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Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza operator, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has announced it is to create nearly 3,000 UK jobs over the next three years, with more than 1,000 coming in 2012 as the operator launches the IHG Academy in Newham, London.
Southeast Asian restaurant Pan Chai and Thai restaurant Mango Tree are set to open sites at London department store Harrods this April.
FRIMA UK has launched the VarioCooking Center Multificiency, a high-tech piece of catering equipment which claims to be multi-functional and sustainable.
International hotel operator Accor has revealed the group consumes more than 18bn kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy, ahead of a spring publication of a new sustainable development strategy for the company.
In the latest instalment of our Kitchen Equipment Special Feature we asked chefs working in pub, restaurant and hotel kitchens to tell us the one bit of kit they couldn't live without and we filmed three of them showing us exactly what made the equipment...