An ‘unparalleled’ training scheme for the pub sector which sees all members of staff spend two and a half weeks learning both in the classroom and on-site before opening is aiding staff retention and contributing ‘massively’ to New World Trading Company’s...
More than 70 per cent of restaurant and pub operators believe the introduction of the National Living Wage for the over-25s next year will have a negative impact on their businesses, according to a survey carried out by M&C Allegra Foodservice.
Daniel Clifford, chef-patron of the two Michelin-starred Midsummer House, speaks exclusively to Big Hospitality about returning to Great British Menu and opening his own pub, the Flitch of Bacon, in Essex.
Red’s True Barbecue, the fastgrowing smokehouse concept, is to make its debut in Liverpool this November after securing a site in the city’s Hanover Street, BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice has learnt.
Hilton Worldwide is planning to 'mark an exciting new generation of Hilton hotels' with the opening of Hilton Bankside, its first Hilton hotel to open in London since 2006.
Chinese hotel group HK CTS Metropark Hotels has acquired Kew Green Hotels with plans to grow the company in the UK and Europe as well as give the UK business access to the 'rapidly growing Chinese tourist market'.
Café Rouge owner Casual Dining Group is almost a quarter of the way through the refurbishment of its 93 sites as part of plans to revive the 26-year-old French restaurant brand.
Giving incentives to staff and customers for gathering and giving feedback and making it a quick and easy process for all involved are the best ways to capture worthwhile data from customers, according to pub, restaurant and hotel operators.
Pub and restaurant groups, including Greene King, Yummy Pubs, La Tasca and Drake & Morgan will be giving out special wristbands and displaying posters on Thursday (30 July) in support of Live Your Life Day.
A new Italian fast-casual concept Pasta Sereni is launching near Piccadilly Circus this September, with plans to open three sites in the next two years.
London-based barbecue restaurant group Bodean's has removed gluten from all its barbecue sauces and rubs, meaning that almost all its meat dishes are gluten-free.
Paradise Garage is the latest restaurant opening from Robin and Sarah Gill, the team behind the successful The Dairy and The Manor restaurants in Clapham, London. BigHospitality went along in the first week of opening to take a look around the hotly-tipped...
Scrutinising the sustainability and social responsibility credentials of a 45-strong global hospitality business is no mean feat. Here the UK-based Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) and global hospitality brand Belmond tell BigHospitality how...
The team behind pantry dining concept Jack and Alice is planning to open two permanent sites this year following an eight-week trial of a 'pop-in' on Fitzrovia's Foley Street.
Hospitality students at The Edge School in Essex will be learning how to serve afternoon tea from the industry's best after spending time in the kitchens and lounges of luxury London Hotels The Dorchester, The Ritz and Brown's.
Gourmet hotdog concept Hungerdog is planning an estate of up to 20 sites in the coming five years with its first site to open late summer, according to BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice.
Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI) has boosted its hotel and events portfolio by taking over the management of exclusive-use venue Fasque House.
Eight years on from his Dragon's Den appearance Reggae Reggae Sauce creator Levi Roots is to open his first restaurant at Westfield Stratford City later this year.
Based in Mumbai but currently in the UK to oversee the relocation of venerable Indian fine-dining restaurant Chutney Mary, Camellia Panjabi is part of the trio of family members behind Indian restaurant group MW Eat and has also penned the world’s best-selling...
Handmade Burger Company has received a £600k cash injection from Finance Birmingham to help it fit out its soon-to-launch site at Grand Central in Birmingham and refurbish two of its existing restaurants.
Restaurant group Olive Tree Brasserie is seeking investment to roll out its Greek brasserie concept as well as a newly launched cocktail bar called Elia.
Stuart Darlington, partner real estate at Michael Simkins LLP and author of A Tenant’s Practical Guide to Commercial Leases, talks through the steps operators should follow when acquiring a commercial lease.
Chef King Senathit has been serving his unique twist on vegan food from #CookDaily at Boxpark in Shoreditch since March and is on a mission to prove that vegan food doesn't have to be boring.
Robin and Sarah Gill's Clapham restaurant The Dairy serves 900 plates a night and hosts dinners that finish at 7am, Restaurant magazine's Joe Lutrario looks at how it became such a cult hit.
