Jungmin Seo

Jungmin Seo

Reporter

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

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Restaurant owner hit with £200 daily energy charge after being caught up in regulation change

16 August 2022 by

The owner of a 55-cover restaurant is facing an additional energy charge of £200 a day after her attempt to change suppliers was caught up in regulation changes.

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Sodexo secures nine-figure contract with HMP Lowdham Grange

16 August 2022 by

Sodexo’s government arm has secured a contract to manage HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire with an estimated value of £264m over a ten-year term.

Restaurant staffed by Ukrainian refugees to open in London News

Restaurant staffed by Ukrainian refugees to open in London

08 August 2022 by

A restaurant staffed by Ukrainian refugees who have settled in the UK is to open in[...]

Chef Gary Lee leaves Joe Allen restaurant in London News

Chef Gary Lee leaves Joe Allen restaurant in London

05 August 2022 by

Chef Gary Lee has left Joe Allen restaurant in London’s West End.

RedCat Pub Company continues acquisition spree with two south west hotels News

RedCat Pub Company continues acquisition spree with two south west hotels

05 August 2022 by

RedCat Pub Company has acquired two further hotels in the South West of England after announcing[...]

Innholder Scholarships offer £182,000 funding to UK hotel industry News

Innholder Scholarships offer £182,000 funding to UK hotel industry

05 August 2022 by

Up to £182,000 of funding has been made available to the UK’s hotel industry following the[...]

Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village launches teenage outreach programme News

Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village launches teenage outreach programme

04 August 2022

The Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village hotel has launched an outreach programme with four local schools to encourage students to consider a career in hospitality.

Ireland’s Press Up Hospitality to open 150-room Birmingham hotel News

Ireland’s Press Up Hospitality to open 150-room Birmingham hotel

04 August 2022

Ireland's Press Up Hospitality Group and sister company Oakmount have been granted planning permission to launch a hospitality complex in Birmingham’s Grade II-listed Central Methodist Hall.

Crowdfunding campaign for Pony Chew Valley underway News

Crowdfunding campaign for Pony Chew Valley underway

03 August 2022 by

Josh and Holly Eggleton have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise £100,000 to launch the Pony[...]

Hospitality venues in Birmingham report mixed impact of Commonwealth Games News

Hospitality venues in Birmingham report mixed impact of Commonwealth Games

03 August 2022 by

The Commonwealth Games is having a mixed impact on hospitality businesses, despite the influx of tourists[...]

Customer service robots spark joy, report reveals News

Customer service robots spark joy, report reveals

03 August 2022 by

The majority of customers have a positive experience with service robots, research from Durham University Business[...]

Flat Cap Hotels names Martyn Fallon as group executive chef News

Flat Cap Hotels names Martyn Fallon as group executive chef

03 August 2022 by

Flat Cap Hotels has appointed Martyn Fallon as group executive chef.

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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