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The move by major hotel chains to adopt an asset-light or ‘virtual hotel’ business model by franchising and managing properties has created a ‘vertically disintegrated’ marketplace, with the number of specialised firms involved in the industry...
Fourth has developed new software that can provide hospitality businesses of all sizes to analyse all aspects of the business, from labour, to purchasing and profits, at the touch of a button.
Wholesale food supplier country range has launched a new range of chicken products, allowing caterers to prepare wraps, stir-fries, burgers and sharing patters.
Home Grown Hotels, the owner of The Pig hotel brand, has taken over former Von Essen hotel Hunstrete House with plans to re-open it as a hotel by the end of the year.
Events catering company Creativevents has taken on a business development manager for its heritage and visitor attractions division Creative Taste to help grow its share within the market.
Milton House in Poet’s Corner, Bath, has been crowned the Friendliest Bed and Breakfast of the Year by the AA in its annual Bed and Breakfast Awards.
USA-based hotel group Carlson Rezidor has revealed plans to refurbish the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport in a £10m project which the hotelier has said will be the largest hotel investment programme in the north of England.
Clement Robert, head sommelier at Medlar in London, has been named the Moet UK Sommelier of the Year 2013 after winning the hotly-contested final at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London yesterday.
The restaurateur behind Pasta Brown has acquired the former Dollar Grill Martini site in London’s Exmouth Market and is set to re-open the venue as Paesan Italian bar and kitchen this summer.
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of brewer and pubco Shepherd Neame, has revealed the cut in beer duty has given him the confidence to accelerate investment in his company's expanding pub estate.