Caterer & Hotelkeeper articles from April 2003

Caterer & Hotelkeeper archives from April 2003

For a full list of this year's events see www.caterer.com/eventsEvents Caterer.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
April 3, 2003... april 4-5 April British and International Franchise Exhibition The Wembley Complex, halls 1 & 2, London 01280 707 433 www.british-franchise.org.uk 7-8 April CATCON 2003 Hilton Metropole, NEC Birmingham ...

Last supper.(Restaurant Sat Bains director)
April 3, 2003... Faced with the prospect of his last meal on earth, former Roux Scholar and chef-director of Restaurant Sat Bains at Nottingham's Hotel des Clos Sat Bains would opt for snail porridge and a chocolate mousse SO WHAT'S FOR DINNER? ...

PERSONALS.
April 3, 2003... n Will Mike Rothay and Ian Longhorn, pudding chefs at the Montague Arms in Beaulieu, March 2001, please get in touch with Paddy Burt on 020 8788 1842 or e-mail paddy.burt@virgin.net. Would very much like to contact Brian Holt, old friend...

people On the move.
April 3, 2003... Simon Biggs has joined Autograph Foodservice, part of Initial Catering Services, as area director south at the company's head office in Colnbrook, Buckinghamshire. He was UK sales director for Sodexho Prestige based in Alperton, Middlesex. ...

Reader diary.
April 3, 2003... It's a mad, mad world we're living in... It's quite busy here in tiny St Mawes. Not only do we have a huge crane parked on our doorstep, but the water board is at it big-time, digging up the roads in three different places to replace mains...

Gels and jellies.
April 3, 2003... If you think gels and jellies are out of date, you're wrong - they're very much part of cooking for the future, and there's no one who does them quite as well as Heston Blumenthal, the scientifically minded chef at the Fat Duck in Bray. Food...

BOOKREVIEW.(Tony & Giorgio)(Book Review)
April 3, 2003... At the beginning of this book, English restaurateur Tony Allen and Italian Michelin-starred chef Giorgio Locatelli bravely set the theme - namely, England versus Italy. The book, of course, has been published to coincide with their recent BBC...

Jenny Stringer.
April 3, 2003... As principal of Leiths School of Food and Wine in London, Jenny Stringer oversees the school's professional diploma courses and evening classes for the keen amateur I live in Southfields, south-west London, and get up at 7.09am. I know...

THE INN ON THE GREEN.
April 3, 2003... Good, honest French cookery in a country setting is how Garry Hollihead describes his restaurant, where plans include growing organic produce A "happy medium" between the Fat Duck and the Waterside Inn is how Garry Hollihead describes the...

table talk.
April 3, 2003... And the winner is... Name-Dropper of the Week award must go to Caterer's current hotelier of the year, Gordon Campbell Gray, of One Aldwych in London. Ringing us on the way to the airport, he casually mentioned he was USA-bound for the...

Euro-persones sets up shop.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Recruitment consultancy Euro-persones has made several appointments following the establishment of its first office in the UK last year. Headed by Gareth Jones and Geoff Phipps, the consultancy now has offices in Cambridge, Bristol, Orense...

What's on at the Chef Conference.
April 3, 2003... A live debate, a masterclass and a cooking demo are part of the line-up for this year's Chef Conference. Airing their views will be Kit Chapman, John Campbell, Brian Turner, Heston Blumenthal and Chris Galvin - you can't afford to miss it! ...

Marc's gospel.
April 3, 2003... Marc Verstringhe helped make contract catering what it is today. So what does he think of it now? Hopefully, Marc Verstringhe won't be offended by this, but meeting him for the first time put me in mind of that old brain-teaser where you...

Who's your buddy for the day?
April 3, 2003... This week is Careers Festival 2003, a week-long, UK-wide celebration promoting working in hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism. Part of the event is Buddy Day, when people were encouraged to team up with a friend to show them how great it...

Knockinaam newcomers.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Scotland's one-Michelin-starred Knockinaam Lodge in Portpartrick, Galloway, has been sold almost two years after its owners, husband-and-wife team Michael Bricker and Pauline Ashworth, put it on the market. The new proprietors of the...

