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First-time buyer Marchella Courtfield-Mah has acquired the Painswick hotel, which features in the Cotswolds’ Finest Hotels guide.
(31 August 2006 17:58:00)
Warwickshire licensed operator Sue Hawkins has snapped up the Grade II-listed George hotel, bar and restaurant in the Cotswold market town of Shipston-on-Stour.
(31 August 2006 17:56:00)
Lincolnshire publicans Lloyd and Julia Kenny have bought the Cluny Bank hotel in Forres, Morayshire.
(31 August 2006 17:52:00)
A Grade II-listed coaching inn near Snowdon in North Wales has been sold to Carl Holden and Brian Jones, who have a combined 45 years’ experience in the licensed and restaurant trade.
(31 August 2006 17:47:00)
Zimbabwean Leo Fynn has bought Edwards, one of Torquay’s top restaurants.
(31 August 2006 17:44:00)
The Distant Hills guesthouse in the West Highlands village of Spean Bridge has been sold to first-time buyer Peter McIntosh and his wife.
(31 August 2006 17:40:00)
Staffordshire restaurateurs Julian and Liz Ankins have bought the Bridge House restaurant in Kendal, Cumbria, which they have renamed Number One Bridge Street.
(31 August 2006 17:37:00)
The Swan at Kingston near Taunton has changed hands for the first time in 11 years.
(31 August 2006 17:19:00)
A bar and roof-top restaurant in the heart of the North Devon town of Barnstaple is seeking a new owner.
(31 August 2006 14:26:00)
The Actief, a six-cabin Dutch barge that cruises the River Thames between Windsor and Oxford, would make an ideal purchase for a hotelier with wanderlust.
(31 August 2006 14:01:00)
The Dartmouth Inn community pub in the South Devon market town of Newton Abbey has been put on the market by Venture Inns.
(31 August 2006 13:53:00)
The Government is reportedly planning to introduce a work permit system for Bulgarians and Romanians that will require them to prove they can fill specific skill shortages.
(31 August 2006 12:57:00)
Henry J Beans owner the Food & Drink Group has appointed Raymond McClymont to the board as chief operating officer.
(31 August 2006 12:06:00)
Whitbread’s pub and high-street restaurant chains have started the year poorly, with TGI Friday’s fairing particularly badly.
(31 August 2006 11:43:00)
Daniel Clifford, chef at the two-Michelin-starred Midsummer House restaurant in Cambridge, is to launch a gastropub in Essex next year.
(31 August 2006 11:42:00)
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 36.3% in the week ending 27 August, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(31 August 2006 10:48:00)
The entrepreneurs responsible for rescuing Pan-Asian Park Lane restaurant Taman Gang from administration are planning to extend their burgeoning empire with a series of new restaurants.
(31 August 2006 10:47:00)
The chief executive of Elior UK, the UK's fourth-largest contract caterer, has slammed his company's efforts to hit its financial targets.
(31 August 2006 10:31:00)
Rising numbers of households and more mobile lifestyles will fuel a 33% growth in global food service sales by 2010, experts have predicted.
(31 August 2006 10:30:00)
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 36.3% in the week ending 27 August, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(31 August 2006 10:28:00)
Hotels in the North West increased revenue per available room (revpar) by 10.7% during the month of July.
(31 August 2006 10:21:00)
HBJ Wines & Spirits has launched a new range of house wines under the company's Terrain label. The range comprises nine vins de pays from the Côtes de Gascogne, Oc and Lot regions.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Further to your Strategy Clinic (Caterer, 17 August, page 58), I'm surprised nobody mentioned having a "channel conversion" strategy as being key in using third-party suppliers to a property's full advantage.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
The introduction of a consistent way of assessing and also guiding our visitors to the quality of accommodation in Scotland, England and Wales quite understandably causes owners and managers of these businesses to ask questions about the approach being taken. Jeff Riley has raised some of these in his letter (Caterer, 17 August, page 14).
