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The use of online auctions to bid for catering contracts is on the rise. Like the popular internet site eBay, online auctions are used mainly for buying products rather than services.
(17 December 2003 12:11:39)
Recent market research into London workers' lunchtime habits shows that many want to get away from their desks but don't want to waste their break queuing.
(17 December 2003 12:10:37)
Scotland's Gleneagles hotel has scooped double honours at this year's Hotel Marketing Association (HMA) awards.
(17 December 2003 12:09:31)
Von Essen Hotels has bought the legendary Sharrow Bay hotel on Ullswater in the Lake District for more than the £5m asking price.
(17 December 2003 12:08:22)
At the end of 2002 leading wholesaler 3663 elected to raise £250,000 for industry charity Hospitality Action. Why?
(17 December 2003 12:07:18)
Take four top chefs with 1,500 hungry mouths to feed at BallArena, the spectacular charity dinner and ball being staged during Hotelympia in February. Simon Kurs looks at some of the culinary delights they've planned
(17 December 2003 12:04:36)
Willie Pike has left his job as executive chef at contract catering giant Sodexho after nine years.
(17 December 2003 12:01:27)
My New Year resolution is that I'm going to enjoy 2004 because it's going to be a great deal better than 2003. It looks like business is going to be terrific. The pressure has come off and I can start to enjoy myself.
(17 December 2003 12:00:07)
Down in Aberdyfi, at the Penhelig Arms, landlord Robert Hughes is celebrating two wine service awards. His customers are happy about it, too
(17 December 2003 11:54:33)
The independent directors of Jarvis Hotels have agreed the terms of a £159m cash offer for the company from founder John Jarvis and co-director Richard Thomason.
(17 December 2003 11:53:52)
Bringing the terraces to the terrines, Salon Culinaire will welcome football club chefs among several new events at next year's Hotelympia exhibition. Janet Harmer begins a series of Caterer previews
(17 December 2003 11:52:03)
The critics trumpeted the Wolseley's praises even before the first customers were through the door, and now the celebrities have come flocking...
(17 December 2003 11:48:22)
An enterprising hotel in Weston-super-Mare has shelved plans to fill its spare bedrooms with weekend sex parties for swingers.
(17 December 2003 11:43:03)
Immigration services raided the Hilton London Metropole hotel last month, arresting 14 staff members working illegally at the hotel, it has been revealed.
(17 December 2003 11:39:36)
Brit Colin Bedford is head chef at chalet hotel SapiniŠre in Chamonix, France. When not in the kitchen or training new staff for operator Esprit Ski, he's out snowboarding
(17 December 2003 11:38:26)
Eating in supermarkets and department stores is big business, especially at this time of year. So, while you're dashing around for your last-minute presents, Helen Adkins and Ben Walker take a look at department store restaurant operators across the country
(17 December 2003 11:31:59)
From iris recognition through smart camera systems to 360¼ photography, new technologies provide clever new ways to improve your guests' security, entertain them better and ease them on their way. Sara Edlington reports
(17 December 2003 11:20:06)
Hello from sunny Dubai! Well, it's getting a little colder now, it's reaching 27¡C - freezing! As I write, we've just come to the end of Ramadan, and so we've been extremely busy.
(17 December 2003 11:16:43)
The Queen Mary 2 is a cruise ship that spawns superlatives - its size, its cost, and its need for hospitality staff. Find out whether a working life on the ocean wave could be just the job
(17 December 2003 11:12:44)
Harrison Catering Services has bought 13 catering contracts from Yorkshire-based O'Malleys Kitchen Restaurants.
(17 December 2003 11:07:23)
Robin Hutson, co-founder of the six-strong Hotel du Vin chain, was officially named Caterer's Hotelier of the Year 2003 at a lunchtime ceremony at London's One Aldwych hotel.
(17 December 2003 11:04:51)
Despite being faced with his last few hours on earth, John Campbell would still choose to spend it with his precious brigade (oh, and Meg Ryan and the Hilton sisters)
(17 December 2003 11:03:03)
In its 11th year, the Hotel General Managers Conference, organised by the Master Innholders, looks at issues concerning hoteliers. Taking place at London's Savoy hotel, the event begins in the afternoon of 19 January with a champagne reception in the evening. The following day there is a full day's programme.
(17 December 2003 10:01:36)
Expansion is on the books at both the national Barracuda pub group, and the Bristol-based Smiles Brewery.
