http://www.caterersearch.comLatest hospitality news from CatererSearch. CatererSearch has all the latest hospitality news from the hotel, restaurant, pub, bar and contract catering sectors.en-gb2011 Reed Business InformationFri, 03 Feb 2012 19:33:00 GMT60http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342203/police-put-gilgameshs-licence-under-review-after-violent-attacks.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342203/police-put-gilgameshs-licence-under-review-after-violent-attacks.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comThemed nightclub-cum-restaurant and celebrity haunt Gilgamesh in Camden, North London, has had its licence put under review by police after a man was glassed in the neck and other violent attacks went unreported. Police lodged a licence review of the nightspot with a claim that it was "associated with serious crime and disorder", according to www.hamhigh.co.uk.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:33:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342202/caper-and-berry-wins-three-year-deal-at-guildfords-yvonne-arnaud-theatre.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342202/caper-and-berry-wins-three-year-deal-at-guildfords-yvonne-arnaud-theatre.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comSurrey-based caterer Caper and Berry has won a three-year contract at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford from incumbent operator Kudos. The deal, worth £2.1m, will see Caper and Berry operate the theatre's 70-seater restaurant serving a menu of modern British, locally-sourced food. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342194/viewpoint-investors-seek-returns.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342194/viewpoint-investors-seek-returns.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comHospitality faces two scenarios in 2012 as the top teams progress but those at the bottom struggle, says Graeme Smith a partner at Zolfo Cooper Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:42:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342193/a-time-to-develop-and-inspire-your-workers.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342193/a-time-to-develop-and-inspire-your-workers.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comWhen it comes to hospitality, it's essential to have a clear idea of what your customers want from your business. But how do you find out exactly what's going on inside their heads? How do you ask the question without intruding on the experience of your guests? Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:41:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342183/jamie-oliver-to-open-first-union-jacks-site-outside-of-london.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342183/jamie-oliver-to-open-first-union-jacks-site-outside-of-london.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comJamie Oliver is to open the first non-London branch of his new restaurant concept, Union Jacks, in Winchester in the summer. The celebrity chef, who launched the British-influenced restaurant group at the Central St Giles development in London's West End last November, has taken over a high-street site in the Hampshire city.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:36:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342182/hilton-worldwide-to-recruit-50-chef-apprentices-for-2012.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342182/hilton-worldwide-to-recruit-50-chef-apprentices-for-2012.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comHilton Worldwide is looking to recruit 50 young chefs to join its Chef Apprenticeship Academy this summer. The programme, which has already trained around 60 apprentices since the academy launched in 2010, will offer students a 12-month apprenticeship.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:58:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342181/harbour-jones-signs-three-year-deal-with-the-rsa.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342181/harbour-jones-signs-three-year-deal-with-the-rsa.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comHarbour & Jones has picked up brand new business worth around £5m with a three-year catering contract at RSA House, home to the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA). The three-year deal, with an option to extend to five years...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342180/hospitality-administrations-climb-by-19-in-2011.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342180/hospitality-administrations-climb-by-19-in-2011.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comHospitality businesses recorded a 19.3% increase in administrations in 2011, confirming that it was one of the industries hardest hit by the economic downturn. Hotels are primarily responsible for the increase, with the number of administration appointments increasing from 51 to 80, year-on-year...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:42:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342175/edinburgh-tourism-strategy-aims-to-increase-visitors-numbers-and-spend-by-2020.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342175/edinburgh-tourism-strategy-aims-to-increase-visitors-numbers-and-spend-by-2020.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comEdinburgh intends to drive up visitor numbers and spend per head through the development of the city's hotel and hosptiality offering. At the seventh annual Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG), Scotland's Minister for Tourism, Fergus Ewing, announced details of the Edinburgh Tourism Strategy...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:19:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342170/cornwall-restaurant-viners-forced-to-shut-after-arson-attack.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342170/cornwall-restaurant-viners-forced-to-shut-after-arson-attack.