With a growing recognition of the importance of practical experience, the University of Essex’s Edge Hotel School has partnered with top hotels to provide placement opportunities for seven of its students studying hospitality. Young learners were handpicked for this unique professional development as part of their hotel management degrees which combine academic theory with … [Read more...]
If your hospitality business incurs merchant services charges, please watch this
Hospitality businesses come in many shapes and sizes we are part of a very diverse industry, and almost all will take payments from consumers and/or other businesses for products and services provided. Just as our industry is diverse so are many of the businesses with it, some have hundreds of customer touch points and thousands of payment gateways. The more payments … [Read more...]
rhubarb appointed official caterers for MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY
rhubarb, the international premium hospitality group, has been appointed the official caterers for the new immersive theatre and dining experience MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY. Launching in a bespoke venue within The O2 London on 29 August 2019, the contract will see rhubarb cater for more than 500 guests per show, across eight performances each week. MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY will … [Read more...]
Twickenham boosts hospitality with additional 4,500 covers on match days
Rugby Football Union’s £80 million development of the East Stand at Twickenham will now open to guests on 3rd November when England play host to the Springboks. The Rugby Hospitality team set out to create four modern, world-class spaces that would match the different requirements of its guests and enable the organisation to host all match day hospitality within Twickenham … [Read more...]
Michel Roux Jr appoints Gaetano Farucci as the new head chef at Le Gavroche
Chef Patron Michel Roux Jr has appointed twenty nine year old Gaetano Farucci as the new Head Chef at two Michelin-starred Le Gavroche in Mayfair. The appointment comes after the departure of previous Head Chef Diego Ferrari, who just last week opened his first restaurant Caractère with his wife, Michel’s daughter, Emily Roux. Working alongside Michel and Executive Chef … [Read more...]