Access Hospitality, part of the Access Group, has announced the acquisition of two hospitality operation platforms: hotel operations provider Guestline, and restaurant bookings platform ResDiary.
Loungers chairman: Hospitality is not all ‘doom and gloom’
The hospitality industry needs to highlight positive stories from across the sector rather than giving the impression it is all “doom and gloom”, the chairman of Loungers has said.
Home Office ‘paying for thousands’ of empty hotel beds
The Home Office is paying for up to 5,000 empty hotel beds to manage the potential “overflow” of asylum seekers, a senior official has revealed.
Stradey Park hotel: Four charged after asylum seeker protest
Four people have been charged after protests took place at a spa hotel which is set to house asylum seekers.
‘Significant investor appetite’ building for hotel deals
Hotel transaction volumes hit £860m in the first six months of 2023, a drop of 60% compared to last year, according to property firm Knight Frank.
Spotlight on: carbon labelling
When Wahaca dropped best-selling dishes from its menu as a result of its carbon footprint, it thrust the topic of carbon labelling into the limelight. It highlighted that measuring the environmental impact of dishes on a menu was not just being rolled out across businesses, but also communicated with consumers.
Honey & Co to open new bakery and café
The founders of Honey & Co will open a new deli, bakery and café named Honey & Co Daily in London’s Bloomsbury this September.
Minute on the clock: Riccardo Giraudi, chief executive, the Giraudi Group
The chief executive of Giraudi Group, a meat importer and restaurant group, tells Victoria Miller about the opening of the second Le Petit Beefbar
Menuwatch: Hawthorn, Richmond
A friendly neighborhood bistro that draws on the flavours of nearby Kew Gardens is the vehicle for game specialist Joshua Hunter and his seasonal menu. Victoria Miller reports
National Association of Care Catering Care Chef of the Year 2023 finalists revealed
The finalists for the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2023 competition have been announced.

