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Carlson, a privately held global hospitality and travel company, has bought the remaining 60% stake in TGI Friday’s UK Holdings and plans to remodel and expand the casual restaurant chain over the next five years. The deal sees Carlson acquire TGI Friday’s from AAC Capital Partners for $50m (£32m).

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The UK eating-out market is starting to see green shoots of recovery, but while the amount spent on dining out of the home in 2010 is marginally up from last year the recession will have an enduring impact on consumer attitudes, according to new research in the Eating Out in the UK 2010 report.

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Luxury accommodation at Center Parcs in Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire is to be increased with the opening of three tree houses and five exclusive lodges, in 2011. The two-storey, four-bedroom tree houses at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire will each feature en-suite bathrooms and balconies to all bedrooms.

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Compass Group has seen a 2.1% year on year fall in organic revenue for the third quarter despite reporting a “slight acceleration” in new and retained business. The world’s largest contract caterer blamed the fall on challenging economic conditions, which it says continue to impact like for like volumes in the UK business and industry [...]

Restaurant charity StreetSmart, which supports the homeless, is to branch out into the hotels sector, with the launch of a sister campaign entitled SleepSmart, Caterersearch can reveal. The new initiative, which will run throughout November and December, will build on the original fundraiser.

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