44-640: Café Rouge is a French-styled restaurant chain, with 13 sites across the United Kingdom. Café Rouge is part of a bigger restaurant network owned by The Big Table. Café Rouge was founded by Roger Myers and Karen Jones , in Richmond , London as a small restaurant chain in 1989. As the brand grew, Myers and Jones incorporated the chain into a larger restaurant group: the Pelican Group. In July 1996, Whitbread purchased Pelican Group – comprising 110 restaurants under
88-602: A management buy-in for £25m. In 2007 Cafe Rouges parent company Targus signed a concession agreement with holiday park operator Center Parcs UK and Ireland This led to the opening of Cafe Rouge Restaurants at all the Company’s sites and was Expanded in 2014 with the opening of the company’s fifth village in Woburn In 2009, Café Rouge began a partnership with the Gourmet Society, offering their members discounts on production of
132-469: A sustainable economy . Andrew Balmford 's book Wild Hope devotes a chapter to the MSC as a successful strategy for achieving conservation goals through a collaborative, market-based solution. Critics claim that the MSC has certified fisheries that are harming the environment and those with a high level of bycatch, the killing of non-target species such as dolphins and turtles. These concerns are furthered by
176-435: A Gourmet Society restaurant discount card. In February 2011, Café Rouge introduced a new fast-service format to the brand. Café Rouge Express at Euston railway station and Southampton 's WestQuay shopping centre, aims to reduce customer waiting time and the reduced menu range is available to eat in or take away. In 2012, it was reported that Café Rouge intended investing in excess of £20m refurbishing its restaurants over
220-695: A cocktail bar in Covent Garden , as well as the Coconut Grove and Fatso's Pasta Joint restaurants. They then sold the cocktail bar and the restaurants to Courage who employed them to set up the Dome Brasserie chain. Myers then acquired the cocktail bar, the restaurants and the Dome and floated them as Theme Holdings : the business was subsequently sold to Leisure Investments plc . In 1989 he established Café Rouge and adding other themed restaurants created
264-407: A financial incentive in recommending fisheries and getting more work and profits from the resulting annual audits. However, the practice of companies paying external auditors for assessments to independent standards (such as accounting or quality standards) is widespread throughout all business and non-profit sectors. Third party assessment by accredited certifiers, independent of the standard setter,
308-532: A firm of accountants in 1964. In 1966 he became a Partner in the firm which helped artists such as the Beatles minimise their tax . In 1977, working with Tony Visconti , he formed the Good Earth Productions record label, producing records for artists including David Bowie and Marc Bolan . Then the following year he broke with Visconti and, working with Alan Lubin, established Peppermint Park ,
352-483: A judicial enquiry. The 2010 run was 30 M and the 2011 run is estimated to be greater than 4 M. The Fraser Sockeye 2010 think tank at Simon Fraser University stated that the large 2010 run was due mainly to the cyclical peak of fish from the Adams River and that returns were high only for a subset of tributaries . However, it stated that "the large unresolved uncertainties […] highlight our collective uncertainty about
396-423: A market-based program, of its various income streams. In 2009 Greenpeace published a comprehensive assessment of the MSC. Overall the report states several positive effects, but also many aspects that make the MSC a weak certification. Jared Diamond 's 2005 book Collapse discussed MSC and the similar Forest Stewardship Council as good examples of collaboration among environmentalists and businesses for
440-405: A wide range of stakeholders with different views so that decisions reflect many sectors and interests. It is an example of a product-oriented multistakeholder governance group . The MSC manages a second standard called Chain of Custody for traceability . If seafood is to be sold with the MSC ecolabel, every business in the supply chain must be assessed and certified by an independent body against
484-556: Is a conflict of interest and it has relaxed its sustainability requirements, enabling more products to carry its label, thereby increasing its own income. In 2018 Open Seas and the National Trust for Scotland formally objected to MSC certified scallop dredging practices. The 2021 documentary Seaspiracy was critical of the Marine Stewardship Council, arguing it offers a false sense of assurance to consumers about
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#1732855714251528-419: Is a well-defined type of enhancement to which the MSC standard for sustainability can be applied: To ensure a robust assessment and to ensure that the independent team of experts has all the available information on the fishery, the assessment process is open to a range of stakeholders to participate – this could be other fisheries, NGOs, governments, or other bodies. Stakeholders are invited to participate in
