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A row between the Metropolitan Police Authority and contract caterer Sodexho has boiled over into the High Court.
(30 June 2003 17:40:36)
This year's International Leisure Industry Week exhibition expects to welcome about 15,000 visitors and more than 400 exhibitors. Taking place at the NEC in Birmingham from 16 to 18 September, the exhibition is divided into five sections: Food for Leisure, Leisure Solutions, Leisure Environments, FamilyLand and Body & Soul.
(30 June 2003 16:12:16)
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering sector...
(30 June 2003 15:39:57)
Hotel franchisor Cendant is pulling its Howard Johnson hotel and serviced apartments brand out of the UK and Ireland.
(30 June 2003 12:06:19)
Seafood restaurant group Loch Fyne has won the battle to buy Le Petit Blanc, the chain of four brasseries part owned by Raymond Blanc that went into receivership earlier this year.
(30 June 2003 12:01:19)
The integration of Jamies Bars has helped London bar and restaurant operator Hartford reduce its losses by more than 20%.
(30 June 2003 11:21:53)
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry...
(30 June 2003 11:10:56)
Things could be looking up for beleaguered hotel chain Le Méridien after an expected administration failed to materialise today.
(27 June 2003 17:08:14)
The UK coffee shop sector is still growing rapidly and will turn over more than £1b a year by December 2005, says a study.
(27 June 2003 12:54:25)
Restaurants are failing to exploit the internet as a tool for attracting customers and boosting sales, says a new survey from American Express.
(27 June 2003 12:37:47)
All the latest appointments and promotions...
(27 June 2003 11:48:25)
The rate of openings might have slowed down recently, but restaurant chains are still expanding, offering training opportunities and jobs even in the fine-dining sector.
(27 June 2003 10:53:16)
It's not what you know, it's whoyou know, they say. Contactscertainly matter when it comesto getting job offers, as Steve Nash has discovered.
(26 June 2003 15:56:33)
Helen-Lela Avis, managing director of the Box Tree, in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, has confirmed that Alan Hill is leaving his job as head chef of the former Michelin-starred restaurant less than six months after he joined.
(26 June 2003 15:49:16)
Please send letters to: The Editor, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS. They may be faxed on 0208 652 8973 or e-mailed to forbes.mutch@rbi.co.uk. The opinions expressed on this page are not necessarily shared by the editor or other Caterer staff. We welcome views on any subject relevant to the catering industry but request that letters be kept short and to the point. The editor reserves the right to edit and select letters.
(26 June 2003 15:40:40)
The Chelsea Flower show and the mayor's £3.8m Totally London campaign provided a boost to feeble London hotel results in May, but occupancy figures were still the second-worst on record.
(26 June 2003 15:33:27)
"You can't lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut."
(26 June 2003 15:32:02)
The future of floundering hotel chain Le Méridien will be announced tomorrow (Friday) following months of speculation over the group.
(26 June 2003 15:28:18)
Sodexho contracts - Contract caterer Sodexho has lost its £5m-a-year staff-feeding contract with investment bank Merrill Lynch in the City of London.
(26 June 2003 15:25:34)
The volume of hotel rooms in regional UK cities booked over the internet grew massively this year, says a new survey from online reservations company Active Hotels.
(26 June 2003 15:23:24)
The Observer - 22 June - JAY RAYNER, after news that an Italian restaurant critic is being sued for £15m by McDONALD'S for slating the food, reviews the Big Mac, Chicken Selects and a pasta and feta-cheese salad.
(26 June 2003 15:22:41)
Sir Rocco Forte is returning to the London hotel market with the purchase of Brown's, a former Forte property, as predicted by Caterer last week.
(26 June 2003 15:09:42)
American restaurateurs are hoping a new government bill will prevent a barrage of obesity-related lawsuits.
(26 June 2003 15:05:58)
If you're interested in putting yourself forward as a candidate for a Master Innholders' management scholarship next year, you have until 1 July to register your intent.
(26 June 2003 15:00:06)
Pat Perry, managing director of consultancy Perry Scott Nash Group, examines the relevant issues relating to environmental management systems.
(26 June 2003 14:58:08)
ASIA - Marriott eyes up India for expansion - Ramada International Hotels and Resorts, part of Marriott International, has ranked India among its top six new growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
(26 June 2003 14:48:23)
A second pub company that owes money to Regent Inns has fallen into administrative receivership.
