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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Nov- 2018 -19 November
Manchester pub offers £500 for pigs in blankets ‘taste-test’
A Manchester pub has announced it is searching for a taster for its pigs in blankets and has offered £500 as payment for taking the “taste-test”. The Oast House is looking to introduce new takes on the Christmas classic and it wants a local to attend the test with a…
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16 November
Major investment at Inglenook Inns and Taverns’ fourth Star site
Work is starting this week to refurbish The Crown at Alrewas in Staffordshire after Inglenook Inns & Taverns signed a substantive lease with Star Pubs & Bars. The Crown will become Inglenook Inns & Taverns fourth pub with Star and brings its total estate to 15. The £270,000 joint investment…
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16 November
Patisserie Valerie CEO Paul May quits
Patisserie Valerie CEO Paul May has resigned from his role a month after a fraud inquiry began at the cake chain. May has been replaced by Steve Francis, who the company says has “proven track record of rapid operational performance improvements”. The company’s statement announcing May’s departure offered no thanks…
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16 November
Marco Pierre White to serve Eastenders star’s gin in restaurants
Black and White Hospitality, the company co-founded by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White, has signed a deal to stock a new gin brand created by a British soap star. The firm will now offer Neat Gin across its restaurant estate which currently stands at 50 sites. The gin, which is…
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15 November
Michelin-starred Adam Stokes to open new Birmingham restaurant
Michelin-starred chef, Adam Stokes, is to open a new Birmingham restaurant named Oyster Club. Located on Temple Street, the location will feature an oyster bar and seafood restaurant, underneath the currently existing Ivy Restaurant. The Oyster Club will open in February 2019, featuring a 30-cover restaurant and 24-seater bar. Oysters…
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15 November
Royal Lancaster London appoints new executive head chef
The Royal Lancaster London on Hyde Park has appointed Daniel Mcgarey executive head chef, as part of its recent £85m renovation. Mcgarey brings over 16 years of experience to Royal Lancaster London where he will oversee all of the hotel’s culinary areas including Nipa Thai, Island Grill, Park Restaurant. Leading…
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13 November
Falling migrant-worker numbers will ‘undermine’ hospitality sector
UKHospitality has warned that restricting the number of migrant workers entering the UK will “severely impact” the hospitality sector. The warning follows the publication of figures by HR body CIPD that show the number of non-UK-born workers in the UK decreased by 58,000 between April to June last year and…
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8 November
Bulgari Hotel London appoints new executive chef
Bulgari Hotel London, located in Knightsbridge, has appointed Adriano Cavagnini as executive chef. Originally from Italy, Cavagnini has previously held positions in Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Monte Carlo, Rome and London. Formerly the executive chef at Rome’s Hotel Eden and Four Seasons Park Lane, he will be joining the hotel team…
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6 November
Rooney Anand steps down from Greene King
Rooney Anand has confirmed he will step down from his role as the CEO of pub group Greene King at the end of the current financial year ending 30 April 2019. The company said the process to appoint his successor was “well advanced” and a future announcement would be made…
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1 November
Cultivated by Elliot Hill joins the Oddfellows family
Design-led boutique hotel, Oddfellows in Chester, has announced the relaunch of the restaurant within the hotel to Cultivated by Elliot Hill. Head chef Hill joined the Oddfellows team earlier this year after working in London, when the ‘small plates movement’ was taking off. This inspired him to create “odd plates”,…
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