572-471: Is also a key feature of the United Nations FAO guidelines on ecolabelling fisheries and fish products, and one of the criteria that the global community of MSC stakeholders value in the MSC program. In December 2016 Private Eye reported that a leaked internal WWF document concluded that because the MSC receives royalties from licensing its ecolabel (providing 75% of the organisation's revenue) there
616-528: The Spirit Group and then floated itself on the London Stock Exchange . Punch went on to become Britain's second largest pub landlord. In 2005, he moved to St Lucia “to drink rum and do nothing”. Then he purchased The Jalousie Plantation Hotel and completed a multimillion dollar transition that saw the property re-branded and re-launched as Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort on 30 November 2012, under
660-802: The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Café Rouge topped Fish2Fork's analysis of fish sourcing policies across high street restaurants in 2017, and subsequently received MSC's official Blue Fish Ecolabel accreditation in March 2018. Roger Myers (businessman) Roger Myers (born 1947) is the co-founder of Punch Taverns , one of the United Kingdom 's largest chains of public houses . Born in East Ham and educated at Quintin Kynaston Grammar School , Roger Myers joined Goodman Myers Smith ,
704-549: The Pelican Group . He sold the business to Whitbread in July 1996. In 1997, together with business partner Hugh Osmond , he founded Punch Taverns . In 1999 Punch purchased Inn Business Group plc, and later Allied Domecq 's pubs for £3 billion, beating a rival bid from Whitbread . After the deal, Punch spun off its managed pubs into a separate division, Punch Retail, which was later renamed Spirit Group . In 2002 Punch demerged
748-483: The Pew Environment Group among others over its certification of Antarctic krill . Although the fishery may have been healthy, critics believed that "scientific data on the fishery’s impact [wa]s lacking, and that the council’s decision [wa]s thus based on guesswork". As a result, Whole Foods Market stated it would stop selling all krill oil supplements even with the ecolabel. As part of the MSC certification
792-475: The Baltic region. The MSC program is open to all fisheries regardless of size, scale, location and intensity and runs a Developing World Program to ensure equal access to the program. As of February 2016, there are over 20,000 seafood products available with the MSC ecolabel, sold in around 100 countries around the world. As of May 2016, there are over 280 fisheries that have been independently certified as meeting
836-615: The British charity founded in 1985 that aims to "bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people." In 2008 the company was reported as paying staff less than the legal minimum wage, relying on tips to make up the difference. This led to a campaign in Parliament to make this practice illegal. In 2009 the company was found to be threatening to dismiss waiting staff who do not get customers to pay tips on credit cards rather than in cash. Credit card tips were used by
880-587: The Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources since 1982. Scientists had accused the assessor, which recommended the fishery for certification, of ignoring unfavorable data. The independent adjudicator later sent back the recommendation for certification to the assessor for reconsideration. The fishery was certified with adjustments to the scoring on the contested indicators and additional requirements for providing scientific data to aid research on toothfish stocks. The MSC received criticism from Greenpeace and
924-564: The Denmark North Sea plaice fishery. The concerns raised were taken into account and the fishery concerned implemented a habitat strategy to ensure enhanced protection of vulnerable habitats through measures such as closed areas, gear modifications, technical developments and targeted research. However, in an independent study of seven different seafood ecolabelling and certification programs, commissioned by WWF International and carried out by Accenture Development Partnerships in 2009,
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#1732855714251968-468: The Dôme, Mamma Amalfi and, primarily, Café Rouge brands – for £133m. The restaurant chain gained much exposure after frequently being mentioned in the 1996 novel Bridget Jones's Diary , with the main character Bridget Jones (and her friends) visiting her local branch of the restaurant regularly throughout the novel. In May 2002, Whitbread sold Pelican to Tragus Group (later renamed Casual Dining Group ) in
