UK Citizens, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales 31 May 2021 Dear fellow citizens of the UK, Following 17 months of extremely limited and sporadic bouts of hospitality throughout the pandemic, I hope you are now able to make the most of hospitality reopening. As hospitality is now gradually reopening you will doubtless be availing a bit more, and I … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2021
Times Radio talks with H&C News about hospitality’s people and skills crisis
Reporting news means spending most days talking with people to find out what is happening in the world of hospitality and translating those conversations into words. Yesterday, the tables were somewhat turned when I was contacted by Times Radio and asked to come on the Kait Borsay show and speak with Borsay about hospitality’s people and skills crisis. Times Radio is the … [Read more...]
Harrods and Tom Kerridge announce opening of Kerridge’s Fish & Chips
Harrods and Tom Kerridge will open Kerridge’s Fish & Chips from 11 June 2021, offering a premium fish and seafood menu, with gourmet fish and chips made with the freshest fish and finest produce from all over Britain. Expanding his renowned restaurant repertoire, Tom Kerridge’s new Harrods destination will celebrate the best of classic British in both its location and its … [Read more...]
Covid unveils the reality of Brexit for hospitality
Hospitality's people and skills shortages laid dormant throughout the Covid pandemic, now, those issues have reawakened, all too rudely. If anyone needs background on the current people and skills problem, and the looming catastrophe associated with it… here’s our take on it and that of several industry leaders. If that’s not enough here’s more in The Guardian, or here’s … [Read more...]
Royal Academy of Culinary Arts 40th anniversary marked by royal visit
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited Adam Byatt’s Michelin starred Trinity Restaurant in Clapham this week to mark the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts 40th anniversary. The royal couple have a long standing relationship with the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts starting in 1999 when The Prince of Wales became Patron. Both circulated and met Byatt and his … [Read more...]
Pub group limits opening hours as a consequence of people and skills shortages
The desperate state of people and skills shortages in the hospitality sector is evidenced by the decision of one of the UK’s leading small pub groups to decide to limit dramatically its opening hours over the coming summer. EATDRINKSLEEP, which runs multi award winning pubs such as The Gurnard’s Head in West Cornwall and The Felin Fach Griffin, near Brecon, has taken the … [Read more...]
ScotHot and IFEX acquired by Toby Wand
Toby Wand has announced the acquisition of Scotland’s ScotHot and Northern Ireland’s IFEX exhibitions via 365 Events Ltd – a company co-owned by Wand and events specialist, Billie Moore – from London-based Montgomery Group. IFEX is one of NI’s longest-standing trade exhibitions and is home to 6,500 visitors every two years. The show hosts NI Chef of the Year and the … [Read more...]
New guide launched: Food education for young people with additional needs
The British Nutrition Foundation has launched a first-of-its-kind guide to support teachers in delivering food and nutrition education to pupils with additional needs: ‘Characteristics of good practice in teaching food and nutrition education to pupils with additional needs’. Catering for the needs of pupils with a wide range of disabilities – from Autism spectrum disorder, … [Read more...]
Dominic Cummings just might confiscate the PM’s get out of jail free card today
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer may be quoted more than once today to the PM for choosing to pick a fight in the spotlight with his former Svengali. parliament tv today will probably see record levels of viewers watching two parliamentary select committees featuring Mr Cummings. I like many in hospitality will be, as the testimony provided will give … [Read more...]
Keeping your kitchen, clean, safe and working
Keeping a kitchen safe for the people who work in it and for the people who eat from it, involves more than just daily cleaning. Sure, daily cleaning is essential, but your kitchen also needs, deep cleaning, maintenance and a rigorous health & safety schedule. Is your kitchen getting everything it needs? TWO Services explains it all to us here. Health & safety … [Read more...]
How Addiction Has Affected The Restaurant Industry
How Addiction Has Affected The Restaurant Industry Those who work within the restaurant, and general hospitality industry, from maids to bartenders, cooks to wait staff, will all be only too familiar with the fact that their chosen profession entails delivering a high standard of professional service to customers at a relentless pace. What isn’t so well known however, is the … [Read more...]
Meet Nancy Swanick, 91 years young celebrating 5 decades the landlady of The Pev
By Denis Sheehan, 25 May 2021 Nancy Swanick, licensee of the Peveril of the Peak in Manchester, who is believed to be Stonegate Group’s oldest serving publican is celebrating 50 years running the pub. At 91 years old, Nancy has spent more than half her life at The Pev, as it is affectionately known in the area, and has no plans to retire anytime soon. During her … [Read more...]
Director of Sales & Marketing appointed at The Goring
By Denis Sheehan, 25 May 2021 The Goring has today announced the appointment of Paula McColgan as Director of Sales & Marketing. McColgan most recently held the position of Director of Sales & Marketing at The Carlton Tower Jumeirah and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel, London, ahead of their June 2021 relaunch. Prior to this, Paula headed up the Sales & … [Read more...]
Institute of Hospitality announces Duvall James as new head of membership
By Denis Sheehan, 25 May 2021 The Institute of Hospitality, the leading international professional body for current and aspiring leaders and managers in the hospitality industry, is proud to announce the appointment of Duvall James as its new head of membership. Duvall, who will take up his post at the Institute of Hospitality on 1 June 2021, was previously senior … [Read more...]
Hospitality Jobs: Demand already higher than supply, with demand accelerating
By Denis Sheehan, 25 May 2021 People shortages in hospitality are becoming ever more acute as reopening progresses, with operators applying a range tactics to entice applications from a recruitment pool greatly diminished by Brexit. The return to indoor hospitality began last week with reports of people shortages not just in hospitality trade media, but mainstream … [Read more...]
