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BM’s equality, diversity and inclusivity director Gregory De La Peña-Hall dies

08 June 2022 by

Gregory De La Peña-Hall, director of equality, diversity and inclusivity at catering company BM, has died.

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Bryan Whittaker, former CESA technical director, dies aged 84

07 April 2022 by

Bryan Whittaker, a former technical director of CESA (now the Foodservice Equipment Association), died on Saturday 2 April following a short illness at the age of 84.

Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon dies aged 92 News

Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon dies aged 92

01 February 2022 by
Jerry Brand obituary: tributes paid to 'force of nature' hospitality entrepreneur News

Jerry Brand obituary: tributes paid to 'force of nature' hospitality entrepreneur

12 January 2022 by
2021 Review of the year News

2021 Review of the year

16 December 2021 by
Former Hotelier of the Year Ronald Jones dies at 95 News

Former Hotelier of the Year Ronald Jones dies at 95

24 November 2021 by

Travel Corporation's Stanley Tollman dies aged 91 News

Travel Corporation's Stanley Tollman dies aged 91

30 September 2021 by

Stanley Tollman, chairman of The Travel Corporation (TTC) which has a portfolio of brands including Red[...]

Tributes paid to ‘giant of the hospitality industry’ Marc Verstringhe News

Tributes paid to ‘giant of the hospitality industry’ Marc Verstringhe

13 September 2021 by

Marc Verstringhe, the co-founder of Catering & Allied (C&A), has died at the age of 86[...]

Foodservice legend Don Davenport dies aged 77 News

Foodservice legend Don Davenport dies aged 77

26 August 2021 by

Don Davenport, former managing director of Sutcliffe Catering, chief executive of Compass Group’s UK & Ireland[...]

Douglas Ankrah, inventor of the pornstar martini, dies News

Douglas Ankrah, inventor of the pornstar martini, dies

17 August 2021 by

Douglas Ankrah – mixologist, bar consultant, inventor of the pornstar martini and former proprietor of London[...]

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‘Monarch of British restaurateurs’ Kenneth Bell dies aged 94

Chef-restaurateur Kenneth Bell, former owner of Thornbury Castle near Bristol, died peacefully at home aged 94 last week."

06 August 2021 by
Historic House Hotels director Matthew Johnson dies aged 49 News

Historic House Hotels director Matthew Johnson dies aged 49

05 August 2021
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Matthew Johnson, director of hotel operations at Historic House Hotels, died suddenly on Monday 2 August after collapsing on a golf course. He was 49.

Obituary: hospitality journalist Alan Sutton dies aged 78 News

Obituary: hospitality journalist Alan Sutton dies aged 78

04 August 2021
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Hospitality journalist and former writer for The Caterer Alan Sutton has passed away suddenly, aged 78.

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts CEO Sara Jayne Stanes dies aged 75 News

Royal Academy of Culinary Arts CEO Sara Jayne Stanes dies aged 75

26 July 2021 by

Sara Jayne Stanes, chief executive of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts for the last 15[...]

Tributes paid to former Marston’s chair David Thompson News

Tributes paid to former Marston’s chair David Thompson

07 July 2021 by

Tributes have been paid following the death of former Marston’s chair David Thompson, who passed away[...]

Tributes paid to visionary operator and first Scottish Michelin-starred chef David Wilson News

Tributes paid to visionary operator and first Scottish Michelin-starred chef David Wilson

17 May 2021 by

David Wilson, former chef-proprietor of the Peat Inn in Fife for 35 years and believed to[...]

Hotelier Sir Richard Sutton murdered News

Hotelier Sir Richard Sutton murdered

09 April 2021 by

Sir Richard Sutton, owner of the freehold of London’s Athenaeum and Sheraton Grand Park Lane hotels,[...]

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Tributes paid to hotelier Trevor Forecast, who has died aged 86

Hotelier Trevor Forecast, former owner of Congham Hall hotel in Norfolk, died suddenly at home on 11 February after a short illness aged 86."

17 February 2021 by
Theatreland restaurateur Joe Allen dies aged 87 News

Theatreland restaurateur Joe Allen dies aged 87

09 February 2021
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Joe Allen, founder of the eponymous theatre district restaurants in London, New York and Paris, has died at the age of 87.

Andrew Bennett, former chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs, passes away aged 63 News

Andrew Bennett, former chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs, passes away aged 63

31 January 2021
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Andrew Bennett, chair of the Craft Guild of Chefs between 2018 and November 2020, passed away yesterday after a battle with prostate cancer.

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