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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First Dates restaurant to relocate for tenth series

17 July 2023 by

Channel 4’s First Dates, which is hosted by front of house champion Fred Sirieix, will relocate to the Botanist bar and restaurant in Bath for its tenth series.

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Oxford City Council approves £37m project to transform cinema into aparthotel

14 July 2023 by

Oxford City Council Cabinet has approved plans for the council to invest £37m to transform a city centre cinema into a 145-room aparthotel and community hub.

Losing the plot: the weird and wonderful things left behind in hotel rooms Hotel

Losing the plot: the weird and wonderful things left behind in hotel rooms

14 July 2023 by

From false teeth to blow-up dolls, the hardworking housekeepers of the UK’s hotels have had to[...]

Winners of Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2023 announced News

Winners of Young Chef Young Waiter and Young Mixologist England 2023 announced

13 July 2023 by

The three winners of Young Chef Young Waiter England and Young Mixologist England have been revealed.

Pine Trees Hotel sold to Apex Hotels News

Pine Trees Hotel sold to Apex Hotels

13 July 2023 by

Apex Hotels has acquired Pine Trees hotel in the Scottish Highlands for an undisclosed sum.

First look: 1 Hotel Mayfair with Tom Sellers restaurant opens its doors News

First look: 1 Hotel Mayfair with Tom Sellers restaurant opens its doors

13 July 2023 by

1 Hotels, which is operated by Starwood Capital's SH Hotels & Resorts, has opened its first[...]

Savore receives Vacherin founders' backing amid first contract win News

Savore receives Vacherin founders' backing amid first contract win

12 July 2023

Independent workplace caterer Savore, founded by the former deputy managing director of Vacherin, has secured its first contract for an undisclosed sum.

Home Office 'paying for thousands' of empty hotel beds News

Home Office 'paying for thousands' of empty hotel beds

12 July 2023

The Home Office is paying for up to 5,000 empty hotel beds to manage the potential “overflow” of asylum seekers, a senior official has revealed.

‘Significant investor appetite’ building for hotel deals News

‘Significant investor appetite’ building for hotel deals

12 July 2023 by

Hotel transaction volumes hit £860m in the first six months of 2023, a drop of 60%[...]

Honey & Co to open new bakery and café News

Honey & Co to open new bakery and café

12 July 2023 by

The founders of Honey & Co will open a new deli, bakery and café named Honey[...]

National Association of Care Catering Care Chef of the Year 2023 finalists revealed News

National Association of Care Catering Care Chef of the Year 2023 finalists revealed

12 July 2023 by

The finalists for the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2023[...]

Ivy Collection responds to employee complaints over service charge News

Ivy Collection responds to employee complaints over service charge

11 July 2023 by

Employees of the Ivy Collection have accused the restaurant group of cutting the percentage of service[...]

Company of Cooks secures £120m in retained business News

Company of Cooks secures £120m in retained business

11 July 2023

Company of Cooks has reported a “strong first half of 2023”, having secured over £120m in retained business.

Raheem Morgan crowned School Chef of the Year 2023 News

Raheem Morgan crowned School Chef of the Year 2023

11 July 2023

Raheem Morgan has been named School Chef of the Year (SCOTY) 2023.

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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