Bartender-led drinks consulting business The Cocktail Trading Co will launch its own bar, The Cocktail Trading Company Development Bar & Table, in London’s Oxford Circus in mid-January 2015.
Only one third of hospitality businesses feel 100 per cent ready for the legislation coming into force this Saturday (13 December), according to a survey commissioned by technology supplier Caternet.
On 28 November, the London-based School of Wok welcomed culinary legend Ken Hom for a special masterclass to celebrate the launch of its professional school, The Oriental Culinary Institute . BigHospitality caught up with Hom and School of Wok founder...
Bill's, Inception Group, Ed's Easy Diner and Loungers were among the hospitality firms to make it on this year’s Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table – which ranks Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.
Wahaca, the Capricorn Ventures-backed Mexican concept, is eyeing two further openings under its eponymous brand in London and more sites for its fledgling D/F Mexico format, according to our sister title M&C Report.
With plans to roll out its female-friendly STK steakhouse in the UK, as well as its new sister STK Rebel brand, Jonathan Segal’s The One Group is eyeing a meaty chunk of the steak market
The three chefs behind the The Good Egg all-day brunch pop-up concept have told our sister title M&C Report they expect to open their first permanent site in Stoke Newington in late February and want to open at least two more sites in the next five...
Nathan Outlaw has announced that his two Michelin-starred Restaurant Nathan Outlaw will be moving from its current home in Rock to new premises in Cornish fishing village Port Isaac.
This infographic, released by HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts, looks at who millennials are, how they travel, hospitality trends driven by their demand and marketing techniques to target them.
Credit and debit card transactions rose by over 6 per cent in 2014, leaving hospitality operators that do not offer cashless payments ‘behind the curve’, according to payment processor Worldpay.
Campaigners have called on restaurants and pubs to offer more low meat and meat-free options as new research suggests that British consumers are eating less meat.
The hospitality industry generally welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s announcements about business rates and the abolition of National Insurance contributions for young apprentices in the 2014 Autumn Statement, but expressed doubts about the abolition...
Choosing a restaurant for the reason that ‘the kids like it there’ accounts for almost a quarter of family restaurant visits a year, according to new data released by the NPD Group.
Domestic household spend at pubs, restaurants and hotels remains below pre-recession levels, but tourism has bounced back quicker than other sectors of the economy, giving a welcome boost to hospitality.
Taish Tsunematsu, who used to head the kitchen at Kurobuta King’s Road, has been appointed head chef at Chisou Knightsbridge, starting 17 December 2014.
Catering company ISS Food & Hospitality has partnered with Leeds City College to launch the ISS Academy of Excellence, a food and hospitality training academy.
Serviced apartment provider Supercity has announced plans to open two new properties in London, while Epic Apart-Hotel has invested in a new Liverpool site.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the British public’s love of UK curry restaurants is a ‘great example of our whole country coming together’.
Former Ottolenghi chef Josh Katz will open his first restaurant in Haggerston next spring – a Middle Eastern and North African grill house inspired by his travels across London, Marrakesh, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and New York.
US-based Wyndham Hotel Group has signed a development agreement with Lester Hotels Group Limited to open 20 Ramada hotels across the UK in the next 10 years.
