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Janet Harmer

Janet Harmer

Observer of the hospitality industry for 33 years. Always on the look out for genuine hotel and restaurant experiences.

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Peninsula London prepares to open after 30 years in the making

06 September 2023 by

The highly anticipated opening of the Peninsula London has been three decades in the making. Take a look inside

Business

Saira Hospitality brings talent together from varied backgrounds

23 February 2023 by

Saira Hospitality has brought together people from varied backgrounds – carers, supermarkets workers, the long-term unemployed – and found their individual hospitality talent

London’s first Art’otel turns hotel rules on their head Business

London’s first Art’otel turns hotel rules on their head

11 January 2023 by
Menuwatch: Woven by Adam Smith, Coworth Park Chef

Menuwatch: Woven by Adam Smith, Coworth Park

08 December 2022 by
Stuart Procter of the Stafford Collection on working with 'the best in the business' Business

Stuart Procter of the Stafford Collection on working with 'the best in the business'

16 November 2022 by
‘It’s about giving something back’: Adrian Ellis on winning Hotelier of the Year 2022 Business

‘It’s about giving something back’: Adrian Ellis on winning Hotelier of the Year 2022

03 November 2022 by

The Lanesborough is establishing itself as a very British hotel Business

The Lanesborough is establishing itself as a very British hotel

28 September 2022 by

The Lanesborough has always served its visitors with grandeur, but now it seeks to solidify its[...]

Welcome to the wilderness: How Highland Coast hotels attracts guests to northern Scotland year round Business

Welcome to the wilderness: How Highland Coast hotels attracts guests to northern Scotland year round

05 August 2022 by

Highland Coast Hotels has made the wilderness of the northern coast of Scotland its operating space.[...]

Use brand partnerships to boost business Business

Use brand partnerships to boost business

14 July 2022 by

Working with a like-minded brand can bring oodles of energy and creativity to a hotel or[...]

Billionaire Reuben brothers acquire hotel development at Admiralty Arch News

Billionaire Reuben brothers acquire hotel development at Admiralty Arch

28 June 2022 by

The billionaire Reuben brothers have taken over the delayed hotel development at London's iconic Admiralty Arch[...]

News

Best Western launches new 'boutique lifestyle' hotel brand

Best Western’s newest hotel brand Sadie will welcome its first guests on Friday 1 July in Luton."

28 June 2022 by
Levy takes 50% stake in bar and event company Peppermint News

Levy takes 50% stake in bar and event company Peppermint

28 June 2022
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Sports and hospitality caterer Levy UK + Ireland had acquired a 50% stake in event bar business Peppermint.

Manorview Group acquires the Bothwell Bridge hotel News

Manorview Group acquires the Bothwell Bridge hotel

28 June 2022
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Scottish boutique hotel company Manorview Group has acquired the 90-bedroom Bothwell Bridge hotel in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, for an undisclosed sum.

Shoryu Ramen to open first UK franchise restaurant News

Shoryu Ramen to open first UK franchise restaurant

24 June 2022 by

Japanese brand Shoryu Ramen will open its first franchise restaurant in the UK at a site[...]

New Gordon Ramsay TV programme lures chefs with £100,000 prize News

New Gordon Ramsay TV programme lures chefs with £100,000 prize

24 June 2022 by

The search is on for chefs and home cooks to take part in a new ITV[...]

Ufford Park hotel in Suffolk sold to Lion Quay Resorts News

Ufford Park hotel in Suffolk sold to Lion Quay Resorts

24 June 2022 by

The 90-bedroom Ufford Park Hotel Golf & Spa in Woodbridge, Suffolk, has been sold to Lion[...]

Rail strikes 'wipe out 40%' of late-night hospitality trade News

Rail strikes 'wipe out 40%' of late-night hospitality trade

24 June 2022 by

The late-night hospitality industry is suffering up to a 40% loss in trade as a result[...]

News

Hospitality salaries on the rise as staff shortages threaten growth

Nearly one fifth of hospitality employers have boosted wages in attempt to combat the staffing crisis."

24 June 2022 by
Record staff shortages causing hospitality 'to lose £21b in trade' News

Record staff shortages causing hospitality 'to lose £21b in trade'

23 June 2022
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Nearly half of hospitality operators are cutting trading hours or capacity in order to cope with ongoing staff shortages.

Welsh government launches consultation on mandatory calorie labelling in restaurants News

Welsh government launches consultation on mandatory calorie labelling in restaurants

23 June 2022
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The Welsh government is proposing to introduce mandatory calorie labelling in restaurants, cafes and pubs.

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