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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Mar- 2019 -15 March
Greene King and TRG among firms ‘failing’ on gender diversity
The Investment Association and the Hampton-Alexander Review have written to 69 of the FTSE 350 companies, including pub group Greene King, outlining concerns about the lack of gender diversity on its boards. The letter, which has been sent to companies who have no women or just one woman on their…
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13 March
Masterchef finalist Dean Banks to open first restaurant
Dean Banks a finalist in the 2018 series of Masterchef: The Professionals, has announced he is to open his first restaurant, located in St Andrews, Scotland. The restaurant, named Haar, will open in the town’s five-star Kinnettles Hotel, and span the whole of the ground floor of the hotel, which…
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13 March
Chef Antonio Rucco dies aged 39
Chef Antonio Rucco has died aged 39, the chef was well-known for his popular Antonio’s Vegan Kitchen restaurant in Bethnal Green. Rucco’s restaurant opened last summer and quickly became one of London’s best-known vegan restaurants. The chef’s death was announced by the restaurant on its social media channels, and the…
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8 March
The Lawns appoints Genesis Valenzuela as restaurant manager
Genesis Valenzuela has been announced as the new manager of award-winning restaurant, The Lawns. Valenzuela began his career working for hotels in his home of the Philippines, followed by over nine years on a number of cruise ships in a variety of roles, before eventually settling in the UK in…
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6 March
EU hospitality applicants dropped by 8.5% in 2018
Registrations from European Union nationals looking to work in London’s restaurants, gastropubs and eateries went down by 8.5% in 2018 according to new data from luxury hospitality recruiter, The Change Group. Meanwhile, there has been a 3.4% decline in the average annual take-home pay of British hospitality workers, while average…
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Feb- 2019 -25 February
Hospitality among ‘worst’ industries for work-life balance
A survey of 1,200 hospitality workers by recruitment firm CV Library has found that 54.1% of staff believe they don’t have a good work-life balance, despite 97.3% saying the balance is “important”. The survey investigated how workers in various industries across the UK felt about their work-life balance and whether…
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22 February
East Coast Concepts appoints new MD
Manchester-based restaurant and bar group, East Coast Concepts has appointed Simon Kaye as managing director as it targets growth across the UK. Kaye has a wealth of experience in the hospitality sector and will be responsible for accelerating growth of the brands throughout the UK and abroad. Prior to his…
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14 February
Masterchef winner to open first restaurant in Worthing
Masterchef 2018 winner, Kenny Tutt, is to open his first restaurant in his hometown of Worthing. The new restaurant will be named Pitch and will be opened on the town’s Warwick Street in May. The restaurant will span two floors, including a private dining room, with the top floor dedicated…
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8 February
Cornish pasty company criticised by councillors after Devon council buys factory land
A Cornish pasty company looks to have reigned an age old row over the pastry item’s origins after its factory was bought out by Devon’s Torbay Council. Torbay Council bought the factory land for £3m in order to boost its finances through investment. Councillors in Cornwall are said to be…
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8 February
Hospitality wages spike after months of deflation
The average hourly pay of workers over 25 in the UK significantly fell from £8.55 in June to £8.18 in November, before plateauing at £8.16 in December and rising to £8.38 in January. According to statistics from software provider for the leisure and hospitality industry Fourth, this is the first…
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