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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EasyHotel reports revpar boost as affordable sector becomes ‘more attractive’

16 October 2023 by

Budget hotel chain easyHotel has reported a 45% increase in revpar (revenue per available room) for the 15 months ended 31 December 2022.

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Oliver Rodbard named COO of Creams Cafe amid expansion push

16 October 2023 by

Dessert restaurant brand Creams Cafe has appointed Oliver Rodbard as chief operating officer amid plans for “national and international expansion”.

Louisa Green named managing director of RBH News

Louisa Green named managing director of RBH

13 October 2023 by

Louisa Green has been appointed managing director of independent hotel management company, RBH Hospitality Management.

Cause of fire at Royal Albion hotel in Brighton revealed News

Cause of fire at Royal Albion hotel in Brighton revealed

12 October 2023 by

The fire at the 200-year-old Royal Albion hotel in Brighton in July was likely started by[...]

Anne Lomas promoted to hotel manager at the London Edition News

Anne Lomas promoted to hotel manager at the London Edition

12 October 2023 by

Anne Lomas has been appointed hotel manager of the London Edition in Fitzrovia.

Sai Nathan named general manager of the Arden hotel News

Sai Nathan named general manager of the Arden hotel

12 October 2023 by

Sai Nathan has been appointed general manager of the four-AA-star boutique Arden hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Bowland Inns & Hotels receives £25m loan to fuel expansion News

Bowland Inns & Hotels receives £25m loan to fuel expansion

11 October 2023

Lancashire-based Bowland Inns & Hotels has secured a £25m loan from OakNorth that will provide further opportunities for expansion across the north west of England.

Restaurant in Wolverhampton fined over £14,000 for cockroach infestation News

Restaurant in Wolverhampton fined over £14,000 for cockroach infestation

10 October 2023

A restaurant in Wolverhampton has been ordered to pay over £14,000 after authorities discovered an active cockroach infestation.

Emily Scott to relocate Watergate Bay hotel restaurant News

Emily Scott to relocate Watergate Bay hotel restaurant

10 October 2023 by

Emily Scott has closed her restaurant at the Watergate Bay hotel in Cornwall with plans to[...]

Zest Quest Asia 2024 opens for entries News

Zest Quest Asia 2024 opens for entries

10 October 2023 by

Zest Quest Asia 2024 has opened for submissions, with entries to close on 8 December.

Edinburgh recorded highest revpar boost over summer, report reveals News

Edinburgh recorded highest revpar boost over summer, report reveals

10 October 2023 by

Edinburgh had the highest revpar uplift over the summer, with year-on-year growth at just under 20%,[...]

Addition of sommeliers to skilled worker list would be a ‘lifeline’ News

Addition of sommeliers to skilled worker list would be a ‘lifeline’

10 October 2023 by

Sommeliers have responded positively to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) recommendation that the role should be[...]

Simon Rogan to open Aulis in Thailand News

Simon Rogan to open Aulis in Thailand

09 October 2023

Simon Rogan has announced he will be launching his first Aulis restaurant in Thailand this December, seven years after he started the concept in the UK.

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake prepare to open sports bar in Scotland News

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake prepare to open sports bar in Scotland

09 October 2023

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have announced plans to bring their sports bar, T-Squared Social, to St Andrews, following the launch of their first site in New York last month.

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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