With the British Hospitality Association’s (BHA) annual summit just a few days away, speakers and delegates are preparing to discuss the future of the industry.
Brothers Nicholas and Alastair Heathcote are launching East Indian themed coffee and cocktail bar the Imperial Durbar, which will open in London’s Tooting on 9 June.
Small and medium-sized hospitality businesses are looking at increasing their contributions in employees’ pension schemes to help with recruitment and staff retention.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published draft guidance to help small and medium-sized food businesses- including pubs, hotels, bars and restaurants - comply with new allergen laws.
Jurys Inn has seen a significant increase in its corporate bookings following its research on conducting meetings face-to-face for a profitable outcome.
The wet weather dampened consumer’s enthusiasm for eating out in the first quarter of 2014, but pubs continued to enjoy growth, according to the latest report from Allegra Foodservice.
Momentum is building for the launch of Giggs and Neville’s Hotel Football in the autumn as members of the Manchester United Football Club of 1992 sign up as investors in the project.
Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, has reported a loss of £3.89m in the period to 29 December 2013, as the cost of launching in the country saw administrative expenses reach £4.58m.
Snoozebox has started work on the next generation of its portable hotels, which it claims will combine improved mobility with excellent user experience.
The winners of the 2014 Footprint Awards, which recognise contributions to sustainability, were announced on 22 May in a ceremony held at the East Wintergarden in London’s Canary Wharf.
A recent report from Barclays shows that Britons who holiday in the UK will contribute £108bn to the economy by 2017, which will help the hospitality and leisure sector to grow by more than a quarter in the next four years.
Alternative finance firm Liberis has allocated £30m to lend to the hospitality sector, providing a flexible solution to an industry that struggles to obtain bank funding.
Businessman and former Tory Treasury minister Phillip Oppenheim plans to open a second branch of his Latin American Cubana restaurant in London’s Smithfield later this year.
The Masterchef Street Food Bus will be debuting its offering at the Foodie Festival this weekend from 24 to 26 May, with finalists from the TV show serving food from the mobile kitchen.
Five well-known chefs from the North West will be coming together on 9 October at the Bolton Whites Hotel to host a fundraising dinner for Hospitality Action.
Serviced apartment provider City Marque has secured an investment of £2.1m from Santander and plans an expansion of at least 550 new London apartments in the next three years.
Nightclub operator Luminar has posted a profit before tax of £3.4m for the year ended in February 2014 – a 34 per cent increase over the previous year.
Eastern Mediterranean restaurant The Real Greek is opening its first site outside of London in Windsor on 29 May in the first phase of its wider expansion strategy.
Northern bar and restaurant business Arc Inspirations LLP is opening its third The Pit bar and restaurant in Harrogate on 28 June, in time for the Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France from the town.
Papa John’s introduction of a Rant & Rave text system has caused a decline in customer complaints, suggesting that asking customers for direct feedback in a simple manner could reduce the risk of getting bad reviews on dedicated websites.
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Birmingham’s fine dining scene has suffered a blow after it emerged that two top city establishments - Marco Pierre White’s Steakhouse & Grill and boutique hotel Malmaison - received zero food hygiene ratings earlier this year.
The Dorchester Collection has vowed to protect staff jobs and wages as the boycott of its properties continues, with its Park Lane hotel the latest to suffer high profile cancellations.
Street food is democratising the UK dining scene and driving some of the hottest new restaurant openings in London and beyond, according to journalist and author Richard Johnson.
A number of Japanese restaurants have been arriving in London recently, including fine dining venue Yashin Ocean House in South Kensington and two new Japanese Canteen restaurants to open in the summer.
Hospitality businesses should stop fearing TripAdvisor and take control of their online reputation, according to crisis communications and social media specialist Alan Stevens.
Airbnb has become a recurrent topic in hoteliers’ conversations, and whether or not it should be seen as a threat, the alternative accommodation site is bound to affect the industry as a whole.
In an exclusive interview with BigHospitality, Shane Harris, chief executive of UK hotel management company Jupiter Hotels, talks brand standards, revenue growth and being a catalyst for change.
Boutique hotels can use social media to increase loyalty with customers, but they need to stop broadcasting irrelevant information, according to speakers at the Boutique and Lifestyle Hotel Summit.
Chef David Gingell and restaurant manager Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim will be opening their new venture Primeur this Friday (16 May) in London’s Petherton Road.
1884 Dock Street Kitchen in Hull, Burleigh Court in Leicestershire and The Old Rectory Hotel in Devon were among the winners of the Visit England Excellence Awards 2014.
Developer Nextcolour Limited has unveiled plans for Oyster Wharf, a new development on the Mumbles waterfront in Swansea, with sites for three restaurant operators on the bay.