The struggle for Six Continents.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Entrepreneur Hugh Osmond has retreated into the shadows since Six Continents' shareholders rebuffed his hostile bid, but the questions he raised refuse to fade. Christina Golding reports Those with inflated egos among the board of Six...

Ramsay winner dropped.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... The organisers of the Gordon Ramsay Scholar competition have terminated the scholarship awarded to last year's winner of the event because of his unreliable behaviour. Christopher Bell, who was working as a sous chef at Michael Deane's...

This is the daily diet of a soldier on the front line.(British soldiers)
April 3, 2003... For British soldiers in Iraq, food provides a welcome break from hostilities as well as giving the troops the energy they need to cope with enemy attacks and difficult conditions. This is the contents of a 24-hour ration pack... The old...

Berkeley Scott cuts staff hours as war in Iraq slows market.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... The Berkeley Scott Group has become the latest member of the hospitality industry to take direct action in response to the slowing market caused by the war in Iraq, by reducing staff hours. Keen to prevent redundancies, the company has...

Global report.
April 3, 2003... EUROPE Starwood to sell four hotels in Sardinia USA-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to sell four hotels and a 51% stake in its undeveloped land assets in Sardinia to Los Angeles-based investment firm Colony...

Hanover reports 61% profit drop.(Hanover International)
April 3, 2003... A major fire at one of its hotels, delays in installing centralised reservations software and a dip in its core conference and training business led to an "unprecedented decline" in Hanover International's performance last year. The...

news round-up.(Express Dairies and Danish dairy co-operative Arla Foods plan merger)
April 3, 2003... Express and Arla dairies merger on the cards Express Dairies and Danish dairy co-operative Arla Foods last week announced plans for a merger designed to remedy the over-capacity that has plagued the UK milk industry. The reverse...

Secrets of the modern minibar.(Items being stocked in hotel minibars)
April 3, 2003... Don't be shocked - these aren't the best sellers from a seedy high-street sex shop, but some of the items hotels are now putting in their minibars... and guests are loving them! Passion fruit massage oil, chocolate body paint, Banana Dick...

Laurel set for Mitchells &Butlers bid.(Laurel Pub Co is preparing a bid for Six Continents' pubs arm, Mitchells & Butlers)
April 3, 2003... The Laurel Pub Company is understood to be preparing a bid for Six Continents' pubs arm, Mitchells & Butlers. Laurel owns about 600 pubs, including the Hogshead brand, and could try to top an earlier bid of pound sterling2.8b made by...

Augustus Group plans [pounds sterling]1m refurb at Brighton's Amalfi.(Amalfi hotel)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Brighton-based Augustus Hotel Group is planning to transform its Amalfi hotel into a boutique hotel to open in September. The group, which bought the seafront hotel last year, is spending pound sterling1m on refurbishment and will close the...

Nottingham City Hospital.(Its kitchen operation is discussed)
April 3, 2003... Life is getting better at Nottingham City Hospital as the final pieces of the new cooking operation are fitting into place. Jessica Gunn reports The good news is that it's stopped raining in the potwash room, and it cost less than we...

Recruitment freeze and rate cuts loom.(Hotels and restaurants will take on less staff in next quarter)
April 3, 2003... Recruitment freezes and savage rate cuts are among the measures hospitality businesses are being forced to take to cope with tough trading conditions. A Manpower survey published this week has revealed a dramatic drop in the number of...

Flexible work laws could hit smaller firms.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Flexible working legislation is introduced on 6 April, giving employees the right, for the first time supported by law, to request changes to their working day. But recruitment specialist Indago warns that the legislation will hit smaller...

Jurys Doyle under attack in Irish parliament.(Labour Party member accuses hoteliers of taking risks with staff safety)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... The Jurys Doyle hotel group came under fire in the Irish parliament in Dublin last week when a Labour Party member accused hoteliers of taking risks with staff safety. Kathleen Lynch said people "should sit up and take notice of the risks...

