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Business optimism for 2018 falls

Business optimism for 2018 falls

By Stefan Chomka

Optimism among leaders in the eating and drinking out sectors has been substantially dented since the start of the year, according to CGA’s latest Business Confidence Survey.

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From a major burger chain facing a cut-price sale to a debate on the role of catering colleges, we round-up 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 end of an era at Ormer Jersey to a new project for a Manchester chef, we round-up the top stories you might have missed this week.

The Lowdown: Black Friday

The Lowdown: Black Friday

By Stefan Chomka

The US shopping phenomenon that sees people fighting over white goods in the supermarket aisles returns today and is now a big deal in the UK. And restaurants haven’t wasted any time in getting in on the act.

Deliveroo begins targeting wet-led pubs

Deliveroo begins targeting wet-led pubs

By Mark Wingett

Deliveroo has started working with pubs and bars which don’t have kitchens, allowing customers to order food to the pub they are in.

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From the closure of the first restaurant at London's St James's Market to an impressive new team at The Wild Rabbit, we round-up the top stories you might have missed this week.

Should chefs be putting jellyfish on their menus

Are you ready for this jelly?

By Joe Lutrario

With fish stocks under intense pressure, chefs are casting their nets a little wider and looking to less obvious marine species. Would you put jellyfish and chips on your menu?

The Lowdown: The perfect table

The Lowdown: The perfect table

By Joe Lutrario

Booking giant OpenTable claims to have identified the formula for the best seat in the house following a poll of its users.

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson has a new approach to reducing chef hours, and is The Waterside Inn right to ask diners not to photograph food? We round-up the top stories of the week.

Friday Five: The week's top news

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

Is Gordon Ramsay a bad ambassador for the industry? And has the UK lost its taste for gourmet burgers? We round-up the top hospitality stories of the week.

The Lowdown: Posh pasties

The Lowdown: Posh Pasties

By Georgia Bronte

Ginsters has teamed up with a Michelin chef to collaborate on a range of Cornish pastries.

Friday Five: the week's top news

Friday Five: the week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From the return of Roganic to the future of Bruno Loubet's former Grain Store site, we round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Top hospitality news this week

Friday Five: The week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From high-profile restaurant closures to a typically unguarded take on Brexit from chef Ramsay, we round-up the top stories you might have missed this week.

Wagamama vegan menu UK

Wagamama goes vegan with new menu

By Sophie Witts

Wagamama is the latest high street chain to create a dedicated vegan menu in response to growing demand for meat, egg and dairy-free dishes.

UK bakery market to reach £1.4bn in 2017

UK bakery market to reach £1.4bn in 2017

By James Wallin

The UK branded bakery market is set to reach a value of £1.4bn in 2017, according to the latest research from BigHospitality’s sister title MCA.

Top Hospitality news this week UK

Friday Five: the week's top news

By Sophie Witts

From the 2018 Michelin Bib Gourmand winners to a new strategy to tackling the chef shortage, we round-up the top stories you might have missed this week.

The lowdown: Yumpingo

The lowdown: Yumpingo

By Georgia Bronte

Yumpingo, a data-driven menu development platform, is out of its pilot stage and is making its way into restaurants.

The lowdown: The Ripple Maker, now available for European hospitality businesses

The Lowdown: Ripple Maker

By Georgia Bronte

Ripple Maker, a coffee-customisation device is now available for European hospitality brands to purchase

Hotels

Hotels "missing a slice of the F&B cake"

By Joe Lutrario

Hotels are missing out on valuable food and beverage sales by not offering customers an incentive at the time of booking, research by CGA and Zonal Retail Data Systems reveals.

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