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Workplace product specialist Slingsby has invested in a new road salt distribution centre and bagging plant, in an effort to meet the demand from the hospitality sector over winter.
Contract caterer Compass has reduced the contents of its salt sachets by 25 per cent, as part of a government drive to improve the food on offer to the nation.
Raymond Blanc’s Brasserie Bar Co has bought the eight restaurants in the Chez Gerard chain in a deal believed to be worth £9m, BigHospitality understands.
Paramount Restaurants, the operator of the Brasserie Gerard and Bertorelli brands, has been placed into administration, BigHospitality understands.
The Eden Hotel Collection has bought von Essen’s The Mount Somerset country house hotel, the second von Essen hotel to be bought by the company in a month.
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Restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars from across the UK including Altitude 360, Playboy London, Sandman Signature Hotel and The Beach Bistro tell BigHospitality about special events they're running to attract more customers.
Wiltshire-based brewing company Wadworth has launched Dray Bells Christmas Ale, featuring festive aromas and tastes.
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief executive Robert Cook has claimed that restaurants and pubs should be applying similar business approaches and sales techniques to those used in his hotels if they want to increase profits.
Master Beer Sommelier Mark Stroobandt believes restaurants across the UK ‘aren’t giving beer the respect it deserves’ and has given his top tips of beer and food matching to increase a business's footfall.
Laura Marlow was last month appointed Christmas co-ordinator at the London Marriott hotel County Hall. Handling everything from festive family lunches to bespoke packages, corporate events and private parties, her new role marks a return to the events...
The first of four London restaurants owned by the Biagio Group has been sold, as part of a sell off by the group following the retirement of owner Biagio Caroleo.