Monthly Archives: March 2012

Coming soon: The Power of Advice

HVS Executive Search is about to launch The Power of Advice, a short film in which 20 hospitality leaders discuss the importance of giving and receiving advice and the role advice has played in their careers…

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Focus on food boosts f&b salaries in London hotels

The boom in fine dining in London, which now boasts 55 Michelin starred restaurants, has helped push salaries for food and beverage professionals in city hotels up by 25% over the past year. According to a new survey by HVS Executive Search, the salary hike comes as the capital’s hotels place increasingly more emphasis on […]

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Horizons urges pub sector to compete with high street restaurant chains

Pub operators need to think beyond traditional pub food and compete head-on with high street restaurant chains in order to secure their survival into the future. Pubs, under pressure from falling drink sales, are increasing looking at food as a way of boosting revenues. However, Peter Backman, managing director of foodservice consultancy Horizons, told the […]

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Not enough has been done to encourage women into the boardroom, says HVS Executive Search

While many companies in the hospitality sector are beginning to boost the number of women at senior level, much more still needs to be done to encourage and fulfill the boardroom ambitions of female senior managers, according to leading global executive search company HVS Executive Search.

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Shopping malls are becoming must-have locations for eating out brands

Operators of fledgling restaurant, café and quick service chains are increasingly looking to shopping malls as must-have locations as the UK’s latest malls become showcases for established eating out concepts as well as the market’s emerging brands. Lesser-known restaurant brands are regularly appearing in shopping malls alongside more established names such as Wagamama, Café Rouge […]

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Trading improvement boosts hotel values, says HVS London

Improved trading performance has boosted hotel values across Europe by 2.3% to an average of €220,000 per room, according to the latest Hotel Valuation Index (HVI), published by global hotel consultancy HVS London. The annual HVI, which has analysed changes in upscale hotel values across 33 European cities since 1993, attributes the rise to strong […]

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HVS Executive Search announces two senior appointments

Global executive search specialist HVS Executive Search has announced the appointment of two senior executives within the business.

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