Graphite Capital, the private equity backer of Rex Restaurants, has backed the management buy-out of Hawksmoor, the operator of four high-end steak restaurants in London, in a deal which values the company at around £35m.
Commercial deep-fat fryer manufacturer FriFri has launched three new, high quality built-in fryers to form its ‘Super Easy’ range, which focuses on reliability and ease of use.
In the first of our five-part series on finding funding within the hospitality industry we ask experts in the field what the market's like and what operators can do to enable them to successfully set up or grow their restaurant, hotel or pub business.
Martin Morales, former DJ and founder of popular Peruvian restaurant Ceviche, is to open a pop-up restaurant in partnership with Virgin Atlantic at Heathrow Airport.
Pubs across the UK are being warned against using unauthorised satellite systems to show live sport as a Liverpool licensee has been ordered to pay over £6,000 for showing Sky Sports illegally.
Chef Bobby Chinn, who has risen to fame in Vietnam with two eponymous restaurants and as the host of the World Café TV show, is coming to the UK to open The House of Ho restaurant in Soho, after eight years searching for the right opportunity.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has admitted the beer market remains 'very challenging' after its Beer Barometer found on-trade sales fell by 5.8 per cent in the last three months.
With recent stats showing that almost half of young people in the UK would not consider a job hospitality, Luca Mathiszig-Lee is a prime example of the opportunities that a career in the industry can offer. The 23-year-old has just helped to open The...
The recent heatwave has brought some much needed good news for Britain’s pubs groups, with Marston’s, Fuller’s, Mitchells & Butlers and JD Wetherspoon all reporting a boost in summer sales after poor weather at the start of the year had initially...
Former city worker Steve Bowen will open a restaurant in Bristol this autumn that will serve diners steak and other quality meat from within the setting of an art gallery.
Hospitality businesses that offer their team members good training and career development opportunities will now receive official recognition for doing so, thanks to a new accreditation developed by the Hospitality Guild and People 1st.
Electrolux has named the three young chefs who have won placements in Michelin-starred kitchens through its Chef Academy following the competition's final earlier this week.
Nightclub giant Luminar is undergoing a major rebranding and refurbishment of its 10 Oceana venues across the UK, which will see them renamed Pryzm to reflect the multi-characteristics of the new format.
The co-owner of a restaurant and bar in Notting Hill says the recent flurry of single and dual-dish restaurants is changing the skill set of up-and-coming chefs and making it harder for more varied and traditional concepts to attract new talent.
Colin Sadler, managing director of Pitcher & Piano, has revealed he is on the lookout for new sites for the Marston's-owned brand as he prepares to launch the 20th bar under the concept, the first new opening in five years.
Fifteen hotels in the UK, including The Knight Residence in Edinburgh and The Chancery Court Hotel in London, have made this year's Expedia's Insider Select list, the online travel agency's annual ranking of the 650 best hotels across the...
The Cavendish in London is cutting its room rates by 15 per cent this summer to simulate the effect reducing VAT to 5 per cent throughout the hospitality and tourism sectors would have on the UK economy.
Independent pub operator Peach Pub Company has admitted that 2012 was a ‘difficult’ period for the business as pre-tax profits dropped by 39.7 per cent to £375,128.
The Cambridge Belfry hotel re-opens this week following a £150k refurb funded by the property's owner QHotels in order to improve the venue's conference offer.
The new managing director of the Tragus Group’s Café Rouge and Belgo brands has revealed he will be overseeing the expansion of both brands and placing a ‘huge focus’ on the project to refurbish the entire Café Rouge estate within the next three years.
Chef Andrew Fairlie and hotelier Beppo Buchanan Smith are to take part in a debate that will study the impact Scottish independence could have on the nation's food, drink and hospitality sectors.
Hospitality Assured, the quality standard created by the Institute of Hospitality (IOH), has released a free app which gives business owners and operators the chance to analyse their levels of customer service.
Thistle Hotels is rolling out an Express check-in service at six of its 31 hotels as part of plans to strengthen its appeal to the corporate market and provide all guests with an 'innovation-led' experience.
Last month was a resounding success for hotels across the UK: In London, hoteliers saw total revenue per available room (TrevPar) grow by 10.9 per cent, while profits in the Provinces rose by 9.4 per cent.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs promoting a quality coffee offering have been urged to ensure staff receive regular training after a survey found that 54 per cent of baristas couldn’t make an espresso correctly.
Family-friendly restaurant group Giraffe has revealed it plans to open ten restaurants within Tesco stores in the next 12 months following news earlier this year that the supermarket giant had acquired the chain.
Travelodge chief executive Grant Hearn has today announced he will be moving on from the role after 10 years of service with the budget hotel operator.
Kerrymaid has added a UHT Frozen Yoghurt Mix to its range for foodservice to give outlets a simple way to capitalise on the growing consumer trend for the sweet treat.
As part of its Restaurant R200 focus, Restaurant magazine looks at the brands, trend and deals that could alter the restaurant landscape over the next 12 months.
Chefs and staff members from 16 of the UK’s best restaurants are donning their kitchen whites for football kits to take part in a five-a-side football tournament in aid of leading charity, Farm Africa.
The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee has today published a report welcoming the Government’s recent consultation on a Statutory Code of Conduct, but it warns that any more delays in bringing forward the legislation would be ‘unacceptable’.
Building work has begun on a 19-storey, 452-bedroom, five-star hotel - The InterContinental London The O2 - which is to be built in Greenwich as part of a £121m development scheme.
TV chef Gino D'Acampo has hinted that Gloucester could be the next location for his restaurant concept My Pasta Bar, which is due to open in London’s Fleet Street this week.
Food and drink packaging and disposables firm Tri-Star Packaging has become the exclusive UK distributor of PacknWood's eco-friendly packaging and disposable tableware.
Husband-and-wife Jahdre and Amanda Hayward have realised their long-held dream by opening their first restaurant within the grounds of a pub owned by the family in Epping, Essex.
The spirits market is now worth £8.7bn, up 6 per cent, with consumers happy to pay more for drinks in on-trade venues which use new products or innovative serving techniques, according to the 2013 First Drinks Annual Report.
Several hospitality businesses from across the UK have reported increased bookings and sales as a result of the recent spell of hot weather but with soaring temperatures set to continue restaurants, hotels and pubs have also been warned to make sure their...
Celebrity chef and Saturday Kitchen host James Martin is to open a restaurant - James Martin Manchester - within the Manchester 235 casino and entertainment venue.
Furniture specialist GO IN has unveiled a new 'all-in-one' stackable table for restaurants, pubs and hotels looking for a robust table that can be used outdoors and then stacked away easily when not needed.
London mayor Boris Johnson has outlined a vision to turn used cooking oil from London's restaurants and foodservice businesses into fuel for the city's buses.
Steve Holmes, managing director of Gondola Holdings-owned ASK Italian, has said he has recently started to believe his transformation strategy for the business will produce the desired results.
Nightclub operator Luminar says its efforts to turn the business around seem to be working as it posts a return to profit for its first full year of trade.
The Japanese owners of the Yashin Sushi & Bar restaurant off Kensington High Street have acquired a second site for the concept in South Kensington which will open in late August.
Review website TripAdvisor is launching an online platform which will allow all independent hotels and B&Bs to access services only previously available to major online travel agencies, booking engines and hotel chains.
