Category: The Caterer

What was your first job? “Planting chrysanthemum seedlings in a greenhouse aged 14”

Cameron House porter Christopher O’Malley has been sentenced and the hotel fined £500,000 over a fire which resulted in the death of two guests.

Pub group Marston’s has confirmed it has received a takeover bid from US-based private equity firm Platinum Equity.

Andrew Bennett, chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs between 2018 and November 2020, passed away yesterday after a battle with prostate cancer.

Casa Cruz in London’s Notting Hill could lose its licence after the restaurant hosted singer Rita Ora’s 30th birthday party during lockdown in November.

Up to 200 people were caught partying at the Richmond hotel in Liverpool’s Hatton Garden on the weekend.

Oakman Inns’ chief investment officer Steven Kenee has said he is “quietly confident” of the pub group reaching its £4.5m equity fund raise target, having received applications for more than £3.6m of shares.

The hotelier behind the Tresco Estate on the second-biggest island of the Isles of Scilly speaks about his diverse role, how the archipelago has been impacted by the pandemic, and why sustainability is key to its strategy.

New data has shown that turnover for the hospitality sector last year dropped by almost £72b, equivalent to nearly £200m a day or £8m per hour in lost sales.

Peter Ducker will be departing his role as chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality after eight years.