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A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering industry including: Scolarest brings Esteamed to West Sussex; Scotland's historic sites available for weddings; Eurest wins £405,000 contract at Pentlands Science Park; Henley College sticks with Redcliffe Catering; Northamptonshire trials Saffron system; Charlton House wins Welsh Assembly contract
(11 August 2006 12:09:00)
An award-winning guesthouse in the Derbyshire Dales that has retained many features from its earlier incarnation as a magistrate’s house and police station has been put on the market.
(11 August 2006 10:13:00)
A Grade II-listed freehouse with rooms in the wealthy East Devon village of Stockland has come to the market for the first time in 19 years.
(10 August 2006 16:29:00)
The Blue Fig restaurant in the heart of the historic market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset is looking for a new owner.
(10 August 2006 16:22:00)
Martin Miller, founder of the Miller Antiques Guide, has bought Glencot House country house hotel in Wookey Hole, near Wells in Somerset, off a £2m asking price.
(10 August 2006 15:26:00)
Experienced hoteliers Mark and Sara Watts from Christchurch in Hampshire have bought the Tyrrells Ford Country House hotel in nearby Avon on the edge of the New Forest.
(10 August 2006 15:22:00)
Surrey restaurateur Roberto Mangoni is the new owner of the Café Blu restaurant and bar in the Surrey village of Englefield Green, near Egham.
(10 August 2006 15:18:00)
Hotelier Neville Allen has bought the Geisha hotel in the seaside resort of Clacton-on-the-Sea along the North Essex coast.
(10 August 2006 15:13:00)
Manian Lodge, a small Pembrokeshire country hotel on the edge of the UK’s only National Coastal Park, has changed hands.
(10 August 2006 15:10:00)
The food-led Spread Eagle village inn – which is said to be haunted by a small black servant boy – has changed hands.
(10 August 2006 15:06:00)
The Michelin-listed Fox and Hounds inn, which is located in the North Cotswolds village of Great Wolford, has been sold.
(10 August 2006 15:03:00)
Barings restaurant in the heart of Bournemouth is to be rebranded Nino’s after the nickname of new owner, local restaurateur Antonio (Nino) Arnone-Scimena.
(10 August 2006 13:58:00)
Following the recent acquisition of its UK sister company, US-based Hilton Hotels Corporation is considering selling off all or part of its Nordic brand Scandic.
(10 August 2006 12:08:00)
Giorgio Locatelli has pulled out of a deal to run the food and beverage operation at a hotel and restaurant in London.
(10 August 2006 12:07:00)
Rising star chef Aiden Byrne is set to be the new head chef at the Dorchester hotel's iconic Grill room.
(10 August 2006 11:59:00)
Glasgow's internationally renowned seafood restaurant Rogano has been sold to Scottish bar and restaurant group Lynnet Leisure for more than £6m.
(10 August 2006 11:41:00)
Late-night bar operator Regent Inns has bought the Old Orleans chain from pub company Punch Taverns for £26m, it was revealed today.
(10 August 2006 11:01:00)
Sodexho's director of local education authority contracts, Colin Garnham-Edge, is to leave the company in September.
(10 August 2006 11:00:00)
Paramount Restaurants is to roll out a more casual, all-day version of its core Chez Gérard brand by converting a dozen of the 53 Caffé Uno restaurants it acquired last year to the new format.
(10 August 2006 10:37:00)
Former Distinguished Hotels chairman Tim Hadcock-Mackay claimed "abuses of trust" caused the collapse of the hotel marketing association shortly before his suicide last month.
(10 August 2006 10:37:00)
Restaurant group Outback Steakhouse wants to expand its presence in the South-east and is on the look-out for suitable sites.
(10 August 2006 10:21:00)
London hotels boosted revenue per available room (revpar) by 48.8% in the week ending 6 August, according to figures from hotel benchmarking service The Bench.
(10 August 2006 10:15:00)
Scottish hotels increased revenue per available room (revpar) by 1.9% during the month of July.
