The chefs who have made it to the regional finals of the 2015 Roux Scholarship competition have been announced with judges reporting a 'particularly strong year' for entries.
Mobile point of sale (mPOS) systems have revolutionised customer service in hospitality venues, and as tablets take over from PDAs, the technology is faster, easier to use and more accessible than ever. BigHospitality looks at the key advantages of going...
51 per cent of diners are ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ concerned about food safety in UK restaurants, pubs, cafes and takeaways, a report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found.
Risk Capital Partners chairman Luke Johnson has said that Britain’s new foodie culture coupled with a more focused approach to training is helping to make hospitality a more attractive career choice for young people.
The Marco Pierre White restaurant at the Threadneedle's Hotel will open under the Wheeler's Rib Room & Oyster Bar name, not a Steakhouse Bar & Grill as previously reported.
Rosewood London's new executive chef Amandine Chaignot, talks about why it's important to have some fun in the kitchen and why she'll be chasing repeat custom over accolades.
UK hotels have beaten the New Year slump and seen the strongest January in five years, with both room occupancy and yield increasing year on year in London and across the regions.
Great British Menu chef Nigel Haworth has appeared in a new video promoting Eblex’s Quality Standard Mark (QSM) for sourcing meat for pubs, restaurants and hotels.
The Gordon Ramsay Group (GRG) has announced plans to open a second Maze Grill in London at 11 Park Walk, the former Aubergine site which it acquired last year.
Accor said its dramatic restructure paid off in 2014, with net profits up 77 per cent year-on-year on the back of strong operating performance across its business.
A Russian-based hospitality group is to expand outside Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time by opening a French-style café and wine bar in London’s Soho.
As mobile payment gears up to take the world by storm, BigHospitality asks what advantages it has for the hospitality sector, and how operators can introduce it into their business.
McDonald’s has been rated the highest in a benchmarking of global restaurant brands for implementing farm animal welfare practices in its policies, while M&B, Burger King, SSP and Whitbread are among the worst.
Upselling is the life blood of your business. It maximises average spend per head, increases your turnover, but most importantly, enhances the guest experience. Here, Steven Pike, managing director of HospitalityGEM, gives his top 10 tips for successful...
Average RevPAR (revenue per available rooms) was in double-digit growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, but room rates are beginning to plateau – the latest Hotel Bulletin report has found.
The founders of coffee concept Shot Espresso and ice cream and pizza joint Ice&Slice are opening a new all-day restaurant in Parsons Green this Spring.
A surge in sales of higher quality wines in premium restaurants, wine bars, hotels and gastropubs is bucking the overall decline in on-trade wine sales, a report from Liberty Wines has found.
Debbie Taylor, managing director for Manchester and the North West at Macdonald Hotels & Resorts, talks about the general optimism for regional hotels and why investing in them and their people can help with continual growth.
Ottolenghi co-founder Noam Bar says Sesame, his new food-to-go concept opening this spring will finally bring street food from the Mediterranean to the masses.
Two thirds of people say they are planning to eat out on Valentine's Day, but only 28 per cent will spend more than £50 on the occasion according to a survey by daily deals website Groupon.
The market is awash with casual-dining brands, large and small, old and new. Here’s Restaurant magazine's pick of the five you really need to keep an eye on in 2015.
PizzaBuzz, the pizzeria concept developed by Meredith Group is set to launch in May this year serving customised pizzas, salads and drinks available to eat-in and take-away from the Alphabeta building in east London.