Letters Caterer.
April 3, 2003... Tailored help at hand on inhospitable fuels The good news for Best Western senior purchasing executive Chris Arnold ("Beacon gives warning of rising utility prices", Caterer, 20 March, page 16) is that industry-specific energy conservation...

stockwatch.(Hotel operators with highest international exposure suffered most )
April 3, 2003... While the start of the Iraq war ended a period of gnawing uncertainty and initially boosted share prices, they have since tumbled with the realisation that it will not be the short, sharp conflict originally forecast. Fewer than a quarter...

Laurence Beere buys Queensbury for [pounds sterling]3.7m.(Buys boutique hotel, plus Olive Tree restaurant)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Former Cliveden operations director Laurence Beere has bought the Queensbury boutique hotel and Olive Tree restaurant in Bath for pound sterling3.7m. Beere became the official owner of the 29-room hotel and 60-seat restaurant on Monday,...

Contract catering turnover rises again.
April 3, 2003... Turnover in the contract catering sector rose by more than 5% to pound sterling3.7b in 2002, the sixth consecutive year of growth, despite increasingly tough trading conditions. The figures are revealed in the British Hospitality...

Hilton closure boosts trade at Vienna's other hotels.(Hilton Vienna)
April 3, 2003... The closure of the 600-bedroom Hilton Vienna proved a bonus for other hotels in the Austrian capital, which achieved the best year-on-year trading improvements in Europe during January, according to the latest HotelBenchmark Survey from...

Review OFTHEREVIEWS.(restaurant reviews)(Restaurant Review)
April 3, 2003... 29 March Jan Moir samples "eclectic Oriental" at Khew, London W1 The menu encourages grazing and sharing, rather than a more formal dining structure, so, in no special order, we have the aforementioned ceviche [lobster, lime and blood...

Airline moves hit Alpha sales.(Alpha Airports' UK flight catering business takes hit)
April 3, 2003... The growing trend for low-cost and short-haul airlines to swap in-flight meals for paid-for snacks has hit sales within the UK flight catering business of Alpha Airports. The airline catering group, announcing its financial results for the...

Quality and value for money are essential, says Quarmby.
April 3, 2003... High prices, poor value and tatty accommodation are just some of the bugbears of outgoing tourism chief David Quarmby, who this week steps down as chairman of the British Tourist Authority, to be replaced by Sir Michael Lickiss. As he leaves...

Le Meridien sells trio of four-star properties.(Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts sells hotels to Quintessential Hotels and Feathers Group )(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts has sold two properties to new hotel investment firm Quintessential Hotels for pound sterling40m, and a third hotel to the Feathers Group for around pound sterling6m. Quintessential Hotels has taken over two...

Great industry, great coverage.(Journal called The Caterer is discussed)
April 3, 2003... What happened in 1878? The Casino at Monte Carlo opened, the Orient-Express made its first journey, Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore was presented for the first time at the Savoy Theatre - and a journal called The Caterer was launched. ...

news round-up.(multiple briefs)
April 3, 2003... McDonald's in bid to shed Pret A Manger chain Fast-food giant McDonald's is looking to sell its stake in the UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger, according to reports. The company is believed to be in talks with several potential bidders to...

Hulstone storms to Roux Scholarship.(Simon Hulstone, head chef at Cotswold House hotel)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... The 2003 Roux Scholarship has been won by Simon Hulstone, head chef at Cotswold House hotel in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. Hulstone, who becomes the 20th scholar in the competition's history, beat off the challenges of five other...

Rival bidders clamour for Thistle.(Thistle is in talks with potential bidders to rival BIL's hostile takeover offer)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Thistle is in talks with numerous potential bidders to rival Singapore investment company BIL's pound sterling555m hostile takeover offer on Monday. The group has been courting offers from hotel groups including Starwood and Accor as well...

My career.(Chef-lecturer in culinary arts, Simon Walpole, discusses his role at Westminster Kingsway College)(Interview)
April 3, 2003... Chef-lecturer in culinary arts Simon Walpole tells us about his role at Westminster Kingsway College, London Q What does a chef-lecturer do? A I'm part of the lecturing team. We're employed to teach the students all the way through...

in brief.(Sodexho Prestige teams up with Wheeler's of St James' restaurant)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... Wheeler's deal Sodexho Prestige, the corporate hospitality arm of Sodexho, has teamed up with Wheeler's of St James's restaurant, owned by Marco Pierre White and Robert Earl. Under the deal, Sodexho Prestige can use the brand at all of...