(16 December 2003 16:58:11)
The financial restructuring at Le Méridien should be resolved early in the New Year, promises the newly-appointed chief executive at the troubled international hotel group.
(16 December 2003 16:50:24)
The amount spent on corporate hospitality continues to rise, and guests believe events are getting better, according to a new survey sponsored by contract caterer Sodexho Prestige.
(16 December 2003 12:26:27)
Cambridge-based online reservation firm Active Hotels has been named as the fastest-growing technology company in the UK and Ireland in an annual survey by professional services firm Deloitte.
(16 December 2003 10:49:35)
Hotel, pub and restaurant giant Whitbread has named Alan Parker, head of its hotels division, as the successor to chief executive David Thomas.
(16 December 2003 10:41:06)
A round-up of the latest news from the contract catering sector...
(15 December 2003 17:08:14)
Staff from Chinese takeaways in Ireland will receive special training in food safety from next January because they are responsible for more hygiene breaches than any other food sector, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
(15 December 2003 17:00:16)
Record numbers of visitors stayed at hotels and B&Bs in the Lake District and other parts of Cumbria in the first 10 months of the year, according to new figures from the Cumbria Tourist Board.
(15 December 2003 15:45:29)
A potential bidder for Jarvis Hotels has abandoned talks with the company following the announcement of a management buy-out offer on 11 December.
(15 December 2003 15:39:21)
Arthur Bell is deluding himself if he really thinks that cranachan is Scotland's favourite dish.
(15 December 2003 15:36:23)
Braving the coming media storm on healthy menus "is an opportunity and not a problem", as James Garner reports
(15 December 2003 15:27:48)
Hilary Ross, regulatory partner at law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, looks at Christmas decorations and precautions that could help prevent accidents to customers and staff
(15 December 2003 15:25:16)
Low-calorie hot chocolate brand Options is now available in a new slimline pack format, designed, says the company, to stimulate impulse purchases in self-service situations, and for added hygiene as well as easy opening and pouring.
(15 December 2003 14:49:41)
Slimline option Low-calorie hot chocolate brand Options is now available in a new slimline pack format, designed, says the company, to stimulate impulse purchases in self-service situations, and for added hygiene as well as easy opening and pouring. Each 11g portion contains 40 calories. Also available in catering-size jars and vending packs. Price: £13.66 per case of 100 sachets. Available from: Twinings Foodservice 01264 348681 www.twiningsfs.co.uk
(15 December 2003 14:43:51)
Ice and easy People can't help but overindulge around this time of year, so why stand in their way?
(15 December 2003 14:42:39)
Low-calorie hot chocolate brand Options is now available in a new slimline pack format, designed, says the company, to stimulate impulse purchases in self-service situations, and for added hygiene as well as easy opening and pouring.
(15 December 2003 14:36:38)
Complaints about lousy service in London restaurants have soared by 10% since last year's survey by Square Meal magazine - and some of the capital's trendiest restaurants have come in for criticism.
(15 December 2003 14:36:28)
People can't help but overindulge around this time of year, so why stand in their way?
(15 December 2003 14:31:08)
Despite the hot summer and packed sporting calendar, continued tight competition in the pub sector meant that Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries failed to lift profits this year.
(15 December 2003 14:23:59)
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CURRENT STATE OF MIND OF YOUR CUSTOMERS?
(15 December 2003 14:22:19)
Nine out of 100 - that doesn't sound many. Call it "nearly 10%" and the figure begins to look better. So, nearly 10% of the businesses listed in the recent Sunday Times list of the UK's top 100 fastest-growing companies can be found in the catering or hospitality sector
(15 December 2003 14:20:14)
Budget hotel chain Travelodge is to slash 120 general manager roles, following its decision to split the management of its hotel and Little Chef businesses.
(15 December 2003 14:16:54)
Matthew Fort handles his chopsticks with care as he visits SHUMI, London's newest fusion hotspot
(15 December 2003 14:10:21)
The 40th annual International Hotel & Restaurant Association conference, Managing through rapidly changing times, was held in Cairo this week. Samantha McClary was there
(15 December 2003 14:08:06)
TV chef Steven Saunders is to launch a new catering venture that will provide restaurant-quality food to private functions, ranging from small dinner parties to large catering events
(15 December 2003 14:03:57)
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