Ahead of the next revaluation of business rates in April next year Richard Wackett, a partner at Montagu Evans, addresses hospitality operator's potential concerns.
Hotels hoping to capture both business and leisure travellers should focus on ‘affordable luxury’ to generate bookings and please guests, especially among Millennials, BDRC Continental has said.
Hotels are almost certainly losing business to the sharing economy platforms such as Airbnb, a panel has suggested at this year’s BDRC Hotel Insights Forum 2016.
Bartenders from London venues Quo Vadis, Hix, Polpo, The Clove Club and Bernardi’s are among those set to take part in the inaugural Soho Negroni Championship next month.
Grind & Co, the artisan small coffee chain backed by John Ayton MBE, has opened its own roastery, which will enable it to roll-out three or four sites next year, according to BigHospitality's sister site MCA.
Alexander Boyd is now executive head chef at the Caxton Grill St Ermin’s Hotel Westminster, the venue formerly overseen by Adam Handling before he left to set up his own venture, The Frog.
Alex Head formed London-based catering company Social Pantry six years ago. The business has expanded considerably since, adding Social Pantry Café in 2013 and a host of new clients, but even with growth, her strong principles remain an essential part...
British diners prefer to eat at restaurants with seasonal menus, despite 88 per cent of people admitting they are unable to identify seasonal produce, according to an OpenTable study.
This year’s Restaurant Show is all about inspiring you and your business to be the best. We’ve delved into the programme ahead of the event and dug out our top picks especially for you.
Over one in 10 UK restaurant-goers have admitted to leaving a restaurant, café or bar without paying the bill, either because they didn’t want to wait any more, or couldn’t find a member of staff.
The popularity of gin in the UK is showing little sign of waning with sales of the spirit breaking the £1bn barrier six months earlier than predicted according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
Farmopolis, a new ‘urban farm’ café overseen by The Magazine restaurant chefs Emmanuel Eger and Felix Weber, is to open in the Jetty floating garden in London’s Greenwich on 20 September.
Restaurateur Peter Ilic will close the Farringdon branch of his Little Bay restaurant group at the end of the month as part of plans to grow his healthy fast food brand Foodilic.
Food hygiene ratings have greater influence over a diner’s choice of venue than customer service, according to research by food safety management company Checkit.
Raj Holuss, first sous chef at three Michelin-starred restaurant The Waterside Inn in Bray, has won the UK finals of the 50th annual Taittinger Prix Culinaire International for the second year running.
Cheshire-based hospitality operator, 16 Hospitality, has acquired a new site in Stretton as part of its portfolio of pubs across the North West and North Wales.
Restaurateur Kurt Zdesar, who previously helped to found dim sum group Ping Pong, has made his name with trend-setting London sites such as Chotto Matte, Black Roe, and the now-closed Bouillabaisse. With new Italian concept Fucina set to open this autumn,...
People 1st is asking hospitality businesses which are 'passionate about skills and apprenticeships' to nominate representatives for a new Hospitality Apprenticeship Board.
Unfinished business. That’s how Phil Howard describes the motivation behind his decision to get back into the kitchen and cook, although you could also probably attribute it to the fact that he isn’t work shy.
Amazon Restaurants has officially announced it will allow its Prime members in certain postcodes across London, to order food from selected restaurants for free delivery within an hour.
The Craft Guild of Chefs has named eight recipients of its 2016 Graduate Awards with chefs from The Ritz, Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons and Wiltons restaurant among those honoured.
Watch our latest video to find out about Cha Chaan Teng, Splendid Restaurants' new Chinese restaurant concept, from its executive development chef Jeremy Pang.
VizEat, the European food platform designed to give travellers access to meals and food experiences provided by locals, is set to grow in the UK after receiving an extra £31m in investment.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs all saw a double-digit rise in spending in August as more people opted for UK staycations, according to a Barclaycard report.
Hotel owner and operator The Arora Group has strengthened its senior management team and appointed three advisors to its board to help drive forward its growth plans.
Charlie Carroll has turned the traditional steakhouse model on its head with Flat Iron, his affordable steak restaurant brand. And the secret’s in the name