War concerns set to provide huge boost to home tourism.(Hotels in Scotland and England are optimistic)
April 3, 2003... Continuing worries about terrorism and the war in Iraq are encouraging people to take their holidays nearer to home this year, and hotels around the country are hoping to cash in as a result. Hotels in Scotland, the Lake District and the...

Sherry reveals its serious side.
April 3, 2003... Two London restaurateurs are so serious about sherry that they've named their restaurant after it Sherry sales have been improving lately - figures are up by 7.5% since 2000. About time, too. It's fabulous stuff, and more restaurants, bars...

For a full list of this year's events see www.caterer.com/eventsEvents Caterer.(Calendar)
April 10, 2003... april 15 April Champagne Ruinart UK Sommelier of the Year 2003 Dorchester hotel, London 020 8943 1011 info@acfws.org 16 April Caterer & Hotelkeeper's 20th Chef Conference Landmark hotel, London 020 8652...

Last supper.(eating in Seychelles)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Chilling out in the Seychelles and a final meal of fish is how Jun Tanaka, head chef at QC restaurant at the Renaissance London Chancery Court hotel, would like to while away his last few hours on earth So, Jun, what's for dinner? ...

Personals.
April 10, 2003... n Will Mike Rothay and Ian Longhorn, pudding chefs at the Montague Arms in Beaulieu, March 2001, please get in touch with Paddy Burt on 020 8788 1842 or e-mail paddy.burt@virgin.net. Would very much like to contact Brian Holt, old friend...

Global report.(on hotel and catering industry; several news briefs)
April 10, 2003... Europe Encore for Ramada in Switzerland Ramada International Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, has opened its second Encore hotel, in Switzerland. The 130-bedroom Ramada Encore Hotel La Praille is in Geneva. The first...

London temps get 'raw deal'.(research from British Hospitality Association)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Temporary workers feel they get a raw deal in London, according to research from recruitment company Blue Arrow commissioned for the British Hospitality Association's Courtesy in Recruitment campaign. Of the 737 London temporary workers who...

people On the move.(hospitality industry personnel news, several items)
April 10, 2003... Chris Norton has been promoted to director of marketing and communication at Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, with responsibility for developing the school's global marketing programme. He was head of recruitment at the Swiss school. Wayne...

Pubs compete for wines prize.
April 10, 2003... There are only two weeks to go before the deadline to submit your gastropub wine list for the Champagne Gosset awards. But be warned: they're already flooding in This year is the first time that Gosset has targeted gastropubs for its wine...

Review OFTHEREVIEWS.(restaurants, restaurant reviews)
April 10, 2003... 6 April AA Gill experiences confusion at Pharmacy, London W11 "I can't remember the last time I came across a more transsexual menu (it doesn't know whether it's coming or going and wants to keep mutually exclusive ingredients all...

So you want to run a hotel? With a spate of redundancies and big payoffs as a result of a weakening global economy, the number of people looking to the hotel world for a change of career and lifestyle is likely to increase. But, with no formal training, how will they fare? Caterer talks to two couples making a go of it.(two couples who run hotels discuss their methods)
April 10, 2003... With a spate of redundancies and big payoffs as a result of a weakening global economy, the number of people looking to the hotel world for a change of career and lifestyle is likely to increase. But, with no formal training, how will they...

MY ROUTE TO THE TOP - Bill Toner. Bill Toner nearly followed his brothers down the pit, but instead got a job in a hotel. The chief executive of Aramark UK says he has never looked back.(Interview)
April 10, 2003... Bill Toner nearly followed his brothers down the pit, but instead got a job in a hotel. The chief executive of Aramark UK says he has never looked back Bill Toner arguably has one of the best views across London from his roomy office in...

