All news articles for November 13, 2014

Taylor St Baristas to double business size

13-Nov-2014 By Melodie Michel

Taylor St Baristas is hoping to raise between £1.5m and £3m through a mini-bond on Crowdcube to double the number of its venues in the next two years.

Oetker Collection to manage The Lanesborough

13-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Oetker Collection will manage The Lanesborough hotel in London when it re-opens in spring 2015, the group’s first hotel in the UK.

Chai Wu to open at Harrods next year

13-Nov-2014 By Carina Perkins

Restaurateur Eddie Lim will open a new modern Chinese restaurant at Harrods next January.

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Frédéric Bau on why chefs should be more adventurous with chocolate

13-Nov-2014 By Carina Perkins

Pastry chef Frédéric Bau, principal founder of the Valrhona Chocolate School and author of Chocolate Fusion, recently hosted a five-course chocolate dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard.

Foodservice must adapt to changing customer needs, say experts

13-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Foodservice operators can improve profits by responding to recent changes in customer needs and consumer trends, according to speakers at Horizons’ latest Thought Leadership Forum.

Generator Hostels gets €60m from Invesco for expansion

13-Nov-2014 By Melodie Michel

Luxury hostel brand Generator has secured €60m of capital from US real estate investor Invesco, with plans to grow its portfolio to 20 properties by 2018.