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Conran Holdings is to take a 25% stake in struggling rival Bank Restaurant Group in what could be a prelude to a full-scale takeover.
(31 July 2003 17:49:23)
The Le Méridien Grosvenor House and Waldorf hotels in London have been placed into administrative receivership by Royal Bank of Scotland, which said today that it intended to take back control of all 11 Le Méridien hotels in the UK and Ireland.
(31 July 2003 17:33:52)
Donald Macdonald, chief executive of Macdonald Hotels, has upped his bid for the 104-strong chain to £156.8m, an offer which the company's only independent director has agreed to recommend to shareholders.
(31 July 2003 17:11:29)
During the past nine years Caterer has "adopted" some 50 businesses. In that time some have fallen by the wayside, others are still going strong. In September we will introduce new adoptees. But until then we catch up with some old friends, beginning with the Beechwood hotel in North Walsham, Norfolk. Jenny Webster reports.
(31 July 2003 16:58:57)
Four-star hotel operator Hanover International has confirmed that it is in preliminary talks with potential buyers of the 15-strong chain.
(31 July 2003 16:55:40)
Book publisher Penguin is trying to find the source of an e-mail purporting to be a book written by this year's Catey Special Award winner, Jamie Oliver.
(31 July 2003 16:54:38)
With the start of the traditional UK holiday period, we ask "When did you last have a vacation?"
(31 July 2003 16:52:28)
A few weeks ago, I was expounding the virtues of budget-sector hotels, explaining that consistency was the secret of their success.
(31 July 2003 16:49:38)
Carl Leaver, managing director of budget hotel chain Travel Inn, is to take over from Paul Dermody as chief executive of De Vere Group.
(31 July 2003 16:46:18)
Steve Carter, former head chef of London restaurant Ché, has taken on a consultancy role with a pub and retail operating company which aims to revitalise dining in neighbourhood pubs in the Home Counties.
(31 July 2003 16:44:33)
Mandarin Oriental in the red - The Sars epidemic and economic uncertainty have pushed Hong Kong-based hotel group Mandarin Oriental into the red.
(31 July 2003 16:41:59)
The Observer - 27 July - Harriet Lane has lunch at Marcus Wareing's new "bistro" Fleur, London SW1
(31 July 2003 16:38:56)
FutureChef - Industry training body Springboard is calling for entries for the 2004 running of its annual competition for young cooks aged between 12 and 16.
(31 July 2003 16:26:31)
Help is at hand for those hotel businesses where guests rent DVDs from reception to play in their rooms and then "forget" to return the disc.
(31 July 2003 16:18:06)
The cost of a cup of coffee ranges from 50p to £5.06 in the UK's hotels and cafés, according to a survey by daily newspaper The Sun.
(31 July 2003 16:16:50)
Contract caterer Sodexho is likely to be serving up food to British squaddies for the next 30 years after winning through to the final round of a £4b Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project.
(31 July 2003 16:14:43)
Health club operator Fitness Express is getting ready to celebrate the launch of its first investment venture at Cambridge Quy Mill hotel.
(31 July 2003 16:13:08)
Oliver Peyton's planned 200-seat Inn the Park restaurant, which will open in London's St James's Park next spring, will exemplify a move by the Royal Parks Agency to "green up" its catering operation in concessions across the eight Royal Parks in the capital.
(31 July 2003 16:11:36)
The hotel industry is benefiting from resilient trade in the small business sector, according to a survey into business travel trends by travel and financial services company American Express.
(31 July 2003 16:10:36)
UK hoteliers are still experiencing tough trading conditions and are a long way from clawing their way back to the heights of 2000, according to the latest figures from consultancy PKF.
(31 July 2003 16:08:38)
Greene King fined - Greene King Brewing and Retailing has been fined £2,000, with £1,428 costs, by Taunton Deane Magistrates Court for food hygiene offences at its Hungry Horse Stonegallows pub in Taunton, Somerset.
(31 July 2003 16:07:04)
Telling a Second story - The Second Floor restaurant, bar and brasserie will open in the new Harvey Nichols store in Manchester on 11 August.
