Are you a talented Pastry Chef who wants to work for an award winning company? This prestigious 4 star hotel is looking to recruit a Head Pastry chef. The Hotel Executive Chef is keen to recruit an individual with an eye for detail and a passion and flair for pastry, to run this very busy section. As Head Pastry chef you must have recent experience of working in a 2AA … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
A recipe for royal ascot 2013 – black leg chicken velouté
Here’s a recipe that gets you ahead of the (racing) crowd! Steve Golding is Executive Chef for Ascot Hospitality and responsible for the top class food at Ascot Racecourse. Already very busy preparing for Royal Ascot 2013, here’s one dish that’s already on the menu... Black Leg Chicken Velouté, Truffle Bavarois with Warm Brioche and Truffle Butter Veal … [Read more...]
‘Message in a barrel’ to Chancellor and Treasury
Sixty Members of Parliament from all parties have joined forces in calls for a freeze in beer duty in the March Budget by sending a special ‘message in a barrel’ to the Chancellor at an event in Westminster, as featured on page two of the Sun newspaper of 28 February. The Theakston’s hand-crafted oak barrel, containing its calls from MPs for a freeze in beer duty, was later … [Read more...]
Orchid builds walls to open up eating out
Orchid Group has launched the first of its new style carvery pubs which aim to take eating out to the next level with an inclusive, community style. Whilst the pubs retain a high focus on quality British produce and value for money, they are opening up eating out to different groups of people, all under one roof, by building extra walls. Warm and welcoming, the new … [Read more...]
Southwold Pier to be sold to Gough Hotels
Gough Hotels, owners of the Angel Hotel in Bury St Edmunds and the Salthouse Harbour Hotel in Ipswich, are to acquire the famous landmark pier at Southwold. The present pier operates gioft shops, restaurant, cafes and an amusement arcade, which together attract three quarters of a million visitors over the course of a year. However, planning permission is already in … [Read more...]
Local beer booming as consumers switch
Local beer is offering a lifeline to Britain’s troubled brewing and pub industries, with volume sales up by an estimated 6.8 per cent last year to over 1.4 million barrels, according to the Local Beer Report, published 28 February by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Over the same period, on-trade beer sales overall declined by 4.7 per cent (BBPA Beer Barometer). … [Read more...]
Starwood Capital Group acquires Principal Hayley
Starwood Capital Group, a leading private investment firm, and Principal Hayley Group, the leading business, conference & events hotel group, has announced that an investment fund affiliated with Starwood has acquired Principal Hayley. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed but the price is thought to be in the region of £360 million. If so, it would represent up to … [Read more...]
Domino’s 2012 record profit and store openings
Domino’s Pizza Group plc the leading pizza delivery company has reported results for the 53 weeks ended 30 December 2012, showing record profit (up 10.8%), 69 store openings plus 12 acquired in Switzerland. Financial Highlights System sales increased by 12.8% to £598.6m (2011: £530.6m for 52 weeks) Record profit before tax, including Germany and Switzerland, of … [Read more...]
Whitbread strong sales growth despite January weather
Whitbread has issued a trading update for performance to 14 February showing TOTAL sales growth of nearly 15% and like for like sales growth of 3.7%, with the company on track to deliver full year results in line with expectations. Trading highlights for the 50 weeks Premier Inn increased total room nights sold by 11.2% to 13.0 million. Year to date, Premier Inn … [Read more...]
100 Work Placements pledged at Perceptions Group Pub and Bars Careers initiative
Within hours of the launch of the Perceptions Group Pub and Bars Careers initiative, 100 work placements for young people had been pledged. Over 40 pub and bar operators gathered to hear how the Pub and Bar Careers initiative can help to transform the lives of young people; provide the sector with well trained, enthusiastic and willing young people; operate with the utmost … [Read more...]
Meliá RevPar up 8% with 80% of profit now outside Spain
Meliá Hotels International results for 2012 show an increase of +7.9% in revenue per available room (RevPAR), fully explained by improvements in average room rates. Meliá achieved €1,362.4 million in revenues over the year, generating EBITDA of €249.5 million (+1.5%). Net profit reached €37.3 million, 7% less than in the previous year, due to lower capital gains from the … [Read more...]
London Marriott Hotel County Hall launches ‘Housekeeping Challenge’ with The Prince’s Trust
The 5* London Marriott Hotel County Hall is expanding its partnership with The Prince’s Trust, providing training and coaching opportunities for young people keen to develop a career in the hospitality industry. 2012 saw youth unemployment reach over 1.2 million in the UK. The Prince’s Trust and Marriott hotels have been working together nationally to provide opportunities … [Read more...]
Worcester Whitehouse Hotel: 4 star opportunity
The Worcester Whitehouse Hotel, an 84-bedroom 4-Star hotel in one of the UK’s more picturesque cities is being marketed for sale. The hotel is located close to the city’s cathedral and the River Severn, and is predominantly housed in a Grade II Listed building in the heart of Worcester City - an area that has seen a shortage of large, good quality hotels in recent years. As … [Read more...]
Community Pubs Month this April
CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) expects approximately 8,000 pubs to participate in its Community Pubs Month campaign in April 2013. With 18 pubs closing every week, this national event encourages all British pubs to sign-up to the campaign and organise a number of events throughout the month to try and entice more trade. Each pub will receive a free promotional pack … [Read more...]
VisitEngland campaigns: rural breaks
VisitEngland, the national tourist board, has launched a new multi-channel marketing campaign designed to boost domestic tourism in 2013 by promoting short breaks in some of England’s most beautiful rural locations, and hospitality businesses should ensure they keep track of the campaigns relevant to them. The campaign is the fourth of six launching from January to March, … [Read more...]
