The UK’s restaurant industry is set to suffer a slump in growth as the market becomes overcrowded, according to a report by foodservice consultancy, Horizons.
Jack & Alice, the fledgling wine bar, pantry concept led by former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) retail director Mark Hall, has come under the umbrella of Splendid Restaurants, the sister company of Splendid Hospitality Group that currently owns...
Hospitality trade bodies the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have responded to the Valuation Office Agency’s consultation on the business rates appeals system.
Restaurant magazine has announced the results of its annual Chefs’ Choice Awards, which throw a spotlight on the hospitality sector’s best products, suppliers, brands and equipment.
The Rio Olympics, the continued rise of grab-and-go food and a growing number of restaurant groups weighing up their exit strategies will each have an impact on the eating-out sector in 2016, according to predictions from industry experts.
InterContinental Hotels Group has revealed the first of its Holiday Inn Express hotels to feature its technology and design-led 'Next Generation' rooms and innovations.
The Big Hospitality Conversation is to take place in Dundee later this month, with over 50 Scottish hospitality and tourism businesses expected to attend.
Edinburgh’s Crowne Plaza, Royal Terrace, hotel has been sold to a ‘high net worth’ investor subject to a franchise agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
Hotel group owner Maurice Taylor, Capital hotel founder Professor David Levin, YO! Sushi chief executive Robin Rowland and Andrew Guy, formerly chief executive of Ed's Easy Diner were among those receiving awards in the New Years Honours list 2016.
Huge company mergers, robot room-service, record-breaking occupancy figures and the announcement of the National Living Wage; 2015 was a busy year for the hotel sector, but what does 2016 have in store? BigHospitality casts an eye over the coming year.
Late night operator Deltic was the big winner at a glittering awards ceremony in central London tonight (15 March), picking up three awards at the 25th anniversary of the Publican Awards.
Restaurant and bar group Living Ventures is planning further expansion of its Italian restaurant chain Gusto and casual dining restaurant and bar brand Artisan in 2016.
Another busy year has passed in hospitality with employers forced to deal with an ever increasing number of staff shortages and mulling the impact of next year’s National Living Wage.
Scottish hotel performance showed a year-on-year decrease in November as occupancy and room rates across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen tumbled, according to the latest LJ Forecaster Scottish Intercity Report.
Nunsmere Hall, a Cheshire manor house located near Northwich, has been purchased by Highwater Estates Ltd., a family-run company that also owns nearby Peckforton Castle.
Everyone can have a bad day every now and then, as the Gold Service Scholarship finalists have been discussing. In the latest in our Spotlight on Service campaign, we reveal to you some of the moments that left the best in the business rather red-faced.
Plans for a £75m hotel, restaurant and leisure complex in Ashford in Kent have been green-lit by councillors in a bid to boost tourism in the local area.
Hotels could be forced to raise prices and cut staff jobs when the National Living Wage becomes compulsory next year, the boss of Best Western Great Britain has warned.
More Brits are planning overnight trips and meals out this Christmas and New Year than they were last year according to VisitEngland's latest Domestic Trip Tracker.
Nick Chambers of PlayNetwork, a provider of entertainment media for businesses, looks at how choosing the right music for your hotel, restaurant or pub, can benefit your business.
Gin is growing in popularity with the younger generation and they are more likely to drink it than their older counterparts, a study by Mintel has found.
Brett Redman’s Japanese venture, Jidori, follows the trend set by its sister restaurants, Elliots and The Richmond, by being vastly different to each other, yet following the same principles of serving quality produce cooked over a wood or charcoal grill....
Having closed its only UK branch in March 2014, Earl of Sandwich has announced that it is to be returning to England in Bluewater shopping centre, Essex.
Good service should be regarded as a conversation between two people, with the guest remembering the person who served their meal or checked them in rather than the meal or the process itself, says Kellie Rixon MBE, brand director at Macdonald Hotels...
Casamia owner Peter Sanchez-Iglesias has announced plans to open two casual dining restaurants within The General development in Bristol next year - a pizzeria and tapas bar.
A number of restaurant owners have decided to open their restaurants on Christmas Day for the first time this year in a bid to meet growing customer demand.
