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Christopher's American Bar and Grill is to follow Mark Fuller's Embassy nightclub and open in Abu Dhabi's "seven-star" Emirates Palace hotel in June.
(26 January 2007 8:30:00)
A newly created pub group set up by two former brewery directors has its sights set on up to 30 pubs after successfully securing backing from private investors.
(26 January 2007 8:00:00)
Final results from Hospitality Culinaire
(26 January 2007 0:00:00)
Causing more controversy than Jade Goody in the Big Brother house, it was time for the annual awards circus that is Michelin.
(26 January 2007 0:00:00)
Hotel industry leaders locked horns last week to debate the merits of branded chain hotels against individual and boutique properties.
(25 January 2007 17:30:00)
Boutique contract caterer Edwards & Ward has won the school meals contract for north Somerset, securing the 58-site service from long-term incumbent Rentokil Initial.
(25 January 2007 17:00:00)
Minster for Sport Richard Caborn MP has urged hospitality employers to consider the moral and commercial imperatives of addressing drug and alcohol abuse among employees.
(25 January 2007 16:30:00)
Punch Taverns has bought the freehold on the Penn Café Bar and Restaurant in Poole for in excess of £1m.
(25 January 2007 16:12:00)
The Golden Pheasant, a Grade II-listed hotel in Burford, Oxon, has new owners.
(25 January 2007 16:10:00)
The Government has been too slow to react to growing levels of childhood obesity, an MP’s report has warned.
(25 January 2007 16:02:00)
Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) has snapped up four managed pubs from Maclays off a combined asking price in excess of £1.49m.
(25 January 2007 15:55:00)
Enterprise Inns has acquired the Smugglers Inn at Seaton, near Looe, in South Cornwall.
(25 January 2007 15:41:00)
Alan and Sharon Clark from Cupar have made their hospitality debut with the purchase of the Mansewood Country House hotel on the outskirts of Lochearnhead.
(25 January 2007 15:39:00)
The new owners of the Plough freehouse in the affluent Gloucestershire village of Cold Aston have hired a chef from the Michelin-star Star Inn at Harome in Yorkshire to oversee the food.
(25 January 2007 15:37:00)
Thomas Panickamuriyil and Vickram Natha have bought the Patten Arms hotel in Warrington, Cheshire.
(25 January 2007 15:33:00)
The Drovers Inn, a destination food and beverage business at the foot of the Angus Glens, has changed hands for more than £450,000.
(25 January 2007 15:31:00)
Proposals on forms of gambling allowed in licensed premises were outlined by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today.
(25 January 2007 15:30:00)
Malmaison has become the first UK hotel group to launch a new "home-grown and local" menu throughout all its properties.
(25 January 2007 15:00:00)
Compass Group has vowed that executive pay will be far more closely linked to the company's performance in future after controversy arose over the reward packages handed out to two former directors.
(25 January 2007 14:30:00)
Hospitality business face a 7% jump in licensing fees after an independent report warned there would be a funding shortfall under the current fee structure.
(25 January 2007 14:04:00)
Buy It!, a guide to the best in food, drink, equipment and design products, has launched today.
(25 January 2007 12:30:00)
Pub company Marston’s has bought South England based rival Eldridge Pope, owner of the Que Pasa high street chain, for just over £155m.
(25 January 2007 12:00:00)
US prosecutors seeking the extradition of Red Carnation hotel group owners Stanley and Beatrice Tollman have dropped an allegation of money laundering, according to The Times.
(25 January 2007 11:25:00)
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 14.6% in the week ending 21 January, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(25 January 2007 10:58:00)
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 14.6% in the week ending 21 January, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(25 January 2007 10:34:00)
Hotels in Scotland boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 13.6% during the month of November.
(25 January 2007 10:29:00)
The Petrou brothers chippy in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, has been named as National Fish & Chip Shop of the Year.
