IoH Restaurant Manager of the Year launches alongside The Hari London Restaurant News is Sponsored by Santa Maria Foodservice UK The Institute of Hospitality has launched its prestigious Restaurant Manager of the Year competition for 2023, with luxury hotel, The Hari London, confirmed as headline sponsor in a 3-year sponsorship deal. Restaurant Managers need to apply … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2022
ShoppinPal Raises $5M to unlock revenues for 40K SMBs in Hospitality+
ShoppinPal Raises $5M to unlock revenues for 40K SMBs in Hospitality+ ShoppinPal, an iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) pioneer in the food, hospitality and retail verticals today announces the company has secured $5 million in new investment. Led by Mucker Capital with participation from Menlo Ventures, Pitbull Ventures, Incisive Ventures and several angel … [Read more...]
Dorchester Collection announce GM for The Lana, Dubai
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: Dorchester Collection announce GM for The Lana, Dubai. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK Dorchester Collection have announced the appointment of Richard Alexander as general manager for The Lana, Dubai, effective immediately. In addition to managing the brand’s first hotel in the Middle East, Alexander … [Read more...]
Government release adjusted rateable values
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Government release adjusted rateable values. The Government has now adjusted the rateable values of all 2.1 million non-domestic properties across all sectors of the economy in England and Wales to reflect changes in the property market. The new rateable values are based upon an assessment date of 1st April 2021 and will … [Read more...]
Umbrella Training and The Forward Trust to support ex-offenders into hospitality apprenticeships
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Umbrella Training and The Forward Trust to support ex-offenders into hospitality apprenticeships. Umbrella Training has partnered with social business and charity The Forward Trust to launch the industry’s first formal apprenticeship pathway for ex-offenders. The Forward Trust have developed a new pilot scheme called the … [Read more...]
Environmentalists call out Defra’s inaction on banning polluting single-use plastics
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Environmentalists call out Defra's inaction on banning polluting single-use plastics. Environmentalists City to Sea and campaign group 38 Degrees have today criticised Defra’s inaction on banning some of the most polluting single-use plastics like plastic cutlery one year after they launched their consultation. More … [Read more...]
Brick Lane Chef single-handedly combats food bank dilemma for 5,000 nurses
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Brick Lane Chef single-handedly combats food bank dilemma for 5,000 nurses. With the cost of living crisis forcing nurses to frequent food banks, a young chef from London’s Brick Lane is taking it upon himself to bring a smile and a nutritious meal to exhausted hospital staff this winter. Niaz Caan, 22, is the executive … [Read more...]
Andrew Fairlie Scholarship winner 2022 announced at Gleneagles
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Andrew Fairlie Scholarship winner 2022 announced at Gleneagles The Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland has announced the recipient of this year’s prestigious Andrew Fairlie Scholarship. Eddie Brown, aged 30, Sous Chef at The Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle in Dornoch. The Andrew Fairlie Scholarship is awarded … [Read more...]
Hit Training achieves receiving 14 consecutive years of ‘Good’ status from Ofsted
Hit Training achieves receiving 14 consecutive years of 'Good' status from Ofsted HIT Training Ltd has announced it is in receipt of a ‘Good’ rating report from Ofsted, marking 14 consecutive years of the company obtaining a ‘Good’ status. The report includes results for HIT Training Ltd’s specialist divisions; HIT Training, a leading apprenticeship provider for the … [Read more...]
Passion, a willingness to learn, and work hard approach, opens doors to hotel management
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Passion, a willingness to learn, and work hard approach, opens doors to hotel management. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK Employees at a family of Scottish hotels eager to learn the management ropes have completed a training course leading to management apointments. Five members of the team across Crieff … [Read more...]
UK adults demand robust regulation of GMOs as radical legislation advances
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: UK adults demand robust regulation of GMOs as radical legislation advances. As the UK Government pursues radical changes to GMO regulation, a new poll shows a significant majority of adults living in the UK believe GMOs should be traceable and labelled. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill is currently … [Read more...]
Kitchen Porters Club Job of the Week
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: Kitchen Porters Club Job of the Week. The Kitchen Porters Club is a twitter community for KP’s and all who appreciate the tremendous work done by KP’s in the engine rooms of hospitality and catering. One aspect of the community is to highlight opportunities for KP’s to develop their careers with frequent job alerts, sourced … [Read more...]
London Mayor unveils grants to support new Night Time Enterprise Zones
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: London Mayor unveils grants to support new Night Time Enterprise Zones. Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has announced Bromley town centre, Vauxhall and Woolwich are all set to become the capital’s new Night Time Enterprise Zones. London’s nightlife was devastated by the impact of the pandemic and with businesses now battling … [Read more...]
From fantasy economic growth to the harsh reality of austerity in less than two months
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: From fantasy economic growth to the harsh reality of austerity in less than two months. Today, newly appointed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt alongside the even more recently appointed PM delivered an Autumn Statment designed as an antidode to Truss and Kwarteng’s now infamous, mini budget growth debacle. For businesses in … [Read more...]
Catering Expressions of Interest Sought
Catering Expressions of Interest Sought Chislehurst Golf Club is a thriving members’ club with a highly desirable location in the centre of one of London’s most exclusive suburbs. It possesses an enviable reputation for its sociable, busy and beautiful environment, and also hosts a large number of external events, particularly meetings and wakes. Whilst sitting in a green … [Read more...]