Malmaison owner MWB has announced plans to open its first new hotel since refinancing last year to reduce its debts and just one week after Gary Davis joined as chief executive of Malmaison and Hotel du Vin.
Tragus, the casual dining group with the likes of Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Strada in its portfolio, has announced that its brasserie restaurant brand Oriel is to open airside in Heathrow’s Terminal 3 later this month.
Adam Perry Lang, the US chef, who opened Barbecoa, the barbecue concept, with Jamie Oliver at London’s One New Change in October 2010, has taken a step back from the venture.
Beer sales continued to fall in 2011 with pub sales down by 3.4 per cent in the last year but the rate of decline has shrunk to the slowest since 2004, according to the latest Beer Barometer from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
Wahaca, River Cottage and Devon restaurant ODE are among the restaurants who have been awarded by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) for their strong efforts in running sustainable businesses.
Chinese food and ingredient provider Amoy, which falls under the Heinz Foodservice brand, is expanding its range of sauce pots with the launch of the first branded sweet chilli portion available on the market.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and publicans have welcomed the latest passage of the Live Music Bill through parliament in it's progress to possibly becoming law and making it easier for venues to put on live music.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels - including Barceló Imperial, The Draft House, Prism Brasserie and Gilpin Hotel - tell BigHospitality about new products, special events and promotions they're running to attract more customers.
Meliá Hotels International has announced they are to begin work this year on a £25m hotel as part of a Manchester development project, their first UK site outside London.
Restaurateurs have been warned to check their kitchens and buildings meet fire safety regulations or face a substantial fine after the owners of a Chester restaurant were forced to pay over £24k for breaching rules.
The chef-proprietor of Combal Zero in Piemonte, northern Italy – a regular on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – is a pioneer of conceptual cooking.
Some hoteliers are struggling to find wireless internet suppliers able to provide reliable coverage for the whole of their hotel with the cost of comprehensive Wi-Fi proving too much, BigHospitality has found.
Social media, like it or not, now plays an integral part in the marketing plans for the majority of restaurants, hotels and pubs, so we’ll presume, if you’re reading this, that you have at least set up a Twitter account and/or a Facebook page to promote...
The Danish-owned Japanese restaurant concept Sticks'n'Sushi is on track to open its first UK site in Wimbledon in March as the first part of expansion plans for the company.
International hotel operator Accor opened a record 39,000 hotel rooms across its global estate last year, driven in part by franchise deals that saw 24 UK hotels converted to its Mercure brand.
With fewer than 200 days until the London 2012 Olympics, the UK is preparing for an influx of visitors from around the world. But just how much of an impact will the Games have on the nation’s hotels?
London-based bar operator Grand Union has set its sights on rapid expansion this year, with plans for at least three new venues and the appointment of a completely new management team.
Hospitality and travel company Carlson is to join with hotel group Rezidor to become the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, with a desire to generate more profit, offer more opportunities for staff and provide greater consistency to guests given as reasons...
Nestlé Professional Chef has unveiled the newest edition to its Jus en flocons (Flakes) range – Chef Flakes Brun Lié, a thinkened brown stock which can be used as a base for all brown sauces.
JD Wetherspoon expects a continued decline in its operating margin this year due to continuing cost pressures resulting from government legislation and VAT rates.
Pizza Express is targeting the corporate sector by introducing a business incentive scheme which allows companies to buy restaurant vouchers as rewards for their employees.
US restaurateur Danny Meyer, has unveiled his top tips for finding the right people to work in hospitality, citing kindness and empathy as key qualities he looks for when recruiting.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs had mixed fortunes in 2011, with all three hospitality sectors suffering a decline in property prices. But there is hope on the horizon, with the potential for an increase in opportunities and transactions in 2012.
The River Restaurant - a new 90-cover site at Dart Marina Hotel in Dartmouth, is set to open in late Spring as part of a £1million redesign project of the property.
Less than 12 months after opening their 'gin palace' bar, The Restaurant winners JJ Goodman and James Hopkins have opened a second site under The London Cocktail Club brand with partners David Moore, Sarah Willingham and Raymond Blanc who has...
The Independent Family Brewers of Britain has pledged £240k of funding to support Jacques Borel’s campaign to reduce the VAT charged in pubs on drink, food and accommodation to five per cent.
Galvin Restaurants and Richard Corrigan will open new restaurants at Harrods this year as the Kensington department store looks to firmly establish itself as a top food destination in the capital.
Britain’s pubs and restaurants saw a major sales boost over the Christmas and New Year period, with like-for-like sales for December up 9.9 per cent from 2010.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) reported today that they achieved positive growth throughout their 21st year in business with the brand that comprises more than 500 hotels worldwide putting the success down to the continued strength of luxury and...
Over 50 per cent of all the meals eaten out of the home are consumed in fast food restaurants with London diners most likely to frequent them, according to the latest data from independent foodservice research agency NPD Group.
The UK hotel sector needs to do more to protect itself against fraud which could cost the industry over £2bn a year, according to a new report published today by the accountancy firm PKF and the University of Portsmouth.
Independent pub company Peach reported a like-for-like sales increase of 9 per cent last December in what was one of the most productive months of 2011 for the operator.
Silla Bjerrum, the founder of seafood restaurant chain Feng Sushi, is targeting the slimmers market by launching a 'delivered to your door' diet plan for customers aiming to lose weight this January.
Hilton Worldwide has been named as one of the best companies in the UK on social mobility and accepting young employees from all backgrounds alongside Barceló Hotels, Jurys Inn and Compass Group, as Clegg launched his Business Compact scheme.
Restaurants and hotels, including PizzaExpress, Hotel du Vin & Malmaison, The Capital hotel and the Grand Imperial London, tell BigHospitality about new products, special events and promotions they’re running to attract more customers.
The five-star Tylney Hall hotel in Hampshire has been fined more than £40,000 after poisoning guests with chicken liver parfait on the menu at a Christmas party.
Le Cordon Bleu cookery school has announced the opening of its new International Flagship Institute in London’s Bloomsbury Square today (13 January), with Café Le Cordon Bleu set to open on the site at the end of the month.
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts won the prestigious World's Leading Hotel Brand award for the third year in a row at the 2011 World Travel Awards which also saw big wins for Premier Inn and Dukes London who scooped the World's Ultimate...
Bath Ales has opened it's eighth venue in the South West, a craft beer bar in Bristol, as part of an expansion of the independent brewery which will also see it increase production volume.
Premier Inn, the UK’s largest budget hotel chain, has submitted plans to build a new 120-bedroom hotel and restaurant at Worcestershire County Cricket Club’s New Road ground.
Robert Cook, former Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chief executive, has been named as the successor to Gary Davis, former Village Hotels chief executive for De Vere, confirming what appears to be a direct job swap between the pair.
Following a lively debate on the floor of the House of Commons today, MPs have unanimously passed a motion requiring the Government to commission an independent adjudicator to manage the relationship between pubcos and tenants this autumn.
Mela Restaurant Group owner Kuldeep Singh has unveiled his vision for the five-strong restaurant company he bought in September, which includes expansion into Leicester, Birmingham and Manchester and educating diners about ‘proper Indian food’.
With a year packed full of national and restaurant-related events, BigHospitality’s sister publication Restaurant magazine has published its own series of sage predictions for 2012. The crystal ball goes into overdrive: High-quality German sausage, grimy...
London’s boutique hotels are being called upon to participate in the Boutique Hotel Summit 2012, Europe’s only b2b boutique and lifestyle hotel conference.