Nick Morland. Being a chalet chef for 20 people on a ski holiday could be some people's idea of a nightmare. But Nick Morland, 25, based in the village of Reberty in Les Trois Vallees in France, is now enjoying his third season on the slopes.(Interview)
April 10, 2003... Being a chalet chef for 20 people on a ski holiday could be some people's idea of a nightmare. But Nick Morland, 25, based in the village of Reberty in Les Trois Vallees in France, is now enjoying his third season on the slopes This is my...

Lanes.(new chef at French restaurant)
April 10, 2003... Lanes has long been a bastion of French cuisine, but with the arrival of new chef Bernhard Mayer, that's about to change When Bernhard Mayer became executive chef of the Four Seasons Hotel London in April 2002, the appointment raised few...

Book review.(The Jewish Kitchen: Recipes and stories from around the world)(Book Review)
April 10, 2003... The Jewish Kitchen: Recipes and stories from around the world Clarissa Hyman Conran Octopus, pound sterling20 ISBN 2-84-091292-8 Jews didn't invent the expression "fusion food", but they could have. Wherever they settle, they...

Ex-franchisees sue BK over 'conspiracy'.(Burger King)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Fast-food restaurant chain Burger King is facing a pound sterling42m court battle with former franchisees who claim they were victims of a conspiracy. Four members of the Nottinghamshire-based Kyrris family, who built up their business to...

Cooking under pressure.(Roux Scholarship)
April 10, 2003... Last week six chefs competed for this year's Roux Scholarship, preparing a classically based recipe under the gaze of the judges. The tension was palpable, the waiting went on for ever - but at last a winner emerged Waiting - that's what...

Any time any place anywhere. Home meal replacement has moved on to trendy meal kits. And while it might not pose a threat to contract caterers, it pays to know what's out there. Amanda Marcus reports.(companies Rocket and Leapingsalmon target market)
April 10, 2003... Home meal replacement has moved on to trendy meal kits. And while it might not pose a threat to contract caterers, it pays to know what's out there. Amanda Marcus reports In the cash-rich, time-poor world of Commuter Land, the last thing...

Guide targets London's gay tourist market.(London Tourist Board guide)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... The London Tourist Board (LTB) has launched its first Gay & Lesbian London guide as part of a major campaign to target the "pink" tourist pound. With London having the largest gay scene in Europe, the LTB estimates its value to the tourism...

Pizza prospects.
April 10, 2003... Pizza is the ultimate fast food - quick, easy to eat, and cheap. Yet PizzaExpress, one of the first to bring genuine Italian pizzas to the UK, has hit tough times, and is now the subject of a fierce bidding war. So can the company recover, or...

Altnaharrie Inn joins growing list of decommissioned hotels.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Another of Scotland's prestigious hotels is to be turned into a private home following a year on the market. The Altnaharrie Inn near Ullapool, Ross-shire, which was a two-Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel run by Gunn Eriksen and Fred...

table talk.(briefs from the hospitality industry)
April 10, 2003... Mars creates a new world for faithful companions PetCareCo, part of the Mars Corporation, certainly thinks it may have found a new client base for the hotel industry. It is investing pound sterling2.25m in a hotel to cater exclusively for...

Caterers attend to material needs of monks and nuns in education.(Scolarest contracts with monks)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Education caterer Scolarest has started a three-year contract to provide catering for a community of Benedictine monks in Somerset, in what could be the start of a new trend. Scolarest, part of the Compass Group, is feeding 27 monks at...

Rhodes confirms plans to launch in Caribbean.(chef-resterateur)
April 10, 2003... Chef-restaurateur Gary Rhodes, who announced his split from contract catering giant Sodexho in January (Caterer, 16 January, page 9), has confirmed that he is to open a new restaurant in June. Contrary to expectation, though, the restaurant...

Cancellation policies relaxed.(group of independent hoteliers)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... A group of independent hoteliers have agreed to alter their cancellation policies to make themselves more flexible in an increasingly volatile market. The hotels, part of marketing consortium Design Hotels, will allow cancellations up to...

done deals.(hospitality industry, various briefs)
April 10, 2003... New furrow for Little Barrow Mick Denny and Jan Uzupris have sold the three-star, 26-bedroom Little Barrow hotel in Lichfield, Staffordshire, for pound sterling1.4m, well above the pound sterling1.3m asking price. The new owners are Steve...