(26 June 2003 14:35:47)
What's it like to be the star of a television docu-soap? Andrew Turner gives us an insider's view on a new series based on a group of students catapulted into the kitchen.
(26 June 2003 14:32:21)
Rebuilding a country's shattered hospitality and tourism industries after the devastation of war is not only vital to its economic recovery as a generator of revenue and provider of jobs, but it can also play a big part in re-establishing peace.
(26 June 2003 12:58:31)
Chino Latino for Park Plaza in Leeds - Nottingham's Chino Latino restaurant - which combines Chinese, South-east Asian, Thai and modern Japanese cuisine with a Latino-based drinks menu - is to be joined in August by a second, 65-seat branch in the new Park Plaza hotel in Leeds.
(26 June 2003 12:49:02)
Belhaven seeks funding for expansion plans - The Belhaven Group, which claims to be Scotland's largest regional brewer and pub operator, is trying to raise £24.9m to fund expansion.
(26 June 2003 12:46:28)
As Thai green curry enters the top 10 favourite UK dishes, entrepreneurs and purveyors of mid-market Oriental fusion food are coming into their own - with flaming woks, low prices and big plans.
(26 June 2003 12:44:13)
Cornwall County Council has taken its school meals service back in-house after nearly 10 years in the hands of Initial Catering Services.
(26 June 2003 12:35:43)
Pub operator Eldridge Pope is going “back to basics” after reporting a disappointing set of financial results.
(26 June 2003 12:33:41)
After 40 years, the food manufacturer the industry knew as Caterplan changed its name to UBF Foodsolutions. Managing director Calum Ross is under the spotlight to talk about productinnovation... and Marmite
(26 June 2003 12:33:40)
The founders and senior managers of Macdonald Hotels have made a bid to take the company private again because the disadvantages of being a listed company are outweighing any benefits.
(26 June 2003 12:28:05)
The Rank Group, which has more than 100 Hard Rock Cafés in 38 countries, has formed a joint venture with Spanish-based hotel operator Sol Melià to develop a chain of Hard Rock hotels and resorts throughout the Americas and Europe.
(26 June 2003 12:26:30)
Chip-and-PIN technology offers a secure and seamless way for customers to pay for services electronically. But, as Sara Edlington finds out, there's not a moment to lose for businesses to address the upgrading issues.
(26 June 2003 12:23:22)
What should the new tourism minister's priorities be?
(26 June 2003 12:19:39)
One area that's still relatively untapped by contract caterers is the feeding of hotel staff. Rosalind Mullen takes a look at how contractors fit in with established in-house regimes.
(26 June 2003 12:16:10)
The annual Catering Forum, a three-day conference programme attended by more than 700 hospitality professionals, was held earlier this month. Dan Bignold and Chris Druce report.
(26 June 2003 12:13:42)
Caf‚ it may be, but tea and scones it ain't. Steven Black is making a name for his new Mayfair eaterie with its modern decor and sophisticated food
(26 June 2003 12:04:11)
Massarella wins with Littlewoods - Sheffield-based Massarella Catering has won the contract to run 88 restaurants in Littlewoods stores across the UK.
(26 June 2003 12:02:19)
Caterer says farewell to legendary Savoy bartender Peter Dorelli - and then says hello again.
(26 June 2003 11:53:29)
High-flying Bob Walton, 46, manages to squeeze helicopter lessons and golf into a packed schedule split between a pub, a restaurant and the Restaurant Association.
(26 June 2003 11:44:02)
Slow wines - Want to know more about Italian wine? The Italian Wine Guide 2003 from the Slow Food Movement is in the shops now, price £17.99.
(26 June 2003 10:51:37)
Murchison moves on - Alan Murchison has resigned from his position as executive chef at the one-Michelin-starred L'Ortolan restaurant in Shinfield, Berkshire.
(26 June 2003 10:45:19)
A flip-flop and shorts-clad Claude Bosi, chef-patron of Hibiscus in Ludlow, Shropshire, would opt for poulet de Bresse for his last meal on earth.
(26 June 2003 10:37:44)
Suitable for serving hot or cold are three 175g individual shortcrust pastry tartes that have been introduced by Brakes.
(26 June 2003 10:24:29)
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