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The English Tourism Council (ETC) and British Tourism Authority (BTA) are merging.
(31 October 2002 17:16:27)
The number of overseas visitors coming to the UK has fallen by the biggest margin in 20 years, according to statistics released by the Office for National Statistics today.
(31 October 2002 16:15:37)
Pub group Barracuda has bought seven bars from the Old Monk Pub Company for £7.8m.
(31 October 2002 16:02:45)
Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli is leaving London to cook in the country, basing himself at the Hertfordshire restaurant, Auberge du Lac.
(31 October 2002 15:06:19)
Contenders for the coveted Young Chef Young Waiter 2002 titles showed off their skills in the final of the competition at London's Westminster Kingsway College last week.
(31 October 2002 15:01:23)
One in three caterers don’t wash their hands after using the lavatory, according to a new survey from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
(31 October 2002 14:49:58)
The only thing that comes around faster than the diary column are the VAT quarterly returns.
(31 October 2002 14:44:02)
Fresh fowl ducks out in time - In his new guise as directeur des cuisines at leafy Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire, one of Jean-Christophe Novelli's key goals is to bring more fresh and seasonal cuisine to the tables of Auberge du Lac.
(31 October 2002 14:42:44)
More British pubs now have the French game boules than bar billiards, according to the latest edition of the Good Pub Guide.
(31 October 2002 14:33:11)
Inspections and putting the finishing touches to a new Web site are keeping the proprietors of the Cottage in the Wood busy, as Jenny Webster found out
(31 October 2002 14:28:04)
To place a free personal ad: e-mail your submission to caterer.responses@rbi.co.uk
(31 October 2002 14:20:39)
Gordon Ramsay has named Christopher Bell as the Gordon Ramsay Scholar 2002.
(31 October 2002 13:16:07)
The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) and the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) have condemned the recent bombing in Bali as "a blatant attack against international tourists and the tourism industry".
(31 October 2002 13:07:34)
Three former chefs from the Farfelu restaurant in Glasgow's Merchant City will head up the kitchen brigade at Southbank, Scottish restaurateur Alex Knight's first solo venture which opened in Glasgow on the 23rd October.
(31 October 2002 13:04:05)
To place a free personal ad: e-mail your submission to caterer.responses@rbi.co.uk
(31 October 2002 13:02:43)
Cognac perfume - Want to smell like a dank cellar?
(31 October 2002 12:46:56)
The Ark covenant - Bartlett Mitchell has started a three-year contract at the Ark Centre, a medical research and conference facility in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
(31 October 2002 12:45:14)
Margaret Halliday, 61, has been running Hollies Transport café in Staffordshire for 41 years.
(31 October 2002 12:29:50)
Executive head chef Henry Brosi hopes that fresh inspiration at the Dorchester's Oriental restaurant will inspire Michelin to reward it once more.
(31 October 2002 12:29:50)
The Hartford Group is to invest £2m in developing ten of the Jamies Bars it bought last month.
(31 October 2002 11:09:58)
The Internet is now the main method used by the hospitality industry when looking for a job, says recruitment company Chess Partnership.
(31 October 2002 10:40:16)
Tim Southern, a partner in the commercial property department at law firm Tarlo Lyons, examines the laws governing stamp duty.
(30 October 2002 17:09:28)
London's first spa exclusively for women has had its first refurbishment in 25 years and a brand new catering operation to go with it.
(30 October 2002 17:03:51)
The downbeat economy hasn't stopped entrepreneur Mark Fuller and chef Garry Hollihead from opening three venues in 12 months.
(30 October 2002 16:58:07)
Want to be an effective leader? Here's some advice about the qualities you need...
(30 October 2002 16:21:04)
The number of bedbug infestations in UK hotels is growing at an alarming rate, according to recent figures.
(30 October 2002 15:49:59)
Two British Government reports have sneaked out unnoticed recently, and both of them contain good news for the hospitality industry.
