Following Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide’s announcement of Aloft London Excel – the first UK hotel under the Aloft brand opening next year – the hotel giant’s senior vice president Michael Wale has revealed that Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester...
Von Essen’s the Greenway Spa Hotel in Cheltenham has been acquired by the Eden Hotel Collection to join its classic, country and town house hotels estate.
Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen are among the big-hitting newcomers to join over 500 UK restaurants signed up for a campaign to help raise money for the homeless in the build up to Christmas.
Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef is planning to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at all 161 of its sites across the UK as part of plans to boost the brand.
Mass-market food concepts are smartening up their acts in customer service, design and food quality in an attempt to steal customers away from more expensive mid-market offerings.
Pan-Asian restaurant chain Tampopo is set to open its first central London site next month under the all-new East Street brand. And this is ‘just the beginning’.
Twenty-two restaurants in the UK are currently being considered for criminal prosecution after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued a crackdown on tax dodgers.
Administrators at Ernst & Young, appointed to take over the running of nightclub operator Luminar last week, have decided to close 11 loss-making sites, leading to the loss of 300 jobs.
Food may have become the saviour of the British pub, but that doesn't mean that operators can get away with sticking a few classic dishes on a menu and hoping for the best.
The relaunch of The Arts Club is just one of a long line of new openings for successful restaurateur Arjun Waney, as he explains in this exclusive interview with Restaurant magazine.
There's more to making food look good than squeezy bottles, tweezers and fistfuls of borage, as the November issue of Restaurant magazine shows in its guide to plating-up.
Greenleaf, a new Chinese restaurant and Karaoke bar, has opened in Holborn and, if successful, the owners could open a second site in London’s West End.
Chef and restaurant owner Malcolm John is launching an apprenticeship scheme which will see four teenagers gain first-hand kitchen experience at each of his South London restaurants, in a bid to give them a “sense of respect” following the August riots.
Anger against the reviews website TripAdvisor has grown among members of the industry following the airing of the Cutting Edge documentary Attack of the Trip Advisors on Channel 4 last night
The 2012 Roux Scholarship competition is now open for chefs to win a career-changing opportunity to work in a three-Michelin-starred restaurant anywhere in the world.
Hoteliers and B&B owners throughout the UK will be welcoming the news that VisitEngland’s bid for additional funding from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has been successful.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and other industry trade bodies have succeeded in halting proposals for huge fee rises in the playing of music in UK pubs and nightclubs.
Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy, the duo behind Michelin-recommended vegetarian restaurant Vanilla Black, are set to open a second site in the heart of London.
The Green Room restaurant in Bournemouth and the Beach Bistro in East Sussex have appointed new head chefs, who both have a passion for using locally-sourced and sustainable food.
Family brewers Wadworth has opened the Wadworth Brewery Cookery School, providing training to members of its managed houses and tenanted pubs, in a bid to raise the food standards across its entire estate.
Restaurants and hotels including the Marriott Hotel County Hall and Bumpkin tell BigHospitality about special events and promotions they’re running to attract customers.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government stick to its guns on planning reform, which could liberate UK pubs from unnecessary red tape when it comes to minor modifications to premises.
Vodka bar chain Revolution has unveiled plans to attract more diners to its 66 venues across the UK by introducing a raft of food-focused measures including an extended menu and training for all kitchen and front-of-house staff.
A new recommendation and discount website is being brought to the market as the ‘antidote’ to hotel and restaurant review websites such as TripAdvisor and Yelp.
Following the negative financial effects of the riots in August, London hotels have bounced back in September and are on track for a record-breaking year.
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc has opened applications to the City of London Corporation’s Sustainable City Awards, which recognises exemplary sustainable business practice.
Atmosphere Bars & Clubs is planning to more than double its estate from 29 sites to 60 by the end of 2013 with its new food-led brand Modello an important factor in its plans for growth.
Sleeperz Hotels, the budget hotel business, has revealed an ambitious expansion strategy with sites planned for major UK cities including London, Manchester and Liverpool.
Brownsword Hotels, the group owned by hotelier and greeting cards entrepreneur Andrew Brownsword is considering expanding further following its purchase of four former Von Essen hotels last week.
Just two weeks after being voted top UK restaurant at the National Restaurant Awards 2011, The Ledbury has been named top restaurant in the UK in the Sunday Times Food List.
Pub Landlords throughout the UK believe that cask ale could hold the key to the future of the Great British pub, according to new research by Molson Coors.
New legislation around Agency Workers Rights (AWR) came into force on 1 October 2011. Dawn Redman, director of Retail Recruitment Company, ensures hospitality employers know what they need to consider when employing temporary staff.
VisitEngland and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have partnered to create a new Access Statement online tool, aimed at helping UK pubs cater for visitors with access needs.
Simon Gordon, owner of London wine bar Gordon’s, is launching his crime reporting system Facewatch in other areas of the UK following a successful trial in London.