1012-543: The MSC Chain of Custody standard. This ensures that only seafood from a certified sustainable fishery is sold with the MSC label. As of March 2019 , the use of DNA barcoding by the MSC has reduced species mislabelling (sometimes done fraudulently) to less than 1% among covered products, compared to the sector average of roughly 30%. The MSC is a registered charity and non-profit organisation and depends on various sources of funding. From 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012,
1056-447: The MSC program helps to harness market forces to incentivise positive environmental change. A study commissioned and funded by MSC found that MSC-certified fisheries show improvements that deliver benefits to the marine environment. Benefits included: increased stocks; improved management of stocks; reduced bycatch ; expansion of environmentally protected areas; and increased knowledge about ecosystem impacts amongst fishers. The MSC
1100-428: The MSC ranked highest across all 103 criteria. The study was repeated in 2012 and the MSC again was determined ‘best in class’, scoring twice as highly as the next nearest certification program analysed. Some scientists like Sidney Holt and Daniel Pauly have suggested that a system where assessments are carried out by commercial contractors paid by the fisheries creates a conflict of interest because assessors have
1144-741: The MSC was criticised by environmental groups like the Sierra Club for certifying the British Columbia sockeye salmon fishery when stocks in the Fraser River (a part of the fishery) had been in decline since the early 1990s. The year before, the salmon run of the Fraser River (a part of the fishery) was only 1.4 million (M) of a predicted 11 M salmon and had prompted the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to launch
1188-417: The MSC's environmental standard for sustainable fishing and over 90 are currently undergoing assessment. Around 3,300 companies operating in 34,500 sites have met the MSC Chain of Custody standard for seafood traceability. The MSC works in partnership with a number of organisations, businesses and funders around the world but is fully independent of all. The MSC environmental standard for sustainable fishing
1232-459: The MSC's standards are assessed by a team of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs). The mission of the MSC is to use its ecolabel , for which the MSC receives royalties for licensing it to products, and fishery certification program to recognise and reward sustainable fishing practices. The MSC has faced criticism in the past, mainly centering on its close ties to the fishing industry and conflict of interest stemming from royalties received by
1276-404: The MSC's total income was £15 million. Total expenditure for the same period was £12 million. The MSC Board recognises it as generally good practice to hold reserves as a protection against any financial difficulties in the future. A reserves target of 6 to 9 months’ cover is considered to be necessary, at least as an aspiration, given the MSC's absence of a subscribing membership and uncertainty, as
1320-430: The company to subsidise wages (which are usually the legal minimum) whereas cash tips go directly to waiting staff. In line with changes to tipping legislation, which came into effect on 1 October 2009, Café Rouge reviewed and updated its policies to ensure that all tips, after a 10% deduction for administrative and other costs paid by credit or debit card, were distributed through the payroll system to restaurant staff. This
1364-602: The continued management of the Viceroy Hotel Group. Viceroy has managed the property since 2008. In 2016, The Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards recognized Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Hotel as 'The Best Long-haul Hotel In The World'. In 2019, Myers sold Sugar Beach to Misland Capital. Marine Stewardship Council The Marine Stewardship Council ( MSC ) is a non-profit organisation which aims to set standards for sustainable fishing . Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well-managed and sustainable compared to
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1408-430: The fact that the industry pays the MSC to be certified, which is presented as a conflict of interest. In addition, there is no guarantee that the seafood is ethical, as animal welfare is not considered and suffocation is still the standard slaughter method for fish, who possess not only the ability to feel pain but emotions and sentience. Since 2009, the MSC has been criticized for certifying fisheries that have, in
1452-501: The fishery against the MSC standard and determines whether to recommend certification. The assessors are independently accredited to perform MSC assessments by Accreditation Services International (ASI). After certification, fisheries undergo annual audits costing $ 75,000 per audit and are recertified every five years. The Marine Stewardship Council is a program for wild fisheries and does not include aquaculture production. Some types of ‘enhanced fisheries’ can be certified but there
