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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Adam Spicer named head chef of the Greyhound Inn

18 September 2023 by

Adam Spicer, a 2019 MasterChef: The Professionals finalist, has been appointed head chef of the Greyhound Inn in Pettistree, Suffolk.

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Don’t underestimate 'how hard' sustainability is, warns Pig Hotel boss

15 September 2023 by

Operators should be fully aware of the challenges of implementing sustainability pledges if they want to avoid a “big shock down the line”, the chief executive of the Pig Hotels has warned.

Michelin-starred Sola to double in size following refurbishment News

Michelin-starred Sola to double in size following refurbishment

13 September 2023 by

Michelin-starred modern Californian restaurant Sola in London’s Soho has announced it will be doubling in size[...]

Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or winners experience regenerative farming in Brazil News

Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or winners experience regenerative farming in Brazil

13 September 2023 by

This year’s Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or winners have returned from a trip to Brazil exploring the[...]

Zetter Hotels to launch Zetter Bloomsbury in 2025 amid expansion push News

Zetter Hotels to launch Zetter Bloomsbury in 2025 amid expansion push

13 September 2023 by

Zetter Hotels is set to launch its third property in early 2025 in London’s Bloomsbury, which[...]

Be Inclusive Hospitality reveals finalists for 2023 Spotlight Awards News

Be Inclusive Hospitality reveals finalists for 2023 Spotlight Awards

13 September 2023 by

Not-for-profit organisation Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has announced the finalists for its second year of the[...]

Winners announced for 2023 Purple Umbrella Awards News

Winners announced for 2023 Purple Umbrella Awards

11 September 2023

Hospitality apprentices across the UK were recognised for their dedication and passion for the industry at the 2023 Purple Umbrella Awards held at BAFTA 195 in London’s Piccadilly.

Book review: A New Way to Bake by Philip Khoury Recipes

Book review: A New Way to Bake by Philip Khoury

11 September 2023

Philip Khoury’s A New Way to Bake charts how a “baking-obsessed graphic design university student” from Australia became a pioneering plant-based pastry chef

MPs call for independent assessment into tax-free shopping News

MPs call for independent assessment into tax-free shopping

10 September 2023 by

MPs have urged the Treasury to commission an independent assessment into the “full economic impact” of[...]

Warning use of AI in hospitality could lead to ‘more sophisticated’ cyberattacks News

Warning use of AI in hospitality could lead to ‘more sophisticated’ cyberattacks

08 September 2023 by

Restaurants and hotels should “carefully consider” the risks of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in[...]

Boy dies after 'high voltage' incident at Blackpool hotel News

Boy dies after 'high voltage' incident at Blackpool hotel

08 September 2023 by

A 10-year-old boy has died after he came into contact with a “high voltage of electricity”[...]

April Jackson to open first standalone bar in Brixton News

April Jackson to open first standalone bar in Brixton

08 September 2023 by

London restaurateur April Jackson is to open her first standalone bar, SideChick, in Brixton in October.

BaxterStorey enters contract with London Metropolitan University News

BaxterStorey enters contract with London Metropolitan University

06 September 2023

BaxterStorey has secured a one-year catering partnership with London Metropolitan University for an undisclosed sum.

Jeremy Alderton named managing director of Palmer & Howells News

Jeremy Alderton named managing director of Palmer & Howells

06 September 2023

Jeremy Alderton has been appointed managing director of specialist independent school caterer Palmer & Howells.

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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