All news articles for July 27, 2012

Novus Leisure sale

Novus Leisure sold to new investors for £100m

By Peter Ruddick

Bar and nightclub operator Novus Leisure has been sold to new investors LGV Capital and Hutton Collins for £100m in a deal that will see the new owners supporting the strategy to double its central London portfolio over the next three years.

Rohit Chugh, founder and chief executive, Roti Chai

Rohit Chugh: Career Profile

By Luke Nicholls

Rohit Chugh landed his first position in the restaurant industry as managing director of Cinnamon Club in 2004. In 2008, he set-up its sister site, Cinnamon Kitchen. Chugh then decided to fulfil a lifelong ambition to run his own Indian street food restaurant,...

In a special audio podcast, Rhubarb gave BigHospitality their top tips and advice on banquet and event catering after serving 2,000 diners a night in the corporate dinner week at the Royal Albert Hall

How to run a successful banquet or develop event catering

By Peter Ruddick

TV shows like Great British Menu have led to a resurgence in popularity among chefs for cooking banquets or developing event catering, so BigHospitality went behind the scenes at a fine-dining three-course meal for 2,000 at the Royal Albert Hall to find...

Royal Albert Hall dinner event catering

Behind the scenes at a dinner for 2,000 at the Royal Albert Hall

By Peter Ruddick

To accompany a special audio podcast investigating top tips for chefs and restaurants on developing an event catering or banquet dining arm, BigHospitality took an exclusive look at how Rhubarb cater for 2,000 at the Royal Albert Hall for this photo gallery.