MWB, the owner of Hotel du Vin and Malmaison hotel groups, is to launch a new high-end steak restaurant and bar at Malmaison Manchester with ambitions to roll the concept out as a standalone brand.
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has acquired 21 new hotels across the UK, including its first in collaboration with Topshop owner Arcadia Group, at a total investment of £165m.
The Best Western hotel group has added another nine hotels to its portfolio in the UK, with a number of further properties also set to sign on within the next few months.
Marriott and Bulgari have said their designer-brand luxury hotel is on track to open in London’s Knightsbridge early next year, and will not face competition in the contemporary luxury market.
A decision by Camden Council to block the proposed redevelopment of Saatchi & Saatchi’s HQ in London’s West End could be overruled by the Mayor of London, who has argued that the district’s development is important for the wider London economy.
Eatdrinksleep, the owner of dining pubs the Felin Fach Griffin in Brecon and The Gurnard’s Head near St Ives, has acquired The Old Coastguard in Cornwall for an undisclosed sum.
Eclectic Clubs & Bars has acquired two new sites for its rapidly expanding Lola Lo Polynesian nightclub brand, and is set to refurbish a third existing Po Na Na venue at a total cost of £1.6m.
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) says it is on track to open its new Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites London Stratford City in time for the Olympic Games.
Ministry of Sound has revealed plans to roll out a chain of Hed Kandi bars across London and the South East over the next three years, with the next venue due to open in Brighton this summer.
Red Hot World Buffet (RHWB), the north-based buffet restaurant operator, has revealed plans to grow its estate up to 80 venues as it launches Europe’s largest buffet in Manchester.
Restaurant operators are calling on the British Hospitality Association (BHA) to lobby the government over 'ridiculous planning laws' that they blame for halting the development of the restaurant sector on our high streets.
The construction of Melia Hotels International’s second London hotel on The Strand, ME London, was hindered yesterday evening by a ‘large fire’ in the roof of the building.
A chef in North Lincolnshire has almost achieved the dream of running a completely sustainable business after setting up a working farm behind his restaurant with rooms.
Pearl chef Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, will take their mobile Street Kitchen unit to Finsbury Avenue Square for three months to bring “gourmet grub” to the City’s business population.
No Saints, the burgeoning bar and restaurant operator run by Luminar Leisure founder Stephen Thomas, has secured a £2.1m injection from investment vehicle Hotbed to continue its aggressive expansion.
Westminster Kingsway College has teamed up with the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) to launch a pop-up restaurant serving only dishes that have been cooked from frozen.
Italian restaurant chain Prezzo will be increasing its prices in response to the latest inflation rises, but chief executive Jonathan Kaye said the brand will remain a value proposition and expects to continue its expansion momentum over the coming years.
Managed pub operator Orchid is out for a piece of the ultra-competitive, but potentially lucrative, Italian casual dining market with the conversion of a Hertfordshire site to a new 'pizza pub' concept.
De Vere Venues and the Beyond Food Foundation will open a new bar, bistro and private dining venue in London, which will employ and train homeless people in the hospitality sector.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has added 19 new hotels to its UK portfolio over the past year, as part of 54 new properties signed on throughout Europe.
Atul Kochhar, the chef owner of Michelin-starred restaurant Benares, has severed his relationship with mid-market Indian street food restaurant Colony Bar & Grill in Marylebone, just 15 months after it opened.
Amsterdam-based hotel group Qbic Hotels, has revealed plans to open 10 hotels in the UK and is actively searching for properties in London, Bristol, Birmingham and Glasgow.
Travelodge is pressing forward with the expansion of its Metro brand by converting pubs, office buildings and even snooker halls into small 20-40 bedroom hotels.
Italian chef Nicola Batavia is opening his first UK restaurant in London next month, which he says will be a “luxury Italian home” serving “fine-dining Italian cuisine”.
The Restaurant Group (TRG), owner of Frankie and Benny’s and Chiquito brands, is selling three of its restaurant and bar properties in the south of England.
Abokado, the chain of healthy food bars led Mark Lilley, is to increase its presence in London, with up to five new sites targeted for opening in the capital by the end of March next year.
Wagamama has announced plans to ramp up its expansion within the UK to 300 sites at a rate of 20 per year, focusing mainly on London and the South East.
Restaurant group Canteen has announced plans to grow to 15 sites within the next five years, but intends to concentrate more on smaller, fast-service and takeaway venues.
Luxury five-star hotel group Exclusive Hotels has acquired its sixth property, the Ramada Jarvis-operated Royal Berkshire Hotel in Ascot, off an asking price of £15m.
Travelodge has purchased the four star Mercure London Gatwick Airport hotel, which it plans to convert into budget accommodation, with rooms starting at £19.
