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Latest hospitality news from CatererSearch. CatererSearch has all the latest hospitality news from the hotel, restaurant, pub, bar and contract catering sectors.
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Finalists for UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2010 announced
The names of the six restaurant managers who have made it through to the final of the UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2010 awards have been revealed. The finalists in the competition, organised by front-of-house service training body The Academy of Food & Wine are...
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Von Essen names Hotel Verta general manager
Von Essen has announced the appointment of Andrew Thomason as the general manger of the soon-to-be-launched Hotel Verta. Due to open at The London Heliport in Battersea in July 2010, the 70-bedroom Hotel Verta is Von Essen?s first hotel in the capital and the second hotel in its Metropolitan set.
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Eight Chicago Rock Café venues up for sale
Property agent Colliers CRE is to market eight Chicago Rock Café venues and two other sites owned by 3D Entertainment, following the bar operator's collapse into administration.
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Marriott International to double portfolio
Marriott International plans to double its portfolio of hotels in Europe by 2015. The company currently has 174 hotels with 40,000 rooms throughout the continent, and expects this to increase to 80,000 rooms over the next five years.
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Sodexo Prestige wins £5m contract with Tyne & Wear Archive & Museums
Sodexo Prestige has won a £5m contract to provide event and banqueting services for at number of venues for Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM). Sodexo will provide locally-themed menus at the Discovery Museum, Laing Art Gallery, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery, and Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum. This is in addition to the Great North Museum: Hancock, for which Sodexo won the contract last May.
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Prince Charles visits Westminster Kingsway Colleges over youth charity programme
HRH the Prince of Wales today paid a visit to Westminster Kingsway College to hear about its commitment to helping disadvantaged young people through the Prince?s Trust. The college is delivering the youth charity?s 12-week personal development programme...
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Former Michelin-starred chef John Wood launches new recruitment firm
Former Michelin-starred chef John Wood aims to change hospitality recruitment with the launch of his new recruitment company. John Wood Selective Recruitment, which will run alongside John Wood Consultancy set up in 2007, intend to offer a more personal service ...
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London?s Montcalm hotel offers personal scents
The five-star Montcalm hotel in London is claiming to be the first fully-scented hotel in the world. In conjunction with interior landscape company, Ambius, the 153-bedroom hotel is inviting guests to select their personal room aroma from a selection of exotic fragrances when making their reservation...
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UK hotel bosses downgrade hopes for 2010 upturn
UK hotel executives have reversed their prediction that the hotel market would see a sustained upturn in 2010, with just 2% now expecting its fortunes to improve this year. A year ago, 37% hoped that 2010 would bring solid growth but most hoteliers have been forced into a rethink.
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Weekly hotel revpar rises by 10.6% in London
Hotel revenue per available room (revpar) rose by 10.6% in London but fell by 1% across the regions in the week ending 20 February 2010, according to figures from hospitality research company STR Global. Revpar at London hotels increased to £101.52, up from £91.79 in the equivalent week of 2009.
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Alain Ducasse and Joel Robuchon lead initiative to promote French cuisine
A dozen of France's most renowned chefs, led by Alain Ducasse and Joël Robuchon, have joined forces to set up 'Cuisine de France,? an initiative designed to increase the standing of French cuisine in the world. "There's a prejudicial gap between the reality of French cuisine and its image...
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2010 Roux Scholarship names six national finalists
Judges for the 2010 Roux Scholarship have named six national finalists, including two from contractor caterer BaxterStorey. The six finalists, who were whittled down from 18 competitors, are: Gemma Almond, the General Tarleton, Ferrensby, N Yorks Mark Birchall, L'Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria...
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Brooklands hotel opens on site of UK?s earliest motor-racing track
With the world?s most historic motor racing track running through its reception, the 120-bedroom Brooklands hotel in Weybridge, Surrey, has finally opened its doors this week. The four-star deluxe property is owned by Hilwood Hotels and Resorts and is a sister property to Bovey Castle...
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Finalists for 2010 Northern Hospitality Awards announced
Steve Smith from the Burlington restaurant at the Devonshire Arms in Bolton Abbey and Tom Van Zeller from Van Zeller in Harrogate are among the chefs shortlisted for this year?s Northern Hospitality Awards. In the Best Hotels category, the finalists include Abode, Manchester, the Lowry, Manchester...
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London hotels leading Europe out of recession, says report
London is leading European hotels out of the recession, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. While hotels throughout Europe will see a growth in occupancy, average room rates and revenue per available room (revpar), it will be difficult to surpass pre-recessionary levels this year, explained Alex Kyriakidis, global managing partner of tourism, hospitality and leisure at Deloitte.
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North Tees hospital chefs scoop gold at La Salon Culinaire
Two chefs from the north-east have taken gold in the Hospital Chefs Team Class at the 2010 Le Salon Culinaire International de Londres, which took place at Hotelympia last week. Organised by the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA), the awards aim to give hospital chefs...
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Hilton is still the top hospitality brand but Michelin falls off the list
Hotel groups continue to lead the way for hospitality in the latest UK Business Superbrands list, with Hilton ranked highest against its closest rivals Marriott and Sheraton.The UK Business Superbrands 2009 honours the strongest business-to-business brands in the UK.
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Premier Inn to open hotel near Olympic Stadium at Stratford
Premier Inn has announced it has acquired a site for a 267-bedroom budget hotel at Stratford, located adjacent to the Olympic Stadium. The Whitbread-owned brand will be making an investment worth £25m and creating approximately 90 jobs. The hotel will be the closest hotel to the new Stratford ...
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De Vere owner completes £650m debt restructure with bank
The Alternative Hotel Group (AHG) which operates De Vere Hotels and Resorts and Village Hotels and Leisure, has successfully completed a £650m debt-for-equity swap with the Bank of Scotland (BoS). As a result of the debt restructuring negotiations, BoS will swap about £650m of debt ...
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Dinings ?uncompromising? in use of quality ingredients, says critic
Despite a limited wine list and an extortionate bill - £115.10 for two at lunch ? Jasper Gerard of the Daily Telegraph enjoyed the tapas-style offerings from ex-Nobu chef Tomonari Chiba at Japanese restaurant Dinings, London W1. ?The chef is uncompromising in his use of quality ingredients (truffle, bass...
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