This week's top news stories include Ynyshir being named the best UK restaurant for the second year running, the SRA going global, and Brasserie Bar Co rebranding as Heartwood Collection.
Prezzo has appointed Jo Harrison as its chief financial officer, marking ‘the final chapter’ of a strategic review that recently saw the group shutter nearly a third of its estate.
A report from UKHospitality suggests hospitality could increase its direct contribution to the economy by £29bn and create 500,000 new jobs by 2027, providing it receives the right support.
The UK economy grew by 0.2% in April after contracting 0.3% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), helped by strong trading in hospitality.
Making its debut on Top 100 UK Restaurants list at number five, it’s little surprise that Henry Harris’ latest project has been named the Opening of the Year 2023.
Year-on-year inflation in foodservice prices rose unexpectedly to 21.4% in April 2023, according to the new edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.
The Snowfox Group, operator of sushi brand YO! has been acquired by Japanese foodservice company Zensho Holdings, in a deal which values Snowfox at $621m.
The team behind Notting Hill members’ club and restaurant Laylow are to launch a new concept on the corner of Sloane Street and Ellis Street in London’s Chelsea this month.
Fulham Shore’s acquisition by Japanese food conglomerate Toridoll for £93.4m has been approved by shareholders at a Court Meeting and General Meeting held on Friday (9 June).
After 15 years of operating mainly in the UK, The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has launched a globally-accessible platform to allow hospitality businesses across the world to sign up to its new Food Made Good Sustainability Standard.
This week's top news stories include Bancone announcing its third London site, the first London restaurant for high-profile sushi chef Shinji Kanesaka, and the closure of Carlo Scotto's Amethyst.
Almost two-thirds of customers think a venue’s equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policy is important, according to the latest Future Shock survey by UKHospitality and CGA by NIQ.
Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree has told employees that payment of their wages for May have been delayed because of ‘unforeseen costs to the business’.
RH England at Aynho Park, the huge new Oxfordshire gallery that marks the first overseas venture for the upscale American home-furnishings company RH, has unveiled its extensive F&B offering.
Hospitality operator Boatfolk Bars is to launch a new restaurant this month housed on a converted 1940’s ex-Trinity House lightvessel at Haslar Marina in Gosport.
UKHospitality has said businesses across Scotland will be ‘breathing a huge sigh of relief’ after it was announced the country’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would be delayed until October 2025.
Key job moves this month include a promotion at Adam Handling Group, a new senior team at Mayfair's Brown's Hotel and the appointment of a new GM at Nobu Old Park Lane.
Optimism among leaders of Britain’s top hospitality groups has risen since the start of 2023, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth.
This week's top news stories include Whitbread considering the sale of its restaurant brands, Masala Zone heading to Piccadilly Circus, and Akwasi Brenya-Mensa announcing the closure of his Tatale restaurant.
This month's key openings include the new venture from husband-and-wife duo Joshua and Victoria Overington, Gunpowder founder Harneet Baweja's latest Indian restaurant concept, and a fifth UK site for Bundobust.
Leon will open its first outpost in Italy later this year in Rome as part of a partnership between SSP Group and Italian rail station operator Grandi Stationi.
Pizza Union, the Roman-style pizza bar from Babby Hashemi, is looking for new sites across central London, and negotiating on a few potential locations.
