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Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has defended its decision not to inform shareholders about an informal sale-and-leaseback offer for its pubs that would have wiped out its £40m debt.
(31 October 2005 17:26:00)
De Vere group has reportedly received interest from two private equity groups about a takeover.
(31 October 2005 16:37:00)
New regulations to control the disposal of used cooking oils are not being enforced by local authorities, according to a survey by catering equipment manufacturer Aga Foodservice.
(31 October 2005 16:13:00)
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is looking into Lightflower Acquisition’s £113m takeover of late-bar operator Urbium earlier this month.
(31 October 2005 15:07:00)
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed Peter Gowers to the newly-created role of chief marketing officer.
(31 October 2005 12:44:00)
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry, including: 200 redundancies at Compass; De Vere eyes Initial Style; Rocco slams station revamp; ex-PizzaExpress boss eyes health club chains...
(31 October 2005 11:12:00)
Travelodge for Islington; Brown's ready to reopen; Chewton Glen accolade; extended hours countdown...
(31 October 2005 11:10:00)
Marketing consortium Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has launched a new luxury accommodation club for the super-rich.
(31 October 2005 11:08:00)
Bob Cotton, chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, slams the Government muddle over smoking policy
(28 October 2005 15:15:00)
Essential news from around the world, including: Four Seasons to build in Marrakech; JW III leaves Marriott; Stein Group expands; Small Luxury Hotels sees a steady growth...
(28 October 2005 14:19:00)
Compass Group has called in auditor Ernst & Young to go through the books of its ESS division.
(28 October 2005 12:28:00)
Spanish tapas bar chain La Tasca has reported promising interim results in its pre-close statement.
(28 October 2005 12:03:00)
Business travellers can expect to pay considerably more for hotel rooms and airfares next year as demand pushes up prices, predicts American Express Business Travel.
(28 October 2005 11:32:00)
Measures to ban smoking in public places will have to be put into place by the summer of 2007 rather than the end of 2008 as originally proposed.
(28 October 2005 11:08:00)
Mayor's commission concludes that centre would create 5,500 jobs and boost city's economy by 400m a year
(28 October 2005 10:24:00)
Opportunities to be spelt out at Moscow investment forum
(28 October 2005 10:24:00)
London restaurateur and owner of Langan's Brasserie Richard Shepherd has denied rumours he is planning to sell up.
(28 October 2005 9:42:00)
Harrison Catering has been ordered to improve its meals service by a north London primary school.
(28 October 2005 9:42:00)
Where did Jamie get that black eye?
(28 October 2005 0:00:00)
An award-winning hotel one quarter of a mile from Romford town centre in Essex has been put on the market by the Enfield office of Christie & Co.
(28 October 2005 0:00:00)
Lincolnshire village pub the Stirrup Inn has been bought by its first viewer, Stefan Wietryzyk, who formerly ran a pub in Nottinghamshire.
(28 October 2005 0:00:00)
West Sussex restaurateurs Ken and Annabelle Brown have transplanted their successful Kencancook restaurant from Appledram to Walberton after snapping up Oaks Restaurant.
(28 October 2005 0:00:00)
Publicans David and Louise Williams are the new owners of the Crown Inn, a Grade II-listed country freehouse in the village of Ibberton in Devon.
(28 October 2005 0:00:00)
Property agent Christie & Co has sold the West One Bar & Restaurant in the affluent village of Hagley, Worcestershire, within a month of putting it on the market.
(28 October 2005 0:00:00)
US hotels were the star performers in the third quarter of 2005 for Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, but its international properties did not fare so well.
(27 October 2005 17:08:00)
The number of overseas trips to London continued to fall in August in reaction to the bombings two months earlier, said tourist body Visit London.
(27 October 2005 15:54:00)
Starwood Hotels and Resorts has announced plans to sell up to $4b-worth of assets over the next 12 months.
(27 October 2005 13:18:00)
London hotels bounced back in September from the poor summer trading sparked by the July bombings, according to the latest HotStats survey.
(27 October 2005 12:11:00)
A Michelin-star restaurant in London has dropped chicken from its menu because the avian bird flu scare has slashed demand to almost zero.
(27 October 2005 11:53:00)
Compass Group division ESS has been suspended as a registered contractor by the United Nations.
(27 October 2005 9:59:00)
Former Avenance chairman Tim West will join Lexington Catering as chief executive in January.
(27 October 2005 9:55:00)
Vince Power, the creator of the Mean Fiddler Group, is launching a bar and club empire, the Vince Power Media Group (VPMG).
(27 October 2005 9:50:00)
TV schedules packed with home-improvement and makeover programmes have turned us into a nation of design experts. And that means we're very hard to please when it comes to hotels and restaurants. Emma Allen reports
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Andy Williams, employment and pensions lawyer with Charles Russell, offers advice on what to do if you suspect that your staff are stealing from your guests
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Alex Thain, a young chef from Edinburgh, outclassed his fellow finalists in a hectic cook-off to be named the 2005 Gordon Ramsay Scholar. Joanna Wood was there
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Sainsbury's hopes of selling Christmas puddings with "lucky sixpences" inside have fallen foul of health and safety laws.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
We're a small independent hotel and want to make our business more environmentally friendly. All our cardboard and plastic is recycled, but a lot of glass is being thrown away with the general waste. How we can go about getting this collected and recycled?
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Hallowe'en originates from the Catholic festival "All Saints' Day" on 1 November.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Until it was gutted by fire at the end of August, the Havelock Tavern was an icon on the London gastropub scene, serving real modern-day food to the greedy masses.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Una Smyth, 54, is assistant front office manager at the Hastings Slieve Donard hotel in Newcastle, County Down. Last week she was awarded the 2005 RAC Hotels' People's Award for Receptionist of the Year. She talked to Emily Manson
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Plans to introduce a smoking ban in England descended into chaos this week as Government ministers failed to agree over exemptions.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
It's that depressing time of year again when summer is officially over. Yes, from now on winter draws in the nights and the days get shorter.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Parents in the London Borough of Merton have criticised primary school meals for their poor nutritional content, despite a major overhaul earlier this year.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
The long-running industrial dispute at in-flight caterer Gate Gourmet entered its final stages last week when a new contract was signed with British Airways.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Irish developer Sean Dunne completed his historic €260m (£176m) deal for Dublin's prestigious Ballsbridge site last Thursday.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Restaurant chain and fishmongers FishWorks plans to open its next eaterie near Chelsea football club in London.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Training for young chefs as part of the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) is disastrously inadequate, according to David Nicholls, executive head chef at London's Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hotel.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C) is suing its former US insurance adviser and broker for damages in excess of $45m (£25m) in relation to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
(27 October 2005 0:00:00)
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