London ice skating rink Queens – which claims to be the city’s only permanent rink and first opened in the 1930s ‒ is to re-open its doors this 16 November as Queens: Skate-Bowl-Dine.
The Clink Restaurant charity – which trains prisoners in hospitality skills and runs high-end restaurants in prisons ‒ has partnered with the 453-bedroom London Hilton on Park Lane for a fundraising dinner.
It’s no secret that Brits love their dogs, and recent trends suggest that hospitality is starting to wake up to the business benefits of catering to customers' canine friends.
Businesses with employees of different ages can boost employee happiness and productivity, and increase customer satisfaction, according to research from fast food giant McDonald’s.
Chamberlain’s chef-patron Andrew Jones has increased his shareholding in the business to give him ‘greater control’ as it celebrates its 15th year of trade.
Nathan Outlaw, the Michelin-starred chef whose Restaurant Nathan Outlaw flagship came in second place in the 2017 Waitrose Good Food Guide, has revealed a new seafood-focussed menu for his soon-to-open Dubai site.
Simpsons, the Michelin-starred restaurant near Birmingham, is to hold a series of chef collaborations, following news of the forthcoming one-off dinner with the team of Sticky Walnut.
A group of chefs and food writers including Ed Baines, Mark Hix and Theo Randall have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban polystyrene packaging - "the scourge of Soho" - in the capital city.
Suffolk-based hospitality business The Chestnut Group has raised £2.5m through the Government's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to help with its plans to expand to 10 sites by the end of 2018.
Pied à Terre co-founder Richard Neat is to return to the restaurant's kitchens next month where he will cook some of its iconic dishes in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
Former Geronimo Inns managing director Ed Turner, and his wife Buffy, have re-opened The Old Ale & Coffee House pub near Salisbury Cathedral, with plans for more across the UK under the Buff and Bear Saloons brand.
Scottish farming and tourism business Gretna Green Ltd has acquired Gretna Hall Hotel, growing its hotel portfolio to three and further strengthening its presence in Gretna.
Small Batch Coffee Roasters, the Brighton and Hove-based coffee shop operator and supplier owned by Luke Johnson, is expanding outside the city for the first time after securing a site in Worthing, West Sussex.
Over two fifths of UK restaurateurs consider their business to be ‘a concept restaurant’ and 95 per cent say they are on the rise, despite 88 per cent saying they risk leading to poorer quality food.
Fumo, a new restaurant and bar from the Italian-style San Carlo Group, with input from TV chef Aldo Zilli, is to open in London’s Covent Garden in early September.
Pub group Admiral Taverns has confirmed a series of significant investments in three of its Yorkshire pubs, including £250,000 in soon-to-open The Albert in Hebden Bridge.
Marriott International is to open its first hotel in Northern Ireland in early 2018, following a £25m construction project at the City Quays development, as the city’s hotel industry grows.
The Blues Kitchen owner The Columbo Group is teaming up with London burger bar Lucky Chip to launch its latest food and music venue The Camden Assembly next month.
Food and drink company Benugo is to open its first site in a clothing retail store, with its arrival in Topshop’s flagship on London’s Oxford Street on 24 August.
It was bound to happen: between the nation’s obsession with avocados, burgers, carb-free plans and gluten-free diets, an ‘avocado bun’ has finally arrived in London.
The impact of the 'out' vote in June's EU Referendum failed to impact July sales in the UK's pub and restaurant chains, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Casual Dining Group (CDG) is to launch its French grab-and-go concept Rapide in Inverness Airport in mid-September, with plans to expand across the UK.
Flat Iron Square, a new area of London hosting space for food and drink businesses and a music venue run by Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett, is set to open in October.
Restaurant delivery service Deliveroo has responded to the controversy over its new rider pay-per-delivery plan, saying the new plan is optional and has only been offered as a trial in London.
Hunky Dory Pubs – the group created by the partnership between Enterprise Inns and Oakman Inns ‒ has opened its first site, The Beech House in Solihull.
The Edinburgh Carlton hotel has re-opened under the Hilton brand as part of an agreement between the hotel's owner Amaris Hospitality and Hilton Worldwide.
Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell's forthcoming Purnell & Friends' Friday Night Kitchen evening has announced actor-turned-chef Jimi Mistry as the latest in the charity event line-up.
Chris Simpson and Mark Poynton have been announced as next up in Simon Hulstone's guest chef series at The Elephant, Torquay, while Adam Bennett has revealed his menu for 17 August.
Northern Powerhouse Developments, the company responsible for the redevelopment of The Harrison and Llandudno Bay hotels in Llandudno has acquired the Queens Hotel in the same Welsh town.
