Category: The Caterer

MPs have launched an inquiry into drink spiking following rising reports of incidents in bars and nightclubs across the country.

Expanding pub company the Inn Collection Group has acquired the historic Dower House hotel in Knaresborough for an undisclosed sum.

The prime minister has announced the introduction of vaccine passports in nightclubs and large venues and encouraged people to return to working from home in England as of next week.

Travel caterer SSP Group has said it is starting to mobilise a pipeline of around 200 additional units which are secured but not yet built and are expected to add around £275m to sales by 2024.

Medirest, the NHS-facing healthcare division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has signed a five-year deal with Darent Valley Hospital, part of the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.

The government has been accused of using the possibility of introducing vaccine passports as a distraction tactic from reports a party took place in Downing Street last Christmas, just two days after hospitality businesses in some areas of the UK were forced to close.

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Cocktail-led bar and restaurant brand 63rd+1st, part of the newly listed Hostmore which also operates restaurant group Fridays, has announced that Graeme Nesbitt has been appointed as operations director.

The five-red-AA-star, 250-bedroom Dorchester hotel in London has announced it will undergo a renovation from February 2022.

The freehold of the Park House hotel in Shifnal, Shropshire, has been sold to Crest Hotels for an undisclosed sum off an asking price of £2.5m.