Based in Mumbai but currently in the UK to oversee the relocation of venerable Indian fine-dining restaurant Chutney Mary, Camellia Panjabi is part of the trio of family members behind Indian restaurant group MW Eat and has also penned the world’s best-selling...
Successfully retaining staff in the hospitality sector remains a challenge for operators, but Italian restaurant chain PizzaExpress is celebrating holding onto one employee for more than four decades.
The Chancellor announced last week that from April 2016 all UK businesses would have to pay staff over 25 a National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour, rising to £9 per hour by 2020.
Handmade Burger Company has received a £600k cash injection from Finance Birmingham to help it fit out its soon-to-launch site at Grand Central in Birmingham and refurbish two of its existing restaurants.
David Cameron has announced that from early 2016 businesses with more than 250 employees will be forced to publish salary details of male and female staff in a bid to end the gender pay gap. So what will this mean for hospitality?
Restaurant group Olive Tree Brasserie is seeking investment to roll out its Greek brasserie concept as well as a newly launched cocktail bar called Elia.
Twenty six per cent of service sector SMEs are willing to contribute more to their employee’s pension schemes than the minimum amount, according to a survey by NOW: Pensions (NP).
The Competition and Markets Authority is facing pressure to ban rate parity agreements set by online booking sites following the French Government’s decision to outlaw the terms last week (10 July).
Stuart Darlington, partner real estate at Michael Simkins LLP and author of A Tenant’s Practical Guide to Commercial Leases, talks through the steps operators should follow when acquiring a commercial lease.
The number of single-cover reservations has risen by 110 per cent in the last two-years, according to a study by online restaurant reservations group OpenTable.
Britain’s eating out sector experienced an unexpected dip in June with consumers dining out infrequently and spending less money, according to Horizons' latest report.
Summer can be a lucrative time of year for pubs, restaurants and hotels, but the warm weather can also bring issues with food waste when left out for too long.
Hotels that have become increasingly reliant on bookings from online travel agents (OTAs) might soon be forced to work with two main companies with limited options for negotiating on commissions, a report from HVS has warned.
Chancellor George Osborne has been criticised by the hospitality industry for failing to consult with the sector over the introduction of a compulsory Living Wage.
Robin and Sarah Gill's Clapham restaurant The Dairy serves 900 plates a night and hosts dinners that finish at 7am, Restaurant magazine's Joe Lutrario looks at how it became such a cult hit.
Introducing a compulsory Living Wage will have a 'considerable impact' on the hospitality industry, trade bodies have warned with employers facing higher wage bills and greater administration.
A new ad campaign by industry charity Hospitality Action is aiming to highlight the range of issues hospitality workers can face by using images of renowned chefs in trouble.
An unwillingness to compromise on the quality of its ingredients and the authenticity of its cooking has seen premium Spanish restaurant group Ibèrica make the transition from the capital to the regions with a successful new restaurant launch in Manchester.
Premium wines are continuing to buck the trend of overall declining wine sales in restaurants, pubs and gastropubs, with the sector experiencing double digit sales growth year-on-year.
Casual Dining Group (CDG) has acquired the 41-strong Las Iguanas restaurant chain from private equity firm Bowmark Capital in a deal thought to be worth between £80m and £90m.
The Ledbury restaurant has been named the best restaurant in London after topping London’s All In One Ultimate Restaurant list for the fourth year in a row.
Last week's heatwave helped boost interest in hotels in the UK's most popular seaside resorts according to new data from hotel comparison site Trivago which saw searches increase by up to 64 per cent.
Chef Marcus Wareing, Busaba Eathai and Las Iguanas are among those supporting a new campaign to offer a wider variety of healthy options on children’s menus.
American private equity group Lone Star has created a new 89-site UK hotel group under the brand Amaris Hospitality, which it estimates will be valued at £2bn over the next few years.
In the second video in our In Operation with... series we visit the Covent Garden branch of La Tasca to find out more about the workings of the Spanish restaurant group.
Jason Lark, managing director of data marketing company Celerity gives three quick and easy tips on achieving a Single Customer View (SCV) which can help in better understanding of your customers and their habits.
Restaurant brands should make better use of data obtained through loyalty schemes such as cards and apps to create deals targeted to customer preferences.