Green Tourism - the environmental accreditation body for the hospitality industry - is withdrawing its support for The Rainforest Alliance after a BBC report found ‘digusting and degrading’ working conditions at a tea plantation endorsed by the brand.
The Topland Group has announced Hallmark Hotels, a new mid-market hotel chain for the UK, following the purchase of Hallmark Hotels and Menzies Hotels.
Hotel operators should leave food and beverage (F&B) operations to outside contractors and focus on filling rooms to boost profits, says The ONE Group CEO Jonathan Segal.
With a third Bone Daddies imminent and his Flesh & Buns and Shackfuyu concepts flying, Ross Shonhan is ramping up the ramen. And he’s not stopping there.
Hotel group Accor has appointed Amir Nahai CEO Group Food and Beverage (F&B) as it looks to redefine its F&B objectives and roll out new dining concepts.
The hospitality industry’s desperate need for more staff has been highlighted in the latest Report on Jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.
Azzurri Group, operator of Zizzi and ASK Italian, is to follow PizzaExpress in removing the 8 per cent administration fee on tips made by electronic card payments from November this year.
The Craft Guild of Chefs named five ‘exceptional’ young UK chefs as ones to watch at its annual Graduate Awards at the Lancaster London hotel on Friday.
Nick Childs, founding partner of Childs & Sulzmann Architects and member of the Hospitality Experts, gives advice on obtaining planning permission to convert country houses or other historical buildings into hotels.
Omar Allibhoy - the chef dubbed the ‘Antonio Banderas of cooking’ by Gordon Ramsey - has announced details of his new Tapas Revolution restaurant in Birmingham.
Small and medium-sized hospitality businesses (SMEs) such as restaurants, pubs and bars are more optimistic about future growth than those in other major sectors.
Jamie Oliver and campaign group Sustain have today (4 September) launched a Children’s Health Fund to encourage restaurants and cafes to impose a tax on sugary drinks.
The experienced back and front-of-house duo will open their restaurant Ellory at Hackney’s Netil House later this month. Young received rave reviews for his cooking at Mayfields (also in Hackney) and Lewens has worked in the restaurant industry for 20...
Pizza Express has buckled to ongoing public pressure and announced that it will no longer deduct an eight per cent administration fee from staff tips paid on credit card.
Compass Group UK & Ireland's fine-dining division Restaurant Associates is continuing its links with the Roux family by hiring Emily Roux, the daughter of Michel Roux Jr, as a consultant.
The hospitality VAT cut campaign has put forward a plan to the Government for a staggered reduction in the level of the tax for hospitality businesses.
Chorley-based Leisureplex Hotels and coach holiday group Alfa Travel have completed an employee-backed buyout which has seen the business become controlled by its workforce.
Hotels which encourage and respond to online reviews generate nearly four times as many page views as other venues, according to new research from TripAdvisor.
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the Café Rouge and Bella Italia operator, has completed its second significant deal in the sector in under two months, after agreeing to acquire La Tasca, the c40strong Spanish tapas chain, in a deal valued at between £20m...
The Government is asking for information on how tips are collected and distributed in restaurants as part of an investigation into what it calls the 'abuse of tipping' within the sector.
BigHospitality's Dish Deconstructed series goes behind the scenes at Tom's Kitchen with executive chef Richard O'Connell as he shows us how to make a Beef Wellington.
Over a quarter of the British public are either ‘unhappy’ or ‘fairly unhappy’ at the idea of being given a disabled-accessible hotel room, research released by German bathroom and sanitaryware supplier HEWI shows.
Hospitality businesses reported healthy profit growth for the three months to August and remain positive about the future despite concerns over staff shortages.
With tipping practices back in the spotlight, BigHospitality speaks to Lydia Christie, senior associate at law firm Howard Kennedy who suggests five ways restaurant groups can check that their policies are legal and fair.
Almost 5m Brits are shunning the continent and planning a UK break this bank holiday, generating over £1bn for the British economy, according to figures released by Visit England.
Continuing growth in the hotel market will put increased pressure on companies to find and retain skilled staff, says Valor Hospitality Europe managing director Brian McCarthy.
Ex-Nobu chef Scott Hallsworth has announced that his Japanese restaurant concept Kurobuta will take up residency at Harvey Nichols’ Knightsbridge store later this year.
