Jungmin Seo
Reporter
Reporter at The Caterer, covering hotels, restaurants, foodservice, pubs and the latest openings.
Gary Neville’s Hotel Football reports record turnover
Gary Neville’s Hotel Football in Manchester hit its highest turnover on record, with revenue growth of £1.2m year-on-year.
Plans to turn former HM Passport Office into hotel rejected due to ‘sufficient demand’ for offices
Westminster City Council has rejected plans for a 357-bedroom hotel in the former HM Passport Office in London’s Victoria due to concerns over the loss of office space.
Springboard FutureChef 2024 reveals 12 regional winners
The Guinea Grill reopens with an additional 88 covers
How to make it in the wine industry as a woman
Former McDonald’s boss named CEO of Warner Leisure Hotels
Paul Pomroy, the former chief executive of McDonald’s UK, has been appointed chief executive of Warner[...]
How Karis Theophane won £10,000 to open her new restaurant Jerk Grill
The founder of Jerk Grill tells Jungmin Seo how she’s gone from cooking jerk chicken in[...]
Splendid Hospitality Group secures £232m club loan
Splendid Hospitality Group has secured a £232m club loan from HSBC and OakNorth bank to support[...]
Companies House launches crackdown on register abuse
Companies House has introduced new measures to protect businesses after numerous chefs reported that their restaurant[...]
Gaucho introduces VAT-free lunch amid calls for VAT cut
Argentine steakhouse chain Gaucho has revealed plans to serve a VAT-free lunch every Friday in March, starting from this week (8 March)."
De Vere hotels appoints two co-chief executives
Hotel group De Vere has appointed Laurie Nicol and Alan Corlett as co-chief executive officers.
Young’s completes £162m City Pub Group acquisition
Young’s has completed its acquisition of City Pub Group, which comprises 51 wet-led pubs across southern England and Wales.
O2 Academy Brixton to reopen 16 months after fatal crush
The O2 Academy in London’s Brixton is set to reopen in April, 16 months after it[...]
Lucknam Park to launch new restaurant and guest cottages
The five-red-AA-star Lucknam Park hotel in Wiltshire is to open a new restaurant and two guest[...]
Luke French and Stacey Sherwood-French to relocate Jöro
Luke French and Stacey Sherwood-French are to relocate their fine-dining restaurant Jöro to the Oughtibridge Mill[...]
Michelin-starred Stark to move from Kent to Essex
Michelin-starred restaurant Stark in Broadstairs in Kent will move to Mersea Island in Essex following a[...]
Bidfood launches Pub Kitchen Club guide
Foodservice provider Bidfood has published its latest Pub Kitchen Club guide, which outlines how pubs can upgrade their menus to attract higher spend. "
PPHE hotels boss: ‘The UK is a growth market for hospitality’
The boss of PPHE Hotel Group has revealed the company is poised for further UK expansion, with four London openings in the pipeline.
Hyatt announces 17% revpar boost in full-year results
Hyatt reported a 15.6% system-wide revenue per available room (revpar) boost across the EMEA region in its full-year results for 2023.
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