Seven key associations operating within hospitality are to appear at The Restaurant Show (TRS) this year offering advice and support for attendees on a range of areas within the industry.
A chef in North Lincolnshire has almost achieved the dream of running a completely sustainable business after setting up a working farm behind his restaurant with rooms.
Restaurateurs, hoteliers and publicans are being urged to help BigHospitality raise much needed funds for Action Against Hunger by sponsoring one of our writers to run a half-marathon.
The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the 40 semi-finalists who will compete in the next round of the 2011 National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition.
Hoteliers around the world are most likely to use Facebook over any other type of social media to promote their property and drive bookings, according to a recent poll.
Pub and restaurant chains suffered a slump in sales in May following April's bank holidays, but performed better than retail according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
No Saints, the burgeoning bar and restaurant operator run by Luminar Leisure founder Stephen Thomas, has secured a £2.1m injection from investment vehicle Hotbed to continue its aggressive expansion.
Pubs are continuing to suffer from reduced drinks sales as cash-strapped consumers decide to stay at home because they can get better value from shop-bought alcohol.
BAHA, the British Association of Hospitality Accountants, will be rebranding to reflect the changing nature of financial management in the hospitality industry.
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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has revealed plans to build upon his successful Jamie’s Italian restaurant chain with a new concept, to be called Union Jacks.
Pub group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is said to have abandoned a bid for the Asian restaurant chain Tampopo in favour of developing its own Asian concept.
The UK hotel industry has again strongly opposed suggestions that it should carry any additional taxes on rooms, amidst moves by some European cities to introduce the levy.
Brewer and pub operator Fuller’s has seen sales and profits increasing in its managed pub and hotel divisions, although beer duty rises have hit performance in its tenanted pub arm and its UK beer sales.
The large majority of people in the UK feel that hotel staff don’t know enough about the local area, which significantly reduces the value of customer service provided.
The British restaurant industry can often be short-sighted; concentrating too much on what’s happening in their local neighbourhood rather than focusing on the bigger picture.
Italian restaurant chain Prezzo will be increasing its prices in response to the latest inflation rises, but chief executive Jonathan Kaye said the brand will remain a value proposition and expects to continue its expansion momentum over the coming years.
Managed pub operator Orchid is out for a piece of the ultra-competitive, but potentially lucrative, Italian casual dining market with the conversion of a Hertfordshire site to a new 'pizza pub' concept.
The hotel and event space group De Vere has opened its fifth Academy of Hospitality, which will train 400 young Londoners in cookery and customer service.
Food inflation in the UK has hit a two-year high, indicating that pricing pressures on hospitality operators are likely to continue into the near future.
Zizzi has responded to new entrants in the Italian dining sector with a complete overhaul designed to pull in younger diners and bring the brand back up to date
De Vere Venues and the Beyond Food Foundation will open a new bar, bistro and private dining venue in London, which will employ and train homeless people in the hospitality sector.
The Individual Restaurant Company (IRC), operator of Piccolino and Restaurant Bar & Grill, is to be fully acquired by W2D2 the consortium led by leading shareholder Malcolm Walker and chief executive Steven Walker.
Hotel du Vin founder Robin Hutson is to launch a boutique country hotel in the New Forest as part of plans to create a multi-site concept focused on locally-sourced food.
Orchid chief executive Rufus Hall will be flying out to New York later this month to address members of a United Nations conference on the subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
Novus Leisure, the owner of bars and night clubs including Balls Brothers and Tiger Tiger, has been holding takeover talks with the private equity firm Duke Street.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) will administer an industry task force on deregulation, which will aim to cut through red tape that is holding back the hospitality sector.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has added 19 new hotels to its UK portfolio over the past year, as part of 54 new properties signed on throughout Europe.
Philip Howard from the two Michelin-starred The Square restaurant was yesterday awarded the top accolade at the Craft Guild of Chefs annual awards ceremony, joining another 14 chefs who were recognised for their culinary contribution.
Restaurants and hotels, including Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill and Northumbrian hotel Langley Castle, tell us about the promotions they're running to attract customers.
Buckingham Palace has issued details for the Diamond Jubilee celebration events next year, which will mark key dates in the calendars of hospitality operators set to benefit from extra footfall over the long weekend.
A former chairman of the Cardiff Hoteliers Association (CHA) has decided to leave retirement to manage the Legacy Cardiff International Hotel after he said he missed the buzz of working in the industry.
The extra bank holidays expected for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year are likely to provide the nation’s hospitality operators with a similar boost to that received during the Royal Wedding weekend, says the national tourist board.
Gordon Ramsay Holdings (GRH) made a pre-tax profit of £2m last year after it cut staff costs, scaled down expansion and sold off its Italian restaurant Murano.
