Frozen ready meal manufacturer Classic Cuisine has created a trio of turkey meals to add to its Christmas range of products for hospitality businesses.
What do Elvis Presley, The Mad Hatter and a nautical sailor all have in common? Aside from all being popular choices at a fancy dress party, all three have formed the inspirations for some of the quirkier themes and events that hospitality businesses...
Legendary French chef Pierre Koffmann picked up the prestigious Chefs’ Chef accolade at last night’s AA Hospitality Awards in an evening which also saw Antonio Carluccio, Hibiscus and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal take home some of the top gongs.
Traditional tea manufacturer Twinings has added three limited edition seasonal tea blends to its foodservice trade range in a bid to add value to caterer's Christmas menus.
National tourist board VisitEngland has issued a new set of guidelines for the hospitality and tourism industries in a publication entitled ‘The Evening & Night Time Economy’, which encourages businesses to make the most of the night time economy...
Philip Britton of UKinbound advises hoteliers, restaurateurs and publicans on how they can make the most of the inbound tourist market and ensure tourists are heading their way when they visit the UK.
With the beer tax e-petition last week reaching its target of 100,000 signatures, Britain’s largest brewer, Molson Coors, has released a report revealing the shocking scale of pub closures across Scotland due to the ‘excessive taxation on beer and pubs’.
Independent hotel group Menzies Hotels has unveiled a new look and vision across its portfolio, investing around £7m into a variety of redevelopment projects for some of its 13 four-star properties.
Rumble in the Kitchen, the boxing event set up by Galvin at Windows general manager Fred Sirieix, has raised more than £55k for charitable programme Galvin's Chance.
While Ashley Palmer-Watts travels to Kenya to represent the hospitality industry on a Farm Africa challenge you can follow his progress here as he updates this blog with thoughts, reactions, photos and video.
The end of the Jubilee and Olympic summer can mean just one thing – Christmas is coming! As festive thinking caps are donned to work out how to unwrap seasonal profits, what should hospitality operators be doing to plan for the change from gold medals...
Food producer and distributor Brakes has launched a braised beef cheeks frozen meal it says offers caterers planning their Christmas menus a good alternative to the traditional turkey.
HOSPA has revealed the line-up for its annual conference - HOSPACE 2012 - which will see Robert Cook, Grant Hearn and Angela Vickers headline its Leaders Panel.
Brakspear has made its sixth purchase since returning to the acquisition trail earlier this year by buying The Malt House pub in Fulham from Spirit Pub Company which will now be let to Jolly Fine Restaurants - the company owned by Michelin-starred chef...
In less than 24 hours Dinner by Heston Blumenthal head chef Ashley Palmer-Watts will begin his trip to Kenya as an ambassador for the hospitality industry - BigHospitality will be accompanying him so you can follow every step of his journey.
The Black Swan pub in Cheshire has re-opened after a six-month, £500k refurb with the new owner targeting female pub-goers with the food-led venue which she hopes will be the first of a number of sites.
The UK’s lunch market, already worth £14.9bn to the foodservice sector, looks set to occupy a growing share of overall sales in the next 12 months as more consumers are looking to grab something quick, cheap and easy to eat on a daily basis.
Single sales of hotels in London continue to help the capital lead the hotel investment league in Europe but the market remains in decline with economic uncertainty likely to prevent rises in transaction values until at least next year.
Kooki, a new loyalty card app which allows businesses to create and manage digital loyalty programmes and offers a more convenient solution to physical cards, has launched for the UK's foodservice sector.
Advertising executive Edwin Chan has announced plans to open a French wine bar and restaurant in London next month following the success of his first venue in the French city of Lyon.
Ahead of Ashley Palmer-Watts's forthcoming trip to Kenya, members of the hospitality industry are being encouraged to follow his progress and get involved with the Farm Africa charity, which aims to give aid and knowledge to African communities to...
The British beer and pub industry is today celebrating as the Government e-petition calling on the abandonment of the controversial beer duty escalator has finally exceeded the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a Parliamentary debate.
With branded national restaurant chains increasingly recognising the potential of high-footfall transport hubs, Network Rail’s latest train station F&B sales results prove that the areas are now becoming eating, drinking and dining destinations in...
