MPs yesterday debated Government plans to introduce an independent adjudicator to enforce a statutory code regulating the relationship between pubcos and tenants with some members criticising those in the industry who had backed self-regulation.
Restaurant magazine predicts what the next 12 months has in store for the industry, including the likely food trends, the year's major openings and the key opportunities and challenges facing operators.
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has confirmed it plans to continue with an ambitious expansion strategy which will see the company open 28-35 new venues this year.
Hospitality businesses across the UK are being urged to focus on improving staff attitudes in 2013 after a report has found that the majority of problems eliciting a complaint were people-related, with the quality of the product accounting for just a...
North West-based pub company Kalton & Barlow (K&B) is looking forward to a prosperous 2013 after reporting record food and ale sales over the Christmas period, with plans to open a fourth pub in early Spring and 15 sites within the next five years.
In an industry where staff training is paramount, the UK’s largest hotel and restaurant operator Whitbread is leading the pack, having set up a number of Food and Beverage Skills Academies across the UK in a bid to improve the abilities and brand awareness...
There has been mixed reaction from the pub industry to Government measures announced yesterday to greater regulate against what it calls 'unfair practices' in the sector with the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) describing the plans as...
Restaurant operators have become 'resigned' to the economic downturn and are focusing on survival rather than growth but 2013 could be the year that changes, according to foodservice consultancy Horizons.
The UK team of pastry chefs set to compete in the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie in Lyon at the end of the month have exclusively revealed to BigHospitality that they believe they can produce a top seven finish in the final.
Following a year littered with event catering opportunities - from the Queen's Diamond Jubilee to the London 2012 Olympic Games - 2013 can be as successful, if not more so, for mass caterers or those looking to move into catering for events.
Restaurants and pubs across the UK have generally reported strong sales over the Christmas and New Year period, with the majority admitting that any festive successes were down to early planning, effective menus and more price-sensitive offerings.
Unlisted Collection, the boutique hotel company behind the Town Hall Hotel and Nuno Mendes' Michelin-starred restaurant Viajante, has bought the St John Chinatown hotel and restaurant from administration, it has been confirmed.
D&D London has announced it will open Crafthouse and Angelica, its first restaurants and bars outside the capital, in the Trinity Leeds shopping centre on 21 March.
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon has unveiled plans to open 30 new pubs in 2013, creating 1,200 jobs and taking the firm’s estate to just under 900 venues across the UK.
Despite fears of an uneventful 2013 being a dead year for business, a number of leading hospitality and tourism bodies have given reasons for restaurant, hotel and bar operators to remain optimistic, insisting that the next 12 months could be even more...
Chefs are understandably keen to show off their food in print, but do they know how to secure a publishing deal? Following on from the news The British Larder is among a number of UK books to receive international accolades, BigHospitality presents a...
Hotels in London suffered a drop in occupancy, average room rate and revenue per available room (RevPAR) last month as November served up the second worst profit decline of the year for the capital's venues.
Malaysian street food-inspired restaurant Penang! has launched at Westfield London with a concept driven by a fictional character named Mr Zuhri - a Malaysian ex-rockstar.
New figures released by VisitEngland show 12 million Brits, nearly a quarter of the adult population, are preparing to take a Christmas or New Year break in the UK - a trend which is likely to generate £2.1bn in tourism spend for hospitality and other...
Tork, a brand of Sweden-based tissue manufacturer SCA, has launched two training packs for caterers to download to help them train staff on important aspects of food hygiene.
Less than a month following publication and just a couple of weeks after it was named the best cookbook by a UK female chef, The British Larder by Madalene Bonvini-Hamel has been named on the shortlist for the 2013 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
As we move up our most-read list of stories on BigHospitality during 2012 to the top three and four articles of the year, we discuss the topics they approach, namely the rise of Asian dining in the UK and the Michelin Guide, in more detail.
Lounge and cocktail bar Mews of Mayfair has reopened its brasserie restaurant with a British theme following a full refurb and menu redesign ahead of a formal launch early next year.
From TV programmes showcasing the hospitality sector featuring Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay to an investigation of restaurant no-shows; our top five list of the most-listened-to audio of 2012 reveals just how busy a year it was for the industry.
Artisan ice cream maker Taywell has launched a unique range of Asian-inspired ice creams and sorbets, including Thai tea sorbet, vanilla Pandan and lemongrass and chilli flavours, which are now available to hospitality buyers.
The coffee shop market will exceed 20,000 outlets and turn over more than £8bn by 2017, according to predictions by management consultants Allegra Strategies.