(30 October 2002 14:05:47)
Losses at Mohammed Al Fayed’s Ritz hotel in Paris almost doubled last year, according to recently filed accounts at Companies House.
(30 October 2002 13:01:47)
From snout to trotters, a passion for pork colours the cuisine at City restaurant Bonds, where Serbian executive head chef Tom Ilic has rediscovered his roots.
(30 October 2002 12:46:00)
Pub and bar operator Regent Inns has sold the last batch of its unbranded pubs.
(30 October 2002 11:48:03)
Stoke-on-Trent tableware manufacturer Dudson is continuing to roll out unusual shapes with Silhouettes, an addition to its Artisan range of vitrified crockery.
(30 October 2002 11:37:17)
Woodward Foodservice has added a vegetarian option to its range of individual chilled and frozen foods.
(30 October 2002 11:34:15)
Delice de France has added six new speciality frozen loaves to its range designed for restaurant bread baskets.
(30 October 2002 11:31:49)
Brakes is launching a range of individual frozen desserts called Puddle Puddings, which get their name from the way the sauce in the centre runs out to form a pool when the dessert has been heated from frozen and is cut open.
(30 October 2002 11:29:26)
Britain's biggest Christmas pudding manufacturer, Matthew Walker, has added some speciality individual 100g portions to its catering range.
(30 October 2002 11:26:50)
Apuro has continued to expand its range of Ital kitchen equipment with the launch of a table-top induction hob as part of its light-duty range of cooking equipment.
(30 October 2002 11:23:38)
Hotel companies are tapping into a new market - guests who wish to commune with nature but don't want to leave their creature comforts at home. Gillian Drummond reports on the latest in luxury camping in the USA, while Rosalind Mullen takes a look down under
(30 October 2002 11:23:27)
Top Irish chef Kevin Thornton collected the Restaurant of the Year award in Dublin last week for his restaurant Thornton's in the Fitzwilliam hotel - then qualified for another prize for candour, as he answered criticism about rising prices.
(30 October 2002 10:39:42)
Award-winning Punjabi restaurant Vama has launched a home-delivery service called Vama-Ji.
(30 October 2002 10:38:26)
The number of British tourists holidaying in the USA fell by more than one-third this summer, according to figures released by the travel industry this week. Bookings to destinations worldwide dropped by 9%.
(30 October 2002 10:36:20)
A former head chef was in court last week after breaking into a Dorset pub to prove his wife had been served HP sauce with her fish cakes in place of the advertised home-made sweet chilli sauce.
(30 October 2002 10:23:33)
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering sector...
(30 October 2002 9:43:05)
Turnover at sandwich shop chain Pret a Manger increased by almost 24% last year after the group expanded its presence in the UK and New York.
(29 October 2002 16:56:39)
How is catering in schools changing? How can you successfully market your brand to kids? How can you develop a kids’ menu? These are some of the topics that will be examined at the Catering for Kids Conference on 21-22 November at the Marriott hotel in Slough, Berkshire.
(29 October 2002 16:03:35)
Whitbread’s four-star hotel chain Marriott has delivered the best results for six months and is outperforming the rest of its market, according to managing director Alan Parker.
(29 October 2002 13:24:20)
Bob Gledhill rounds up the latest food and equipment products
(29 October 2002 13:12:48)
The future is pink - A Ruby Tuesday is the order of the day at new bar-restaurant Townhouse in London's Knighsbridge.
(29 October 2002 13:07:12)
Peter's tie-up with Arla - Hot on the heels of its acquisition of Glanbia Food Service, Peter's Food Service has agreed a deal with Arla Foodservice that will see Peter's distributing Arla dairy products - including Lurpak and Anchor butter and Cravendale extended-life milk.
(29 October 2002 12:57:21)
Please send letters to: The Editor, Caterer & Hotelkeeper, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS. They may be faxed on 020 8652 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 members of the magazine's 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.
(29 October 2002 12:49:37)
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