(25 January 2007 10:16:00)
About 300 Grosvenor Casino staff at four of the company's top London venues are due to hold a second 24-hour strike today.
(25 January 2007 9:00:00)
In less than a month's time, London's £8 per day congestion charging zone will spread westwards to include Chelsea, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Notting Hill, Bayswater and Pimlico. Kerstin Kühn reports on the impact this is likely to have on hospitality businesses in the area
(25 January 2007 0:00:00)
These are good times for the UK hotel industry, but how fragile is this performance, asks hotel industry consultant Melvin Gold
(25 January 2007 0:00:00)
Despite the excitement in the industry, the unveiling of the Michelin guide was an anticlimax. A disappointed Gaby Huddart asks why some worthy restaurants weren't recognised
(24 January 2007 17:40:00)
As the healthy-eating bandwagon gains speed,contract caterers are touting themselves aschampions of balanced diets. But not all are livingup to their claims. Tom Vaughan asks whether some caterers are doing no more than paying lip service to the idea of healthier eating
(24 January 2007 17:33:00)
The under-fives are unprotected by the national nutritional standards, but responsible nurseries have set their own high standards. Janet Harmer profiles four of them
(24 January 2007 16:56:00)
In the wake of the criticism of an outsider's appointment at Compass, Tim Cookson, chairman of food service consultancy the Litmus Partnership, argues that general management skills are more valuable than technical competencies for the leaders of today's contract catering giants
(24 January 2007 16:46:00)
Mike Duckett has made it his mission to revolutionise the food at one London hospital, making it healthier, tastier - and also greener. Emma Allen met him to find out more
(24 January 2007 16:39:00)
Alpha Airports has won catering and retail contracts worth £150m at two UK airports.
(24 January 2007 16:05:00)
Growing demand for healthier rice has spurred Veetee Foodservice to launch a brown basmati, a nutty-flavoured rice that's easier to digest than the white variety
(24 January 2007 16:02:00)
The Brakes range of dried pasta includes Short Spaghetti, which is 25cm long compared with the traditional 40-50cm
(24 January 2007 15:54:00)
Prepared ambient white sauces for the UK food service market are now available from Unilever Foodsolutions as part of the Knorr Collezione Italiana range
(24 January 2007 15:51:00)
A London-based supplier of Mediterranean chef ingredients sourced direct from Italy has introduced a range of unusual pulses, beans and grains from the Umbrian region
(24 January 2007 15:48:00)
Bali Duo is a blend of US easy-cook long-grain rice and small pearls of 100% durum wheat pasta that will cook together in just eight minutes
(24 January 2007 15:45:00)
Watching television in the canteen could boost uptake of healthy food in schools, an education minister claimed yesterday.
(24 January 2007 15:45:00)
A range of 12 authentic pastas made by Sacla in Italy from 100% durum wheat is available exclusively through RHM Foodservice
(24 January 2007 15:39:00)
A Devon-based supplier has come up with a sneaky way of ensuring schoolchildren eat their vegetables - by hiding them in the sauces that top their pasta meals
(24 January 2007 15:34:00)
Firecracker is the newest addition to the rice portfolio of the Authentic Food Company to accompany main courses from around the world
(24 January 2007 15:31:00)
A frozen rice range launched recently by Tilda aims to help caterers meet consumers' demands for fast service without compromising on taste or quality
(24 January 2007 15:22:00)
Macdonald’s Randolph Hotel has become the only AA-rated, five-star hotel in Oxford’s city centre.
(24 January 2007 15:20:00)
Restaurant chain FishWorks has taken steps to address the weak trading that led to a profit warning last December and caused the resignation of its chairman.
(24 January 2007 14:51:00)
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £92m catering contract to Elior UK, it was announced today.
(24 January 2007 14:19:00)
Higher interest rates may have hit custom in JD Wetherspoon in January as consumers cut down on their spending, according to chief executive John Hutson.
(24 January 2007 13:11:00)
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