Westminster City Council will continue to allow hospitality businesses to setup alfresco dining areas on some streets within Pimlico, Belgravia and Mayfair following an “overwhelming positive” consultation with residents.
Franco Manca and The Real Greek operator Fulham Shore has seen total revenues reach more than £39m for the half year to 26 September 2021, compared to £36m achieved in the comparable period in 2019.
Industry leaders have questioned why the Scottish Government continues to believe vaccine certificates are necessary for late-night venues, as Covid cases fall rapidly across the country.
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls, Hawksmoor co-founder Will Beckett and Mowgli’s Nisha Katona are among the industry leaders to join the Government's Hospitality Sector Council.
More than 65 hospitality leaders including Jeremy King, Yotam Ottolenghi and Skye Gyngell have signed an open letter to the Government demanding immigration requirements for hospitality workers be urgently loosened.
Applications for a high street voucher scheme intended to boost hospitality and retail businesses in Northern Ireland that have been impacted by Covid-19 has opened.
Plans to issue more than 10,000 short-term visas to foreign lorry drivers and food industry workers 'will not be enough' to solve Britain’s supply chain crisis, business leaders have warned.
Restaurants will no longer be able to take a proportion of staff tips or service charge under new plans to be set out by the Government today (24 September).
Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux’s Sunday has secured $100 million in its latest funding round, making it one of the sector’s most heavily backed payment solutions.
Confidence among late-night operators in Scotland has been 'shattered' after the country's Government set out a broader-than-expected definition of what will constitute a 'nightclub' under its forthcoming vaccine certificate scheme.
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group and franchise partner Dolomite are set to open four more branches of Jamie Oliver’s Pizzeria in India before the end of the year.
Pig and poultry production could collapse within a week, with the Food and Drink Federation's chief executive warning that the Government has '10 days' to fix the current CO2 crisis.
Casual dining brand Prezzo is the latest hospitality operator to announce a pay increase for staff, as businesses continue to struggle with recruitment.
People in Wales will have to show an NHS Covid Pass to enter nightclubs and attend large events from next month, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced
TGI Fridays and 63rd+1st backer Electra Private Equity says it is 'on track' to float the brands on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under new parent company, Hostmore.
Al fresco dining will continue in parts of Covent Garden and St. John’s Wood, with Westminster City Council also exploring the possibility of introducing a longer term scheme in Soho.
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group has chalked up a significant increase in like-for-likes since the reopening of indoor trading but its dine-in business is still down on 2019.
Bain Capital Credit, in partnership with EBITDA Investments, has acquired Bread Holdings – parent company of the Gail’s Bakery chain and wholesale business The Bread Factory – from Risk Capital Partners (RCP) in a deal worth more than £200m.
Inflation has soared to its highest level in nine years, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) claiming this is down to last year's Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
UKHospitality has warned the possible introduction of contingency measures including vaccine certificates to deal with the pandemic during autumn and winter would 'severely undermine' the recovery of the sector.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the Government no longer plans to go ahead with introducing so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues in England later this month.
UKHospitality has welcomed the extension of debt protections to commercial tenants, but says not prohibiting landlords from using County Court Judgments (CCJs) to chase rent arrears is a 'missed opportunity'.
The Scottish Government has been accused of ignoring the concerns of hospitality after the country's parliament pushed through plans to introduce so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues from next month.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants 'remains committed and on course' in its growth strategy, with 'well advanced plans' to expand the group's Bread Street brand across the UK.
The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) says a generation of so-called ‘silver servers’ could provide a solution to the ongoing recruitment crisis facing the sector.
With noise nuisance rapidly becoming a major problem for a lot of operators on the return to trade, there’s still time to register to take part in a free online event to help you get to grips with the problem.
Business groups have warned the Government's plans to raise National Insurance contributions and dividend tax will 'dampen the entrepreneurial spirit' needed to drive the economic recovery following the pandemic.
Restaurant spending broke into positive growth in August for the first time since the pandemic hit, new data from Barclaycard shows, with a further boost expected as office workers return.
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has confirmed that Covid vaccine certificates will be required for entry into nightclubs and other mass indoor venues in England from the end of this month.
Trade body UKHospitality Scotland has called on the Scottish Government for better communication with the hospitality sector following proposals to introduce vaccine passports for entry to nightclubs in the country.
Cashless tipping platform TiPJAR has so far raised more than £1m through its latest round of investment on Crowdcube, having smashed its original funding target of £400,000 in hours.
Westminster City Council has informed businesses that traffic will be re-introduced to Soho’s streets at the end of September, bringing to an end the area's popular al fresco dining scheme.
Sam Evans and Shauna Guinn's renowned Barry-based barbecue restaurant Hang Fire Southern Kitchen in Wales has been forced to close permanently as a result of 'chronic' post-pandemic staff shortages.
Restaurants and takeaways are being urged to make their taxes digital before the legal deadline as part of a initiative by the British Takeaway Campaign (BTC).
Hospitality trade bodies have called on the Government to introduce business rates reform amid claims the current system causes the sector to overpay by £2.4bn each year.
