The highest ever rate of new restaurant openings in the capital is recorded in the 25th edition of Harden’s London Restaurant guide, which is published today.
Kebabs have become the latest fast food category to be given a makeover with a number of new players in London exploring the potential of the traditionally late-night staple.
London has topped a poll of the most attractive hotel investment destinations in Europe for the second year running, according to a survey of senior hospitality figures by Deloitte.
Restaurants have been urged to avoid overly-complicated menus with the average diner struggling to know their Brunoise from their Beignet, a new study has found.
The number of restaurants going out of business last year was 50 per cent higher than during the height of the last recession, a report by accountancy firm Moore Stephens has found.
Three quarters (75 per cent) of families are choosing to eat out together in restaurants more frequently than they were five years ago, according to a report commissioned by French restaurant chain Le Bistrot Pierre.
Birmingham has recorded record tourist figures in 2014 with 37.2m visitors to the city, making it the fastest growing regional tourist destination in the UK.
Hospitality business owners are likely to consider a wide range of options when seeking information about expanding their businesses with just under a third choosing to approach their friends and family for investment, a report has found.
Food and beverage (F&B) remains a tricky area for hotels to manage and make profitable, but can work if operators are prepared to give it a greater focus and be flexible in their approach independent hoteliers have agreed.
International visits to Scotland have increased by 12 per cent in the last year while visits to Wales, England and London have also increased, according to tourism body VisitBritain.
Competition between high street restaurants and pubs is making the average cost of meals less but consumers are spending more overall on extra courses and side dishes, BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice has reported.
The next generation of chefs has a responsibility to ensure future restaurants improve sustainability standards, chef and campaigner Arthur Potts Dawson has warned.
Operators in the restaurant, pub and hotel sectors are being advised to engage in 'old-fashioned' haggling over prices with suppliers this Christmas to take advantage of lower production costs of festive favourites such as turkey and ham.
The UK’s eating and drinking-out market saw a net 1,770 new restaurants open in the past 12 months, up 6.9 per cent on the previous year, according to the new Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners and CGA Peach.
An overhaul of the Chinese visa system could boost the boost the number of Chinese tourists to the UK by 265k each year and earn the British economy £337m, according to The UK China Visa Alliance (UKCVA).
The UK’s hospitality and tourism sectors should expect to see an increase in the number of visits from Chinese tourists over the next month as they enter their holiday season, says VisitBritain.
The chef shortage problem could be eased temporarily by relaxing Britain's immigration laws to allow a 'freer movement of chef talent' around the globe, the director of hospitality recruitment company The Change Group has claimed.
Sat Bains, Michel Roux Jr and Raymond Blanc are some of the big named chefs who will be sharing some of their trade secrets at The Restaurant Show next week (5-7 October).
Michelin-starred chef James Close from The Raby Hunt in Darlington is scrapping his weekday lunch service in a bid to improve staff hours and encourage chef creativity.
Search figures for hotels in Rugby World Cup host cities show a significant year-on-year increase, according to research from hotels booking website Expedia.
British restaurants consume more than £1.3bn in energy each year, but three quarters of restaurateurs don’t know how to reduce costs, according to new research from E.ON.
With superfoods predicted to be a growing trend for menus BigHospitality speaks to Dave Pigram, head chef at The Waterleaf Restaurant at Reynolds Retreat in Kent, about how he is using them in his menus and why they can be beneficial to health and business.
Bartenders could be suffering with sore arms during the Rugby World Cup as they could be pulling an extra 25m pints during the tournament, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).
Birmingham has become the city holding the most Michelin-starred restaurants outside of London while Manchester has failed to earn itself a star for another year.
Fifty-five per cent of diners say that technology plays a vital role in the restaurant experience, according to a recent report, with online menus, reviews and apps having an increasing influence on where consumers choose to eat.
Restaurant staff are being reminded of the Disability Discrimination Act after an incident in Liverpool saw a blind teenager removed from a restaurant for bringing her guide dog with her.
Restaurant, hotel and pub operators should arm their staff with details of Christmas packages, offers and menus and get them to 'show excitement' when taking bookings for the festive season as research reveals the majority will be made this...
Restaurants, pubs and hotels are being advised to boost the number of gins they stock to capitalise on growing sales and better cater for more informed customers.
Hotel prices across England and Wales have been blown sky high in the Rugby World Cup’s host cities with Cardiff prices hitting an average of £1018 per night, according to hotel booking website Trivago.
