This recipe was provided to H&C News by Chef Craig Floate and we would like to thank Craig for his recipe – now to try it! Tarte Au citron/Lemon tart Ingredients For the pastry: 150g plain flour Pinch of salt 100g unsalted butter 50g caster sugar 1 medium egg Few drops of vanilla extract For the filling: 3 medium eggs 100g caster … [Read more...]
Lone Star snaps up Jurys Inn for £680 million
Royal Bank of Scotland will now recover some of the funds it has been holding in Jurys Inn after the hotel group was acquired in a £680 million deal. The four-star Jurys Inn chain, which has 25 hotels in the UK, has been bought by American private equity firm Lone Star Funds, ending the expensive investment by RBS which had lent to Irish property tycoon Derek Quinlan when … [Read more...]
Hilton Worldwide: leading the industry worldwide
In its first full year after completing one of the most successful initial public offerings in history, Hilton Worldwide has announced that it enters 2015 as the unmatched global hospitality leader by continuing to be: Number 1 in rooms in supply Number 1 in rooms under construction Number 1 in development pipeline Hilton Worldwide also continues to lead the industry … [Read more...]
Staff turnover leaves hospitality struggling to find skilled managers
The latest insight report from People 1st suggests that around six percent of hospitality and tourism businesses have vacancies for managerial positions and 42% of these are already considered hard to fill. To make matters worse, the range of skills and attributes that hospitality and tourism businesses need their managers to possess continues to expand. 66,000 more managers … [Read more...]
Compass Group achieves Ofsted Grade 2
Leading food and support services provider, Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded an Ofsted Grade 2 ‘good’, for its apprenticeship programmes. The inspection highlighted that Compass demonstrates effective leadership and management and provides good quality teaching, learning and assessment. Compass was particularly recognised for having a well qualified, highly … [Read more...]