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Sodexo Prestige score a hat-trick of awards

Sodexo Prestige, the hospitality and banqueting arm of Sodexo, scored a hat-trick of wins after picking up the directors’ choice award for its operations at Everton, Newcastle United and Aberdeen football clubs at the annual Stadium Experience - Official Football Hospitality Awards 2010. The awards, voted for by chairmen in the Premiership, Championship and Scottish Premier [...]

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Profits up at Whitbread

By Elise Michaels
date 2010-04-29 comment Comments (0)
Year-end figures released by brewers Whitbread show total revenue for the period up 7.5 per cent on the previous year
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Hotels cull vital for tourist industry

By Kat Barns
date 2010-03-29 comment Comments (0)
Blackpool’s council leader has defended the authority’s tough stance on re-designing the resort’s holiday area. Town hall planners want to slash
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New contracts for north west caterers Pickled Walnut

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-26 comment Comments (0)
Bespoke catering company Pickled Walnut has secured the contracts to supply catering to three of the north west’s leading venues. The
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Cold snap drives down sales in pubs and restaurant sales

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-16 comment Comments (0)
The freezing January weather pushed like-for-like sales in Britain’s pubs and restaurants down by 5% compared to the same month
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Lack of flexibility costs restaurants millions

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-09 comment Comments (0)
Owners of restaurants and cafes across the UK are missing out on millions of pounds worth of business by simply
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Rate of pub closures slows down, says BBPA

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-07 comment Comments (0)
The number of pubs closing each week across the UK has fallen from 52 to 39, according to the latest
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North West Chain Hotels Market Review – December 2009

By Kat Barns
date 2010-02-02 comment Comments (0)
Average Room Rate drops by more than 10% across the region during 2009 The full extent of the challenges faced by
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Businesses rank Business Link’s success in latest customer surveys

By Kat Barns
date 2010-01-14 comment Comments (0)
  “It delivers” say its customers - “Use it” say leading entrepreneurs   Figures revealed from a number of separate reports show
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Mixed Signals for the Region’s Hoteliers

By Kat Barns
date 2009-11-04 comment Comments (0)
  September, in a way, was an encouraging month for the North West region’s hoteliers as an increase in business/corporate demand
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Confidence is slowly returning to the hotel market according to Christie + Co

By Kat Barns
date 2009-09-14 comment Comments (0)
  The hotel sector continues to ride out the recession and although conditions remain challenging, trading is stabilising and confidence is