Chris Phillips, a former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaTSCO) and a consultant at Wilkinson Construction Consultants outlines how hotels and other hospitality businesses can protect themselves from a terrorist attack.
Red Hot World Buffet will relocate its Nottingham restaurant to a larger site later this year following the opening of a second floor at its Manchester restaurant this week.
Hotel groups are hiring and firing their chief executives at double the rate of 2009, with 12 per cent of companies now being led by someone new, according to a survey by HVS Executive Search.
Giraffe, the fast casual restaurant chain chaired by Luke Johnson and backed by Risk Capital Partners and 3i, has reported a 17 per cent rise in profits in the last financial year and has revealed it has the funds to continue expansion plans in the UK...
Sleeperz Hotels, the budget hotel chain, has won a leading prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for its Newcastle venue - the second architectural award the business has won in three years.
The King Edward VII, a traditional pub in the heart of Stratford, East London, has been acquired by Rocky Raj Group, with plans to convert part of the property into a British restaurant and wine bar.
The team behind the Callooh Callay cocktail bar have revealed details of Beard to Tail, a new restaurant focused on nose-to-tail cookery, which is due to launch in September after a successful pop-up earlier this month.
The relationship between restaurateurs and landlords could be set to change forever, with an emerging trend of rival operators working together to obtain a large site, take it over and provide a range of different offerings.
Premium soft drinks manufacturer Fentimans has launched its new range of mixers for the on trade with the addition of a light tonic and ginger ale to the collection of botanically-brewed drinks.
Ruth Rogers opened Italian restaurant the River Café on the north bank of the Thames with friend Rose Gray in 1987. Having initially opened as a staff canteen, the restaurant slowly emerged as one of the standout restaurants in London, earning its Michelin...
Businessman Cosmo Fry has put all three hotels under The Big Sleep Hotel brand up for sale 13 years after he formed the business and nearly five years since the ITV reality TV show Risky Business followed Fry as he opened the Cheltenham hotel.
Daniel Marshall of the Imperial hotel in Great Yarmouth and Arnaud Bardary of The Maze in London have been named as the UK winners of the 2012 Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’ Young Chef and Young Sommelier of the Year competitions.
Global hotel chain Accor has today launched its first UK training academy in Hammersmith as part of plans to invest £5m in employee training, creating 3,500 jobs in the country in the next three years and taking on young unemployed people in London.
A fine dining restaurant with a menu designed by Frank Bordoni is to be launched within the National Football Museum when the museum opens in Manchester's landmark Urbis building next month.
The British Hospitality Association has said a new strategy is needed to realise the job and wealth-creating potential of the UK hotel industry as the Government continues to talk up but not listen to the sector.
Restaurant and pub groups across the UK saw a welcome 2.6 per cent increase in collective like-for-like sales in May, with total sales up 6.5 per cent on the same month last year.
Crab Quay House, a new restaurant, bar and deli concept, is set to launch in the heart of Brixham Fish Market next month, serving local produce cooked in a modern British and European style.
Women 1st, the programme set up by People 1st to help women achieve their career aspirations in hospitality, announced the winners of the 2012 Shine Awards last night following the inaugural Women 1st Conference held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel...
Catering equipment supplier Nisbets has introduced the Taurus Mycook heated blender to the UK market; it combines a number of kitchen processes saving time and use of extra utensils.
At the first ever British Hospitality Association (BHA) Summit earlier this month there was widespread discussion on what the industry and the Government should be doing to boost the hospitality sector - but what do the experts think?
Hilton Hotels & Resorts has revealed final details of its 361-bedroom London Wembley Hotel next to Wembley Stadium which it is preparing to open next month.
Alex Scrimgeour, joint managing director of Côte Brasserie, has given fellow UK restaurant operators some of his top tips on maintaining or enhancing food quality in the premium casual dining market.
As the England team prepares for its final Group D match of Euro 2012, Orchid has revealed the tournament has driven a massive sales boost across its pub estate with a number of venues scoring more than 300 per cent like-for-like growth.
The Hippodrome Casino – the UK’s first ‘international style’ casino – is set to open in London’s Leicester Square next month, featuring five bars and four dining rooms spread over three floors of the property.