(10 August 2006 10:08:00)
Irish-based insurance, property and leisure group, Quinn has bought the Sheraton Hotel Krakow from Starwood Hotels & Resorts for €45m (£30.4m).
(10 August 2006 9:30:00)
Fine food supplier TFC Express has added the rare-breed Duke of Berkshire pork to its range of premium products.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Known as pêche de vignes in France, the blood peach is the little-known cousin of the more familiar yellow and white-fleshed varieties. The flesh is deep red-veined and is slightly more tart than other white-fleshed varieties.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
HyperFresh raw whole lobsters are now available from M&J Seafood. HyperFresh technology uses a hyperbaric water-filled pressure chamber to process live lobsters, instantly and humanely killing and sanitising them.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Seasonal Cumbrian Suckling Swaledale Lamb is available from Udale Speciality Foods' Cumbrian Fellbred factory until mid-September.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Don't ignore calls from the bank manager when cash-flow problems arise, Chris Lane, partner at chartered accountants Kingston Smith, advises
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
I was impressed by your decision to arrange the round-table meeting to discuss the challenge of energy usage in the industry (Caterer, 27 July, page 48).
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
I read with sadness about the death of Tim Hadcock-Mackay. Although I didn't know him personally, I knew of him through general industry news and his TV appearances.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
I've just heard the truly awful news that Tim Hadcock-Mackay has been found dead. He was a larger-than-life person, bubbly, effervescent, passionate.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
I've just been reading about the potential bed tax. We go to Cornwall for two weeks every year in the summer and I'm appalled that this Government is considering this tax.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Susanne Martin has joined Lennoxlove stately home in Haddington, East Lothian, as general manager. She was opening consultant at Edinburgh's Le Monde boutique hotel.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
My business is starting to look rather tired. I want to freshen it up, but have a very limited budget. What are my options?
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Caterer Acorn award winner Stijn Oyen has left his job as food and beverage manager at the Park Lane hotel, London, to join the Sheraton La Caleta resort on Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, to become food and beverage manager.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Nicola Harkness has joined the Tulip Inn Newcastle Gateshead hotel as sales manager. She was sales manager at the Holiday Inn Washington.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Marco Nijhof has become senior vice-president Gulf for hotel company Jumeirah International, based in Dubai. He was director of operations and development at Serena Hotels, France.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Thank you for your letter of 10 July to the prime minister regarding the possibility of a new tourism tax. As I am the minister with responsibility for tourism matters, your letter was passed to me for reply.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Jirayr Kececian is now general manager of the Sheraton Skyline hotel at London's Heathrow. He was regional director of sales and marketing for Africa and the Middle East, based in Cairo, for Starwood.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
The Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy Moscow hotel has recruited Ian Jones as general manager. Jones was director of operations at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Worcestershire hotel Brockencote Hall has appointed Didier Philipot as head chef. He was chef-patron at La Toque d'Or in Birmingham.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Dawn Gallimore has joined contract caterer BaxterStorey to head up its Scottish business, as director. She was previously with Sodexho as sales director, business and industry.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Sommeliers need to be able to communicate all things wine-related to diners of all types. So, in the last of his masterclasses, Ronan Sayburn gives some expert tips on interacting with diners and dealing with unexpected situations
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Starwood Hotels has appointed Colin Bennett to the newly created position of area manager England. Bennett will have responsibility for six of the company's hotels. He was general manager central London hotels at the company.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Historic House Hotels Group has welcomed Alison Buxton as head of sales at Bodysgallen Hall and Middlethorpe Hall. She was sales manager at the Chester Grosvenor hotel.
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Iqbal Wahhab, founder of Roast restaurant in London's Borough Market, has been appointed chairman of the Department of Work and Pension's Ethnic Minority Advisory Group. He talked to Alix Young
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Tony Potter, the outgoing chief executive of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C), is to take up a new position as head of Corinthia Hotels International (CHI).
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
Field Farm Fresh hit with £55,000 penalty but says sacked rogue employee replaced English beef with Australian
(10 August 2006 0:00:00)
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