Richard Balfour-Lynn, the founder of MWB Group Holdings, the former owner of the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison chains, is looking to build an estate of pubs in London, according to BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Report.
The granddaughters of the current generation of Gordon’s Wine Bar owners are opening a new coffee house and restaurant in the same road in central London.
The costs involved in dealing with food waste could be cut by as much as 30 per cent if hospitality companies collaborated on waste collection, says the author of a report into food waste management.
Travelodge is adding 579 rooms to its growing UK portfolio with today’s announcement that the budget hotel chain is beginning work on six new hotels in Glasgow, London, Southampton, Winnersch and the Isle of Wight.
A specialist firm that converts canal and river trust assets into hotels has secured planning permission to redevelop a site on the Isle of Dogs as a 130-bedroom property which will become the fifth London hotel for Malaysian low-cost chain Tune Hotels.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the Government to offer greater flexibility on licensing hours for the World Cup 2014, with some games set to kick off as late as 11pm UK time.
Simon Rogan has admitted that there is a lot of pressure to emulate what Gordon Ramsay created at Claridge’s, but the chef is confident that he can deliver a long-lasting modern restaurant that reflects the timelessness of the five-star London hotel.
Gidleigh Park in Devon, the restaurant run by Michael Caines, has returned to the top of The Sunday Times Food List, the UK's top 100 restaurants according to consumers.
Visionary chef and restaurateur Simon Rogan is opening a new restaurant at Claridge’s following Gordon Ramsay’s departure from the five-star hotel earlier this year.
The hospitality industry turned out in force at the Novotel London West on Friday evening (1 November) to celebrate the Springboard charity’s 11th annual Awards for Excellence, which rewarded those promoting careers and talent across the sector.
Flower supplier Bloom & Wild is offering a mail order service to hospitality businesses which allows them to receive seasonal bouquets regularly by post.
Pop-up restaurant veteran Carl Clarke fell into a career in hospitality at the age of 15, working as a chef in hotels and the military before ditching it all to become a world-famous DJ. He returned to cooking in the 1990s, working for Marco Pierre White,...
With three-quarters of the year now complete, the European hotel industry is still on track to record the highest level of transactional activity since 2007 – is this a sign that buyer confidence has returned?
With social media tearing up traditional notions of marketing and sales in the pub industry, the UK's largest independent tenanted and leased company Admiral Taverns has launched a new course to help its licensees implement tools and campaigns through...
Hotel and restaurant operators are being urged to consider opening new ventures in Dundee as a the regeneration project of the city’s Waterfront looks set to attract up to 300,000 extra visitors every year.
Michelin-starred chef Jeff Galvin, patissier William Curley and Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons restaurant director Maurad Ben Tekfa are among the 14 winners of the 2013 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) award.
Bramwell Pub Company, the 185-strong managed pub operator, has fallen into administration with rival firm Stonegate already in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire around 80 of the better performing sites.
Michelin has named The Greyhound on the Test in Stockbridge, Hampshire, its Pub of the Year 2014 as guide editor Rebecca Burr hails the number of 'thriving' good food pubs now in operation across the UK.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs paying employees less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW) could be at serious risk of damaging their reputation and losing business, says the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) after research showed that...
Frozen ready meal manufacturer Classic Cuisine has unveiled a number of new editions to its product range including a chicken tikka pie, salmon en croute and aubergine Parmigianino tart.
Anglian Country Inns (ACI), the pub and restaurant company led by James Nye, has taken on its fifth site, the Water Lounge in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire.
The hospitality industry provides one of the best opportunities for career progression to graduates, according to a new report by graduate job review website TheJobCrowd.
The Government’s announcement that it is putting the development and implementation of apprenticeships at the hands of employers has been welcomed by People 1st, but the sector skills council fears that the models developed in other sectors will not be...
Fair Deal for Your Local - the campaign group that demands a halt to the exploitation of licensees by large pubcos - has written a letter to Business Secretary Vince Cable insisting a ‘market-rent-only’ (MRO) option for pub tenants is a simple, moderate...
The owners of The Boundary Hotel in London and The Pig Hotel in Hampshire were celebrating last night after winning the Independent Hotelier of the Year and Outstanding Hotel of the Year awards respectively.
Furniture supplier Hotel Contract Interiors has brought its recently launched range of wood-look aluminium chairs to the Independent Hotel Show this week, on display to hoteliers at Stand 176.
Chocolatier Ruth Hinks has been placed in the top five of the World Chocolate Masters 2013, the highest ever place achieved by the UK in the history of the competition.
Land Securities is continuing its transformation of London’s Victoria with Spanish restaurant Ibérica secured for the property firm’s upcoming Zig Zag Building and two high street operators soon to open within its 62 Buckingham Gate development.
As the competition for space in the digital sphere continues to intensify among UK hospitality businesses, half of hotel operators are now devoting their marketing spend to mobile and social media channels with over 90 per cent completely avoiding offline...
A new study into the relationship between hotel brands, online travel agents (OTAs) and paid search has revealed that OTAs are bidding 'extensively' on branded hotel search terms to enable them to take the number one ad position on a search...
A petition has been launched urging retailers of ‘pop-up’ premises to be able to qualify for three months business rates relief, according to BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Report.
The who’s who of the independent, luxury and boutique hotel industry are descending on London’s Olympia Conference Centre this week for the second annual Independent Hotel Show. Here’s a full preview of what’s happening.
Corney & Barrow Bars has transferred its Cabin bar at Waterloo Station to UK travel food and beverage operator SSP UK as it looks to consolidate the business and focus on expansion within the City of London.
Tea manufacturer Newby of London is showcasing its new 'Winter Dream' range of teas for hoteliers at the Independent Hotel Show (Stand 156) later this week.
A hotel's location, it's owner's aspirations for the business and the type of guest it wants to attract are key elements to deciding whether it should be branded or remain independent.
Following a renewed period of expansion and the opening of a number of new venues, restaurant, bar and hotel operator D&D London has reported a strong year of trading, with revenue and profits up across the group.
Ruth Hinks, the chocolatier who will represent the UK in the World Chocolate Masters this week, has given her advice to those seeking a career as a chocolatier or pastry chef.
Can having two chefs' names above a restaurant door really work? That was one of the questions BigHospitality asked Angela Hartnett and Luke Holder in this exclusive video interview at the Restaurant Show earlier this month.
Loic Avril, a sommelier at The Fat Duck, has been named the world's best young sommelier after winning the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs 2013 International Young Sommelier of the Year competition.
Whether you are taking your restaurant from ‘pop-up to permanent’, starting an innovative new hotel concept or planning to open a new chain of destination bars, law firm Pitmans has provided seven top tips for entrepreneurs looking to avoid any legal...