Legoland rebuilds its flagship restaurant.(reopening of restaurant)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Legoland Windsor's flagship restaurant reopened as the Big Restaurant on Saturday, following a pound sterling500,000 refurbishment. The 570-seat restaurant, which is operated in-house, has an aquatic theme, including interactive aquariums...

Franchise agreement launches Days Hotel brand in Wakefield.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... The UK's first Days hotel will open next week (Tuesday) in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The 100-bedroom property is the first franchise agreement between hotel operator Kew Green Hotels and Cendant Europe, which franchises the Days brand in the...

stockwatch.(hospitality industry)
April 10, 2003... Optimism that the war in Iraq may not last as long as feared helped boost HILTON GROUP's shares by more than 4% to 147p last week. MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE did less well, its share price falling by nearly 7% to 184.5p. It is more exposed than...

Strawberry's@theDoll. Dean Eccles is doing all he can to make the day as special as possible for one happy couple, and hoping for a summer season packed with similar celebrations. David Jones reports.(restaurant management)
April 10, 2003... It's springtime - the first weekend in April, in fact - and love is in the air. Dean Eccles, head chef at Strawberry's@theDoll, is hosting a wedding celebration for 32 guests and, as is usual on these occasions, everything is running a little...

Tension mounts as PizzaExpress awaits new bids.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... The future ownership of high-street pizza restaurant chain PizzaExpress hangs in the balance this week as company investors wait to see whether a bid of 387p a share from Nando's operator Capricorn Ventures and private equity firm TDR is...

Letters Caterer.(Letter to the Editor)
April 10, 2003... Statutory registration idea has no real value David Quarmby rightly emphasises the importance of value in hotel accommodation (Caterer, 3 April, page 18) but there is little evidence to suggest that a statutory registration scheme, as he...

Le Petit Blanc goes into administration.(brasserie chain)
April 10, 2003... Le Petit Blanc, the four-strong brasserie chain created by Raymond Blanc in 1996, has been put into administration despite attempts to reverse its declining fortunes with a new management team. The Birmingham, Oxford, Cheltenham and...

Out of sight, kept in mind.(hospitality industry)(Editorial)
April 10, 2003... Phew! Well, that's it, then - the Springboard UK Careers Festival (page 12) is over for another year or 18 months. How do you feel about that? Are you relieved or disappointed? Full evaluation of the festival has yet to be considered, but...

Congestion charge anomaly bordering on the ridiculous.(impact of traffic change on Travel Inn)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Whether or not London commuters have accepted the congestion charge, it's an ongoing cause for concern for the management of the Travel Inn at Tower Bridge. The hotel property crosses the congestion charge zone boundary, with its car park...

Chef Roger Naylor, 41, dies after heart attack.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Roger Naylor, group executive chef for Roux Fine Dining, has died suddenly following a heart attack. He was 41. Naylor (pictured above), who died on Friday (4 April), began his culinary career as a protege of Albert Roux at Le Gavroche,...

Asian hotels keep SARSat bay as bookings fall.
April 10, 2003... Hotels in southern Asia are finding ways to cope with the killer-flu-like virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), that is sweeping the region. Hotel group Shangri-La is providing staff, guests and suppliers making deliveries in...

News Round-up.(several news briefs from the hospitality industry)
April 10, 2003... Oxford hotel aims for four stars The Oxford hotel has been relaunched by the Paramount Group after an pound sterling11m rebuild that has upgraded it to four-star status. The hotel, two miles from Oxford city centre, now offers 168 designer...

Boardroom boost for Paramount's Chez Gerard bid.
April 10, 2003... Paramount, the cash shell bidding for Groupe Chez Gerard, has received backing from the restaurant company's independent directors after a management buyout (MBO) attempt led by executive chairman Neville Abraham failed. The MBO team...

My career.(interview with Shaun Robins of Hertfordshire Moat House)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... Hotel general manager Shaun Robins of the Hertfordshire Moat House talks about his role Q What area of the hotel market does Moat House Hotels fit into? A We try to cover all areas, although we are predominantly in the four-star...