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Purchasing managers in the hospitality sector have won a welcome boost to their salaries, after lagging behind their peers for half a decade.
(19 July 2005 10:53:00)
The best cheese in restaurants is found where the chefs and waiting staff are passionate about the product they serve and have taken the time to learn about its provenance.
(19 July 2005 0:00:00)
Gourmet sandwich company Pret a Manger has reported its first return to substantial profit in four years.
(18 July 2005 13:41:00)
Hotels and catering companies needing to dispose of hazardous waste must register with the Environment Agency from today after new regulations came into force in England and Wales.
(18 July 2005 12:23:00)
Punch Taverns has swallowed up Avebury Taverns, taking its haul of UK pubs past the 8,000 mark.
(18 July 2005 11:44:00)
Parliament is working at double speed to pass the London Olympics Bill in record time to speed up preparations for the 2012 games.
(18 July 2005 11:16:00)
Online travel and holiday service priceline.com has acquired Bookings B.V, the internet hotel reservation service, in a deal valued at £76m.
(18 July 2005 10:52:00)
Hollywood heart-throbs Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon have bought a Las Vegas hotel, which is set to open in 2007.
(18 July 2005 9:56:00)
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Free school dinners; Starbucks to expand; Hotels to ban gay weddings...
(18 July 2005 9:34:00)
The recent terrorist bombings in London brought much of the London, some of the South East and Midlands to a grinding halt.
(18 July 2005 0:00:00)
Scotland’s Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) has recruited its first ever chief executive to drive forward the charity’s increasing activity in the hospitality sector.
(15 July 2005 16:36:00)
Managed pub operator JD Wetherpoon will have 55 non-smoking pubs by Christmas.
(15 July 2005 10:58:00)
FishWorks has set an August opening date for its first new restaurant since listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in June.
(15 July 2005 10:26:00)
Three-quarters of independent hospitality businesses do not think extended licensing hours will tackle binge drinking, according to research by Beacon.
(15 July 2005 10:14:00)
Marriott International Hotels plans to expand its Courtyard brand to 40 properties in the UK within the year.
(15 July 2005 10:05:00)
Turkish restaurant group Ergens is expanding with a third property on Barnet High Street in north-west London.
(15 July 2005 9:53:00)
Exhibit B bar in Clapham's Old Town, south London has shut after only a year in business.
(15 July 2005 9:53:00)
A judging panel led by Michelin-starred chef and hotelier Michael Caines has chosen Adam Bethray as Bristol Junior Chef 2005.
(14 July 2005 16:34:00)
Precinct Investments, owner of Gresham hotels, yesterday improved its offer for the Jurys Doyle Hotel Group having being rebuffed twice before.
(14 July 2005 12:56:00)
The Austwick Traddock hotel and restaurant has recruited Graeme Rawley. He was previously a relief chef working at a number of sites and has now moved to the North Yorkshire hotel.
(14 July 2005 12:49:00)
Conference and event venue the Brewery in London has appointed Helen O'Kelly as corporate sales manager. She has moved from conference organiser International Business Events, where she worked on governmental conferences and exhibitions. Georgie Ferris and Simon Lockwood have joined as sales executives. They were at outside venue Hop Farm in Kent and Bexleyheath Marriott hotel, respectively.
(14 July 2005 12:43:00)
The London Hilton hotel on Park Lane has selected Philip Morris as revenue manager. He performed the same role previously at the Heathrow Hilton.
(14 July 2005 12:42:00)
Shropshire hotel and golf club, Macdonald Hill Valley, has recruited Ian Cross as sales and marketing manager. Cross was a freelance sales and marketing consultant.
(14 July 2005 12:41:00)
Coffee chain Costa has appointed Maria Horn as human resources director. She was group human resources manager at Whitbread's Marriott hotels.
(14 July 2005 12:39:00)
Scotland's Old Course hotel and golf course in St Andrews has appointed Mairi Tutt as regional sales manager and Jason Schellenberg as golf sales manager. Tutt was previously national sales manager for the De Vere Group. Schellenberg joins the resort from the Macdonald Cardrona hotel in Peeblesshire, where he was golf sales and marketing manager.