(31 July 2003 16:01:57)
Restaurants all over the country have raised £100,000 to help fight hunger in the Third World during the past seven years. And as Janet Harmer reports, charitable activities can also raise a restaurant's profile and boost business.
(31 July 2003 16:00:45)
Edinburgh gets millions of visitors, so it's not surprising there are plenty of hotels and restaurants in the Scottish capital. And that means competition is very, very tough. Helen Adkins, Jenny Webster, Sara Guild and Jo Ewart report.
(31 July 2003 15:46:38)
Carried to the feast by Charlie's Angels, Joël Robuchon behind the stove and bonsai trees on the table - just a few of the things to look out for at the final meal of Foliage head chef Chris Staines.
(31 July 2003 15:32:45)
"Cookery demos are a great way of promoting your establishment" - crowned with roses.
(31 July 2003 15:13:32)
There's no need to fire up the stove when all that's required is a late-night snack - there's plenty of professional light-duty equipment that can do the job. Bob Gledhill reports.
(31 July 2003 15:12:18)
The chairman's on line 1, Big Bertha's on line 2 - British workers make 15,000 calls to sex and chat lines from the workplace every hour. At an average of £1.50 a minute, these calls are costing British businesses more than £25m a year, according to BT research.
(31 July 2003 15:07:55)
It's the height of summer, and more and more Brits are choosing to holiday at home. Where? In a caravan, of course. On a visit to Devon, Mick Whitworth found out how caravan parks are keeping pace with the high street and catering to a more sophisticated holiday-maker.
(31 July 2003 15:03:23)
In March we celebrate our 166th Anniversary as the Hospitality Industry Benevolent Organisation.
(31 July 2003 15:00:16)
Sergio Albergo has joined the Abu Dhabi Grand, in the United Arab Emirates, as restaurant manager.
(31 July 2003 14:58:25)
Deutsche Bank gives Eurest more time - Eurest, part of the Compass Group, has renewed and extended its contract with investment bank Deutsche Bank for a further five years.
(31 July 2003 14:52:39)
The insurance bill for one of Ireland's leading hotels has soared by almost 300% in just two years, a government minister was told last week.
(31 July 2003 14:50:12)
Professor David Foskett, Victor Ceserani and Ronald Kinton, £19.99, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 0-340-85041-8.
(31 July 2003 14:48:42)
Camra operators will be in focus for the Great British Beer Festival in London next week, so get to Olympia and ale will be well with the world.
(31 July 2003 14:47:24)
UK hotels have suffered their worst first-half occupancy and revenue levels since 1996, according to figures from consultants Deloitte & Touche.
(30 July 2003 16:47:02)
As product and style manager for the country's largest budget hotel chain, Travel Inn, Ryan Rudolf is responsible for everything from staff uniforms to the art on the walls.
(30 July 2003 15:52:11)
There's a chic addition to the Cambridge dining scene - Hotel Felix and its restaurant Graffiti, which has brought a touch of the Med to eastern England.
(30 July 2003 15:49:21)
Have you ever wondered which wine would make the best match for your Sunday roast? Caterer's team of tasters finds out.
(30 July 2003 15:44:30)
I am writing this from a cloudy, grey Cornish village on my first break from Dubai in two years - it's taken me that long to feel able to leave for a couple of weeks.
(30 July 2003 15:38:18)
The British Association of Conference Destinations (BACD) has appointed Hamish Reid its new chairman.
(30 July 2003 15:36:22)
ASIA AND EAST ASIA - Raffles profits up but revenue down - Singapore hotel group Raffles Holdings announced last week that its second-quarter net profits jumped by 176% thanks to an exceptional gain from the sale of Brown's hotel in London.
(30 July 2003 15:34:38)
Jurg Bleiker and his wife, Jane, used to run a restaurant for 21 years before moving into their present venture, Bleiker's Smoke House.
(30 July 2003 14:46:00)
More than just an ebony grand piano, the Roland KR-17M is a digital entertainment system complete with an on-board CD system, surround sound, a link to your existing sound system and moving keys - so you don't even have to employ a pianist.
(30 July 2003 14:43:30)
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