1496-406: The industry for its certification label. When buyers choose MSC-certified fish, well-managed fisheries are rewarded for sustainable practices. In turn, the growing market for certified sustainable seafood generates a powerful incentive for other fisheries to demonstrate they are fishing sustainably or to improve their performance so that they too can be eligible for MSC certification. In this way,
1540-401: The krill fishery committed to further scientific research and 100% observer coverage, specifically addressing the concerns about risks posed to other species by krill fishing. Fishing pressure on krill is very low – less than 1% of estimated biomass - and the management rules established by CCAMLR ensure fishing activities minimise risks to the krill population or other species. In early 2010,
1584-621: The next few years, starting with the Hampstead branch, designed by Afroditi Krassa . The design was to be rolled out across 125 restaurants within three years, with interiors tailored to each site. In September 2012, Café Rouge joined the Nectar loyalty card reward scheme as a redemption partner. In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic , in May 2020 Café Rouge's owner Casual Dining Group announced that it
1628-462: The process from the outset, and throughout the assessment, stakeholders are given the opportunity to submit information and comment on reports, all of which are made public and available for anyone to see on the MSC website. The MSC is governed by a board of trustees of up to 15 members. In addition a Technical Advisory Board and a Stakeholder Council advise the Board. The structure of these bodies involves
1672-504: The relative roles of climate change, aquaculture, and fisheries management in determining salmon returns". A management response to the decreased stocks was taken and the fishery was closed to allow the stocks to recover. The fishery is now operating successfully and has an ongoing commitment to protecting weak populations and decreasing bycatch. Catch level is set in-season in accordance with each year's run size. In February 2011, several European WWF chapters objected to certification of
1716-407: The restaurant does take a 2.5% administration charge to cover administration and bank fees before distributing the remainder in full to employees. Employees retain any tips in addition to their pay at the rate of or above National Minimum Wage. In November 2015 the chain was one of seven restaurants surveyed that failed to meet a basic level of sustainability in its seafood. After working closely with
1760-462: The view of some, questionable sustainability. The most controversial certification has been that of the Ross Sea Antarctic toothfish fishery. Some scientists and stakeholders in the seafood industry consider the fishery "exploratory", since so little is known about it. However toothfish has been fished commercially for over 30 years and the fishery has been closely managed by Convention on
1804-595: Was developed over two years through a consultative process involving more than 300 expert organizations and individuals around the world. It is consistent with the ‘Guidelines for the Eco-labelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Wild Capture Fisheries’ adopted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2005. Fisheries that want certification and to use the ecolabel pay US$ 20,000 to more than $ 100,000 to an independent, for-profit contractor that assesses
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1848-415: Was done via a tronc system. In 2015, Café Rouge amended its policy to ensure all employees are permitted to keep all tips and service charges paid in cash and are free to share their tips with colleagues if they so wish. Their employees are required to declare the income generated from cash tips to HM Revenue & Customs for tax purposes. When tips or service charges are paid for by credit card or debit card,
1892-619: Was founded in 1996, inspired by the Grand Banks cod fishery collapse . In 1999 it became independent of its founding partners, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Unilever . MSC has a staff of around 140 spread across the headquarters in London, regional offices in London, Seattle, Singapore and Sydney, and local offices in Edinburgh, Berlin, The Hague, Paris, Cape Town, Tokyo, Reykjavik, and
1936-667: Was working with advisors on next steps for the overall business as a prudent measure to protect the company whilst planning for the future and as part of that process had filed a Notice of Intention to appoint administrators. On 2 July 2020 the company entered administration , with 32 branches of Café Rouge set to close. The Café Rouge company was dissolved on 4 August 2022. Casual Dining Group, owner of Café Rouge and Bella Italia , went into administration in November 2022. The Café Rouge Web site listed 28 locations as of March 2023. In 2013, Café Rouge were official partners of Comic Relief ,
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