The hotel sector should expect to see further consolidation as companies look to match the 'titanic organisation' created by the Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide merger, analysts have predicted.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced that it will operate the newly-built Hotel Indigo London under a franchise agreement with Meadow Partners and Roquebrook.
Loose leaf tea and crumpet concept Good & Proper Tea is set to open its first permanent site in London’s Shoreditch next week with the hope it will help establish the tea bar on the UK’s high streets.
Chefs Kevin McFadden, James Whetlor and Rosie Sykes have donated recipes to Farm Africa's #GivingTuesday campaign to help raise funds for the charity's urban veg garden appeal.
Giggling Squid, the Thai restaurant chain led by Andy Laurillard, is set to accelerate its expansion plans after confirming that the Business Growth Fund (BGF) has taken a significant minority stake in the business and investing £6.4m in the process,...
Sixteen hospitality businesses including the Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel, the Bath Pub Company, the Abbey Hotel and the Hilton Hotel, have signed up to support the Bath Hotel and Restaurant School in Bath, Somerset.
London-based restaurant group, D&D London, is continuing its expansion into the north of England with the announcement of a second opening in Leeds in late 2016.
Ashley Sheppard, commercial director at Call Systems Technology (CST) provides seven top tips on how to increase dwell time in restaurants and help drive loyalty.
Noel Byrne has been chief executive of Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa in Newmarket for the past 11 years. The hotel was recently accepted into the Pride of Britain Hotels consortium, a move Byrne is pleased with and proud of.
For the past five years vegetarian restaurant group 1847 has been gradually extending its empire, now the team is set to turn its fine dining offering in to a national brand.
Stick to classic dishes and ask parties to order in advance are two of the top tips being offered by Premier Foodservice's executive chef and foodservice innovation Mark Rigby to help restaurant, hotel and pub operators survive the festive season.
When Wright Brothers’ Robin Hancock and Ben Wright started their seafood wholesale business in 2002, oysters in London restaurants were the preserve of the Mayfair fruits de mere platter. In the intervening 13 years they have helped democratise the oyster...
For the first time budget hotels account for more than half of the UK’s hotel development pipeline, with growth in the sector showing no signs of slowing down, according to a report by HVS, AlixPartners and AM:PM.
Workforce development charity, People 1st, has launched a new campaign to help hospitality companies understand and prepare for 2016’s apprenticeship shake-up, while benefiting from greater staff retention and profitability.
The Government has been urged to 'proceed cautiously' with any legislative changes around tipping as its consultation into tipping practices comes to an end.
The Roux Scholarship 2016 has opened for entries with the news that Michel Roux Jr and Alain Roux are to take over from their fathers as the competition's joint chairmen
Two years on from its change in ownership and with a ‘full deck’ of 52 sites, Byron is pushing on to the next stage of growth under its founder Tom Byng.
Chiltern Firehouse and Taberna Do Mercado chef Nuno Mendes has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise enough money to re-open former restaurant Viajante.
The family of Casamia co-owner Jonray Sanchez-Iglesias has led a tribute to their 'wonderful son, husband, father and brother' who passed away last week following a four-year battle with cancer.
Female employees earning less than their male counterparts is ‘not an issue’ within Accor’s Ibis hotels in the UK and Ireland says Inge van Ooteghem, SVP economy and budget hotels, and senior UK representative.
Mayfair Equity Partners has confirmed it has acquired the controlling interest of YO! Sushi from Quilvest Private Equity in a deal valuing the 91-strong business at £81m.
The owners of family-run or privately-owned hotels interested in receiving some practical advice on how to better their businesses are being invited to apply for the 12th series of TV show The Hotel Inspector.
Andrew Wong reopened his parents' common or garden Anglo-Cantonese eatery as A.Wong in 2012. Three years later, it is London's most exciting Chinese restaurant.
Restaurateur Stephen Hutton is set to expand the Middletons Steakhouse & Grill brand as the group prepares to open a new site outside of its East Anglian heartland.
Airbnb is seeing ‘significant’ growth in London with the site increasingly charging higher rates than traditional hotels, new research from STR Global has found.
Australian-inspired coffee and restaurant group Beany Green is set to open at the new Nova development in Victoria after hitting its £300k crowdfunding target in under 24 hours, BigHospitality’s sister site M&C Allegra Foodservice has reported.
The highest ever rate of new restaurant openings in the capital is recorded in the 25th edition of Harden’s London Restaurant guide, which is published today.
Kebabs have become the latest fast food category to be given a makeover with a number of new players in London exploring the potential of the traditionally late-night staple.
McDonald's is to pilot a range of premium beef burgers which it has created in consultation with a team of chefs, including those working in Michelin-starred restaurants.
London has topped a poll of the most attractive hotel investment destinations in Europe for the second year running, according to a survey of senior hospitality figures by Deloitte.