Restaurant group Tamarind Collection has outlined its plans for the year ahead, which include rolling out its Indian street food restaurant Imli Street and gaining a Michelin star for company newcomer Zaika.
London-based restaurant and bar operator Urban Leisure Group has this year opened a new venue in Maida Vale and is planning to launch two further sites within the next 12 months.
Frozen yogurt-focused street food concept Daisy Green has opened a permanent 60-cover shop, café and restaurant with an expanded menu near Marble Arch.
TGI Friday’s is to develop a 'next generation' version of the brand, which is smaller in size and aimed at different markets, and it also plans to open in transport hubs, UK managing director Karen Forrester told BigHospitality's sister...
Indulging in a cocktail at Duke's Bar at London's Duke's Hotel, having a pint at Nottinghamshire pub Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and dining at one of Bray's Michelin-starred restaurants are among the experiences that have made VisitEngland's...
The number of visits from tourists from emerging markets rose sharply last year with a record 179,000 visitors from China spending £300m, contributing to £18.6bn of spend from tourists overall.
In the world of dietary requirements, allergies and food intolerances, the UK hospitality industry has come on leaps and bounds. Go back just 10 years and a restaurant would stand out for including an ‘N’ on the menu next to dishes containing nuts, while...
Employers are being asked for their views on how apprenticeships can be improved within the hospitality industry following the launch of the Government-led Richard Review last year.
Jodi Hinds was the official photographer for the UK team at this year's Bocuse d'Or and has produced images for chef Steven Doherty, The Magpie Cafe in Whitby and Simpsons - The Cook Book. Here she shares her top tips for photographing food.
The introduction of a new statutory code of conduct for pub companies and an official adjudicator to enforce it has been hailed 'the first step towards fairness' for the sector.
Keith Richardson, the owner of Richardson Hotels, has revealed he expects to make a profit in the first full financial year of owning the Grosvenor hotel in Torquay which famously featured in Channel 4’s TV series The Hotel.
Aviator, the design-led hotel from TAG Group situated on the Surrey/Hampshire border, has this week launched One Eleven – an informal, British restaurant and bar open to both guests of the hotel and the wider public.
Russian steakhouse group Goodman Restaurants, which operates three eponymous restaurants and the thriving Burger & Lobster chain in London, is set to launch a new ‘premium’ concept in November, having secured a unit within the One Chapel Place development...
Spirit Pub Company has opened The George Belsize Park, a premium food pub which is thought to be a trial for a possible new concept for the Burton upon Trent-based group.
International holiday park owner Center Parcs has revealed the range of restaurants and cafés that will be included within the new Woburn Forest village when it opens in spring 2014.
Planning permission has been granted for an ambitious scheme which will see the Crown & Greyhound pub in Dulwich Village refurbished and extended with the addition of a 20-bedroom boutique hotel.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has today announced the signing of the second UK hotel for its modern mid-market brand Aloft, with a 116-room property opening in Liverpool in 2014.
Former Conran Restaurants director Joel Kissin has revealed he is due to start work on the site of his Boulestin restaurant in the next few weeks and is hoping to open the doors to the venue in September.
Hot off the heels of Travelodge opening its fifth hotel at Heathrow Airport,rival budget hotel operator Premier Inn has secured five new properties across the South East, creating over 225 jobs across the region.
Aqua Restaurant Group has revealed details of the two restaurants it will open later this year within the Shard skyscraper development in London - a modern British eatery and Hutong which will specialise in northern Chinese cuisine.
In an exclusive video interview filmed at his newest restaurant Social Eating House, chef-restaurateur Jason Atherton has spoken about his ambitions for his growing empire and revealed how he has learnt from Gordon Ramsay as he hands more power to number...
Public space restaurant operator Benugo has announced it is to invest £500k in a building in Lincoln’s Inn Fields in order to open Lincoln's Bar & Kitchen - a new park restaurant and café later this year.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage has started the search for a young rising star of the culinary world who it hopes will become the face of its new Young Chef Apprenticeship Scheme.
James Sommerin, former head chef of the Michelin-starred Crown at Whitebrook in South East Wales, is set to open his first solo venture within Penarth’s multi-million-pound Beachcliff development this autumn.
Pubs and pub restaurants were badly affected by the snow and freezing temperatures last month as like-for-like sales for the entire eating out sector dropped by 3 per cent year on year.
Mezzè Restaurants, the South West-based, family-run restaurant group, is set to open its fifth site in as many years next month, with overall plans to expand to up to 15 outlets across the region.
Revere Pub Company, the premium pub format created by Marston's, is to convert another two pubs - the White Hart in Wiltshire and the Hedgehog Inn in West Sussex - into pubs with rooms following the success of its first.
Kenny Atkinson has started the search for a restaurant in the North East following his departure from Rockliffe Hall where he was food director for four years.
Hotel operator and meeting and events space provider De Vere Venues has today been put up for sale with an estimated price tag of up to £300m, but parent company De Vere Group insists it ‘is not under any pressure to undertake a disposal’.
Two-Michelin-starred chef Simon Rogan has today announced that his temporary Marylebone restaurant Roganic will close as expected in June and BigHospitality can reveal details of Mr Cooper’s - Rogan’s second offering at The Midlands Hotel which will open...
The average price for a pint of real ale has passed the £3 point for the first time, according to new figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra).
The number of new jobs within hospitality is set to increase this year after 61 per cent of businesses surveyed about their plans said they expected to create new positions over the next 12 months.
Beds & Bars has opened Jake's Place, a craft beer bar specialising in American and Scottish beers and whiskies, on Edinburgh's Market Street and is considering opening other bars under a similar concept elsewhere in the UK.
Roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has been put up for sale, as turnaround firm RCapital – which bought the business out of administration in 2007 – claims ‘it’s time to explore the next phase for the foodservice operator’.
Mid-scale hotel operator Jurys Inn has announced it has successfully completed a financial restructuring of the business in order to cut its debts and 'accelerate future growth' of the company.
Rossopomodoro, the Italian restaurant chain which stakes claim to spearheading the arrival of authentic Neapolitan pizza and pasta to the UK, has revealed ambitious plans to expand to up to 30 sites in London over the next five years.
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has today unveiled its fifth hotel within the Heathrow area, with a £9.4m, 128-bedroom new-build property opening less than five miles from the Airport.
James Ferguson, head chef at the newly-opened Shoreditch restaurant Beagle, talks about how he made his way up the career ladder and why you won't see him chasing Michelin stars.
Cains Brewery has unveiled ambitious development plans for its Liverpool base which would see the current building and nearby area transformed into a Brewery Village complete with 100-bedroom hotel and refurbished pub.
Chef Ben Spalding's outdoor dining concept Stripped Back is to become a regular feature at Street Feast, the night food market in Dalston, when it returns to a new venue this week.
The Seafood Pub Company, the Lancashire-based pub group set up by Jocelyn Neve two years ago, has appointed an operations director to help grow the business.