Food prices are set to soar next year and chefs and hospitality operators need to prepare for the impact on their businesses of a surge in food inflation, according to the latest report from supply chain consultants Prestige Purchasing.
Bedford-based brewer and pubco Charles Wells has revealed its financial results for the last year; its UK pubs operation has reported an increase in profits per pub of 3.8 per cent driven by a 1.2 per cent rise in like-for-like sales.
As we approach the end of the year we take a look-back at our most-read articles to find out what the hot topics were that got you clicking on and sharing in 2012. In our first instalment we look at the rise of the chicken restaurant and the evolution...
With 2012 marking the UK’s largest room supply increase from new developments in the past decade, PwC believes more new rooms to fill may be difficult in a comparatively ‘empty 2013’. Meanwhile hotel prices have fallen this month, to nearly the lowest...
A later half-term than usual helped push up November sales by 6.5 per cent across 24 pub and restaurant groups according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
Foodservice businesses are being warned about the potentially fatal risks of selling rare and medium-rare burgers that haven't been prepared correctly after Westminster Council served notice against Davy’s Wine Bar for the sale of its ‘undercooked’...
Latin American restaurant group Las Iguanas has announced a strong year of trading for the year ending 31 March 2012 with sales up 13 per cent to £33.8m and operating profit up 42 per cent to £1.7m.
That age-old cliché of staff being your most important asset is as true now as it ever has been in the hospitality industry. In such a difficult economic environment, rewarding staff for above-average performance could be an effective way of your business...
Restaurants across the UK are being urged to focus on providing first-class customer service and nurturing customer relationships throughout the festive period after a survey found that December is seen by diners as the worst month to eat out in terms...
Jurys Inn Glasgow – Scotland’s largest hotel – is undergoing a £3m refurbishment programme to strengthen its offering to corporate clients as the budget hotel chain admits it needs to ‘up its game’ in the increasingly competitive marketplace.
Following the launch of the London Hotelwatch network, the police is urging regional hotels from across the country to join the service while revealing to BigHospitality the top tips hotels can take to tackle crime.
2012 BII Licensee of the Year Mahdis Neghabian has launched a pizza restaurant featuring a wood-fired oven at her award-winning Camden pub The Camden Eye.
France-based global hotel operator Accor has announced it has carried out a major restructuring of the management of its European business - from January each brand will be run by an individual chief operating officer and team to an individual business...
Businesses, the main beneficiaries of the small amount of good news delivered in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement yesterday, have begun giving their reaction, welcoming tax cuts and increased spending but calling on more to be done for the hospitality...
Restaurateurs that post positive fake reviews about their own venues or negative fake reviews about competitors are being warned that the major review sites are looking to clamp down hard on the practice with Yelp leading the way.
The prevalence for street food-inspired restaurants shows no sign of abating with the announced opening of Galeto in Soho, a partnership between two former Pizza Express executives which also taps into the South American trend and the popularity of chicken...
Pubs, restaurants and hotels business Greene King shrugged off the wet weather and a difficult regulatory environment by posting a strong set of financial results for the half-year to 14 October as the Suffolk-based company achieved a 7 per cent rise...
Tom Davies, the chief executive of leased and tenanted pubco Brakspear, is currently at the helm of the company at an exciting time as acquisitions continue and innovative projects, such as a partnership with Michelin-star chef Claude Bosi, start to develop.
How can restaurants source good-quality bread? Is it sustainable for chefs to bake their own, what should you serve it with and is there money to be made from a freshly-baked loaf? Restaurant magazine posed just those questions for the latest issue.
Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, legendary Michelin-star chefs and winners of several prizes from The World's 50 Best Restaurants, are to open a restaurant - Ametsa with Arzak Instruction - at The Halkin hotel in London.
The future of the restaurant industry belongs to optimists who constantly try to innovate while focusing on good service and the development of young people within their business, according to serial investor Luke Johnson speaking at the Arena Christmas...
Michelin-starred chef Adam Stokes has announced he is to leave the restaurant at Glenapp Castle hotel in Scotland to set up an eponymous pop-up eatery and then permanent restaurant in Birmingham which he hopes will become 'one of the best dining...
UK consumers went out more often to eat and drink in the last six months with increases in the frequency of visits to pubs and the number of visits made to take advantage of the growing lunchtime market, the latest Deloitte Taste of the Nation survey...
The ‘Richard Review’ has been released this week, offering a series of 10 recommendations that are designed to secure the future of apprenticeships in England. Has it taken heed of the initial submissionfor the review by 50 employers from the hospitality...
