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The lowdown: International Women's Day 2018

The lowdown: International Women's Day 2018

By Georgia Bronte

International Women’s Day will take place on the 8 March, and the hospitality sector is showing its support through a host of events centred around women’s equality.

YO! Sushi: let's get personal

YO! Sushi: let's get personal

By Georgia Bronte

Restaurants should prioritise the personalisation of the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty, according to restaurant group YO! Sushi.

How restaurant businesses are dealing with data and GDPR regulations

Managing the data deluge

By Stefan Chomka

The way hospitality businesses capture, store and use data is changing. How can operators use the mass of data they now collect rather than drown in it?

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From more possible closures on the high street to another US brand landing in the UK, we round-up some of the top stories you might have missed this week.

Tony Naylor Neapolitan pizza

Grabbing a slice of the action

By Tony Naylor

Pizza’s recent gourmet makeover has concentrated on Neapolitan-style pies, but should operators be looking further afield?

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From further discord in the casual dining sector to the first ever chef to be allowed to pull out of French Michelin Guide, we round-up some of the top stories of the week.

Salt Bae is opening a steak restaurant in London Knightsbridge

The Lowdown: Salt Bae

By Stefan Chomka

The salt shaking chef is on his way to London with the launch of a Nusr-Et restaurant in Knightsbridge.

Valentine's day restaurant offers

The Lowdown: Valentine's Day

By Joe Lutrario

Restaurants have a love/hate relationship with 14 February. Read on to avoid a Valentine's Day massacre and come up smelling of roses...

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From trouble at the Jamie Oliver group to the first UK-made vegan 'bleeding' burger making its way on to menus, we round-up the top stories you might have missed this week.

The lowdown: Posh pizza

The lowdown: Posh pizza

By Georgia Bronte

These London locations are mixing fine dining with pies and slices.

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From another raft of high-profile restaurant closures to the latest dining brands heading to the airport, we round-up some of the top stories you might have missed this week.

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From the latest casualties of the downturn in the restaurant market to a departure at The Fat Duck, we round-up some of the top stories you might have missed this week.

The Lowdown: Bubblewrap

The Lowdown: Bubblewrap

By Stefan Chomka

Ever wondered what the queue of people snaking down London's Chinatown is for?

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From trouble at casual dining chains to a new chef at Gidleigh Park, we round-up some of the top stories you might have missed this week.

The Lowdown: Veganuary

The Lowdown: Veganuary

By Stefan Chomka

The campaign to get people to follow a plant-based diet for the month of January is gaining momentum. Is the future green?

A year in review: the hospitality sector in 2017

A year in review: the hospitality sector in 2017

By Sophie Witts

From surprise restaurant closures, new approaches to tackling the chef shortage and signs the burger boom could be going bust, 2017 was another busy year for the hospitality sector. We look back at some of the biggest stories of the last 12 months.

Dining out in digital times

Dining out in digital times

By Restaurant Magazine

Technological advances have been driving and impacting diner behaviours over the past few years with increasing significance. Restaurant magazine gathered a group of operators to discuss how diner behaviour has changed, what trends may emerge in the coming...

A shed - not the best restaurant in London

The Lowdown: The Shed

By Stefan Chomka

The virtual restaurant that became ranked number one in the capital.

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