By Majella Taylor, New Openings Editor: Cantinetta Antinori, Tuscan hospitality coming to London. Next month will see the opening of the first UK restaurant from the Antinori winemaking family, Cantinetta Antinori. The new restaurant will bring Tuscan hospitality and wines to Harriet Street, located just off London’s famous Sloane Street. The name behind some of Italy’s … [Read more...]
Archives for 2023
Kitchen Porters Club Job of the Week, Park Plaza London
Kitchen Porters Club Job of the Week, Park Plaza London The Kitchen Porters Club is a twitter community for Kitchen Porter’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 through the … [Read more...]
The Wolseley City, opening this Autumn in London’s Square Mile
By Majella Taylor, New Openings Editor: The Wolseley City, opening this Autumn in London’s Square Mile. To mark the twentieth anniversary of The Wolseley in London’s Piccadilly, this autumn will see a new opening, The Wolseley City in London’s Square Mile. The new venture, from The Wolseley Hospitality Group, aims to capture the grandeur and impeccable standards of its … [Read more...]
The Dorchester opens Cake & Flowers
By Angela Green, Content Executive: The Dorchester opens Cake & Flowers. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK The Dorchester has launched an entirely new offering, Cake & Flowers, dedicated to showcasing stunning patisserie and floristry, with its own entrance on the Deanery Street corner of the hotel. The visionaries behind the Cake & Flowers … [Read more...]
Guinness World Record attempt raising funds for Hospitality Action
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Guinness World Record attempt raising funds for Hospitality Action. Cornwall based St. Ewe Free Range Eggs will be attempting a Guinness World Record this summer as they set out to walk the 300 miles of Cornwall’s iconic coastline endeavouring to set the record for the World’s Longest Egg & Spoon Race. All while raising funds and … [Read more...]
Zien Group announce leadership team appointments
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Zien Group announce leadership team appointments. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK Zien Group, the parent company of Eden Hotels has announced two leadership team appointments, to bolster their ambitious growth strategy with both the existing portfolio and future acquisitions. Jens Gmiat joins as Head of Operations, and … [Read more...]
Hospitality seeks exceptional accessibility with style for the disabled
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Hospitality seeks exceptional accessibility with style for the disabled. The search is underway to find the very best in exceptional accessibility for disabled people and to reward hotels, restaurants, leisure, and tourism venues worldwide that are getting ‘Accessibility with Style’ right. The launch of the Blue Badge Access Awards 2023 … [Read more...]
Cost of doing business further squeezed as food inflation continues to soar
By Denis Sheehan MIH: Cost of doing business further squeezed as food inflation continues to soar. British businesses continue to be further impacted by soaring food prices, as the annual inflation rate in British shops reaches its highest in at least 18 years. Today’s updated figures see hospitality and catering businesses forced to deal with food inflation accelerating … [Read more...]
The Institute of Hospitality Golf Day, in Partnership with Caterer.com opens to individual players
By Denis Sheehan MIH: The Institute of Hospitality Golf Day, in Partnership with Caterer.com opens to individual players. As all who play know, golf can be many things but above all else it is social, a great way to make friends. Once you’ve hit that first drive, it’s just you and your companions with the handicapping system ensuring you have a fair round. The sport is a … [Read more...]
Chancellor watches imminent energy inflation rise, alongside water rates, without action
By Denis Sheehan MIH: Chancellor watches imminent energy inflation rise, alongside water rates, without action. Over the past year hospitality and catering businesses have been forced to contend with exceptional cost inflation from rising energy prices, and continue to. Later this week government help with managing energy cost inflation ends. The chancellor in his 15 … [Read more...]
Graham Hornigold acquires Pretty Sweet patisserie
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Graham Hornigold acquires Pretty Sweet patisserie. Pastry chef Graham Hornigold has acquired Pretty Sweet. The kitchen will be headed up by head chef Bronwen Jackson alongside Hornigold, the duo met during their time at Hakkasan. The takeover facilitates Hornigold’s vision to bring modern takes on classical patisserie to a wider … [Read more...]
Travelodge proposing a joint development partnership with 220 Local Authorities
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Travelodge proposing a joint development partnership with 220 Local Authorities. Hotel News is sponsored by HotelPartner UK Travelodge which operates nearly 600 hotels, is today writing to 220 Local Authorities across Britain proposing a joint development partnership that can act as a catalyst to stimulate regeneration and facilitate … [Read more...]
Oakman Group announce new CFO
By Angela Green, Content Executive: Oakman Group announce new CFO. The Oakman Group has today announced the appointment of Tarquin Williams as Chief Financial Officer. The former CFO of The City Pub Group managed CPG’s listing on the AIM market through an IPO and helped guide the PLC through the pandemic, reducing cash burn, strengthening the company's … [Read more...]
End of energy support will be too much for too many
By Denis Sheehan MIH: End of energy support will be too much for too many. The chancellor on the 15 March in his budget gave businesses 16 days notice of government ending their energy support on 31 March. No other support was announced to replace or cushion the impact on businesses already struggling with the highest energy costs in living memory. He described his budget … [Read more...]
Genetic Technology Bill becomes law
By Pat Thomas, Director, Beyond GM: Genetic Technology Bill becomes law. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill became law late yesterday afternoon. This means it will now be legal to grow and sell gene edited foods in England. I sum it up this way: “The Genetic Technology Act has a single beneficiary – the biotech industry. It removes meaningful regulatory … [Read more...]
