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Chefs and foodservice operators are feeling more confident about future trading than they were 12 months ago, with 86% of those taking part in a recent survey anticipating an increase in sales over the next year and many less inclined to implement further cost-cutting measures. According to Eating Out-Look*, a new quarterly survey of consumers […]

European serviced apartment operator Staycity is pleased to announce the appointment of a non-executive board director and two senior executives. Former Accor chief operating officer and member of Accor’s global executive committee, Michael Flaxman, has been appointed to the board as a non-executive director. Flaxman, a much respected hotel operator, spent 27 years with Accor […]

As the UK’s foodservice market looks forward to growth in 2014 entrepreneurial operators are seizing the opportunity to rollout new eating out concepts at a faster rate than the sector has seen for several years. Horizons’ latest Ones To Watch report, which tracks the rate of expansion of emerging eating out brands, lists 35 concepts […]

The eating out market is on the up, but consumer confidence is still very fragile and foodservice operators must be cautious in assuming the sector is in full-term recovery. This was the conclusion of Horizons’ managing director Peter Backman speaking to an audience of over 80 invited foodservice operators, analysts and suppliers at the company’s […]

The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), the UK’s professional body for front of house food and beverage service, has revised its membership structure, introducing a membership category specifically for young people in the profession. As from next month under 24-year-olds with one year’s full employment in the sector can join the UK Guild […]

European hotel transaction volume in 2013 reached a new peak since the onset of the global financial crisis, signalling a comeback of the hotel real estate market. The 2013 European Hotel Transactions article, published by HVS London to coincide with the International Hotel Investment Forum [Berlin, 3-5 March], reports that total transaction volume across Europe […]

Stephen Rushmore, Jr, President and CEO of HVS, the leading hospitality consulting and services firm, and Court Williams, CEO of HVS’ Executive Search division, have announced the opening of a new London office for Executive Search, as established by a strategic partnership with Peter Malone’s Hospitality People Group. Rushmore and Williams have designated Peter Malone […]

Hotel values for the majority of the key European cities have grown during 2013, according to the 2014 European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) published this week by global hotel consultancy HVS London. Hotel values are expected to continue to increase as the lending environment becomes more favourable and the economic recovery improves demand. The European […]

Entries are now being sought for this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year 2014, as the Academy of Food & Wine Service launches the 35th year of the competition. Wine waiters and sommeliers from all sectors of the industry are encouraged to enter the competition which gives participants the opportunity to broaden their experience, […]

Eating out in a pub is becoming more expensive with menu prices increasing year-on-year, according to the latest Menurama research from foodservice expert Horizons. The biannual Menurama survey, which analyses changes and trends on the menus of 115 eating out brands across hotels, restaurants, quick service outlets and pubs, reveals that while the average price […]