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Restaurant chains Café Rouge and Bella Italia could be put up for sale for more than £120m.
(31 August 2004 17:09:00)
Facts and figures on alcohol and drug abuse, tell-tale signs and dealing with the problem.
(31 August 2004 16:14:00)
In the first of a new series examining pressing issues for the independent hotel sector, Richard Lewis examines the pitfalls presented by rate transparency
(31 August 2004 14:53:00)
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(31 August 2004 13:33:55)
UK-based Thistle Hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) increase by 4.2% in the year to 30 June, owner BIL International said today.
(31 August 2004 13:20:00)
The pace of growth in the UK hotel industry picked up again during July after a slight slowdown in June, according to figures from TRI Hospitality Consulting.
(31 August 2004 12:15:00)
Andrew Mosley has been promoted to director of operations at the De Vere Belfry hotel in Wishaw, Warwickshire...
(31 August 2004 11:55:00)
Jean-Yong Pittion, restaurant and bar manager of Aquasia at the Conrad London hotel
(31 August 2004 11:26:00)
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry...
(31 August 2004 10:06:00)
With Little Chef in the news for thinning down its chubby chef logo, Karl Cushing met up with chief executive Tim Scoble and found that the new image was just part of a wide-reaching roadside revolution
(27 August 2004 17:12:00)
Bar chain Brannigans is so fed up with women spending too long in the toilet that it plans to install cubicle doors which spring open one minute after they're locked...
(27 August 2004 16:41:00)
Restaurateurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King have denied reports they are planning to buy London's Basil Street hotel.
(27 August 2004 15:57:00)
The Merchant House, the longest-established Michelin-starred restaurant in Ludlow, Shropshire, is to cease trading under its current ownership.
(27 August 2004 15:55:00)
Brighton is the favourite UK seaside destination for Britons this Bank Holiday weekend, according to a survey from Mint credit card.
(27 August 2004 15:54:00)
Room rates and occupancy at UK hotels increased substantially during July, but the figures are still only slightly up on those of two years ago, consultants PKF said today.
(27 August 2004 15:28:00)
Ray Silverstein, head of the London employment team at law firm Browne Jacobson, looks at the legal pitfalls involved in interviewing job applicants
(27 August 2004 14:50:00)
Coffee Republic's decision to restructure its business and shift focus to a deli-style operation was justified this week as it reported more than an £8m reduction in losses in the year to 28 March.
(27 August 2004 14:41:00)
Gordon Ramsay Holdings is demanding that a new guide to the London eating-out scene is withdrawn and pulped after a member of staff noticed three errors about the group.
(27 August 2004 14:40:00)
Tory leader Michael Howard last week blasted the Government's plan for 24-hour opening, claiming it would encourage a yob culture.
(27 August 2004 14:39:00)
London restaurateurs slammed Mayor Ken Livingstone's plans to enlarge the congestion zone this week, saying it would make an already tough market even tougher.
(27 August 2004 14:38:00)
Italian café-restaurant and food store chain Carluccio's is continuing its ambitious expansion plans with a new opening in Hampstead, north London.
(27 August 2004 14:37:00)
Being a chef is tough. The hours are long, the kitchens are hot and - to add insult to injury - you may find you often suffer with a painful case of "chef's arse".
(27 August 2004 14:36:00)
Rumours of an imminent reorganisation of Thistle Hotels in the UK boosted shares in its Singaporean owner BIL International last week.
(27 August 2004 14:35:00)
Veteran restaurateur and consultant Roy Ackerman has teamed up with Hilton to launch a new restaurant at the Hilton Waldorf on London's Aldwych in October.
(27 August 2004 14:34:00)
Football fans could save a staggering £2,720 a year by watching games in the pub rather than on the terraces, according to a poll conducted by pub operator Spirit.
(27 August 2004 14:30:00)
Hotel groups have embraced the internet and are offering their best room rates on their own websites. Does this mean the end for online agents such as Lastminute.com? Karl Cushing investigates
(27 August 2004 14:29:00)
London has moved from 10th to sixth place in the league of the world's most expensive cities, according to the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.
(27 August 2004 14:28:00)
A sous chef will pit his culinary skills against those of his boss in one of the semi-finals of this year's Young Chef Young Waiter competition.
(27 August 2004 14:27:00)
Late-night bar, club and restaurant operator Urbium has sold two major Birmingham sites, leaving the operator with just one venue in England's second city.
(27 August 2004 14:27:00)
Josh Eggleton, last year's college winner of the Gordon Ramsay Scholar competition, is on course to pull off a unique double and win this year's main prize, having made it through to the 2004 semi-finals.
(27 August 2004 14:24:00)
The university city and port of Aberdeen, framed to the west by the Grampian Mountains and with a dramatic coastline, is the economic hub of the North-east of Scotland.
(27 August 2004 10:31:00)
Boost your revenue by being family-friendly
(27 August 2004 10:29:00)
This week's star property is an upmarket, low-maintenance B&B operation in Gloucestershire.
(27 August 2004 10:14:00)
The residents of the town of Sutton in Surrey have become discerning critics over the years as their town has been the testing ground for a whole host of new licensed brands and concepts
(27 August 2004 9:48:00)
High times in the Home Counties
(27 August 2004 9:46:00)
Edinburgh-based hotel, pub and restaurant group Festival Inns has bought three Ramada Jarvis hotels in Scotland for more than £10m.
(27 August 2004 9:38:00)
Catering at London's Victoria & Albert Museum is to undergo a radical overhaul under new incumbent Benugo - a caf‚-deli company that operates on the high street and in businesses.
(27 August 2004 9:37:00)
There is little support for an outright ban on smoking in pubs, according to a survey of pub staff and customers.
(26 August 2004 16:54:00)
Speculation is growing regarding the possible future shape and even identity of hotel chain Queens Moat Houses once it has been taken over by investment bank Goldman Sachs.
(26 August 2004 16:37:00)
All the latest appointments and promotions...
(26 August 2004 15:55:00)
This summer’s poor weather has helped UK Burger King franchisee Gowrings increase profits at its restaurants and narrow its overall losses in the past six months, it revealed today.
(26 August 2004 12:52:00)
The hotels market may be bouncing back but it will be next year before hoteliers start to see real financial benefits coming through, hotel and gaming chain Hilton said today.
(26 August 2004 12:16:00)
Restaurant group Paramount has outlined plans to grow its business by using spin-offs from its Chez Gérard and Bertorelli offerings.
(26 August 2004 9:55:16)
An investigation into chefs' kickbacks has struck at the very heart of the UK establishment following the arrest of the executive chefs for both the House of Commons and House of Lords.
(26 August 2004 9:55:00)
The Association of London Government (ALG) is considering launching a bill giving local authorities the power to ban smoking in pubs and restaurants.
(25 August 2004 17:03:00)
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