http://www.caterersearch.comen-gbMon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/13/342287/restaurant-insolvencies-jumped-in-2011.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/13/342287/restaurant-insolvencies-jumped-in-2011.htmlRestaurant insolvencies jumped by nearly a third in the last quarter of 2011, with nearly 200 companies going bust, research has found. The number of restaurants going out of business during the last three months of 2001 went up by 31% to 194, compared with 148 the year before.Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:10:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342286/almr-calls-for-government-to-increase-apprenticeship-funding.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342286/almr-calls-for-government-to-increase-apprenticeship-funding.htmlAt the moment 16 to 18-year-olds are eligible for full funding, while 19 to 24-year-olds get half of their training paid for. The ALMR is calling for full funding for all young people. ALMR strategic affairs director Kate Nicholls said: "Our industry greatly values apprentices...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:01:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342285/marcus-wareing-oversees-food-and-beverage-of-new-24m-birmingham-hotel.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342285/marcus-wareing-oversees-food-and-beverage-of-new-24m-birmingham-hotel.htmlMarcus Wareing is consulting on the food and beverage operation at the new £24m, 174-bedroom Hotel La Tour, which is set to open in Birmingham next month. Wareing is devising the menus and assisting in the recruitment of the 12-strong brigade for the 80-seat Aalto restaurant, bar and coffee shop.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:00 GMThttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342284/chefs-cyrus-todiwala-gareth-johns-and-john-feeney-to-run-masterclasses-for-pace-conference.htmlhttp://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2012/02/10/342284/chefs-cyrus-todiwala-gareth-johns-and-john-feeney-to-run-masterclasses-for-pace-conference.htmlCyrus Todiwala, Gareth Johns and John Feeney have been confirmed as masterclass presenters at the forthcoming Professional Association for Catering Education (PACE) conference in Blackpool, next month. The three chefs will appear at the culinary and front-of-house demonstration theatres at the 2012 PACE Conference and Exhibition.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT