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1 June 2018
“My chocolate mission to Haiti”

David Greenwood-Haigh FIH, owner and chocolatier at Coeur de Xocolat in Wakefield, Yorkshire, recently returned from Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries and a small exporter of fine cocoa. […]

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29 May 2018
The remarkable rise of Starbucks in China

Our man in Shanghai, Alan Hepburn FIH, provides an analysis of Starbucks’ expansion in China, a country with no tradition of coffee-drinking. What lessons are there for other western businesses […]

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29 May 2018
Recruiting for a major new opening

How do you plan and execute a recruitment campaign for a high-profile new hotel business? Directors of people development at the Principal Hotel London, Sean Wheeler MIH and Melanie Price, […]

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18 April 2018
HQ explores the talent pipeline

Your latest issue of HQ (second quarter 2018 issue 48) is landing on UK doormats this week. It explores the talent pipeline from a number of perspectives. Where is our […]

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15 March 2018
Quality employers support Passion4Hospitality 2018

The eighth edition of Passion4Hospitality, the Institute of Hospitality’s annual student and industry networking event, benefited from an extensive Careers Fair featuring nearly 40 companies looking for new talent. Around […]

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9 March 2018
How restaurants are reacting to Vegetarian Month

March is vegetarian month. Recent news shows that an estimated 29% of evening meals in the UK are vegetarian or vegan. These numbers only seem to be increasing, but just […]

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9 March 2018
35 of UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups now loss-making – up 75% in just a year

Oversaturated market, minimum wage hike put pressure on restaurants Another minimum wage rise just weeks away 35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are now loss-making, up 75% from […]

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8 February 2018
Why is the casual dining sector in trouble?

Five years ago, the casual dining sector was booming. Private equity houses were investing large amounts of money into new chains of restaurants which quickly expanded their outlets, for example […]

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2 February 2018
Food additives are a cause of obesity, says Mike Duckett MBE FIH

The hospitality industry has a responsibility to promote healthy eating habits, writes Mike Duckett MBE FIH, the ambassador for good hospital food and the former award-winning head of catering at […]

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4 January 2018
Dates for your diary in 2018

To help you plan the New Year, we have brought together dates of interest to hospitality operators, including major sporting events, trade exhibitions, conferences, Institute of Hospitality events, and the […]

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3 January 2018
The Menu Museum

A Brighton-based academic is bringing a unique archive of menus to the attention of the wider international hospitality industry and education practitioners with the aim that it will remain free […]

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17 November 2017
Who will be judging the Restaurant Manager of the Year 2018?

As the closing date for entries into the Restaurant Manager of the Year approaches, we reveal who will be judging the final in January 2018. We are delighted to reveal […]

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