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comA restaurant in Cornwall has been forced to shut after a suspected arson attack. Fire crews from St Columb and St Denis were called to the blaze at Viners restaurant at Carvynick Farm, Summercourt, yesterday, the BBC reports. Kevin Viner (pictured), the restaurant's owner and chef, said he was "shocked".Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342169/fullers-to-buy-15-pubs-from-enterprise-inns.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342169/fullers-to-buy-15-pubs-from-enterprise-inns.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comLondon-based pub company Fuller, Smith & Turner has agreed to buy 15 freehold tenanted pubs from rival Enterprise Inns. Fuller's is paying £22.9m in cash for the pubs, which generated operating profits of £1.7m in the year to 30 September 2011...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:59:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342167/mele-e-pere-italian-trattoria-opens-in-londons-soho.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342167/mele-e-pere-italian-trattoria-opens-in-londons-soho.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comMele e Pere, a new Italian trattoria is opening in London's Soho today. The 92-seater restaurant on Brewer Street, which was formerly Philippe Seiler's Va Bene, is owned by Peter Hughes and chef Andrea Mantovani...Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:54:10 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342168/52-north-bar-kitchen-to-offer-british-food-and-wine-in-soho.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/03/342168/52-north-bar-kitchen-to-offer-british-food-and-wine-in-soho.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comA new restaurant is to open in London's West End next week, offering British food and wines. 52° North Bar & Kitchen, which is owned by Alula Leisure, will officially launch in Soho on 7 February. Directors Tim Lalic and Vahram Papazyan said the aim was to create an accessible restaurant and bar offering a quality-driven wine list and menus.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342166/hotels-say-they-wont-hike-prices-as-locog-returns-120000-rooms.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342166/hotels-say-they-wont-hike-prices-as-locog-returns-120000-rooms.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comThe handing back of around 120,000 room nights by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) could be a mixed blessing for hotels. As part of the bid to host the 2012 games, LOCOG made agreements with hotels to provide more than 600,000 room nights.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:47:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342162/fullers-buys-reigate-pub.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342162/fullers-buys-reigate-pub.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comLondon-based pub company Fuller Smith & Turner has bought the Market hotel, a pub in the centre of Reigate, Surrey. The Market will be Fuller's first pub in Reigate and takes the Fuller's estate to 367 sites.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:44:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342157/culture-secretary-jeremy-hunt-urges-operators-to-price-fairly-to-profit-from-london-2012.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342157/culture-secretary-jeremy-hunt-urges-operators-to-price-fairly-to-profit-from-london-2012.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comCulture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged operators to price fairly and make the most of the business opportunity presented by London 2012. Addressing hoteliers and tourism bodies at the British Museum as part of his national 2012 tour, Hunt said the country had the chance to get noticed by the world.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:53:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342155/demand-for-uk-hotels-grew-in-2011-and-slight-revpar-increase-forecast-for-2012.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342155/demand-for-uk-hotels-grew-in-2011-and-slight-revpar-increase-forecast-for-2012.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comDemand for hotel rooms in London and the majority of UK destinations grew last year, despite the challenging economy, according to data from STR Global. Meanwhile, revenue per available rooms (revpar) is forecast to increase slightly in both the capital and the regions this year.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:27:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342154/ex-judas-priest-guitarist-to-develop-luxury-hotel.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342154/ex-judas-priest-guitarist-to-develop-luxury-hotel.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comFormer Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing intends to build a luxury country house hotel in the grounds of his Shropshire estate. The multimillion-pound plans outline the development of a 63-bedroom hotel with an indoor swimming pool, spa and restaurant at the 320-acre Astbury Hall estate, near Bridgnorth. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:42:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342149/time-to-plan-for-slow-recovery.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342149/time-to-plan-for-slow-recovery.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comFood inflation is likely to decline rapidly over the coming year, says consultant Séan Rickard. He predicts that the worst is over for hospitality businesses Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:41:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342145/we-need-you-to-identify-cateys-success-stories.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342145/we-need-you-to-identify-cateys-success-stories.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comAs we approach the start of the London Games, athletes and competitors across the globe will be putting the finishing touches to their preparations, hoping they'll be able to look back on 2012 as the year they achieved Olympic gold.