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The hospitality industry now accounts for eight per cent of the nation’s jobs, offering a financial clout strong enough to help re-balance the economy, according to a report from the British Hospitality Association (BHA).
Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants has teamed up with The Prince’s Trust to offer a programme which will provide disadvantaged young people with the skills and confidence to find a job.
The national media should stop 'talking down' jobs in hospitality and start promoting the industry as a worthwhile career choice for job seekers to enable restaurants, hotels and pubs to fill vacant positions and retain staff.
Chef Joel Antunes has announced plans to open a restaurant at Embassy Mayfair, the members' club owned by hotelier, restaurateur and nightclub owner Mark Fuller.
Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief executive Robert Cook is to leave his job to 'pursue new opportunities' in the industry.