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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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New lifestyle hotel brand Miiro to make London debut in 2025

23 February 2024 by

Miiro, a new lifestyle hotel brand, is set to open its first UK property in London in 2025.

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Applications open for MasterChef: The Professionals 2024

23 February 2024 by

The BBC’s MasterChef: The Professionals has opened entries for its 17th series.

Tommy Banks Group names new head chef and executive chef News

Tommy Banks Group names new head chef and executive chef

23 February 2024 by
Mitchells & Butlers and Greggs among firms named for failing to pay minimum wage News

Mitchells & Butlers and Greggs among firms named for failing to pay minimum wage

23 February 2024 by
McCain Foodservice invests £46,000 in street food start-ups News

McCain Foodservice invests £46,000 in street food start-ups

22 February 2024 by
Dakota Hotels to make Newcastle debut in 2025 News

Dakota Hotels to make Newcastle debut in 2025

22 February 2024 by

Lewtrenchard Manor hotel closes ‘with a heavy heart’ News

Lewtrenchard Manor hotel closes ‘with a heavy heart’

22 February 2024 by

The family-run Lewtrenchard Manor hotel in Lewdown, Devon, has permanently closed after over 30 years of[...]

85% of hospitality professionals experience poor mental health, study finds News

85% of hospitality professionals experience poor mental health, study finds

22 February 2024 by

Over four in five (85%) hospitality professionals have reported symptoms of poor mental health over the[...]

Mark Sargeant named LACA school food ambassador News

Mark Sargeant named LACA school food ambassador

21 February 2024 by

Former National Chef of the Year Mark Sargeant has been appointed LACA school food ambassador.

Seven-year ban for restaurant owner who hired illegal workers News

Seven-year ban for restaurant owner who hired illegal workers

21 February 2024 by

The owner of an Indian restaurant and takeaway in Hertfordshire has been banned from acting as[...]

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IHG reports revpar boost amid 'strong' demand for travel

UK revpar at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) was up 14% from 2022, just shy of the hotel company’s global revpar growth of 16%. "

21 February 2024 by
BT Tower sold to North American hotel company for £275m News

BT Tower sold to North American hotel company for £275m

21 February 2024
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BT Group has agreed to sell the BT Tower in London’s Fitzrovia to MCR Hotels in a £275m deal.

UKHospitality backs government plans for food security index News

UKHospitality backs government plans for food security index

21 February 2024
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UKHospitality has responded positively to the government’s commitment to support farmers and improve food security.

Endo at the Rotunda to close for refurbishment News

Endo at the Rotunda to close for refurbishment

21 February 2024 by

The Michelin-starred Endo at the Rotunda in London’s White City will close on 15 March for[...]

Salt Bae restaurant reports 44% profit boost News

Salt Bae restaurant reports 44% profit boost

20 February 2024 by

Profit before tax soared to £3.3m at Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et steakhouse in London’s Knightsbridge, accounts filed[...]

Jay Burgesson-Carter announces departure from Bovingdons Catering News

Jay Burgesson-Carter announces departure from Bovingdons Catering

20 February 2024 by

Jay Burgesson-Carter has left his role as managing director of Bovingdons Catering after two and a[...]

El Gato Negro team to launch competitive socialising concept News

El Gato Negro team to launch competitive socialising concept

20 February 2024 by

The team behind Spanish tapas restaurant El Gato Negro are set to launch a competitive socialising[...]

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Sodexo secures 10-year contract extension with Wellington College

Independents by Sodexo has extended its contract with Wellington College in Berkshire for a further ten years."

19 February 2024 by
Airbnb hosts will need planning permission under government plans News

Airbnb hosts will need planning permission under government plans

19 February 2024
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Airbnb-style short-term lets will soon require planning permission to operate, the government has announced.

Luxury hotels see highest rise in room rates as demand stays strong News

Luxury hotels see highest rise in room rates as demand stays strong

19 February 2024
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The luxury hotel market was the “clear front runner” of UK hotel performance in the last few months of 2023, according to recent data.

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.

© {{year}} All rights reserved. Jacobs Media Group Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, company number 08713328. 3rd Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU.

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