(14 July 2005 12:37:00)
British Trust Hotels has made the following internal changes: David Collings, general manager at the Oban Bay hotel, has taken over the same position at the Regent hotel, also in Oban, Argyll. Donald MacLeod, who was general manager at the Caledonian hotel in Ullapool, replaces Collings. Andrew Mackay, previously general manager at the Dunollie hotel on the Isle of Skye, has become general manager of the Caledonian.
(14 July 2005 12:35:00)
Belinda Pote has become senior vice-president international marketing at Marriott International. She was regional vice-president of brand marketing for the Asia Pacific region.
(14 July 2005 12:33:00)
The World Travel & Tourism Council predicts losses and hotels report a few cancellations, but early signs are that business will soon return to normal
(14 July 2005 10:43:00)
Hospitality businesses rallied to support those in need following the bomb attacks in London last week, but some hotels were accused of profiteering, according to BBC reports.
(14 July 2005 10:31:00)
Two independent London hotels, the Franklin and the Egerton House in Knightsbridge, are up for sale, Caterer has learnt.
(14 July 2005 10:18:00)
How do you visualise your work colleagues? Are they a right bunch of animals? Now you can find out for sure thanks to an online quiz by equipment supplier Lockhart...
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
If you're offering your customers quality coffee, you need a suitably stylish cup in which to serve it. We've rounded up some of the more eye-catching designs
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
David Elphick, of law firm Poppleston Allen, shows operators how to avoid falling foul of the law on serving alcohol to underage or drunken customers
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Conrad Toyko; Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena, Bulgaria; Convento do Espinheiro Heritage Hotel & Spa, Portugal; The Hilton Dublin Airport
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Commercial director Quentin Knowlson answers some questions about the recently launched Nescaf Coffee Company
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
My wife and I have recently taken over a country pub and we're looking to build up the food side of the business, which currently accounts for only about 20% of revenue. We'd like to ban smoking in our pub but we're a bit worried about alienating some of our regulars. Are there any studies that show the impact of banning smoking on takings? And how can we do it without appearing heavy-handed?
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Opening a new TGI Friday's restaurant in Fulham is a far cry from Chris George's first job with the company, as a bartender in 1992. Having progressed through the ranks, George, 31, is now at the helm of the 230-seat restaurant in south-west London.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
The first premium Spanish coffee to hit the food service market has been launched by Gala Coffee and Tea to capitalise on the popularity of freshly ground Continental coffee in the UK.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
More than 2,000 people attended an event held on 21 June on the London Eye by Fairtrade hot drinks company Cafdirect to raise awareness of global trade issues in Africa.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Three cheers for London and the 2012 Olympic Games! (And boo hoo for Chirac.)
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Café Bar (UK), part of the Autobar Group, has merged its business with sister company Pelican Rouge to enhance the service and choice it offers to customers.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Staff at contract caterer Sodexho worked through the night last week to provide food and drink to London Underground staff in the aftermath of the terrorist bombings.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
End of the line for accreditation business after 101 years
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Bomb threats and suspect packages also caused disruption to hospitality businesses in Britain's second city at the weekend.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
A 900-year-old Burgundian abbey in France has been bought by the owners of Amberley Castle, despite stiff opposition from the locals.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Hoteliers expect to profit from the Olympic Games and have dismissed fears that a flurry of new hotels would create an oversupply of bedrooms in London.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Jamie Oliver, the London 2012 Olympic bid team and the Savoy Educational Trust were all rewarded for their services to the hospitality and tourism industry at the British Hospitality Association's annual lunch last week.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries (W&D) is refinancing up to £805m of existing debt to simplify its balance sheet and free up cash for future purchases.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
Councils in Wales are worried that a large number of pubs face closure after the start of the new licensing regime on 24 November, because application rates remain too low.
(14 July 2005 0:00:00)
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