Business & Legislation

North vs South in Liquid War

10-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

Bartending teams from the north and south will this weekend demonstrate flair and mixology in the 2008 Liquid War

MPs call for ban on pub happy hours and low supermarket prices

10-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

Pubs are being called to ban drinks promotions by a group of MPs in a bid to cut alcohol-related crime

Whitbread launches apprenticeship scheme

10-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

The restaurant and hotel group starts its first apprenticeship programme to help develop talent in the hospitality industry

Asian Personality of the Year announced

07-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Restaurant Hall of Fame has named Le Raj’s Enam Ali as the Personality of the Year

Service station barista named best in world

07-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

A Barista from a roadside service station has been named the Costa World Barista of the Year

Working week opt-out may be scrapped

06-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

A proposal to scrap the opt-out clause in the working week guidelines may see businesses limit their staff to working just 48 hours

Search is on for UK Sommelier of the Year 2009

03-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Academy of Food and Wine has launched its search for the next UK Sommelier of the Year

Boost business through the web

03-Nov-2008 By Emma Eversham

Online specialists give their top tips on hospitality web marketing to help boost trade at your restaurant or hotel

World Vegan Day announces UK cook-off winner

01-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

The winner of the Vegan Day Catering Challenge has been announced at the West Midlands Vegan Festival in Wolverhampton

Time to step up in the down turn

31-Oct-2008 By Stefan Chomka

Exclusive research unveiled at the R100 seminar last month gave an insight into the future state of the restaurant industry. Here are the findings

Canteen to open fourth site at Canary Wharf

31-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The British diner is to open a fourth outlet at Canary Wharf, just as Tom Aikens withdraws plans for a second Toms Kitchen

Travelodge pushes forward with development

27-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The budget hotel chain unveils ambitious plans to open 22 new hotels by the end of the year and create 450 new jobs

Workers entitled to just one 20-minute break

24-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hospitality workers may be the worst affected in a legal decision to give staff just one 20-minute break a day

Olympic victory for Craft Guild of Chefs team

24-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Members of the Craft Guild of Chefs Culinary Academy return with a haul of medals from the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany

Draught beer may be served as two thirds of a pint

24-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

A consultation was launched today to decide whether to serve draught beer and cider in two-thirds of a pint measures

Marketing rewards for Vegan Day pizza restaurants

23-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants that can create a healthy vegan pizza for this year’s vegan day could be rewarded with a bundle of free marketing

Innovative pubs giving cheap or free meals to beat recession

23-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Pubs are turning to extreme measures to draw in diners during the credit crunch, even giving meals away for free

Le Manoir team wins wine and dessert trophy

23-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons Pastry Chef Anne Coquelin and Assistant Sommelier Thibaut Panas devise the winning dessert and wine match in the Wines of Roussillon Dessert Trophy 2008

Last Smollensky's London sites to be sold off

21-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The two remaining Smollenskys sites in Londons Canary Wharf and on The Strand have been put on the market

Pubs should beat coffee shops at their own game

21-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

As coffee is the most popular drink in the world, pubs should take a step in Starbuck’s direction and cash in on the high margin market. Here’s how.

Restaurants hopeful at British Curry Awards

21-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Tamarind and Tiffin Bites praised at British Curry Awards, despite growing pressure on Indian restaurant industry

Travelodge teams up with Aldi to develop sites

20-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The two budget brands unite to develop their businesses with plans for dual sites in Middlesbrough and Newquay

Swallow Hotels to sell off nine properties

17-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Swallow Hotels has put nine of its sites across England and Scotland on the market

New law means careless operators could be jailed

17-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

New legislation means restaurateurs, hoteliers and landlords that fail to keep up with health and safety regulations could be jailed if found guilty

CGC team aiming for gold at Culinary Olympics

14-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Fifteen members of the Craft Guild of Chefs will be heading off for Erfurt in Germany later this week to compete in the 22nd IKA Culinary Olympics.

Whitbread sales remain strong

14-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Premier Inn and Beefeater owner reports a strong start to the first half of its financial year with profits up 24 per cent

Bournemouth Best Western launches Coeliac-friendly menu

14-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Best Western’s Connaught Hotel in Bournemouth launches menu especially for coeliac sufferers after head chef finds son has disease

Benugo to open Museum of London cafes

10-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Caf? Deli group Benugo are to open three new sites within the Museum of London over the next two years

Simon Hulstone wins Knorr Chef of the Year 2008 title

08-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham & Lucy Britner

The Elephant restaurant Chef/proprietor walks away with the prestigious title and a cheque for £10k after winning the hotly contested competition yesterday

Compass announce Senior Chef of the Year

08-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Denis Mwakalua was this afternoon announced as the Compass Group Chef of the Year after a live cook-off at the Restaurant Show in London

Mark Tilling crowned UK Chocolate Master

07-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

In a live cook-off at The Restaurant Show, Mark Tilling of Lainston House Hotel has once again won the UK heat of the World Chocolate Masters competition

Maze voted top UK restaurant

07-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

Gordon Ramsay Holdings restaurant comes first in Restaurant magazines top UK Restaurants 2008 list

Atul Kochhar to launch Indian restaurant chain

07-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Indian chef exclusively tells BigHospitality of his plans to roll-out a chain of British-Indian restaurants after the launch of his Dublin site last month

Chef wins accolade after Stafford restaurant-college partnership

03-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The Executive Chef of the Moat House in Stafford has been honoured by the college whose students he has helped teach over the past year

Reduce staff turnover through motivation and training

01-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

Becky Paskin discovers that with a little time invested to train and talk to their staff, restaurants, bars and hotels can easily reduce their staff turnover

Pascal Proyart battles Cyrus Todiwala at Restaurant Show 2008

01-Oct-2008 By Becky Paskin

The One-O-One chef goes head-to-head against Cyrus Todiwala at the restaurant show with a team of just four students behind him

Cyrus Todiwala to cook at The Restaurant Show 2008

29-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Cafe Spice Namast? Chef/proprietor Cyrus Todiwala speaks to BigHospitality about his plans for The Restaurant Show next week

Cote to open fifth site

26-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

French bistro concept Cote is continuing with its expansion across the capital with plans to open its fifth site in Kensington, it has been revealed

Rigby re-launches hotel portfolio as Eden Hotel Collection

26-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Technology tycoon, Sir Peter Rigby merges his hotels under one company as he re-launches his Chipping Campden hotel, Kings.

Battle to find perfect beverage accompaniment to food

25-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

A debate between the big beverage names in the industry battle it out to debate the best beer, wine or cider to enjoy with pub grub

Young Chef Young Waiter: finalists announced

25-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

The 16 finalists of the 2008 Young Chef Young Waiter competition are revealed

Considerate Hoteliers launch new award chances

24-Sep-2008 By Becky Paskin

Hotels and guesthouses have more chances to win at the Considerate Hoteliers Awards 2008 with the launch of two new categories

How to win with wine: part II

19-Sep-2008 By Susy Atkins

Wine writer, author and broadcaster Susy Atkins gives her advice on how to make the best of the wines on your list

The Linnet wins best food pub in MA awards

19-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

The Linnet in Great Hinton, Wiltshire wins Food Pub of the Year and The Plough in Chester is Gastropub of the Year at the Morning Advertisers 2008 Great British Pub Awards

Roussillon Wines Dessert Trophy - finalists announced

19-Sep-2008 By Emma Eversham

Sommeliers and pastry chefs from Maze, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Tom Aikens Restaurant and the Compass Group have made the final of this year’s Wines of Roussillon Dessert Trophy.