Caroline Baldwin
Features and special projects editor
Caroline is features and special projects editor at The Caterer, looking after features for print and online. She specifically looks after the Drinks Doctor column and Book Reviews, as well as overseeing Supplier and Technology features. She also looks after The Caterer’s Podcast and Online Summits, as well as working on a number of other events throughout the year.
The Sportsman and Mountain take top gongs at the Good Food Guide awards
Mountain in London walked away with Best New Restaurant while the Sportsman in Kent took the Restaurant of the Year award at the Good Food Guide awards last night.
Menuwatch: Pêtchi, Jersey
The Basque country comes to Jersey via fierce heat from a wood-fired grill, coupled with foraged, local flavours
Luxury Family Hotels appoints Teresa Kingston as group revenue director
Rutland Hall hotel announces Adrian Pickard as new GM
Anglesey’s fine dining restaurant Y Parlwr closes with immediate effect
Richard Caring’s Ivy group up for auction at £1b
Hospitality accounted for 12% of UK administrations in 2023
Hospitality administrations increased 22% last year compared to 2022, according to new data.
PPHE optimistic 2024 will be another 'strong year'
PPHE Hotel Group has yet again upgraded its expectations for its full-year financial results, stating it[...]
Bab Haus secures third site at new Caerphilly food hall
Leyli Homayoonfar’s Tex Mex barbecue operation will open its third Bab Haus site at the new[...]
Hospitality job vacancies fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels
There were 112,000 vacancies in hospitality at the end of 2023, down from 147,000 the year[...]
Peckham’s Jerk Grill uses Uber Eats grant to open second site in Hackney
The 2024 Uber Eats Black Business Fund has distributed £250,000 to 25 small Blacked-owned businesses across the country, helping one recipient expand its business in London."
The Bull: 'It’s what every chef dreams of'
A cosy pub and super-fresh produce from a farm 10 minutes up the road seduced chef George Williams into his dream job. Caroline Baldwin reports
Book review: Ramen Forever by Tim Anderson
Tim Anderson burst onto the culinary scene after winning MasterChef in 2011, partly, he says, due to the truffled lobster gyoza ramen he made for the final.
UK bubble tea business Gong Cha eyes Middle East with franchise agreement
Bubble tea business Gong Cha is looking to open at least 300 units in the Middle[...]
Kew Green Hotels aquires lease of Hotel Brooklyn Manchester and Leicester
Kew Green Hotels has acquired the lease of Hotel Brooklyn Manchester and Hotel Brooklyn Leicester with[...]
Crerar Hotels reports strong trading as reinvestment plan pays off
Crerar Hotel Group has posted a strong year of trading with turnover and gross profit both[...]
Café Laperouse at OWO London turns hygiene rating around
Having been criticised for poor hygiene practices following its opening at the Old War Office (OWO)[...]
Coterie Holdings acquires Hallgarten & Novum Wines
Fine wine business Coterie Holdings has bought wine importers Hallgarten & Novum Wines for an undisclosed sum. "
Giggling Squid reports strong growth as it continues expansion plan
For its full-year results, ending 2 April 2023, the Thai restaurant group reported like-for-like sales “materially ahead of pre-pandemic levels”.
The Fat Duck names Karl Jaques as new head chef
Karl Jaques has been promoted to the role of head chef at Heston Blumenthal's three Michelin starred the Fat Duck in Berkshire.
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.
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