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Boost chip sales during National Chip Week

Boost chip sales during National Chip Week

By Emma Eversham

National Chip Week starts on Monday so be sure to log on to BigHospitality throughout the week to find out how to maximise sales by featuring them on the menu

Guiding principles

Guiding principles

By Stefan Chomka

Critics say they encourage elitist cooking and inflated egos. The compilers say they help consumer choice and put bums on seats. So are the restaurant guidebooks the industrys saviours or sinners?

Getting in the guides

Getting in the guides

By Emma Eversham

Missed out on being listed in this year’s Michelin guide? Fancy bagging yourself an AA rosette? Read on for details of four of the best known, restaurant, hotel and pub guides and how you can maximize your business’s chances of appearing in them.

Business profile: Leon

Business profile: Leon

By Paul Wootton

Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent set up fast food chain Leon after spotting a gap in the market. And they’ve got some pretty ambitious plans, including going worldwide.

Hotel insolvencies doubled in 2008

Hotel insolvencies doubled in 2008

By Emma Eversham

The number of hotels going bust has doubled in a year and the trend is set to continue through 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers warned today

Subway to open 600 new stores by 2010

Subway to open 600 new stores by 2010

By Emma Eversham

The take-away market continues to boom as the sandwich chain announces plans to open more stores and create 7,000 new jobs

Restaurants urged to highlight pork origin on menus

Restaurants urged to highlight pork origin on menus

By Emma Eversham

The British Pork Executive refreshes warnings to restaurants to make it clear to diners where they source their meat from in the wake of Jamie Oliver’s latest TV campaign to champion British pork

Mulbourn buys another Folio Hotel

Mulbourn buys another Folio Hotel

By Emma Eversham

The company formed by senior managers at the former Folio Hotels group adds Makeney Hall in Derbyshire to its portfolio

Train staff and survive the recession

Train staff and survive the recession

By Becky Paskin

Businesses are warned if they don’t invest in training instead of making redundancies, they are more likely to fall victim to the recession

Chez Bruce named top drinking out venue

Chez Bruce named top drinking out venue

By Becky Paskin

The restaurant founded by Bruce Poole and Nigel Platts-Martin has been voted the Overall Establishment of the Year at the Drinking Out Excellence Awards

Menu labelling scheme inappropriate, says BHA

Menu labelling scheme inappropriate, says BHA

By Becky Paskin

The British Hospitality Association has said there would be ‘huge cost’ and ‘little benefit’ in the FSA’s plan to label calorie content on menus

Beat the crunch: final tips

Beat the crunch: final tips

By Emma Eversham

The final installment of tips from Restaurant magazines Thrifty 50 list to help businesses save money and survive the economic downturn

Flash sells off contents as restaurant closes

Flash sells off contents as restaurant closes

By Emma Eversham

The team behind temporary London restaurant Flash appeals to budding restaurateurs to buy the contents of its restaurant as it shuts for good after 11 weeks trading in an art gallery

Beat the crunch: energy saving tips

Beat the crunch: energy saving tips

By Restaurant

The next installment of money-saving tips from Restaurant magazines Thrifty 50 looks at how restaurants can save money and save energy

Beat the crunch: business tips

Beat the crunch: business tips

By Emma Eversham

Six more credit crunch-busting tips from Restaurant magazines Thrifty 50 - a list of money saving tips from industry experts

Business profile: Robin Rowland of YO! Sushi

Business profile: Robin Rowland of YO! Sushi

By Paul Wootton

An extraordinarily loyal customer base coupled with increased investment in staff will help YO! Sushi ride out the current economic storm, says its chief executive Robin Rowland.

FishWorks suspends trading of shares

FishWorks suspends trading of shares

By Becky Paskin

FishWorks has announced it will suspend the trading of its shares on AIM while it considers its financial position and strategic options

Going the extra mile: restaurateurs turned producers

Going the extra mile: restaurateurs turned producers

By Emma Eversham

An increasing number of individuals in the hospitality industry are growing, rearing and producing the ingredients they use in the dishes served in their establishments. Emma Eversham finds out the benefits to business from producing their own

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