire for “inflicting” healthy eating on school caterers without providing extra funding.
(29 January 2003 13:09:33)
Focusing on community pubs has helped pub company Punch Taverns increase like-for-like turnover by 2% since mid-August 2002.
(29 January 2003 11:17:56)
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