The majority of hospitality business managers believe they have been ‘misled’ by IT suppliers and are now saddled with upfront and on-going spiralling costs which were not transparent from the beginning.
Pub and bar operator Punch Taverns is now embarking on its plans to restructure the business, having this morning reported an increase in like-for-like net income towards the end of the year.
The Restaurant Group, owner of the Frankie & Benny's, Chiquito, Garfunkel's and Coast to Coast restaurant brands, says it has seen an 'excellent performance' across all its brands in the first half of 2013.
JD Wetherspoon has invited selected craft brewers from America to produce their beers in the UK as part of a new initiative to capitalise on the UK's growing interest in craft beer.
The Good Pub Guide has predicted that between 2,500 and 4,000 pubs will go out of business over the next year because they have failed to keep up with rising standards across the industry.
Ning restaurants co-owner and executive chef Norman Musa is aiming to introduce more of the trade and home cooks to Malaysian food with the launch of three new product lines designed for foodservice and retail.
The hotel sector 'is in good shape' to take advantage of an upturn in the economy, according to business advisory and accountancy firm BDO LLP, who reports an increase in occupancy in London and the regions one year on from The London Olympics.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs have seen business volumes rise at their fastest rate since August 2007, according to the CBI's quarterly Service Sector Survey with further growth expected 'through this year and into next'.
The number of completed hotel transactions has risen 28 per cent in the last year according to agents at Colliers International who say there is strong demand from private and corporate buyers looking to invest in 'quality assets and locations'.
Predictions of warm weather for the August Bank Holiday, coupled with an already strong summer, have led to an increase in the number of Brits planning to take a trip in the UK over the weekend which could result in an industry trade boost of £1bn, says...
School leavers picking up their GCSE results today have been urged to consider a career within hospitality with employers saying it ‘offers young people far more than just a salary’.
Leased and tenanted pubco Brakspear has today reported a strong set of annual financial results with turnover, pre-tax profit and draught beer and cider sales all up for the year ending 31 September 2012.
A report into consumer attitudes towards eating out has shown that diners now care more about whether restaurants offer healthy and nutritious dishes and deal with food waste effectively than if they serve locally-sourced or organic food.
The hospitality sector could be losing up to £37m per year because it is failing to recover uniforms and equipment from staff when they leave their jobs, says workwear specialist Alexandra.
Slow and steady improvements in RevPAR and profitability should give UK hoteliers a foundation to plan and invest for the future, rather than continuing to weather the downtown.
A report into the use of technology and marketing in pubs has found that members of ‘Generation Y’ are 67 per cent more likely than their elders to choose a pub offering Wi-Fi, yet the exact same percentage of venues still don’t offer any connectivity.
For years Liverpool was viewed from afar as the second-best city in the North West never mind being a destination in its own right, but in the last few years it has risen like a Liver bird from the flames due in part to its burgeoning hospitality scene.
While it doesn’t have the same historical and cultural pull of yesterday’s hospitable city Edinburgh, the North Eastern city of Leeds is nevertheless fast becoming a hospitality hotspot with a growing eating-out market.
A recent survey of BigHospitality readers revealed that 65 per cent of restaurant and pub owners saw increased bookings and sales as a result of the heatwave in July, and the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker reflect these benefits.
While many drinks categories in the UK on-trade are declining in sales, craft beer is bucking the trend, with a sales growth of 79 per cent in the past year equating to 74 million pints being sold in pubs and bars across the country.
More than 800 real ales, ciders and perries will be on offer to 55,000 people this week with the start of the Great British Beer Festival, but the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) says beer sales are suffering with statistics showing that 38 per cent of...
Kaffir lime leaves, rhubarb, sardines and horseradish are among the on-trend ingredients that are expected to be in increasingly widespread use in international cuisine, according to a new report.
The term ‘zero-hours contract’ generates more light than heat and is vague and unhelpful, according to the British Hospitality Association (BHA), which claims variable hours of work in hotels, restaurants and pubs across the UK has been central to job...
The trend for restaurant chains to create separately branded spin-offs as a way of moving into new territory appears to be at an all-time high, with a number of branded players developing ‘satellite’ concepts over the past few months.
The team behind Velo, a cycling-themed café concept set to launch in Brighton, have confirmed the first venue will open as part of the restoration of The Level park.
One year on from the London Olympics, hotels in the capital and outside it are reporting a boost to trade which they believe has been caused by the feelgood factor linked to last year's sporting event.
There's a new wave of Japanese food sweeping the capital that is challenging the traditions of both the cuisine itself and the manner in which it is served, says Restaurant magazine's Stefan Chomka, who speaks to those shaking up the Eastern...
The total foodservice and hospitality market in the UK is expected to be worth £90bn by 2018, according to Allegra Strategies’ Eating Out in the UK report as eating out becomes the ‘new normal’.
Despite being continually battered by a perfect storm of high taxes, cheap supermarket alcohol and grim economic times, life for Britain’s pubs and bars is on the up – capex has risen by more than 66 per cent over the past year as operators continue to...
So, you’ve been turned away from the bank, run out of deep-pocketed friends and family and aren’t keen on giving away an equity stake in your company. Is all hope of securing finance to develop or expand your business lost? No. There are still plenty...
Searcys, the up-market bar and restaurant operator and caterer, hopes to expand from 16 to 25 sites in the next two years, with a Champagne brasserie concept one vehicle for growth, chief executive Doug Tetley has told BigHospitality's sister publication...
Mars Ice Cream has extended its range of products which are available to foodservice buyers with new ice creams launched under the Mars, Snickers and Galaxy chocolate brands.
From Piper Private Equity’s backing of Be At One and more recently Loungers to Graphite Capital’s management buy-out of Hawksmoor, there are private equity (PE) deals to be done in the hospitality industry but are they right for your business?
Despite a grey and rainy past few days, more hot weather is reportedly on the horizon and the UK’s hospitality and tourism businesses are already cashing in: The ‘staycation’ trend is bigger than ever, with 41 million Brits choosing to holiday at home...
More than a quarter of British holidaymakers refuse to stay at hotels that don't offer free Wi-Fi as they increasingly rely on the internet connection via smartphones and other gadgets to occupy themselves and keep friends and family up-dated on...
Six months after the UK came ninth in the final of the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie in Lyon, preparations are now being put in place for the 2015 World Pastry Cup and the search is on to find the chefs to represent the country in the contest.
Disposable packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has refreshed its summer product range which includes Polarity tumblers for cold drinks and paper food-to-go containers.
The pub industry's leading trade bodies have called on Blackpool Borough Council to rethink its plans for an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) and have said the town's licensed operators can instead work together to cut drink-related crime.
Martin Morales, former DJ and founder of popular Peruvian restaurant Ceviche, is to open a pop-up restaurant in partnership with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow Airport.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has admitted the beer market remains 'very challenging' after its Beer Barometer found on-trade sales fell by 5.8 per cent in the last three months.
The recent heatwave has brought some much needed good news for Britain’s pubs groups, with Marston’s, Fuller’s, Mitchells & Butlers and JD Wetherspoon all reporting a boost in summer sales after poor weather at the start of the year had initially...