Less than two weeks after the Scottish Government injected £1m into the country’s food and drink firms, it is pledging further support for the hospitality and tourism industries by giving official backing to Scotland’s first dedicated Hospitality and...
James Goodyear, a chef at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, has been dubbed 'one to watch' by the Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC) after achieving the highest ever score in the association's Graduate Awards.
Bar Sport, the American sports bar model founded by Scott Murray, is looking for more franchisees to help grow the business following a year of sporting success for Great Britain.
Apero, a modern Mediterranean restaurant inspired by the Italian tradition of the aperitivo drinks, has opened this week within the recently re-launched Ampersand Hotel in Harrington Road, South Kensington.
Pernod Ricard has introduced Malibu Red, a fusion of Caribbean Malibu rum and Mexican Olmeca Tequila, to the UK on-trade ahead of the run-up to the festive season.
Hotels in London recorded an increase in room yield by almost 50 per cent last month as a result of year-on-year room rates rocketing up from £110.22 to £165.05 a night, with occupancy levels remaining above 80 per cent for the entire period of the London...
Twenty-two members of the industry are set to battle it out in the boxing ring later this week for Rumble in the Kitchen, a charity event designed to raise funds for the into work programme Galvin's Chance.
Simply Indian, a new 60-cover restaurant and bar serving traditional curry house favourites along with a strong fish and seafood offering, is opening in Wadhurst, East Sussex, today.
King Rice Bran Oil, the leading brand of rice bran oil in many countries across Asia, hopes to continue the product’s success in the UK with the launch of Rice Bran Oil for chefs and caterers.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a franchise agreement with RB Hotels to open a 171-bedroom Hilton hotel at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl - England’s latest test match venue and home of Hampshire County Cricket Club.
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has called the Government response to the Health Select Committee report on alcohol minimum pricing 'disappointing' with fears the policy will not significantly tackle the problems caused...
The leading lights of the hospitality industry came together this month to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence, with winners revealed in the kitchen, pastry and service categories.
Fernando and Kristy Stovell, the former joint head chefs of London's Cuckoo Club, have transformed the Cloche Hat restaurant on the rural outskirts of Chobham into Stovell’s, a new contemporary European restaurant and bar taking inspiration from...
D&D London's chairman and chief executive Des Gunewardena today reported an 'encouraging' performance at his London restaurants after profit across the group rose 4 per cent to £4.2m despite a 'continuing backdrop of economic uncertainty'.
Industry charity Springboard has been revealed as one of the beneficiaries of the Channel 4 TV show which will see Gordon Ramsay, Mary Portas and other TV personalities manage a hotel staffed by unemployed people looking for a break in the industry.
Sousvidetools.com, a specialist supplier of sous vide and vacuum packing equipment for professional chefs, has launched the Vac-Star 9-litre water bath, a new compact light-duty stainless steel sous vide machine, ideal for use in restaurants, pubs, hotels,...
Privately-owned gastropub group The Jam Tree has continued its expansion plans by opening its third venue in as many years last week with a new site in Clapham; it joins two existing sites in Chelsea and Kensington.
With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games now over, hospitality businesses in the capital have had time to reflect on event's financial repercussions. BigHospitality has spoken to three of these businesses to find out how successful their...
Trading performance within the public house sector appears to be stabilising, with a survey of pub investors and owners revealing that future expectations for trading performance in the short and medium term are strongly positive.
The British Larder in Bromeswell, Suffolk has been named Best Food Pub in the Great British Pub Awards 2012 and co-founder Ross Pike has revealed the award has helped drive interest from potential investors in the business.
Pub operator J D Wetherspoon has become the latest hospitality business to warn of the possible sales growth 'hangover' following a summer of sport, the Olympics and headline events.
Karimix, makers of hand-cooked relishes, chutneys, pastes and sauces from South-East Asia, is set to launch a new range of teriyaki sauces at the Lunch! trade show next week.
The chef-patron of two-Michelin-starred Bo Innovation in Hong Kong and self-styled ‘Demon Chef’ is launching a sibling restaurant, Bo London, in Mayfair later this year.