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
I've just read the extract from Marco Pierre White's autobiography (Caterer, 24 August, page 32), and I've never read such a load of self-serving egotistical crap.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
I was most interested in your two recent articles on hotel management education (Caterer, 10 August page 22 and 17 August, page 52).
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Abnormal events have to be factored into business planning whether we like it or not, says hotel industry consultant Melvin Gold
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Trevor Carpenter has become head concierge at the Macdonald Castle hotel in Windsor, leading the newly created service.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
I am the chef-proprietor of a large restaurant and am struggling to keep on top of book-keeping and general administration. Is outsourcing my finance functions a sensible option?
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Set in the town's business park area, this hotel has been designed with the business traveller in mind. The company claims its remit is to raise the standards of the premium budget hotel market by offering comfort and convenience as well as value for money.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Philip Coghlan has been promoted to restaurant manager at the Landmark hotel's Winter Garden eaterie. He was room service manager at the five-star London hotel.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Paul Symonds has been recruited as chief executive of the Laurel Pub Company. Previously managing director at the Spirit Pubs and Bars division, he starts his new role on 4 September.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
A menu of modern international food from six continents is available at this new Battersea eaterie. The atmosphere is informal, and the wine list is as international as the food, with offerings from Mexico and India as well as more traditional Old and New World wines.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Hoping to attract a mix of trendy twenty- and thirtysomethings during the evening and welcoming kids during the day, Monkey Face offers familiar dishes with mass appeal and an extensive wine and cocktail list. A tapas menu is also available in the evenings.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Hertfordshire's Down Hall Country House hotel has appointed Mark Alan Jones as its new head chef. He was head chef at Greenwich Inc, based at the Trafalgar Tavern in south-east London.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Already established throughout England and Wales, this is Las Iguanas' first London venture. The site boasts views across the river, while the interior design is modern South American, complete with eye-catching artefacts.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Liverpool's Radisson SAS hotel has promoted Kate Dunne to the post of guest relations manager. She joined the hotel ahead of its opening in 2004 as sales and marketing co-ordinator.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Fairmont has selected Julian Haddon as regional director, sales and marketing, based in the company's global sales office in London. He was director, sales and marketing, for the Savoy, at the company.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has recruited JP Kavanagh as general manager of the 260-bedroom Sheraton Grand hotel in Edinburgh. Kavanagh was operations manager at the Westin Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Glasgow's Hilton hotel has appointed Jeanette Ward its new director of sales. She was sales director at the Macdonald Inchyra Grange hotel in Stirling.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Yvonne Jackson's career in hospitality began when she spotted an advert in her local paper for a receptionist job at a De Vere hotel near her home in Cheshire. Having just left school, the idea of swapping her "boring office job" for dealing with hotel guests sounded too exciting an opportunity to miss.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
City Inn has appointed Glenn Savage operations manager for its Bristol hotel. He was deputy general manager at the Beales hotel, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
The Home Office is launching a "get tough" policy over illegal foreign workers. Businesses should act now to stay on the right side of the law, says Anne Morris
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Kool Kola is the latest flavour to be added to Cactus Jack's Schnapps Shotz range, and joins Candy Slam, Blak Zam Slam, Blue Chilli Slam, Cheeky Slam and Sticky Toffee Slam.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Hugo Swire MP is the Conservative Party's shadow minister for tourism. He launched a campaign this summer against the bed tax being considered by Sir Michael Lyons in his review of local government funding. He spoke to Emily Manson
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Luxury drink producer Moët & Chandon has revealed a new look for its Champagne - marking the first redesign of the iconic brand in nearly 150 years.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
As the author of the original letter which appeared in your publication (Caterer, 3 August, page 16), I'm glad it has struck a chord with a number of people (mainly in recruitment) who know me as the "Norfolk in Chefs" freelance chef.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Hotel occupancy rates in northern Israel dropped from 56.3% to 29.4% in July because of the conflict with Lebanon, according to the country's Central Bureau of Statistics.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
Tourist attraction operators have responded angrily to claims from the Soil Association that their catering provision is fuelling childhood obesity.
(31 August 2006 0:00:00)
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