Upscale London coffee brand WatchHouse is to open five new sites in the capital as well as its first site outside of London, in Bath, taking its total number of sites to 12 before the year is out.
Aktar Islam is the latest high-profile chef restaurateur to extend their meal kit delivery business as lockdown restrictions in England are on the verge of being lifted.
Wasabi founder Dong Hyun Kim is set to rapidly expand South Korean fried chicken brand Pelicana in the capital following the acquisition of four sites.
The Government has launched a call for evidence to help monitor the overall progress of commercial rent negotiations and assess whether it needs to take further steps to protect businesses.
Restaurant group Six by Nico is facing accusations from trade union Unite that it underpaid staff, used tips to pay senior managers, and had employees work long shifts without breaks.
Scottish Hospitality Group has attacked Holyrood’s decision to pull critical business support before the majority of restaurants and pubs are able to reopen.
Pubs and restaurants will be put in a tricky position post lockdown if potential plans to scrap social-distancing rules and demand customers present Covid passports come into place, UKHospitality is warning.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has until 10am this morning (Tuesday 6 April) to respond to a High Court legal challenge against the decision not to allow hospitality to reopen for indoor service until five weeks after non-essential retail.
Black and White Hospitality has launched a group action against its own insurers Tokio Marine Kiln in its continuing fight to get the firm to honour its obligations under business interruption policies.
The First Minister of Wales has told Sky News that he is confident that the country’s restaurants and pubs will be able to reopen for outdoor eating and drinking on 26 April.
Planning reforms that make it easier for 'unused' commercial premises to be converted into housing has left hospitality businesses 'fearing the worst', according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).
Pub operators including Stay Original Company, Hippo Inns, Brewhouse & Kitchen, BrewDog and Greene King have picked up gongs at Morning Advertiser’s 2021 Publican Awards.
Fuller's is to raise around £53m through a share placing that it says will strengthen its balance sheet and liquidity position in preparation for a strong reopening.
RedCat, the investment vehicle founded by former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand, is to buy 42 pub sites from Yates's and Slug & Lettuce operator Stonegate.
The Government is pushing for more operators to sign-up to workplace testing following the expansion of the programme to include home testing for staff.
MSPs in Scotland have subsidised their own hospitality to the tune of £680,000 since the pandemic began, compared to estimated average support of £40,000 for privately-owned pubs and restaurants.
The Welsh hospitality sector has demanded clarity from the Government on when it will able to unlock, warning that the ongoing delay risks further job losses and business failures.
The return of track and trace for hospitality will give venues an opportunity to rebuild their customer databases as the sector starts to reopen, according to one industry expert.
The Chaine de Rotisseurs Young Professionals Awards are to make a return this year with the national finals of Young Chef and Young Sommelier of the Year competition taking place in June.
Chinatown-based bubble waffle concept Bubblewrap, which is credited with starting the craze for the Hong Kong dessert on these shores, has unveiled plans to roll out across the UK and internationally.
Legislation that could potentially bar thousands of hospitality-adjacent businesses from accessing business rates relief has been described as 'deeply shocking'.
A street food operator in Wales is looking to mount a legal challenge against the devolved government's failure to provide the country's hospitality sector with a reopening date.
Prominent voices from the hospitality industry have dismissed suggestions that publicans could require guests to have a so-called 'vaccine passport' to enter their pubs as 'repressive' and 'unworkable'.
Leon has decided to exit the US market after just two years, closing its four sites across Washington DC and Virginia in order to focus on the UK and Europe.
Pasta Remoli founder Simone Remoli is opening a grab & go format of his pasta brand next month, which is promised to be the first of many for high footfall locations.
UKHospitality analysis shows almost 8,000 venues, employing about 343,000 people will be paying full business rates in July, despite Budget measures to soften the acute rates burden.
The Mirror is reporting that 196 ex-employees of Jamie Oliver’s collapsed restaurant group have won up to £500,000 in compensation following a tribunal.
Health-focused grab and go brand Pure is launching a new subscription membership service, which will give users a 20% discount, to coincide with the reopening of selected sites for takeaway.
US fried chicken chain Popeyes is to launch its first UK restaurant this year as part of an expansion drive to open more than 300 sites across the country.
Updated guidance on the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) has urged local authorities to ensure businesses previously ineligible for grant support are targeted.
The UK Door Security Association (UKDSA) has raised concerns over the state of the industry and the current licensed resource security numbers available once businesses reopen over the coming months.
The Government is being called on to allow people to be able to order at the bar from the indoor opening of restaurants and pubs on 17 May, and for customers to be allowed to consume drinks while standing outdoors.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that £6m will be invested in directly supporting the reopening of London’s economy once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
Hospitality businesses will have greater flexibly to set up marquees and provide more outdoor space for diners as restrictions ease, the Government has announced.
Operators that have invested in alfresco dining spaces are being caught out by changes to rules on what constitutes an outside space as well as inconsistent enforcement by local authorities.
Restaurant and hotel businesses including Dishoom, Made in Oldstead, D&D London The Dorchester Collection & 45 Park Lane were named winners at last night’s (18 March) Springboard Virtual Awards for Excellence.
