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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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The Lanesborough hotel to relaunch Celeste as the Lanesborough Grill

06 April 2022 by

The Lanesborough hotel in London is to launch a new restaurant named the Lanesborough Grill on 25 April.

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Hospitality Action calls on supporters to chart 50,000 mile course between hospitality hotspots

05 April 2022 by

Trade charity Hospitality Action is calling on supporters to band together to cycle, jog, run or walk a mammoth 50,000 miles as it launches its biggest ever virtual fundraising challenge.

US chicken chain Popeyes to open second UK restaurant in Essex News

US chicken chain Popeyes to open second UK restaurant in Essex

05 April 2022 by
Wahaca plans restaurant expansion across London News

Wahaca plans restaurant expansion across London

04 April 2022 by
Staff shortages cited as biggest challenge facing hospitality employees News

Staff shortages cited as biggest challenge facing hospitality employees

04 April 2022 by
Atis to open third healthy bowl store in Notting Hill News

Atis to open third healthy bowl store in Notting Hill

01 April 2022 by

Winning chef of Great British Menu dessert course revealed News

Winning chef of Great British Menu dessert course revealed

01 April 2022 by

Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 chef de cuisine Chris McClurg, who was representing Northern Ireland, has[...]

Book review: The Female Chef by Clare Finney and Liz Seabrook Sector

Book review: The Female Chef by Clare Finney and Liz Seabrook

15 March 2022 by

Stories and recipes from 31 women redefining the British food scene

Fyfes purchase Claymore hotel in Pitlochry from the McFarlanes News

Fyfes purchase Claymore hotel in Pitlochry from the McFarlanes

24 December 2021 by

The Claymore hotel in Pitlochry, Perthshire, has been sold to Gordon and Lauren Fyfe for an[...]

Inglenook Inns & Taverns acquires seven more pubs for Christmas News

Inglenook Inns & Taverns acquires seven more pubs for Christmas

24 December 2021 by

Lancashire-based pub company Inglenook Inns & Taverns has announced its acquisition of seven pubs for £2.4m.

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More than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2021

More than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales over the course of 2021, at a rate of roughly 37 per month being demolished or converted for other uses."

24 December 2021 by
Ardfin Estate buys Jura hotel from the McCallums News

Ardfin Estate buys Jura hotel from the McCallums

22 December 2021
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The Jura hotel, located on the Isle of Jura, has been sold to the Ardfin Estate for an undisclosed sum after inviting offers of over £1.2m.

Hospitality Workers Emergency Fund relaunched ahead of Christmas News

Hospitality Workers Emergency Fund relaunched ahead of Christmas

22 December 2021
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Cashless tipping platform Tipjar has relaunched its Hospitality Workers Emergency Fund in partnership with charity Hospitality Action, enabling the public to donate ‘tips’ to support vulnerable people in the sector.

Wallace family purchases Old Manor hotel in Fife for £1.2m News

Wallace family purchases Old Manor hotel in Fife for £1.2m

22 December 2021 by

The Wallace family has bought the Old Manor hotel in Lundin Links, Fife, from Alistair Saddler[...]

First Welsh acquisition for the Inn Collection Group News

First Welsh acquisition for the Inn Collection Group

22 December 2021 by

The Inn Collection Group has acquired its first Welsh site, the Swallow Falls hotel, a 19-room[...]

Scotland cancels Hogmanay event ahead of tighter restrictions News

Scotland cancels Hogmanay event ahead of tighter restrictions

21 December 2021 by

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party has been cancelled as the Scottish parliament introduced tougher Covid restrictions including[...]

Glasgow’s Lorne hotel sold out of administration News

Glasgow’s Lorne hotel sold out of administration

20 December 2021 by

Glasgow’s Lorne hotel has been sold out of administration to PL Glasgow Limited.

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Hall & Woodhouse buys 10 pubs as part of estate expansion

Independent family brewer Hall & Woodhouse has purchased 10 pubs and revealed additional plans “to grow [its] existing estate”."

20 December 2021 by
Woman convicted after fooling hotel staff into handing over guests’ belongings worth over £80,000 Archive

Woman convicted after fooling hotel staff into handing over guests’ belongings worth over £80,000

17 December 2021
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A woman has been convicted after she tricked hotel staff into handing over £80,000 worth of property that belonged to guests.

Chefs call for financial support as Christmas cancellations threaten to devastate hospitality News

Chefs call for financial support as Christmas cancellations threaten to devastate hospitality

16 December 2021
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Top chefs across the country are calling for financial support including reduced VAT and a return of the furlough scheme after government warnings practically closed the hospitality sector in all but name.

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