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Dick Turpin, vice chair of industry charity Hospitality Action and Francis Brady, managing director of La Mon Hotel & Country Club in Belfast, were among those who were recognised in the 2013 New Year Honours list.
German-based frozen bakery manufacturer and supplier Erlenbacher Backwaren has expanded its Backhits range of tray-baked cakes to include two new flavours.
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon has unveiled plans to open 30 new pubs in 2013, creating 1,200 jobs and taking the firm’s estate to just under 900 venues across the UK.
Chef Ben Spalding has ramped up the search for his own restaurant following his early departure from a six month residency at Islington bar and restaurant John Salt.
County Durham hotel Rockliffe Hall is investing £200k in a renovation project this month which will see capacity at its flagship restaurant, Kenny Atkinson at The Orangery, increase and up to 20 new jobs created.
The Manchester-based juice and smoothie bar chain Boost has received a funding boost of £2.5m from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), which will enable it to grow its UK portfolio to 40 sites by the end of 2016.
Despite fears of an uneventful 2013 being a dead year for business, a number of leading hospitality and tourism bodies have given reasons for restaurant, hotel and bar operators to remain optimistic, insisting that the next 12 months could be even more...