Cyrus Todiwala trained in India as a chef and worked in hotels and restaurants there until he moved to the UK in 1991. He opened Cafe Spice Namaste in London in 1995 with wife Pervin, and has built up a successful business while also dedicating much of...
Wasabi founder Dong Hyun Kim will open two new restaurants under the Kimchee brand next month that will aim to make Korean food 'affordable and accessible to all'.
Chef Raymond Blanc and London Mayor Boris Johnson came together at an event at Brasserie Blanc in London's Covent Garden yesterday to encourage more restaurants, hotels and pubs in London to recruit apprentices.
DoubleTree by Hilton has announced it has signed franchise agreements for three more UK hotels as the brand looks set to operate 25 properties in the country by the end of the year.
Alea Leeds, the casino and entertainment venue which houses restaurants run by chefs James Martin and Vineet Bhatia, has closed with immediate effect with owners London Clubs International (LCI) citing frustrations 'over the pace of change'...
Long hours, unskilled work and few career development opportunities: the hospitality industry, and pubs in particular, are constantly fighting to change these perceptions of jobs in the sector but now the team behind a new initiative gaining momentum believes it...
Chef Simon Rogan, Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester general manager Stephen Miles and San Carlo Group's Carlo and Marcello Distefano were awarded for their 'exceptional achievements' at a ceremony at the Northern Bar & Restaurant Show...
London brewer Meantime Brewing Company has launched Brewery Fresh, the UK's first tank beer, in three Young's pubs in the capital and is hoping to introduce the system it calls 'beer utopia' to other hospitality businesses.
Brighton chef and restaurateur Sam Metcalfe has blamed rising food costs for the imminent closure of his renowned restaurant Sam’s of Sevendials and has revealed he is now looking for a new tenant for the property.
Keith McNally, the man behind hot new London restaurant Balthazar, talks about his fears of failing in the capital and how he gained a reputation as an unlikely hero of the New York restaurant scene in this month's Restaurant magazine.
Marriott International has teamed up with Inter Hospitality, a division of the Inter Ikea Group which owns the famous Ikea trademark, to launch economy brand Moxy Hotels which the operator hopes to rapidly expand to 10 countries.
Michelin has today announced a major strategic partnership with online reservations company Livebookings which will see the restaurant guide create a new UK website, offering diners instant table bookings at thousands of venues across the country.
Some of London’s top hotels have today united to pledge over 1,000 new job opportunities for young people by 2015, as part of the Big Hospitality Conversation organised by the British Hospitality Association (BHA).
Boutique hotel and restaurant operator Unlisted Collection has announced it is to reopen the former St John Chinatown hotel and restaurant as One Leicester Street in May.
US hotel management company Interstate Hotels & Resorts is aiming to grow its UK portfolio to 100 over the next five years following its acquisition of hotel development company Sanguine Hospitality Management.
Thirteen hospitality businesses have made it onto the 2013 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list, with TGI Friday’s (3), Hawksmoor (5) and Living Ventures (9) all taking spots in the top 10.
German hotel chain Pentahotels has announced it plans to open five new properties in the UK this year, adding to its only existing venue in this country in Reading.
Charity venue The House of St Barnabas has partnered with café-deli chain Benugo for the opening of The Club – a new, not-for-profit members’ club – in autumn 2013.
Howard Spooner and Dipak Panchal, the duo behind London nightclubs Dukebox and Mahiki will open a new bar, restaurant and club in South Kensington later this month called 3 Cromwell Road.
Claude Compton, ex-Petersham Nurseries and Club Gascon chef and founder of street food company Green Goat Food, has launched his first solo restaurant - Claude's Kitchen - in Fulham.
Camm & Hooper, a new events-driven restaurant and bar group, is set to open its first site in Bermondsey Street in May with plans to expand to six sites across the capital over the next three years, BigHospitality can reveal.
Three reports have further outlined the difficulties faced by UK hoteliers in 2013 as widespread agreement now predicts a fall in occupancy and hard work for regional hoteliers despite continued investor interest.
In the final part of our series of special articles on technology in hospitality, BigHospitality paid a visit to three of the most high-tech restaurants, hotels and pubs to investigate the business benefits for a special video report.
Hospitality technology developer Talisyn has released Ophelia Interactive - an update to its system which allows hoteliers to directly control a number of information channels on their hotel room's TV sets.
When a customer leaves your restaurant, hotel or pub your relationship doesn’t have to end there. Employ the right technology and you’ll not only have them returning, but potentially seeing an improvement to service when they do.
The Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch has signed up to a new service that ‘gives peace of mind to people with mobility issues’ by offering a pictorial journey through the venue online, highlighting the disabled facilities available in all of its public areas...
Two-and-a-half-years after Admiral Taverns was hit by the recession, the tenanted pub group has reported a ‘robust’ performance for the 52 weeks to May 2012, disposing of 259 sites for £48.8m and spending £8m on capex to put the business ahead of its...
Managed pub and restaurant operator The Orchid Group has revealed it has completed the first refurbishments of its Great British Carvery pubs as it looks to refresh the estate over the next two years.
Private investment firm Starwood Capital Group is to expand its reach into the European hotel market after buying hotel, conference and training venue operator Principal Hayley.
TrackSmart, launched by Call Systems Technology (CST) on 1 January this year, is a tag-based system which monitors a customer's location eliminating the need for table numbers or loud calling.
US hotel company Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to invest £85m in a revamp of the Chancery Court Hotel in London after taking over the management contract of the five-star property.
Provincial hotels risk experiencing yet another year of profit decline unless 2013 brings better economic news, according to a new report released by TRI Hospitality Consulting.
London Marriott Hotel County Hall in Westminster has upped its work with The Prince's Trust, taking on two employees from the youth charity’s employment programme and launching a new work experience activity for young people.
Budget accommodation and pub and club operator Beds & Bars is planning to refurb its flagship London hostel in Southwark adding 200 bedrooms to the property.
Hannah McIntyre, a hospitality technology expert, has launched mylivehospitality - a cloud-based system which allows operators to view and control all aspects of their businesses in one place.
Bohemia, the Michelin-starred restaurant at The Club Hotel & Spar in Jersey, has appointed Stephen Smith as its new head chef following Shaun Rankin's departure last year.
Petrol forecourt operator EuroGarages has taken on the leases of five former Little Chef sites for conversion to coffee shops under a licensing arrangement with Starbucks.
Master & Servant, a British-American grill restaurant and cocktail bar in London’s East End, is set to open its doors next Monday (4 March), as the first solo venture for the former St John Hotel and Hix Soho chef, Matt Edwards.
Technology can sometimes feel at odds with the hospitality industry’s core values. After all, diners and guests will rate their experience in a restaurant, hotel or pub on skills and services that ultimately only human beings can deliver, such as the...
One Tree, a piece of software which allows hospitality businesses to sell gift packages on the hotel or restaurant's own website, was launched earlier this year.
The Oaka Group, which operates four hospitality businesses in Peterborough and Birmingham, is to open its first site in London - a pub and restaurant combining real ale from Oakham Ales and pan-Asian cuisine.
Tennis star Andy Murray has said he is planning to turn Cromlix House Hotel in Scotland into a 'leading luxury hotel' after confirming news reports made earlier this year that he had bought the 14-bedroom property.
