People
The latest news and updates on people in the industry, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Oct- 2020 -27 October
Cameron House appoints Zoltan Szabo as executive chef
Cameron House Resort has announced the appointment of Zoltan Szabo as executive chef. The appointment comes ahead of the resorts reopening in 2021, At the helm of culinary operations of Cameron House Resort, the resort said Szabo has been appointed to lead the creative team to “further elevate” the five-star…
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26 October
Harcourt Inns chef director departs
Henry Harris, chef director at the London-based pub group Harcourt Inns, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. Harris joined Harcourt in 2017 with the sole responsibility to oversee Maida Vale’s The Truscott Arms. Since then, the former Racine chef patron took over the culinary aspects across Harcourt’s…
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20 October
Margot co-founder leaves restaurant
Paulo De Tarso has stepped down from Margot, a Covent Garden restaurant that he co-founded in 2016. The restaurateur was senior maitre D’ at Bar Boulud for six years before he opened the Italian dinery with Nicolas Jaouën, the former manager at La Petite Maison in London. Since its opening,…
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19 October
Adam Handling appoints new group GM
Adam Handling Restaurant Group (AHRG) has appointed George Hersey as group general manager. Hersey joined the company two years ago and will now oversee all of its sites across London. He was previously GM at The Boot Inn before joining Handling and becoming a “key part” of the sustainability initiative…
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9 October
50% of hospitality staff feel their mental health is in decline
Half (50%) of hospitality professionals feel their mental health is worse than it was a year ago, according to the latest study by independent job board CV-Library. The job board surveyed 1,300 UK professionals in an effort to ascertain how the global pandemic has impacted the wellbeing of the nation’s…
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Sep- 2020 -21 September
Chef Sabbir Karim reopens two London restaurants
Chef Sabbir Karim has reopened two of his London venues after a period of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The restaurants, Namaaste Kitchen in Camden and Salaam Namaste in Fitzrovia, both offer a wide array of modern Indian cuisine. Karim said: “It’s been a tough time for the hospitality…
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18 September
Mayor of London urges government to extend business rates holiday
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have joined together to urge the Government to extend the business rates holiday and help protect thousands of jobs in London and across the country. Businesses in the retail, hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors are currently benefiting from 100% relief from…
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15 September
Domino’s Pizza to make 5,000 new hires
Domino’s Pizza has announced that it will make 5,000 new hires after the takeaway chain saw sales increase 5.5% during the first quarter of 2020. Up to 1,000 of these new jobs will be apprenticeship positions under the Government’s new Kickstart scheme. The scheme allows for employers to create new…
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14 September
The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman of The Big Table
The Big Table, which was recently formed to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands, has appointed Mike Tye as its non-executive chairman. With “extensive” board-level experience across the out-of-home food and drink market, the company said Tye will work closely with Epiris, the…
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11 September
Institute of Hospitality appoints new chair
The Institute of Hospitality (IOH), the UK based international professional body for the industry, has announced Kellie Rixon as its new chair. The announcement was made at IOH’s annual general meeting, presented online on 10 September. Reporting record results for 2019, outgoing chair, Robin Sheppard, noted the ongoing evolution of…
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