UKHospitality has reiterated calls for chefs to be added to the UK’s shortage occupation list, which would make it easier for businesses to recruit them from overseas.
QSR occasions have increased by 1.3 percentage points (ppts) year on year, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence, as consumers seek inexpensive meal options amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Asda has agreed to buy EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of £2.27bn, in a deal that will see it take ownership of the Leon brand.
The team behind London restaurants Crispin and Bar Crispin is to launch a new bistro concept this summer having acquired the former Oklava site in Shoreditch.
Neat Burger, the London-based vegan fast food concept backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, is plotting further international expansion after raising $18m in its latest funding round.
Caribbean-inspired restaurant group Turtle Bay will open its 50th UK site in August in Camden, which will also mark the brand’s first outpost in north London.
The dry, chilled, frozen and now fresh produce specialist is leading the way by sourcing sustainable ingredients, minimising food waste and reducing energy consumption.
Upcoming rail strikes are set to cost hospitality a further £132m in sales, according to new figures from UKHospitality, bringing the cumulative impact of the year-long industrial action to £3.25bn.
Whitbread is understood to be exploring the potential sale of part of its £700m pub and restaurant arm in order to focus its efforts on its Premier Inn hotel chain.
This week's top news stories include Inception Group securing a £6.7m loan to fund growth, a petition protesting PizzaExpress's labour management scheme, and TRG overcoming an investor revolt.
Chef Jeffery Robinson will launch his latest venture next month, a ‘sustainably-driven’ pub overlooking the waterfront in the village of Flushing on the south Cornish coast.
Food and beverage prices continued to rise last month despite a ‘substantial’ drop in the overall rate in inflation, new figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
A new wave of Bordeaux-based winemakers is challenging the region's preconceptions producing fresh tasting whites and rosés and approachable reds that are designed to be drunk young.
Hospitality turnover in the last year was down 14.7% compared to pre-pandemic levels when accounting for inflation, according to new figures provided by UKHospitality.
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it will keep its remuneration policy ‘under active review’ after more than a third of investors voted against it at the group’s AGM.
Unite union has launched a petition protesting PizzaExpress’s plans to slash hours for hundreds of its waiting staff and hand their duties over to restaurant managers, garnering support from thousands.
Wine bar and restaurant group Vinoteca is to close its huge site within Birmingham’s Paradise development after less than a year, blaming rising energy prices and ongoing train strikes.
This week's top news stories include hospitality facing record insolvencies, more investor pressure for TRG, and Dmitri Magi announcing he is to leave his role as Claridge’s culinary director.
UKHospitality Scotland has pushed back against the Scottish Government’s claim that restaurants have seen a decrease in their overall rateable value, saying it ‘doesn’t reflect the reality on the ground’.
Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf, who runs the two Michelin-starred Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, is to open his debut London restaurant later this month in Marylebone.
The duo behind London’s cult fried chicken brand Other Side Fried are shifting gears with their latest venture – a neighbourhood-style restaurant in Battersea Rise.
Hedge fund Oasis Management Company has ratcheted up its attacks on The Restaurant Group (TRG), accusing it of withholding information from key shareholders ahead of next week’s annual general meeting.
PizzaExpress is to slash hours for hundreds of its waiting staff and hand their duties over to restaurant managers, in a move that has been met with resistance from employees.
The AngloThai chef will cook at Outcrop, a three-month pop-up at 180 The Strand from next month. But he hasn’t given up on his dream of opening his own place.
