Yearly Archives: 2012

Lenders step up interest in Germany’s hotel sector

Germany is receiving continuous interest from the international and national hotel investment and lending community, according to an exclusive survey of the major German financial institutions undertaken by global consultancy HVS London. The survey quizzed banks on their lending parameters in the hotel sector for new loans and refinancing, loan characteristics and the future outlook […]

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Host celebrates further contract wins in Scotland

Host Management, the national contract catering company, has furthered its ambition to grow its business in Scotland by being appointed to run the catering and cleaning provision at the Aberdeen and Dundee-based James Hutton Institute and the catering contract at John Wheatley College, Glasgow. The Institute, a distinguished crop research centre, has 800 employees. The […]

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Host scoops £8m-worth of new contracts

Host Management, the national contract catering company, has been awarded seven new contracts with a combined turnover of over £8m. The new wins see Host take on its first B&I combined catering and cleaning provision at the Aberdeen and Dundee-based James Hutton Institute. The Institute, a distinguished crop research centre, has 800 employees and an […]

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Stephen Raducki becomes Moët UK Young Sommelier of the Year 2012

Stephen Raducki, 28, head sommelier at the Hotel du Vin Winchester, has been awarded the Moët UK Young Sommelier of the Year Award 2012, presented by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS). Stephen was presented with the award, along with a magnum of Moët & Chandon Impérial, at the Hotel du Vin Winchester […]

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German hotels continue to show strong recovery although rate boost needed in luxury sector

Economy hotels in the German cities of Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg are showing a stronger recovery than their luxury counterparts with higher occupancies at a lower rate. A new report from global hotel consultancy HVS London compared the performance of Germany’s economy and luxury hotels in four key cities, looking at the average occupancy rate […]

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Diners given more options as restaurants offer food cooked the way they want it

Food cooked to order the way the customer wants it is emerging as one of the key trends in Horizons’ latest Menurama survey, which tracks new foods and dishes from the menus of high street pubs, restaurants, quick service outlets and hotels. While steaks, burgers and sandwiches have generally been served prepared to order, other […]

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Belfast restaurant manager clinches top AFWS award

Peter McAlister, restaurant manager at the Culloden Estate & Spa in Belfast, has won the prestigious 2012 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition following the final yesterday at the Westbury Mayfair hotel, London. The runner-up, announced at an Awards Dinner sponsored by Champagne Lanson and Boutinot Wines, was Paul Taylor, general manager of TGI […]

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AFWS and Hospitality Guild announce executive appointments

Sophie Roberts-Brown, executive director of the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), has been appointed as operations director of the Hospitality Guild. The Guild unites 23 of the leading hospitality associations to provide ‘one voice’ dedicated to the development of the highest professional standards in hospitality. The AFWS is a founder partner of the […]

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Foodservice future: longer opening hours and maximising space

Restaurant and pub operators will look to extend their opening hours to appeal to consumers at any time of the day from breakfast through to late-night dinner. This was the key prediction made by Horizons’ managing director Peter Backman at a British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) marketing seminar held in Reading earlier today. Entitled ‘Looking […]

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Restaurants start to phase out ‘2 for 1’ deals

Consumers used to downloading a money-off voucher before they visit their favourite high street restaurant may soon have to start paying the full price again as operators seek to wean customers off discount deals. Horizons’ Voucher Tracker, which monitors the volume and type of on-line money-off deals issued by restaurants, has noted the first signs […]

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