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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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Young’s poised to ‘accelerate growth’ through City Pubs acquisition

16 November 2023 by

Pub group Young’s is set to acquire City Pubs for around £162m, having “closely followed the City Pubs estate for some time”.

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Don’t ‘throw away’ money on the wrong general manager, says Hilton executive

15 November 2023 by

The importance of hotel general managers is “often overlooked” despite them being a key part of the business, a Hilton executive has warned.

Hotels for Trees eyes UK expansion through Avondata partnership News

Hotels for Trees eyes UK expansion through Avondata partnership

15 November 2023 by
Mateo Garcia Leiva named executive chef at Aqua Nueva News

Mateo Garcia Leiva named executive chef at Aqua Nueva

15 November 2023 by
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Kelly Brewer named operations manager at Bennett Hay

13 November 2023 by
Minute on the clock: Natasha Sideris, Tashas, Battersea Power Station People

Minute on the clock: Natasha Sideris, Tashas, Battersea Power Station

13 November 2023 by

Loungers ‘firmly on track’ for accelerated growth plans News

Loungers ‘firmly on track’ for accelerated growth plans

13 November 2023 by

Loungers has announced it is “firmly on track” to open 34 new sites in the current[...]

Chair of Manchester BID named general manager of Municipal Hotel Liverpool News

Chair of Manchester BID named general manager of Municipal Hotel Liverpool

10 November 2023 by

Annie Brown has been appointed general manager of the Municipal Hotel Liverpool – MGallery.

Piano Works partners with Nightcap for new site News

Piano Works partners with Nightcap for new site

10 November 2023 by

Piano Works will be moving out of its West End site due to Westminster Council’s refusal[...]

Village Hotels partners with Professional Darts Corporation News

Village Hotels partners with Professional Darts Corporation

10 November 2023 by

Village Hotels has entered a three-year partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for an undisclosed[...]

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Hotel featured in Charles Dickens novel added to Historic England at risk register

A historic inn that featured in Charles Dickens’ novel, Pickwick Papers, has been added to Historic England’s 2023 at risk register. "

09 November 2023 by
11 recipients of Innholder Scholarships announced News

11 recipients of Innholder Scholarships announced

09 November 2023
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The Master Innholders’ 2024 Innholder Scholarships programme has welcomed 11 successful applicants from the hotel industry.

‘It’s not just a spa break anymore’: Wellness facilities increasingly important to hotel guests News

‘It’s not just a spa break anymore’: Wellness facilities increasingly important to hotel guests

09 November 2023
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Affluent guests are increasingly likely to book a hotel based on the availability of wellness facilities such as a spa or yoga classes, according to a survey by PoB Hotels.

Plans for Shrewsbury Travelodge approved despite 'heritage concerns' News

Plans for Shrewsbury Travelodge approved despite 'heritage concerns'

08 November 2023 by

Plans to build an 83-bedroom Travelodge in central Shrewsbury have been approved by Shropshire Council despite[...]

Restaurant ordered to pay £18,000 to former staff member for unlawful victimisation News

Restaurant ordered to pay £18,000 to former staff member for unlawful victimisation

08 November 2023 by

A restaurant worker has been awarded over £18,000 by a tribunal after being dismissed by a[...]

Chris Shaw named head chef of Toklas News

Chris Shaw named head chef of Toklas

08 November 2023 by

Chris Shaw has been appointed head chef of Toklas restaurant in the Strand, London.

New Lake District hospitality business snaps up Cumbria's Ryebeck hotel News

New Lake District hospitality business snaps up Cumbria's Ryebeck hotel

08 November 2023 by

The Ryebeck hotel in Windermere, Cumbria, has been sold to new hospitality business Lake District Limited[...]

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Minute on the clock: Neha Mishra, Kinoya, Harrods Dining Hall

The self-taught chef has opened ramen restaurant Kinoya in Harrods Dining Hall. She talks about her 40-ingredient creation"

08 November 2023 by
Red Carnation Hotels’ 100 Princes Street to open in spring 2024 News

Red Carnation Hotels’ 100 Princes Street to open in spring 2024

03 November 2023
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Red Carnation Hotels has confirmed the launch of 100 Princes Street in Edinburgh has been pushed back to spring 2024.

Jamie Oliver: “If I came back on earth and did it again, I would go back to the pub” News

Jamie Oliver: “If I came back on earth and did it again, I would go back to the pub”

03 November 2023
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Jamie Oliver revealed that his original plan after the success of his 1999 television programme Naked Chef was to open a 60-cover pub near Cambridge.

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