Speakers from leading restaurant brands including Itsu, Burger King, Boparan Restaurant Group, Mollies, Gail's Bakery, BrewDog, and Big Table Group will speak at next month's technology conference Hostech.
Birmingham-based street food brand Holy Moly Macaroni has been forced to shutter its only restaurant site in Harborne, after rising cost pressures meant it was 'no longer feasible to continue'.
Crazy golf brand Junkyard Golf Club is to open its biggest site to date this year in London's Camden, as the group also prepares to push ahead with international expansion.
London-based cocktail bar and restaurant operator The Breakfast Group will launch a bar inspired by co-founder Eric Yu’s memories of growing up in Hong Kong late next month.
Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, has called for an urgent inquiry into evidence of withheld energy support for struggling hospitality businesses.
Managed restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales ended 2022 at twice their pre-Covid level, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
The government’s latest plans for a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers won’t include glass bottles in England and Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.
A private member's bill intended to ensure hospitality staff receive all the money left to them in tips by customers is closer to becoming law after clearing the Commons.
This week's top news stories include calls for Ofgem to tackle the 'reckless behaviour’ of some energy suppliers, Gaucho's plans for 2023, and BAO's attempt to game-ify the restaurant experience.
Marking the first opening on UK shores for the Lebanon-based Nothing But Love group, Mayha is the latest addition to the capital’s burgeoning Japanese omakase restaurant space.
Mounting cost pressures led to a net decline of 1,611 licensed premises in the fourth quarter of 2022, new figures show, with independent businesses bearing the brunt of the pain.
Will Ellner has confirmed the closure of Joanna's, the renowned London restaurant launched by his parents on the Triangle in Crystal Palace 45 years ago.
Soho House-owned pizzeria concept Pizza East has shuttered both of its restaurants, but insists the closure of its original site in Shoreditch is only ‘temporary’.
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is continuing the rollout of its restaurant and takeaway brand The Restaurant Hub with a further opening in a Sainsbury’s supermarket.
Gaucho has announced a further two openings slated for the first half of 2023, including its first outpost in Wales, following what it describes as a 'record breaking' trading year.
The annual inflation rate for restaurants and hotels hit a 31-year high of 11.4% last month, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
London-based food hall Sessions Islington has rebranded as Neighbourhood and redesigned its interior, with Japanese food expert Ivan Orkin kicking off its new chef residency.
Taiwanese restaurant group BAO has launched a new app that will ‘pioneer the digital restaurant experience’ as it looks to bridge the gap between on and offline.
Managed hospitality groups enjoyed their best December trading in three years, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals — but sales remain well below pre-Covid levels in real terms.
The Oakman Group is looking to raise £5.3m from its shareholders via a discounted share placement, to provide a buffer to protect from a further worsening of the trading environment.
Operators are capitalising on healthier eating and sustainability food trends to manage costs and inflationary pressures, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.
Developer Hammerson has submitted plans to transform the former John Lewis department store at Birmingham’s Grand Central into 200,000 sq ft of offices that will also include a restaurant, bar and food market.
Detroit-style pizza concept Four Corners is to take up permanent residence at The Hoxton's underground wine bar and restaurant space Rondo La Cave in London's Holborn later this month.
UKHospitality has written to energy regulator Ofgem urging it to penalise bad practice by energy suppliers and to compel them to renegotiate the worst deals.
Private equity house Imbiba has announced the first close of its new £90m fund at around £70m following significant investment from the British Business Bank alongside other investors including Asahi UK.
The Government has confirmed that a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics will come into force from October, leading to warnings the legislation could force takeaways to raise their prices.
The UK economy grew unexpectedly in November last year, primarily thanks to a boost in pub and restaurant sales caused by people going out to watch the World Cup.
Byron owner Famously Proper is to permanently close nine restaurants with the remaining 12 to transfer to Tristar Foods Limited under a pre-pack administration deal.
Gordon Ramsay is on the hunt for a chef to take their gastronomic skills to ‘the next level’ in what he claims is the ‘world’s toughest cooking competition ever’
