New figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) predict a revival in the UK hotel market over the next three years.
(28 May 2004 17:02:00)
Rezidor SAS has forged a £14m partnership with developer Inislyn to build a 120-bedroom hotel on the edge of Belfast city centre.
(28 May 2004 16:37:00)
Bristol mayor gives smashing welcome to Hard Rock bar, Claridge's chef wins week in NY kitchens in Queen's scholarship, Minister gambles on new Sector Skills Council
(28 May 2004 15:57:00)
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(28 May 2004 15:49:35)
Atul Kochhar's first book hits the shelves today. We have a sneak preview for you, plus some tips on getting published yourself
(28 May 2004 15:43:00)
Tony Blair has attacked Britain's binge drinking culture and sent a clear warning to operators that irresponsible drinks promotions will not be tolerated.
(28 May 2004 15:32:00)
Catering for schoolchildren is already a complicated process, but when the schools are specialist or the pupils have particular dietary needs, the challenges to caterers are even more complex. Jessica Gunn reports
(28 May 2004 15:31:00)
Sunny weather, strong beer sales and a good performance from its tenanted and food-led managed pubs helped boost annual profits and sales at brewer and pub operator Fuller Smith & Turner.
(28 May 2004 15:25:00)
From Camden to Cannes, Jerez to Jordan, if you want your party to go with a bang, there's one man who can do the business. Call The Admirable Crichton and ask for Johnny Roxburgh
(28 May 2004 15:25:00)
Fast-food giant Burger King will find itself competing with the likes of Starbucks and Subway as it targets smaller venues for a new restaurant format.
(28 May 2004 15:10:00)
Is a unified grading system for hotels in the UK a good idea?
(28 May 2004 15:04:00)
Pioneering American music producer and DJ turned bar and restaurant owner Arthur Baker is expanding his portfolio with a new venture in Brixton, south London.
(28 May 2004 14:43:00)
In the 13 May 2004 issue of Caterer, a story appeared headed "Money still outstanding on sale of Teca to A-Z".
(28 May 2004 14:40:00)
Eldridge Pope has identified the improvement of its food offer as key to enhancing its performance during the second half of the year following the announcement of “disappointing” first-half figures.
(28 May 2004 12:04:00)
Fancy topping up that fading tan and hitting the beach? Then buy Thursday’s Caterer for a chance to win a holiday at Gordon Campbell Gray’s hotel in Antigua.
(28 May 2004 9:38:41)
All the latest appointments and promotions...
(28 May 2004 9:23:00)
Elior, the French catering company and owner of Avenance in the UK, has launched an aggressive growth plan for its Italian subsidiary.
(28 May 2004 9:23:00)
Wolverhampton & Dudley (W&D) is scouring the market for expansion armed with a £150m war chest.
(27 May 2004 15:27:00)
The UK hotel industry is failing to recover from the battering it took last year, according to the latest figures from two leading consultants.
(27 May 2004 15:25:00)
Jay Rayner adores the well-priced and well-portioned tapas-style menu, Melinda Stevens advises readers to save Inn the Park in St James's Park, Tracey MacLeod loves the food and the good value at The Bell Hotel, Belinda Richardson goes behind the grand but shabby exterior of the Castleman Hotel, Mathew Fort is unexcited by Yauatcha.
(27 May 2004 15:17:00)
Sodexho launches a month-long promotion of street foods from across the world in its staff restaurants next week.
(27 May 2004 15:08:00)
Rocco Forte Hotels is introducing a "bath butler" service across all of its UK hotels next month...
(27 May 2004 15:07:00)
Robert Clayton head chef of the Bath Priory hotel...
(27 May 2004 15:04:00)
Has Les Routiers lost its way?asks Jonathan Coomb, chef-proprietor of the Stephan Langton Inn, Friday Street, Surrey
(27 May 2004 15:03:00)
Compass, the world's biggest food service company, is aiming to drive down the cost of its food in other countries by replicating its UK purchasing model across the world.
(27 May 2004 14:58:00)
Hotel and betting company Hilton Group is only cautiously optimistic about its hotels business despite recording a 106% increase in group profit in the four months to 30 April.
(27 May 2004 14:51:00)
They're the sort of thing that have you waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, screaming. But with the benefit of time and distance, we can all have a laugh at your own hospitality horror stories
(27 May 2004 14:21:00)
GuestInvest, the company behind the UK's first buy-to-let scheme for hotels, has announced a massive £300m expansion plan just two months after launching.
(27 May 2004 12:20:00)
Recently formed hotel group Niche Hotels has bought its third property in Newcastle upon Tyne.
(27 May 2004 12:20:00)
Children's food should be more than burgers, chips and small portions, and the catering industry needs to play its part in educating young people about healthy choices and nutritional value
(27 May 2004 12:18:00)
InterContinental is poised to put another block of hotels onto the market, as part of its ongoing disposal programme.
(27 May 2004 12:17:00)
His latest menu with his own roses on the table would be chosen by pierre gagnaire for his last supper, with cool jazz sounds provided by Chet Baker and Wynton Marsalis
(27 May 2004 12:10:43)
Celebrities can be a nice little earner when they're staying at your hotel or eating at your restaurant. But it's a bit of a minefield when it comes to how you treat them and their hangers-on. We offer some advice on how to keep them happy... and coming back for more.
(27 May 2004 12:01:00)
This week may be National Vegetarian Week, but Pied … Terre now has a meat-free d‚gustation menu on offer all year round. Dan Bignold tries it
(27 May 2004 11:58:00)
School caterers and the food industry have come under attack from MPs for their part in fuelling the country’s growing obesity epidemic.
(27 May 2004 11:13:00)
London-based brewer and pub operator Young & Co benefited from the hot summer last year, it said today as it posted increased profits for the year, but predicted this summer was unlikely to be as good.
(27 May 2004 11:12:00)
It's caused a media storm, broken Channel 4 audience records and brought both high praise and scathing criticism. Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares may be over for now but the series has left a lasting impression. Simon Wright, who worked as a consultant on the programmes, talks to Gordon Ramsay about his reality check.
(27 May 2004 11:08:27)
Win a luxury holiday for two at Carlisle Bay hotel, Antigua. Return flights from London. One night's stay including dinner at London's One Aldwych, pre-departure.
(27 May 2004 11:04:17)
Internet technology and related systems offer hospitality operators a wealth of new ways to tailor the entertainment they provide to their guests' precise, even personal, needs. Lindsay Clark reports on some of the most recent developments
(27 May 2004 11:00:00)
School caterers will be eagerly awaiting the Food Standards Agency's latest research into school meals, which is due out this summer and could lead to new guidelines.
(27 May 2004 10:58:49)
The Government seems unlikely to act on the findings of the latest Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) School Meals Survey.
(27 May 2004 10:58:24)
If you mention the delegation of school meal budgets to anyone involved in providing school meals, sit back and be prepared for a lengthy debate.
(27 May 2004 10:57:51)
So you feel your school catering contract isn't performing, but how do you tell? Caterer asked one of the professionals, Julian Edwards, director of Tenet Education Services, to give us some pointers
(27 May 2004 10:56:00)
It's part of the last 20 years of food history in the UK, which was clearly the most important period of culinary development in our history.
(27 May 2004 10:50:54)
Tipperary buys Emile Tissot, Loch Duart plans sustainable expansion, Belfield Farms teams up with E&E Patisserie.
(27 May 2004 10:40:59)