in brief

Forte for sale

Granada Compass has put its hotels division up for auction after talks with French-owned group Accor broke down.The company said: "The interests of Granada Compass shareholders will best be served by establishing a formal process for the disposal of the Forte hotel division."

Race claim fails

A McDonald's worker has had his racial harassment complaint rejected by an Edinburgh employment tribunal. Andrew Maloney, 46, of Hawthornvale, Edinburgh, was ordered to pay £500 towards expenses to the McDonald's restaurant in South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh.

Law deal for MITIE

Mitie Catering has won a £500,000-a-year contract to provide the catering at The College of Law of England and Wales. The three-year agreement, covers sites in London, Guildford, York andChester.

Jersey thinks ahead

Jersey Tourism has launched a 10-year strategic plan, which calls for radical action to overhaul the island's approach to tourism.

West Sussex Council

The authority quoted as leading the way with packed lunches in primary schools in the article on school meals entitled "Educating Eaters" (Caterer, 5 October,page 36) was West Sussex Council, not East Sussex Council.