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Pied à Terre director David Moore has warned the country's restaurateurs to clean up their tronc systems or pay the price.
(30 July 2004 10:56:00)
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has used his annual report to argue that smoking bans benefit rather than hinder the hospitality industry.
(29 July 2004 13:21:00)
This week's property dates from the 11th century and is set in 48 acres of grounds in the Dartmoor National Park. It is also the current AA Pet-friendly Hotel of the Year.
(29 July 2004 12:53:00)
Irish hotel group Jurys Doyle is to lease and operate a new four-star hotel at Dublin's Croke Park gaelic sports stadium.
(29 July 2004 12:37:00)
Drinks discounting introduced earlier this year has helped slow the decline in like-for-like sales at Revolution, the vodka bar chain owned by Inventive Leisure, the company said today.
(29 July 2004 12:13:00)
All the latest appointments and promotions...
(29 July 2004 11:08:00)
Bad art is no substitute for good foodsays writer and consultant Simon Wright
(28 July 2004 17:24:00)
Jan Moir forgives the table turning at Rainer Becker's new venture ROKA, and reports that it is "potentially fabulous"...
(28 July 2004 17:19:00)
The North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate has been attracting visitors with its waters and picture-postcard views for as long as the famous Betty's Tearoom has been brewing up.
(28 July 2004 16:48:00)
Rents drive restaurants out of town centres
(28 July 2004 16:46:00)
Boutique hotel chain Malmaison is to operate a new hotel at Liverpool's Prince's Dock.
(28 July 2004 16:45:00)
Vegetarian food pioneer Cranks is relaunching its range of sandwiches and organic breads under the banner "Eat Good, Feel Good", which is available to both retail and food service.
(28 July 2004 16:37:00)
Based on the soft pastel colours and patterns of the 1950s, Villeroy & Boch's new range of Providence tableware has been designed with rectangular areas of yellow, grey and beige.
(28 July 2004 16:36:00)
Pierre Robert is the latest addition to the Cheese Cellar Company's 2,000-strong range of cheeses.
(28 July 2004 16:31:00)
Some customers might find their enjoyment of a pint outside spoiled when they have to drink it from a flimsy plastic container.
(28 July 2004 16:29:00)
Boutique hotel group Malmaison has finally found a site in Liverpool to open its 10th hotel.
(28 July 2004 16:23:00)
Bébétel is a new Swiss-made product designed for hotel guests to monitor their babies without the need for traditional listening devices which use radio waves and can go out of range or suffer interference.
(28 July 2004 16:22:00)
Jus-Rol is offering a new selection of canap‚s for event caterers, featuring puff pastry casings, a filling and a flavoured topping.
(28 July 2004 16:21:00)
Contract caterer and restaurant group Searcy's is planning to open a large restaurant in London's West End, while the group's partner, Lindsay House chef Richard Corrigan, has his sights set on Greece.
(28 July 2004 15:47:00)
I would like to return to work in the hotel industry after a 20-year gap. How hard would it be for me to return to work, and are there any courses that could help me update my skills?
(28 July 2004 12:28:00)
Hotel group Thistle is understood to be the favourite to take over London's Cumberland hotel, the last of the 11 Le Méridien properties taken back under the control of owner Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
(28 July 2004 12:03:00)
New Whitbread chief executive Alan Parker has brushed away calls to break up the company following its £505m purchase of the Premier Lodge budget hotel chain from Spirit last week.
(28 July 2004 11:36:00)
What: Dissidence & Cake - an exhibition by writer and artist Martin Firrel at Maison Bertaux pàtisserie in London's Soho.
(28 July 2004 10:54:00)
Lisa-Jane Bland of law firm Steeles looks at the problems employers face in securing work permits for hospitality and food-processing workers
(28 July 2004 10:52:00)
Rowlett Rutland is offering a simple-to-use, no-frills, belt-driven electric slicer for use in the food service industry.
(28 July 2004 10:50:00)
After the autumn 2003 olive harvest and the subsequent lengthy decanting process, Italian food importer Savoria now has its hands on several new olive oils.
(28 July 2004 10:49:00)
Kitchen equipment company Parry has added combination ovens to its range, aimed at smaller businesses rather than the large-scale catering operations traditionally associated with combi-ovens.
(28 July 2004 10:47:00)
Paxton & Whitfield has introduced a new range of Italian artisanal cheeses, including some lesser-known varieties such as Tuma rusa from Piedmont, a 200g sheep's milk cheese with a pink washed-rind skin.
(28 July 2004 10:45:00)
Briochettes, bundt cakes and a trio of new muffins are new offerings from French bread specialist Delice de France.
(28 July 2004 10:44:00)
The latest addition to Nestlè's revamped Chef range of stocks is a fish stock, Fumet de Poisson.
(28 July 2004 10:43:00)
Facing up to change in the workplace – or even introducing to your staff a change that you feel is necessary – can sometimes be unnerving. But if you deal with it as a series of steps, this will help you think clearly and understand the situation better. This will also help you explain what is going on to your staff.
(27 July 2004 17:13:00)
The kitchen at Swansea's new Grand hotel was still a work in progress when Dermott Slade and his brigade cooked for industry insiders at last week's Chef Eats Out lunch. But, as Dan Bignold reports, any problems back of house went unnoticed as guests tucked in to the Welsh produce
(27 July 2004 16:56:00)
They're our 30 under-30, the young high-flyers who have already made an impact in the industry and who could be shaping its future in years to come. Caterer took this year's Acorn winners to Scotland for a special celebration...
(27 July 2004 16:52:30)
Who do you think was the five-star hotel GM who helped pen Hotel Babylon?
(27 July 2004 15:49:00)
The Prince of Wales has attacked the "politically correct" pretence of teaching food technology in schools and demanded cooking lessons be put back on the National Curriculum.
(27 July 2004 14:46:00)
The former chairman of Queens Moat Houses (QMH) has been disqualified from being a director for six years.
(27 July 2004 14:37:00)
Pete Phillips has joined Marco Pierre White's outside catering division, MPW Catering, as head of logistics. He joins from party planning company Rhubarb, where he had worked for the past six years.
(27 July 2004 14:35:00)
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell this week released the Government's new business strategy for the tourism industry, Tomorrow's Tourism Today, to cautious enthusiasm.
(27 July 2004 14:32:00)
Chefs are beginning to bow to pressure for healthier menus as public concern mounts, according to a new survey.
(27 July 2004 14:30:00)
More hotels and restaurants failed last year than at any other time in the past five years, according to the latest figures from Companies House.
(27 July 2004 14:18:00)
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering sector...
(27 July 2004 12:54:00)
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