MWB, the owner of Hotel du Vin and Malmaison hotel groups, is to launch a new high-end steak restaurant and bar at Malmaison Manchester with ambitions to roll the concept out as a standalone brand.
Hotel-style support service operator Bennett Hay has won a contract to supply catering, hospitality and event services for commercial property company Land Securities just nine months after setting up.
Punch Taverns has confirmed that its Spirit managed pub division will demerge on 1 August, and will be positioned to exploit the growing eating-out market.
The London 2012 Olympics are just over a year away with almost a million* people expected to be attending them and their related events both in the capital and across selected areas of the country.
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has acquired 21 new hotels across the UK, including its first in collaboration with Topshop owner Arcadia Group, at a total investment of £165m.
Serial investor Luke Johnson has claimed a reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry is not a ‘fantasy’, and has urged the UK’s larger chains to put pressure on MPs.
BII, the trade group for the licensed retail sector, has announced the shortlisted companies selected for its NITA awards, which recognise training efforts in the pub sector.
How does a relatively unheralded Italian chain go head-to-head with the big boys? Ponti's managing director Stefano Ispani says the answer lies in the country's regional cooking.
Pub operating costs are stabilising for the first time since 2007, indicating that Britain’s pubs and bars have a good platform for growth, reveals a benchmarking report from ALMR.
With a 20-strong stable of restaurants, pubs and inns Marco Pierre White has gone from Britain’s first three Michelin-starred chef to celebrated businessman.
The hospitality skills council People 1st has merged with the transport and travel skills council GoSkills in a move designed to streamline customer service training efforts across the sectors.
Whitbread, Mitchells & Butlers and De Vere are among the companies pledging support for a vocational learning scheme which aims to equip young people with the right skills for work.
CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) has published a new guide on the London pub scene, with the aim of encouraging consumers to visit more pubs and bars.
Fred Sirieix, general manager of Galvin at Windows and creator of a new board game for training called 'The Art of Service', offers one reader a solution to their problem on staff training.
The Best Western hotel group has added another nine hotels to its portfolio in the UK, with a number of further properties also set to sign on within the next few months.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the Government to follow a move in Ireland to drop VAT rates in the hospitality sector which it says would create jobs and aid recovery.
The Scottish restaurant Cock & Bull is considering filing a lawsuit against TripAdvisor for failing to remove a potentially defamatory review, and has already gathered support from hotels and restaurants around the country.
Marriott and Bulgari have said their designer-brand luxury hotel is on track to open in London’s Knightsbridge early next year, and will not face competition in the contemporary luxury market.
Having been a leading figure in the luxury hotel industry for 45 years, Peter Tyrie has founded and developed three high-end hotel groups, including Gleneagles Hotels, Balmoral International and the Eton Group, which fell into administration after being...
Restaurants, pubs and hotels, including Barcelo Hotels and Little Bay restaurants, tell us about the marketing campaigns and promotions they're running this summer to attract customers.
A decision by Camden Council to block the proposed redevelopment of Saatchi & Saatchi’s HQ in London’s West End could be overruled by the Mayor of London, who has argued that the district’s development is important for the wider London economy.
Punch Taverns has appointed URENCO audit committee director and chairman Stephen Billingham as its new chairman following the group’s proposed de-merger of Spirit in September.
Hotels in the UK have been through a volatile six months, and although revenue is likely to continue growing the landscape ahead will be challenging, said PricewaterhouseCooper (PxC) in its latest report.
The French hotel chain Sofitel this month officially launched its new luxury Legend brand, which forms part of plans to expand its reach in the UK and internationally.
Eatdrinksleep, the owner of dining pubs the Felin Fach Griffin in Brecon and The Gurnard’s Head near St Ives, has acquired The Old Coastguard in Cornwall for an undisclosed sum.
The Craft Guild of Chefs (CGC) is looking for ambassador chefs around the country to take part in food education workshops, which it hopes will encourage a new generation of chefs into the sector by teaching today’s children the basics of cooking.
A record 48 football teams made up of employees from the UK's top hotels and restaurants, have been signed up to compete in a charity football tournament this September to help raise funds for Springboard.
By combining high-value product with high-octane style, Gaucho Group has hit on a lucrative formula. But how does it maintain its appeal and values across a growing chain?
International hotel group Marriott has built a game application for Facebook in an effort to make hospitality an attractive career choice to the 'millennial' generation.
Women wanting to climb up the ladder in the hospitality industry must have no illusions about the heavy sacrifices necessary to maintain their career lifestyle, said top female executives in the sector.
In the final part of our inspirational feature series hotel, restaurant and pub and bar experts share some of their observations from hospitality outside of the UK.
Eclectic Clubs & Bars has acquired two new sites for its rapidly expanding Lola Lo Polynesian nightclub brand, and is set to refurbish a third existing Po Na Na venue at a total cost of £1.6m.
Following disappointing trading during the Royal Wedding, profitability in London hotels picked up in May, boosted by a series of sporting, cultural and political events, finds the new HotStats survey.
