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Hotel bosses at two of the UK’s leading private hotel companies, Jarvis hotels and Thistle have announced their resignations today.
(30 September 2005 15:59:00)
Employer of choice profile for The Roof Gardens.
(30 September 2005 15:45:00)
Restaurant group Smollensky’s has added a ninth property to its collection, with more in the pipeline.
(30 September 2005 14:57:00)
Airline caterer Gate Gourmet is restructuring in a bid to shore up its finances and return to growth.
(30 September 2005 13:10:00)
Dawnay Shore Hotel (DSH) backer the Hotel Corporation has said it remains hungry for more hotel properties, especially in London.
(30 September 2005 12:15:00)
Urban Dining has put its faith in the strength of the Tootsies restaurant brand to see it through challenging conditions caused by weak consumer spending.
(30 September 2005 12:01:00)
Compass Group’s roadside services group Moto Hospitality has won the overall winner’s trophy in the 2005 UK Loo of the Year Awards.
(30 September 2005 11:29:00)
Public health minister Caroline Flint has hinted that the Government will keep its halfway house approach to smoking in pubs, despite speculation of a U-turn.
(30 September 2005 11:29:00)
London's Atlantic Bar & Grill has shut after 11 years in business.
(30 September 2005 11:16:00)
Acclaimed Leeds chef Anthony Flinn is opening a new restaurant in the city next month.
(30 September 2005 11:16:00)
Big story of the week has to be Compass boss Mike Bailey finally falling on his sword. Even made the front page of the FT yesterday.
(30 September 2005 0:00:00)
Airline caterer Alpha Airports has revealed a drop in profits despite a jump in turnover for the first six months of the year.
(29 September 2005 17:04:00)
Airline caterer Gate Gourmet and the T&G union have resolved their long-running dispute.
(29 September 2005 16:56:00)
De Vere Group has said soaring energy costs and rising business rates has put its goal of a 10% return on capital over the next two years in jeopardy.
(29 September 2005 16:51:00)
Essential news from around the world, including: Dolce International to manage first Belgian contract; heavenly results for Polish coffee bar chain; Jumeirah to manage £1b theme park; Marriott to bring rooms up to date...
(29 September 2005 15:33:00)
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering industry including: CVC wins football contract; Eurest wins glassware manufacturer contract; Compass adds Harrow College to books; Soexho wins 12 school contracts...
(29 September 2005 15:04:00)
Best places to work, employer of choice profile for The Dorchester
(29 September 2005 12:24:00)
Strikes by Gate Gourmet staff and British Airways baggage handlers meant a bumper August for hoteliers in and around Heathrow airport.
(29 September 2005 10:48:00)
The Ritz, the Greenhouse, the Ivy, the Ledbury and Angela Hartnett are all slammed for high wine prices
(29 September 2005 10:35:00)
Violeta Dakovic, 30, Chef de brigade, The Dorchester hotel, Mayfair. Salary range: From £19,000 for reception supervisors up to £30,000-plus for managers
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Annie Patterson, 19, waitress, Sam's Brasserie and Bar, Chiswick
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Jon Glenn, pub manager, Fullers, Smith & Turner, Artillery Arms in the City
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Anna Pollock, front of house manager, Vacherin
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Are we so ashamed of our cuisine that we have to dress up perfectly good British dishes with Continental-sounding names, asks Bill Knott
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Offering perks like free food and accommodation to your employees could land you with a hefty bill from the taxman. Gillian Wrigley, a partner in the tax department at chartered accountant French Duncan, offers some advice
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
British troops taking part in military operations will soon have a new weapon in their armoury - Lucozade. More than a decade after athletes and clubbers, the MOD seems to have finally cottoned on to Lucozade's energy-giving qualities.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
The two gastropubs that make up the Rutland group share a core wine list that changes with the seasonal menu, while further lists on blackboards add flexibility. Fiona Sims reports
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Software manufacturers go to great lengths to protect their programs from plagiarism and illicit duplication, but the opposite approach has been adopted by a growing band of programmers who make their work freely available for others to adopt, adapt or improve. Ross Bentley explores open source software
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Sorrel, London; The Glade, London; Colebrooks, London; La Vina, Leeds; Aposthrophe, London
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Ingredients in season...
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Resurrected from the dusty confines of small-town pubs and grabbed out of the hands of mad old men lamenting the days of yore, real ale is the drink to be drinking right now.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Amazingly, this is Gary Rhodes's 17th cookery book, and it's immediately recognisable as his work, following his usual format of simple, straightforward instructions with dishes that have an "I can do that" appeal.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Gordon Ramsay launched his first restaurant in Japan a few months ago. Here, his head chef Andy Cook talks to Emily Manson about the challenges of taking one of the world's most acclaimed restaurant brands to Tokyo's Conrad hotel
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Ruth Kelly to announce ban on junk food in schools
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Airline caterer Gate Gourmet and the T&G union have resolved their long-running dispute.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Boutique hotel chain owner Marylebone Warwick Balfour reported a 51.6% increase in underlying profitability from £15.9m last year to 24.1m in 2005.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
InterContinental, the biggest hotel group in the world, is to concentrate on defining its different hotel brands, according to chief executive Andrew Cosslett.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Bar and grill group Henry J Beans has been bought for £5.8m by the Hartford Group, owner of Jamies wine bars.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Precis Holdings has put four of its seven London hotels on the market in a bid to raise between £130m and £150m through sale-and-leaseback deals.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Holiday Inn is to dramatically expand its themed water parks and Holidomes during the next three years in North America.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched a $10m (£5.6m) staff training scheme to enhance its customer service.
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
The AA Restaurant Guide 2006 voted Wiltshire restaurant the Harrow at Little Bedwyn the best wine list in the UK. But what makes an award-winning list? And which wines are selling best? As a regular judge at wine list awards, Fiona Sims reports
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Trade has been rather slow at the White Lion in Stoke, so Rob Gamble and two of his team have been off to London to look for ways to build up business. And they've come back raving about seeds. Benjamin Walker reports
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
London - fashionable, vibrant, home to some of the most cutting-edge hospitality companies in the world and the host of the 2012 Olympics - would you really want to work anywhere else? Rosalind Mullen explores the opportunities
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
He made his name as a chef, winning two Michelin stars at Gidleigh Park in Devon. Now, though, Michael Caines, is emerging as a business heavyweight, thanks in part to his alliance with Andrew Brownsword. Dan Bignold reports
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
For chefs working in contract catering's business and industry sector, avoiding menu fatigue is a big challenge. In a new series featuring product development chefs, RHM Foodservice's Antony Bennett gives Diane Lane some advice on how to jazz up a menu
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
Beyond the fanfare of company mergers is the serious HR issue of standardising employee terms and conditions. Karl Cushing and Rosalind Mullen talk to Sean Wheeler, of Malmaison and Hotel du Vin owner MWB, and BaxterStorey's Linda Halliday about their experiences of combining two workforces
(29 September 2005 0:00:00)
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