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:10:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342143/compass-boosted-by-us-despite-weak-european-market.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342143/compass-boosted-by-us-despite-weak-european-market.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comA strong performance in North America has helped contract caterer Compass to record an 8% rise in global first quarter sales. Organic revenue growth in was "almost 5%" but hit 8% once the effect of acquisitions was included. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:47:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342144/restaurant-and-bar-group-kornicis-reports-24-increase-in-sales.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/02/342144/restaurant-and-bar-group-kornicis-reports-24-increase-in-sales.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comKornicis Group, the firm behind Jamies Wine Bars, Smollensky's, Henry J Bean's and several other independent sites in the City of London, has reported a 24% increase in sales in the five weeks to 31 December 2011. Like-for-like sales were up 15% over the same period.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:20:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342139/richard-phillips-closes-chapel-down-vineyard-restaurant-after-council-cuts-wedding-numbers.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342139/richard-phillips-closes-chapel-down-vineyard-restaurant-after-council-cuts-wedding-numbers.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comChef-restaurateur Richard Phillips has closed his restaurant at Chapel Down Vineyard in Kent, after Ashford Borough Council restricted the number of weddings the venue could host. The restaurant, which was run by the chef's company, Kentish Dining Rooms (KDR), for four years, shut last week.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342132/gordon-ramsay-and-father-in-law-chris-hutcheson-settle-legal-action-out-of-court.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342132/gordon-ramsay-and-father-in-law-chris-hutcheson-settle-legal-action-out-of-court.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comGordon Ramsay has reached a settlement with father-in-law Chris Hutcheson, after dismissing him in October 2010 for alleged financial impropriety. Hutcheson, the former CEO of Gordon Ramsay Holdings, had challenged the reasons for his dismissal.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342131/in-this-weeks-caterer-and-hotelkeeper-magazine.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342131/in-this-weeks-caterer-and-hotelkeeper-magazine.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comMake your spa the star: They have the potential to bring in millions. Here's how to make sure you don't miss out. The Caterer and Hotelkeeper Interview: Andrew Main, the chief executive of contract caterer Aramark, tells Janie Stamford how the company is positioning itself for future growth.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/337714/book-now-for-chef-eats-out-at-tom-kerridges-hand-flowers.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/337714/book-now-for-chef-eats-out-at-tom-kerridges-hand-flowers.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comTom and Beth Kerridge have had an incredible journey since opening the Hand & Flowers in the beautiful town of Marlow in Buckinghamshire in early 2005. Within one year of launching, they were awarded a Michelin star, and Buckinghamshire Newcomer of the Year in the Good Food Guide, three AA rosettes and one Egon Ronay star. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:35:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342129/concierges-should-use-social-media-carefully-international-congress-told.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342129/concierges-should-use-social-media-carefully-international-congress-told.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comConcierges should embrace social media, but not allow it to take over from the human contact with guests, the 59th International Congress of Les Clefs d'Or heard in London this week.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342128/gino-dacampo-partners-with-school-caterer-innovate-services.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342128/gino-dacampo-partners-with-school-caterer-innovate-services.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comEducation catering specialist Innovate Services has announced a new partnership with Italian celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo. The TV chef and author has created 12 Italian pasta recipes that will be served at all 65 of Innovate's school, academy and college contracts.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:03:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342127/triple-catey-winners-ian-and-christa-taylor-buy-abbey-hotel-in-bath.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342127/triple-catey-winners-ian-and-christa-taylor-buy-abbey-hotel-in-bath.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comTriple Catey winners Ian and Christa Taylor have bought the 60-bedroom Abbey hotel in Bath and have plans to transform the three-star property into a mid-market boutique offering. The hotel - one of the oldest in Bath - has been acquired from Compass Hotels, which has run the Abbey for 23 years.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:04:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342126/rodger-vickers-named-new-chairman-of-picas-panel.htmhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/01/342126/rodger-vickers-named-new-chairman-of-picas-panel.htmfeedback@caterersearch.comRodger Vickers has been named the independent chairman of the new Pub Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICAS) Panel. Vickers has had a long career as a chartered surveyor solely involved in licensed and leisure property and is a practice consultant at Brownill Vickers...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:56:00 GMT