Sodexo, the world’s largest services company, raised over £185,000 at its Stop Hunger Foundation charity dinner on Tuesday. More than 450 guests attended the black-tie dinner at The Dorchester Hotel, London, the grand finale to the year’s fundraising activities for Stop Hunger, a campaign that aims to tackle poor nutrition in local communities across the UK and … [Read more...]
Gearing up for Le Tour De Cuisine Hospitality Action’s Cotswold Cycle Challenge!
Industry charity Hospitality Action is delighted to announce its fifth annual Le Tour de Cuisine – Cotswold Cycle Challenge, which passes through some of the region’s most picturesque villages and countryside on Monday 4th June. Sponsored by Sky and Technogym UK, this year’s fundraising event features new routes that take in the best of the North Cotswold countryside and a … [Read more...]
Students take over London hotel
A group of students from Newham College will spend three days running Holiday Inn Express London – Park Royal, as part of InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG’s) National Hotel Takeover in partnership with People 1st. The programme is designed to encourage more young people to work in the hospitality industry. The students will run a range of aspects across the hotel – from … [Read more...]
London’s Chinatown needs more creative solutions to guarantee its future as top hospitality destination
This year’s Ken Hom Lecture brought together distinguished figures from the food and hospitality worlds to explore the future of Chinatowns, at a time when many believe they are under threat as distinctive cultural enclaves. Ken Hom was joined by Freya Aitken-Turff, CEO of London’s China Exchange; Fuchsia Dunlop, acclaimed writer on Asian food and culture; and Geoff Leong, who … [Read more...]
Oxford Brookes ranked top 20 in the world for Hospitality
Hospitality courses at Oxford Brookes University have been ranked 18th in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. The 2018 QS rankings saw Hospitality and Leisure Management climb 16 places, improving on last year’s score of 34th in the world. Oxford Brookes is now the 3rd highest ranked UK university for this subject area, up from 6th in … [Read more...]