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IDEAS FROM YOUR PEERS

Haloween Ball at Vinopolis and Diwali at Dishoom

21-Oct-2011 - With Diwali and Halloween both falling this month, restaurants, bars and hotels including Vinnopolis and Dishoom tell BigHospitality about special events and promotions they are running to attract customers.

Peach Pubs to open 15th site in Hertfordshire next week

20-Oct-2011 - Peach Pubs will open its 15th site next week at the Brookmans pub in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire.

Tsuru Sushi to launch innovative ramen concept with new restaurant

20-Oct-2011 - Tsuru Sushi, the three-strong London-based Japanese restaurant chain, is set to open a new restaurant featuring an authentic ramen concept and a ‘totally different’ atmosphere to the other sites.

News in brief

Hoteliers to be given marketing advice at one day workshop

20-Oct-2011 - Marketing and communication experts have been lined up to provide practical advice to owners of hotels and other independent hospitality businesses at a one day workshop in London next month.

Andrew Brownsword buys four Von Essen hotels out of administration

20-Oct-2011 - Four former Von Essen hotels - Amberley Castle, Lower Slaughter Manor, Buckland Manor and Washbourne Court - have been bought out of administration by hotelier Andrew Brownsword.

BBPA: English Tourism Week 2012 ‘great opportunity’ for pubs

20-Oct-2011 - British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds has urged brewers and pubs to get Behind English Tourism Week next year.

Kudos enters hotel industry with Aldermaston Manor contract

20-Oct-2011 - Kudos, part of the Crown Group, has signed a multi-million-pound contract to provide food and venue management services at Aldermaston Manor Hotel in Berkshire.

Dining deals defeating the recession, report finds

20-Oct-2011 - UK restaurants have responded to the recession by offering over £135m per week in discounts to consumers, a report has found.

Vivek Singh to open third Indian restaurant in London

19-Oct-2011 - Chef Vivek Singh is to open a third Indian restaurant in London after securing a site in Soho.

Black and Blue operations manager unveils plans to boost lunchtime trade

19-Oct-2011 - The new operations manager at London steak restaurant chain Black and Blue is planning to grab a bigger slice of the lunch market by introducing two new offers suited to the current economic climate.

Former Leon duo launch consultancy, Deliverance and Akkeron Hotels already on-board

19-Oct-2011 - Two former senior members of the award-winning healthy fast food chain Leon have revealed that they have set up Public House, a new consultancy for the restaurant, bar, pub and hotel sector.

M&B to pilot Tuk Cho concept with new London restaurant

19-Oct-2011 - Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) are piloting a new South East Asian cuisine concept, with a new restaurant set to open in London in December.

'Unjustified, unsustainable and unacceptable': Trade bodies unite against PPL fee hike

19-Oct-2011 - The UK’s leading industry trade bodies have united to strongly oppose proposals for huge fee rises in the Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff, which covers the playing of music at discos in pubs and nightclubs.

Zero Waste could save Scottish hospitality billions

18-Oct-2011 - Zero Waste Scotland has welcomed new proposals outlined by the Scottish Government to increase recycling collections from businesses, which could in effect save Scottish businesses millions of pounds.

Sizzling September boosts pub and restaurant sales

18-Oct-2011 - Following the warmest September since 2006 and the equal-sixth warmest in the last 100 years, Britains leading pub and restaurant groups saw a significant boost in sales.

New head chef appointments at Haven Hotel and the upcoming DoubleTree by Hilton

18-Oct-2011 - Haven Hotel in Sandbanks has appointed Jason Hornbuckle as head chef of the hotel’s two AA red Rosette restaurant La Roche.

ALMR urges Government to ban ‘below-tax' beer sales after Asda 50p beer deal

18-Oct-2011 - The Association of Licenced Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is urging the Government to ban the ‘below-tax’ sale of beer as a supermarket offer sees bottles of larger being sold for less than 50p.

The Savoy GM announced as keynote speaker at AHC 2011

17-Oct-2011 - The Savoy general manager Kiaran MacDonald has been announced as keynote speaker at the Annual Hotel Conference (AHC) 2011, which will take place in Manchester next month.

Simon Rogan to change focus of Rogan & Company

17-Oct-2011 - Simon Rogan is to change the focus and style of his casual dining restaurant Rogan & Company by shaking up the menu and reconfiguring the building it is set in.

Strong performances at Avenue and Royal Exchange help push up profits at D&D London

17-Oct-2011 - Strong performances at Avenue, Royal Exchange and Bluebird have helped push up profits at D&D London over the past year according to the company's financial results released today.

Former Best Western chief exec David Clarke joins Bespoke

14-Oct-2011 - David Clarke has joined the UK’s leading hotel management company, Bespoke Hotels, in his first role as a professional non-executive director.

IDEAS FROM YOUR PEERS

Spa treatments for corporate guests at QHotels and 'best of' menu at Slug and Lettuce

14-Oct-2011 - Restaurants, hotels and pubs including QHotels and The Slug and Lettuce tell BigHospitality about special events and promotions they are running to attract customers.

Chef Joel Antunes to open restaurant at Mark Fuller's Embassy Mayfair

13-Oct-2011 - Chef Joel Antunes has announced plans to open a restaurant at Embassy Mayfair, the members' club owned by hotelier, restaurateur and nightclub owner Mark Fuller.

Robert Cook to leave Malmaison and Hotel du Vin

13-Oct-2011 - Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief executive Robert Cook is to leave his job to 'pursue new opportunities' in the industry.

Hospitality has potential to re-balance economy, BHA report finds

13-Oct-2011 - The hospitality industry now accounts for eight per cent of the nation’s jobs, offering a financial clout strong enough to help re-balance the economy, according to a report from the British Hospitality Association (BHA).