Business Profile: Oakman Inns & Restaurants
Peter Borg-Neal’s entrepreneurial spirit ensures Oakman Inns & Restaurants never stands still – not least in challenging pub-sector norms
Archives for April 7, 2013
Valrhona launches Grand Cru cooking chocolate from Grenada
French chocolate firm Valrhona has expanded its range of Grand Cru cooking chocolates with the launch of Kalingo, a 65 per cent cocoa solid chocolate from Grenada.
Britannia Hotels fined £160k for asbestos exposure risk
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has urged hospitality businesses to ensure they guard against asbestos exposure after Britannia Hotels was fined £160k and ordered to pay more than £40k in costs following a recent court case.
Travelodge offloads 38 hotels under CVA programme
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has today moved a step closer to completing the offload of 49 hotels under its financial restructuring programme, with 18 properties transferring to new owners and 20 moving under franchise agreements.
Food inflation forces restaurant and pubs to put up menu prices by 6%
The rising cost of food has forced restaurants and pubs to push up the price of dishes on their menus by 6 per cent over the last six months with the average price of a dish now up to £6.69 from £6.29