By Angela Green: Hotel News is sponsored by Guestline Hotel Brooklyn Leicester and DFN Project SEARCH launch employment programme for young adults with a learning disability. National charity DFN Project SEARCH is launching an exciting new Supported Internship Programme with Hotel Brooklyn Leicester, part of the Bespoke Hotels group. Launching during National … [Read more...]
Survey finds perceptions of low pay putting young people off hospitality jobs
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: Survey finds perceptions of low pay putting young people off hospitality jobs. Young people do not find the hospitality industry to be an attractive career choice because they don’t think the sector pays well, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by Umbrella Training. The survey found that only 1 in 10 young … [Read more...]
Hotel group partners with leading university providing hospitality experiences for students
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Hotel group partners with leading university providing hospitality experiences for students. The Eden hotel group has launched a new partnership with one of the country’s leading universities to provide students with real-world experiences in their academic field. The programme sees students within Birmingham … [Read more...]
Latest research shows 95% of school leavers will not Choose Hospitality
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Latest research shows 95% of school leavers will not Choose Hospitality. With hospitality businesses facing talent shortages alongside increased demand and higher customer expectation, employers are focused on attracting the next generation of skilled workers. However new research from specialist recruitment solutions partner, … [Read more...]
Government ban on exclusivity clauses welcomed by UKHospitality
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Government ban on exclusivity clauses welcomed by UKHospitality. Britain’s lowest paid workers will be given the flexibility to boost their income through extra work, under new plans set out by the government. The proposals will widen the ban on exclusivity clauses, which restrict staff from working for multiple … [Read more...]
Star commits to pub estate investment fueling 700 new jobs
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Star commits to pub estate investment fueling 700 new jobs. Star Pubs & Bars is investing £42 million in upgrading more than a quarter of its estate in 2022, creating over 700 new jobs in the process. The investment follows Star’s £62 million expenditure on pandemic rent reductions and plays a key part in its … [Read more...]
Trio of senior team appointments at Taplow House
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Trio of senior team appointments at Taplow House. Taplow House Hotel & Spa has made three new appointments to its senior team following the £2m refurbishment of its public spaces and in anticipation of the opening of its luxury spa in May. Joining the boutique Buckinghamshire hotel is Fabio Volpe, who has taken on … [Read more...]
Springboard helps 5,000 young people into hospitality jobs
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Springboard helps 5,000 young people into hospitality jobs. More than 5,000 young people across the UK have secured work in hospitality thanks to the UK industry charity Springboard. The impressive milestone means that the charity, which aims to help 10,000 young people secure jobs in hospitality before the end of 2022, … [Read more...]
Caterer.com reveals 1.8 million people opting for a pub wedding
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Caterer.com reveals 1.8 million people opting for a pub wedding. Research from hospitality job board, Caterer.com reveals that laid-back wedding receptions are on the up, with 1.8 million people opting for a pub wedding. Londoners are most likely to choose to go casual, with 72% of guests saying they are attending more … [Read more...]
Accelerating world view of a very inhospitable UK
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Accelerating world view of a very inhospitable UK. Yesterday’s announcement the UK will deport people seeking asylum here to Rwanda is not only barbaric, it serves further notice the UK is now truly inhospitable. Announced by a proven liar who this week set political precedent becoming the first serving prime minister in the … [Read more...]
Stonegate promote and appoint strengthening Marketing Team
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Stonegate promote and appoint strengthening Marketing Team. Melissa Wisdom has been internally promoted from Operations Director, where she oversaw the development of the premium division, to Sales and Marketing Director, with responsibility for leading the marketing, digital, and sales teams. Wisdom joined Stonegate … [Read more...]
The Cadogan London welcomes new Head Pastry Chef
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: The Cadogan London welcomes new Head Pastry Chef. The Cadogan London has announced the appointment of Head Pastry Chef, Pierre Morvan to lead the pastry team and oversee menus across the property. Morvan’s years culinary experience includes time with some of Europe’s finest luxury hotels and restaurants. Prior to … [Read more...]
45 Park Lane appoints executive chef
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: 45 Park Lane appoints executive chef. Dorchester Collection’s Mayfair hotel, 45 Park Lane, has appointed Elliott Grover as executive chef, overseeing the culinary direction of the hotel including Wolfgang Puck’s famed restaurant CUT at 45 Park Lane. Having established his career working under Mark Hix and Tim … [Read more...]
Swann returns as executive chef The Castle at Taunton
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Swann returns as executive chef The Castle at Taunton. Andrew Swann has been appointed as executive chef at The Castle at Taunton in Somerset returning to where he first started his career more than 20 years ago. As part of his role, Swann will be responsible for the food and beverage offer across the award-winning … [Read more...]
EFRA Report: A damming indictment of Government’s post-Brexit immigration policy
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: EFRA Report: A damming indictment of Government's post-Brexit immigration policy. The latest Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Report on labour shortages in the food and farming sector was published yesterday, under the stark headline: “Government failure to tackle labour shortages will shrink food sector permanently, … [Read more...]