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Jungmin Seo

Jungmin Seo

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Reporter at The Caterer, covering hotels, restaurants, foodservice, pubs and the latest openings.

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Greene King CEO appointed chairman of British Beer and Pub Association

06 December 2023 by

Greene King chief executive Nick Mackenzie has been elected chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

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Michael Pearson named general manager of the Cottage in the Wood Malvern

06 December 2023 by

Michael Pearson has been appointed general manager of the Cottage in the Wood Malvern in Worcestershire.

Jupiter Hotels’ Leicester property starts work on £1.5m restoration project News

Jupiter Hotels’ Leicester property starts work on £1.5m restoration project

06 December 2023 by
Michael Lyons named general manager of Hotel Indigo Coventry News

Michael Lyons named general manager of Hotel Indigo Coventry

05 December 2023 by
Drake & Morgan prepares for ‘record festive season’ as bookings rise 20% News

Drake & Morgan prepares for ‘record festive season’ as bookings rise 20%

05 December 2023 by
Grassroots nightclub where Oasis and Ed Sheeran played early gigs to close News

Grassroots nightclub where Oasis and Ed Sheeran played early gigs to close

05 December 2023 by

Marston’s steers clear of city centre pubs amid confidence in core estate News

Marston’s steers clear of city centre pubs amid confidence in core estate

05 December 2023 by

Pub company Marston’s has revealed it has moved away from securing city centre pubs, where demand[...]

Rise in skilled worker salary threshold will be met with ‘absolute horror’ by hospitality industry News

Rise in skilled worker salary threshold will be met with ‘absolute horror’ by hospitality industry

04 December 2023 by

The government’s decision to increase the minimum salary required for a skilled worker visa will be[...]

Hotels on Booking.com urged to ‘secure their systems’ amid rise in scams News

Hotels on Booking.com urged to ‘secure their systems’ amid rise in scams

04 December 2023 by

Booking.com has urged its partner hotels to install two-factor authentication after a rise in phishing emails[...]

Saudi fund takes 'significant' stake in Rocco Forte Hotels to fuel expansion News

Saudi fund takes 'significant' stake in Rocco Forte Hotels to fuel expansion

04 December 2023 by

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to acquire a "significant minority stake" in Rocco[...]

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Restaurant sector dealing with £3b in debt, research shows

The debt burden of the UK’s top 30 restaurant groups, including Loungers and Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, has exceeded £3b for the first time, according to a national accountancy group."

04 December 2023 by
Bennett Hay introduces wellbeing-focused grab and go offering News

Bennett Hay introduces wellbeing-focused grab and go offering

04 December 2023
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Bennett Hay has launched Mindfuel, a new workplace grab and go dining concept.

Pressure builds for national and mandatory short-term let registration scheme News

Pressure builds for national and mandatory short-term let registration scheme

04 December 2023
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The government has been urged to consider a national and mandatory short-term let registration scheme to provide “vital protections” for guests.

Pidgin to cut number of courses on tasting menu News

Pidgin to cut number of courses on tasting menu

04 December 2023 by

Pidgin in London’s Hackney will reduce the number of courses on its tasting menu from nine[...]

Body found amid ‘suspicious’ restaurant fire in Bolton News

Body found amid ‘suspicious’ restaurant fire in Bolton

04 December 2023 by

A criminal investigation has been launched after a body was found in a restaurant in Bolton[...]

Train drivers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend strike mandate into new year News

Train drivers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ to extend strike mandate into new year

01 December 2023 by

Members of ASLEF, the train drivers’ trade union, have “voted overwhelmingly” to continue industrial action for[...]

Anthony Wright named executive head chef at Municipal Hotel Liverpool – Mgallery News

Anthony Wright named executive head chef at Municipal Hotel Liverpool – Mgallery

01 December 2023 by

Anthony Wright has been appointed executive head chef at the Municipal Hotel Liverpool – MGallery.

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Chef recruitment remains ‘challenging’ at Ottolenghi group

Ottolenghi group has revealed it was “forced to change operating hours” in some instances due to staff shortages."

01 December 2023 by
Yorkshire property set to become UK's first Passivhaus hotel News

Yorkshire property set to become UK's first Passivhaus hotel

01 December 2023
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Cliffemount hotel in North Yorkshire has been granted planning permission from the council to be converted into the UK’s first Passivhaus hotel.

Thomas Keller named honorary president of judges for 40th Roux Scholarship News

Thomas Keller named honorary president of judges for 40th Roux Scholarship

01 December 2023
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Chef Thomas Keller has been named as honorary president of judges for the 40th Roux Scholarship National Final on 8 April 2024.

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