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Jeff Galvin: Blurred lines between pubs and restaurants

Jeff Galvin: Blurred lines between pubs and restaurants

By Liam Garrahan

The line that has been drawn between pubs and restaurants is blurring as restaurateurs are being priced out of London and pushed into pub operations, according to Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur and pub operator, Jeff Galvin.

Galvin pub Spitalfields first look

First Look: Galvin HOP

By Liam Garrahan

BigHospitality takes an exclusive First Look at Galvin HOP, the brand new pub concept from the Michelin-starred Galvin Brothers, which opens today in Spitalfields, London, following a soft launch period.

Diners feel independent restaurants are better at making them feel welcome than chain restaurants or gastropubs

Independent restaurants seen as 'most welcoming'

By Emma Eversham

Front-of-house staff at independent restaurants are better at making diners feel welcome than their counterparts at chain restaurants and gastro pubs according to research by HospitalityGEM.

What you should know about accepting payments from customers from abroad

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What you should know about accepting payments from customers from abroad

By Gino Ravaioli

Gino Ravaioli, chairman of the DCC Forum, a group of 5 international companies which works in the Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) and financial services sector, talks through the options hospitality businesses now have when taking payments from overseas...

20 chefs will take part in the annual Who's Cooking Dinner charity event

Who’s Cooking Dinner: Charity event returns for 2016

By Liam Garrahan

Who’s Cooking Dinner, a charity event that raises money for research into the causes of Leukemia and blood cancer, is returning for 2016 with a line-up of 20 world class chefs who hold 16 Michelin stars between them.

Competition for sites is expected to heat up this year

Competition for restaurant sites to heat up in 2016

By Emma Eversham

The disparity between the supply of and demand for restaurant sites will remain in 2016 and will stretch to more parts of the UK as the market continues to swell says property agency Christie & Co. 

Christine Harris with operations director Charles Harris

CD Pub Co acquires fourth pub

By Emma Eversham

Warwickshire-based gastropub operator CD Pub Co has acquired its fourth pub - the Old Chequers Inn in Crowle.

The last two weeks of the festive period were the most profitable for chain restaurants and pubs

Last minute festive boost for restaurant and pub chains

By Emma Eversham

Sales at some of the UK’s largest restaurant and pub chains benefited from a last minute flurry of visits in the last two weeks of the festive season according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

NHS to slap sugar tax on hospital cafes

NHS to slap sugar tax on hospital cafes

By Sophie Witts

The NHS is to become the first public body to impose a sugar tax on food sold in cafes and vending machines, the service’s head has revealed.

Peter Sanchez-Iglesias on the new-look Casamia

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Peter Sanchez-Iglesias on the new-look Casamia

By Joe Lutrario

The chef behind Casamia lost older brother and business partner Jonray to cancer late last year but their plan to move the Michelin-starred restaurant from Westbury-on-Trym to central Bristol is going ahead. 

EasyHotel plans Ipswich hotel

EasyHotel plans Ipswich hotel

By Emma Eversham

'Super budget' hotel operator EasyHotel is planning to open a hotel in Ipswich after conditionally acquiring a former nightclub. 

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