Premier Inn, Costa Coffee and Beefeater operator Whitbread has reported a rise in like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to 31 May driven by its coffee shop and hotel business but said a 'sharper focus' on restaurants was yielding results.
After starting work at the restaurant within The Sportsman casino in London's West End as a kitchen hand, Mahmud Zaman is this week planning to re-open the restaurant under his own name.
Christie & Co has said hospitality businesses are learning to deal with 'new normal' trading conditions in a report which also says a further 2,500 pubs need to close to make the sector competitive and predicts there is hope for restaurants...
A new campaign urging chefs to cut just 24 calories from each dish on their menu to help meet Government obesity targets without impacting food quality has been unveiled by Unilever Food Solutions (UFS).
While Gondola Group topped this year's R200 list of the 200 largest restaurant and food-led pub operators in the UK, those appearing in the second half of the list are attracting just as much attention as the larger players.
Firmdale Hotels co-founders Tim and Kit Kemp are among the hospitality figures recognised in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Birthday Honours List, while it has been announced separately that restaurateur and Great British Menu judge Oliver Peyton is...
Marriott has been named the World’s Best Hotel Chain in terms of online brand performance, followed by Best Western and Hyatt, according to a new research report.
The British Beer and Pub Association has called on Sky and BT to ensure they do not pass on the cost of live TV rights to screening Premier League matches to business customers including pubs and bars.
Danish-born Troels Bendix holds claim to the rare title of Master Baker. He initially trained as a chef at the Culinary Institute of Denmark before moving to London to work at the Sugar Club in 1999. In 2001, he founded Breads Etcetera, growing from a...
Geronimo Inns, the 33-strong fresh food pub group founded by Rupert and Jo Clevely, has this month launched The Calf – the groups’ first pop-up dining and drinking venue, situated in Westfield Stratford shopping centre, a stone’s throw from the Olympic...
Wagamama is set to open its largest UK restaurant in Leamington Spa on 23 June, featuring the noodle chain’s new sushi menu and housing a brand new bar concept.
In the fifth and final part our hospitable cities feature we head to Brighton on the south coast to explore the hospitality market in this cosmopolitan seaside city.
Nando’s, the fast-casual Portuguese chicken restaurant chain, has topped the eating-out popularity stakes, with more people choosing to eat at one of its sites than at any other major restaurant or pub brand.
With the London 2012 Olympics just around the corner, hospitality businesses will welcome the news that a record number of internationals flocked to the UK in April, with a significant increase in both the volume and value of inbound tourism compared...
In the fourth part of our UK hospitable cities feature, BigHospitality is turning attention to the only capital city on our list. Cardiff is a major European capital but does the Welsh city have a capital hospitality offering and what is driving growth...
Cyrus Todiwala from Café Spice Namaste and Jason Atherton's one Michelin-starred restaurant Pollen Street Social were among the winners at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2012 at Wembley Stadium last night.
Bubbleology, the first company to specialise in selling Taiwanese bubble tea in the UK, has announced plans to open a second cafe in London, just over a year after opening its first.
Morgans Hotel Group, the New York-based hospitality management company with boutique hotels across the US and in London, has today announced that it has signed a 20-year management agreement for a 200-room boutique property in the capital.
The third part of our hospitable cities feature sees BigHospitality head 80 miles south of Manchester to the thriving city of Birmingham. We take a look at all the facts and figures and explore some of the hospitality businesses which have helped the...
Wine and spirit sales in restaurants, pubs and hotels have dropped by 8 per cent and 1 per cent respectively in the last financial year with above-inflationary prices blamed for the hit.
German-based budget hotel chain Motel One has revealed details of its future expansion plans in the UK with a second venue in Edinburgh and sites in London and Newcastle in the pipeline after the first hotel in the country opens later this year.
The Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel has relaunched its bar and terrace with a new menu and cocktails after a renovation project which reflects the heritage of the beachfront venue.
Michelin-starred Murano chef Angela Hartnett is to launch a new restaurant at Robin Hutson's New Forest Lime Wood Hotel which will feature a menu of 'Italian-influenced forest dishes'.
The restaurateur pair behind the Felicini chain of Italian eateries in the North have launched a new restaurant concept in Sheffield, Mud Crab Diner, which they claim serves the 'perfect' burger.
