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Leeds casino contest commences
1/27/2012 11:38:43 AM
Leeds City Council has commenced the process for an operator to secure a licence to run one of only eight new large casinos in the country.
The new casino will have a minimum area of 1,000 sq m and up to 150 slot m...
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Brits start the day the French way as sales of French pastries rise
1/27/2012 11:38:03 AM
Petit dejeuner not breakfast is becoming increasingly attractive for British consumers as pastries, such as Brioche and Pain au Chocolat are growing at a faster pace than traditional British baked goods.
According...
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Legislation News
Government does a u-turn on tighter pre-pack control
1/27/2012 11:36:49 AM
The Government has dropped its proposals to overhaul pre-pack administrations, claiming it was "not convinced" of the benefits of new rules.
The Government had proposed that insolvency practitioners would have had...
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BPF joins campaign to halt ‘damaging’ business rate hike
1/26/2012 11:18:39 AM
The British Property Federation has joined a growing list of voices calling on Government to cap the annual business rates increase at 2%, in line with its target for inflation.
The BPF reiterated its support for t...
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Industry News
Hospitality could do more to help allergy sufferers
1/27/2012 12:14:46 PM
National charity Allergy UK has said there is a lack of understanding about food allergy and intolerance as it looks to raise awareness not just of the physical effects of these conditions, but the social impact they ...
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Mixed profit performance for European hotels in December
1/27/2012 11:37:27 AM
Five out of ten European cities registered Gross Operating Profit per Available Room (GOPPAR) growth in December according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality Consulting.
Berlin, Prague, Warsaw and Par...
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Hotel News
A new “Golden Age of Travel” is set to create jobs worldwide and boost the global economy
1/27/2012 11:51:34 AM
In a global study released at the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland this week, it was revealed that international travel is considered even more important than the internet, TV/movies, or political diplomac...
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Premier Inn launches tenth green hotel
1/27/2012 11:50:55 AM
Premier Inn opens its latest green hotel and restaurant at Camborne in Cornwall, as part of a carbon reduction strategy.
The 65-bedroom hotel and 210-cover restaurant is the tenth sustainable purpose-built hotel d...
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UK hotel guests prefer free capped Wi-Fi
1/27/2012 11:50:02 AM
Three quarters of hotel guests who regularly use WiFi facilities when travelling have said they would prefer capped free WiFi access over various charged-for options promising greater connection speeds and reliability...
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Arinza Star Hotels in administration
1/27/2012 11:49:27 AM
John Whitfield at Duff & Phelps has been appointed Administrator of Arinza Star Hotels Limited which owns The Mill Hotel based in Croston, Lancashire and The Miraj Hotel and Leisure Club located in Ashbourne, Derbyshi...
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Sofitel London Heathrow wins Best International Airport
1/27/2012 11:48:26 AM
Despite stiff competition from Asian airport hotels like the Novotel at BKK, Crowne Plaza at SIN and the Regal at HKG, the Sofitel at London Heathrow's Terminal 5 has won the award as the best international airport ho...
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Pub News
Marston’s report strong trading over Christmas period
1/27/2012 11:56:36 AM
Marston’s said its trading performance over the Christmas and New Year period had been “strong”.
LFL sales at its managed pubs was up 7% in the eight weeks to 21 January and its leased, tenanted and franchised pub...
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Fuller’s has strong Christmas
1/27/2012 11:55:48 AM
Fuller’s reported LFL sales growth in its managed pubs and hotels up 5.1% in the 9 weeks to 21 January 2012, as it said that enjoyed a “strong” Christmas with over 40 managed pubs having record weeks. Trade has also b...
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Gaucho opens cocktail bar
1/27/2012 11:54:39 AM
Gaucho Grill is looking at rolling out a new cocktail bar concept after launching the first site, Galante, next to its branch in South Kensington.
The first site opened recently and has a classic, upmarket Argenti...
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Dalla Terra to open wine store in St Martin’s in Covent Garden
1/27/2012 11:53:43 AM
A new wine store, Dalla Terra, will open at Covent Garden shopping and dining destination St Martin’s Courtyard in early March.
The concept is brainchild of three friends who “share a passion for great wine and fo...
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Stonegate CFO leaves
1/27/2012 11:52:48 AM
Chris Keen has left his role as chief financial officer of Stonegate to set up his own consulting company.
Keen became CFO at Stonegate last summer after its merger with Town & City pub Company. Prior to that he s...
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Restaurant News
Yum! calls in PwC to sell Pizza Hut UK
1/27/2012 12:26:57 PM
Yum! Brands is reported to have appointed PwC to sell its Pizza Hut UK business.
The Independent said that Yum! has hired PwC to run the auction of the chain, which has 380 restaurants and 320 delivery outlets in ...
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Starbucks UK enjoys Christmas sales boost as it plans to franchise some new stores
1/27/2012 11:45:43 AM
Starbucks UK said sales of festive drinks like gingerbread and eggnog latte rose by 10% over Christmas compared to last year, as its stores reported some of their busiest trading ever during December as it reported co...
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Cinnamon Soho to open in March
1/27/2012 11:44:44 AM
Vivek Singh, owner of London's Cinnamon Club, will open his third site as Cinnamon Soho in March.
The chef-restaurateur, as we reported last October, has taken over the site of the Red Bar on Kingly Street by Regen...
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Jimmy’s World Grill and Bar to open at Riverlights in Derby
1/27/2012 11:43:16 AM
Jimmy's World Grill and Bar is to open a 400-seater venue on 8 February at Derby's Riverlights development.
The £1.5m restaurant will the the company's second World Grill and Bar site after Luton.
Derby Riverl...
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Subway to create 6,000 jobs in 600 new sites
1/27/2012 11:41:58 AM
Subway has announced it is to create 6,000 jobs over the next three years in 600 new branches in the UK and Ireland by 2015, its president and co-founder Fred DeLuca said.
"We are particularly proud of the fact th...
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