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This year looks set to be a tougher one for hospitality and tourism operators. We round up the predictions of the main trade bodies here.
(31 December 2007 7:00:00)
Troubleshooter Sir Gerry Robinson reckons all businesses can achieve success with a few simple golden rules. Nic Paton caught up with him at a recent management masterclass for hospitality operators in the South-west
(29 December 2007 0:00:00)
An investment bank has warned that a triple whammy of a dip in consumer confidence, growing supermarket alcohol discounting and over-capacity in eating out venues will create a difficult 2008.
(28 December 2007 7:00:00)
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 30.9% in the week ending 23 December, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(27 December 2007 9:01:00)
Hotels in Scotland saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 6.3% during the month of August.
(27 December 2007 9:00:00)
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is hosting a conference next month to showcase Salsa, an initiative set up to help local suppliers sell their goods nationally.
(27 December 2007 9:00:00)
The School Food Trust (SFT) has issued a response to concerns from caterers over next summer’s changes to school dinners, insisting that guidance due in the New Year will help them prepare.
(27 December 2007 9:00:00)
Sodexho has lost a school meals contract it has held for 27 years, Caterersearch has learnt.
(27 December 2007 7:00:00)
London-based restaurant company the Glorious Group has collapsed, Caterer has learnt.
(24 December 2007 7:00:00)
Café Rouge owner Tragus, the private-equity backed restaurant group, has delayed its decision on whether to conduct an initial public offering for shares in the company next year.
(21 December 2007 16:46:00)
Drinkers in their 30s and 40s are more likely to drink above their daily recommended limit than drinkers in their 20s, a survey has found.
(21 December 2007 15:44:00)
Operators wake up to the fact that breakfast foods can entice diners morning, noon and night.
(21 December 2007 15:08:00)
Whether classic or innovative, soups gain traction on menus as nutritious, nostalgic and convenient options.
(21 December 2007 15:02:00)
Day-old bread gets its due in these playful approaches to bread pudding, a homey favorite now enjoying a comeback as a dessert-menu regular.
(21 December 2007 14:45:00)
Liverpool is to highlight its pub heritage during its year as European Capital of Culture in 2008 by creating an "around the city in 80 pubs" bar crawl.
(21 December 2007 14:11:00)
The Savoy auction, which finished last night, saw the public fork out more than £1.8m during the battle to secure one of the 3,000 items of memorabilia on sale.
(21 December 2007 12:26:00)
Andy Bassadone and Chris Benians, the former management team of Strada, are to open the second site of their French brasserie concept Cote.
(21 December 2007 8:00:00)
The pub industry is under serious pressure and will need the support of the Government in 2008 more than ever, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
(21 December 2007 7:00:00)
By Alan McGilveray, development chef for Fairfax Meadow Catering Butchers
(20 December 2007 16:43:00)
By Phil Bowen, development chef for Underwood Meat Co
(20 December 2007 16:40:00)
By Patrick Roubequet, development chef for the British Pig Executive (BPEX)
(20 December 2007 16:37:00)
Enterprise Inns has bought the freehold on the Red Lion restaurant and bar in the Norfolk village of Needham.
(20 December 2007 16:11:00)
A couple who ran a paper shop in Leeds have bought the four-star Ash Grove Guest House in the Victorian spa town of Harrogate.
(20 December 2007 16:07:00)
Wayne Curtis and Angela McGowan from Knottingly have bought the Stanley Arms hotel in the Cumbrian village of Calderbridge, near Whitehaven.
(20 December 2007 16:04:00)
A local businessman has bought Lou Lou’s Café in the seaside resort of Southsea, which lies within the waterfront city of Portsmouth in Hampshire.
(20 December 2007 16:01:00)
Experienced operators from Trowbridge have bought the leasehold on the Pelican Inn, a destination dining venue with rooms that backs on to the River Wylye in Wiltshire.
(20 December 2007 15:58:00)
Kerry and Mandy Pinning, the new owners of the long-established Viva Latino restaurant in Sheffield, plan to rename the business The Italian Place.
(20 December 2007 15:55:00)
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 11.8% in the week ending 16 December, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(20 December 2007 15:30:00)
Prospects for a bumper Christmas have taken a hit after a 20% dip in sales during the second weekend in December, according to a new survey.
(20 December 2007 15:00:00)
The Greenhouse restaurant in London is to shut next month for a major refurbishment.
(20 December 2007 14:30:00)
A row has broken out between Orient Express and the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) after a proposed joint venture between the luxury chains went sour.
(20 December 2007 14:00:00)
A Chinese restaurant in Belfast has been ordered to pay two blind friends £2,000 in compensation after turning them away because they had a guide dog.
(20 December 2007 13:17:00)
Accor is to sell 57 hotels for €518m (£373m) in a deal that provides expansion opportunities for the group in France and Switzerland.
(20 December 2007 12:50:00)
The Real Hotel Company has launched a new budget brand into the UK marketplace to compete with sector leaders Premier Inn and Travelodge.
(20 December 2007 12:06:00)
Nicola and Tom Nickerson, the mother and son team who were among the contenders in Raymond Blanc's reality programme The Restaurant, have signed a three-year tenancy with pub operator Charles Wells.
(20 December 2007 12:00:00)
London hotels saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 11.8% in the week ending 16 December, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(20 December 2007 10:57:00)
Hotels in the West Midlands saw revenue per available room (revpar) grow by 12.5% during the month of July.
(20 December 2007 10:53:00)
Growing Parlimentary support for additional rights for temporary workers could create an "administrative nightmare" for hotel companies hiring agency staff, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has warned.
(20 December 2007 10:00:00)
Catey Pub and Bar Award winner Paul Salisbury is looking for a second site for the Farm, his latest offering from Classic Country Pubs, after the Farm in Solihull hit a turnover of £45,000 a week since opening in August.
(20 December 2007 9:00:00)
This month’s winner will get everything they need to offer customers a top-class Chinese meal, prepared theatre-style, including a selection of Amoy sauces and noodles from Heinz.
(20 December 2007 8:00:00)
Lyons Seafoods has launched a sustainably sourced whole cooked Claw Island lobster to the food service sector.
(20 December 2007 7:56:00)
Unilever Foodsolutions and Huhtamaki have teamed up to create the Knorr Soup2Go serving concept.
(20 December 2007 7:55:00)
Baxters Soup Bowls are microwaveable for on-the-go lunchtime convenience and "at desk" dining.
(20 December 2007 7:54:00)
Whole langoustines, octopi and Dutch rock oysters are among more than 20 new chilled seafood products from 3G Foodservice & Seafood Solutions.
(20 December 2007 7:53:00)
Brakes has launched four new varieties of pies, comprising cottage; steak and Merlot; salmon and smoked haddock; and Stilton, peppered mushroom and onion.
(20 December 2007 7:52:00)
Knorr Fajita Sauce is the latest addition to the Knorr Americas sauces range. The four other reformulated prepared sauces include Sweet Hickory BBQ, Salsa, Chilli, and Cajun.
(20 December 2007 7:51:00)
The LT Co range of teas from Peros is supplied in biodegradable pouches and comes in six varieties.
(20 December 2007 7:49:00)
Four new ice-creams and one sorbet, all from Rocombe Farm Organic Ice Creams and Sorbets, have joined the 3G ice-cream range.
(20 December 2007 7:49:00)
Margetts' classic dessert sauces have been reformulated and are now free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives.
(20 December 2007 7:48:00)
Add a splash of colour to your fish and seafood menu with fresh redfish fillets now available from M&J Seafood.
(20 December 2007 7:47:00)
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