Jungmin Seo

Jungmin Seo

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Reporter at The Caterer, covering hotels, restaurants, foodservice, pubs and the latest openings.

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Marston’s steers clear of city centre pubs amid confidence in core estate

05 December 2023 by

Pub company Marston’s has revealed it has moved away from securing city centre pubs, where demand remains volatile.

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Rise in skilled worker salary threshold will be met with ‘absolute horror’ by hospitality industry

04 December 2023 by

The government’s decision to increase the minimum salary required for a skilled worker visa will be met with “absolute horror” by the hospitality industry, a Liberal Democrat MP has warned.

Pressure builds for national and mandatory short-term let registration scheme News

Pressure builds for national and mandatory short-term let registration scheme

04 December 2023 by

The government has been urged to consider a national and mandatory short-term let registration scheme to[...]

Pidgin to cut number of courses on tasting menu News

Pidgin to cut number of courses on tasting menu

04 December 2023 by

Pidgin in London’s Hackney will reduce the number of courses on its tasting menu from nine[...]

Body found amid ‘suspicious’ restaurant fire in Bolton News

Body found amid ‘suspicious’ restaurant fire in Bolton

04 December 2023 by

A criminal investigation has been launched after a body was found in a restaurant in Bolton[...]

Train drivers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend strike mandate into new year News

Train drivers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend strike mandate into new year

01 December 2023 by

Members of ASLEF, the train drivers’ trade union, have “voted overwhelmingly” to continue industrial action for[...]

Chef recruitment remains ‘challenging’ at Ottolenghi group News

Chef recruitment remains ‘challenging’ at Ottolenghi group

01 December 2023

Ottolenghi group has revealed it was “forced to change operating hours” in some instances due to staff shortages.

Yorkshire property set to become UK's first Passivhaus hotel News

Yorkshire property set to become UK's first Passivhaus hotel

01 December 2023

Cliffemount hotel in North Yorkshire has been granted planning permission from the council to be converted into the UK’s first Passivhaus hotel.

Thomas Keller named honorary president of judges for 40th Roux Scholarship News

Thomas Keller named honorary president of judges for 40th Roux Scholarship

01 December 2023 by

Chef Thomas Keller has been named as honorary president of judges for the 40th Roux Scholarship[...]

Hyatt to open four hotels next year News

Hyatt to open four hotels next year

30 November 2023 by

Hyatt has confirmed four new hotel openings for 2024, including its first UK-based Park Hyatt property[...]

Ynyshir lands on Uber Eats for limited time News

Ynyshir lands on Uber Eats for limited time

30 November 2023 by

Gareth Ward, chef owner of Ynyshir in Wales, has partnered with Uber Eats to deliver his[...]

Story Cellar and 1215 among new additions to Michelin Guide News

Story Cellar and 1215 among new additions to Michelin Guide

30 November 2023 by

Fifteen new restaurants including 1215 in Egham and Story Cellar in London have been added to[...]

Kricket secures more funding ahead of fourth restaurant opening News

Kricket secures more funding ahead of fourth restaurant opening

29 November 2023

Modern-Indian restaurant group Kricket has secured a new round of funding from White Rabbit Projects (WRP) to power further UK expansion.

East London Pub Company falls into administration News

East London Pub Company falls into administration

29 November 2023

The East London Pub Company has fallen into administration but confirmed its four sites will continue to “trade as usual”.

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

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