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Pastry manufacturer Pidy has unveiled its 2013 range of foodservice dessert items which includes fruity cups, pastry shapes and a selection of sweet crumbles.

Restaurants and pubs around the country could be set to experience high levels of trade during the forthcoming bank holiday, after a survey revealed that more than three-quarters of people plan to dine out during the extended weekend.

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to focus its future business on three specific areas of the eating-out market – upmarket social, special and family – to build growth after identifying five ‘market spaces’ in which it operates.

Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis MP has officially launched the Pub & Bar Careers work experience programme and has welcomed news that the industry aims to offer 15,000 placements as part of the scheme.

Young's has revealed a new logo and corporate identity and declared that the last year was an 'exceptional' one for the pub operator after it recorded a 13.1 per cent rise in pre-tax profits.

In this exclusive gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Cameron House, Sushisamba and Drake & Morgan.

Research by sector skills council People 1st has revealed that the number of people taking up apprenticeships in hospitality has more than doubled over the last three years with completion rates up 10 per cent in the same period. 

The ANNT Candle Company has launched two new non-toxic votive and tealight candle products which are now available to UK hospitality buyers.

With visitor numbers to this year's London Coffee Festival up 38 per cent on last year and the UK coffee shop market predicted to turn over more than £8bn by 2017, interest in coffee certainly remains high. 

Ever So Sensible Restaurants has opened its 12th site with the re-launch of The Hume Arms in Torksey, Lincolnshire, after the company acquired the leasehold for the venue.

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has released a new version of its guide to the best bottled beers - the Good Bottled Beer Guide features over 1,800 beers.

The Swan Hotel in Suffolk, Gidleigh Park in Devon and The Feathered Nest pub in Oxfordshire have been named among the winners of the VisitEngland Excellence Awards 2013. 

Under the Lec Commercial brand, professional appliance manufacturer Glen Dimplex has launched a range of sustainable, environmentally-friendly bottle coolers.

The hospitality industry will need to invest in its future workforce if it wants to realise its full potential in 2013 and beyond, the British Hospitality Association has warned as it prepares for its second British Hospitality and Tourism Summit. 

NatWest and RBS have worked closely with VistEngland on the details of a new £150m fund designed specifically for the leisure industry which was launched today.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has issued new guidance around mackerel, making it clearer to chefs and consumers about which fisheries the species can be sourced from safely. 

The Wenlock Arms in Islington is to re-open in June after the pub, which was reportedly a favourite of David Beckham and his grandfather, was saved from demolition as a result of a local campaign.

A survey by budget hotel operator Travelodge has revealed that almost two thirds (65 per cent) of Brits will be spending their summer holiday on home turf this year with London replacing Cornwall as the top holiday destination for domestic tourists. 

Construction work has begun on a £90m mixed-use development in Bromley which will include a new 130-bedroom hotel and a set of restaurants and bars.

Bar Titania, a gay-friendly bar and club, has launched on Charing Cross Road after an accountant brought in to help close the venue down decided to invest in it and open a new business.