UK hotels suffer 'sluggish' start to 2013, bad weather to blame
Hotels across the UK suffered a drop in RevPAR in the first month of the year with the poor weather and the timing of the New Year Bank Holiday both blamed.
Archives for February 22, 2013
Fine-dining restaurant Anthony's to relocate to Leeds Corn Exchange
Anthony's Restaurant, the fine-dining eatery opened in Leeds by Anthony Flinn, is to be relocated to the city's Corn Exchange to join another of the chef's businesses - Piazza by Anthony.
Alan Bird: Pearls of Wisdom
Alan Bird was chef at the Ivy for 19 years before going on to work with the Soho House Group. His first restaurant Bird of Smithfield, a five-storey bar, restaurant and events space, is due to open its doors at the end of March in Smithfields, London.
Buffalo Trace launches 2012 White Dog unaged bourbon
The 2012 ‘vintage’ Buffalo Trace White Dog unaged bourbon is now available in the UK through on-trade drinks distributor Hi-Spirits.
Foodservice 2025: Report predicts restaurant industry’s robotic future
The restaurant industry in 2025 will have to face lower profit margins and greater technological challenges, although robotics will help improve efficiency, according to a new report.
De Vere Hotels announces major investment in Meetings & Events
De Vere Hotels has revealed details of a multi-million-pound investment in its meetings and events offering across its nine-strong UK estate; with a number of major refurbishments, the development of a new sales team for corporate travel and a new...
Horsemeat Scandal spreads to Sodexo & Burger Manufacturing Company
Catering giant Sodexo and restaurant and pub supplier Burger Manufacturing Company (BMC) are the latest businesses to fall foul of the horsemeat scandal after some of their products have tested positive for equine DNA.