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Customer alcohol spend at 37-year low

Customer alcohol spend at 37-year low

By Emma Eversham

The amount of money customers spend on alcohol when out drinking is at its lowest level since 1972 according to latest statistics from the British Beer & Pub Association

Ferran Adria launches range of Borges oils

Ferran Adria launches range of Borges oils

By Stefan Chomka

The El Bulli chef proprietor will launch a range of speciality oils - based on those he uses at his restaurant -  at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair next week

TGI Friday's fined £30k for running 'filthy kitchens'

TGI Friday's fined £30k for running 'filthy kitchens'

By Emma Eversham

The American-themed restaurant chain pleaded guilty to six food hygiene offences in court on Wednesday after inspectors found dead cockroaches, mouse droppings and grease-encrusted cabinets in its kitchens

Future uncertain for Kinnaird Estate's hotel

Future uncertain for Kinnaird Estate's hotel

By Emma Eversham

Staff at Kinnaird Estate in Scotland wait to hear what their future holds after owner Constance Cluett Ward announced her retirement from the hotel business

Top chefs cook for wounded war heroes

Top chefs cook for wounded war heroes

By Becky Paskin

A team of top chefs, led by The Lanesborough’s Paul Gayler, will cook a charity feast in aid of Help for Heroes, raising funds for troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq

Operator sought for horror restaurant

Operator sought for horror restaurant

By Emma Eversham

Restaurant operators with an interest in the paranormal are being urged to put in offers to run the Hellfire horror-themed restaurant as the current owner looks to take to the road with his hog roast hearse.

Over 7,000 pub-goers oppose alcohol code

Over 7,000 pub-goers oppose alcohol code

By Becky Paskin

There has been widespread opposition to the Government’s mandatory alcohol code, as over 7,000 pub-goers sign up to the Axe the Beer Tax, Save the Pub campaign

ETM Group opens kitchen at The Lexington

ETM Group opens kitchen at The Lexington

By Emma Eversham

Tom and Ed Martin, owners of the ETM Group, use their expertise in catering to provide the food offering at Islington music venue The Lexington

Bluefin tuna not endangered, say Nobu staff

Bluefin tuna not endangered, say Nobu staff

By Becky Paskin

Undercover video footage of Nobu staff apparently claiming that bluefin tuna is not an endangered species has emerged on the internet, acting as a warning to restaurants to educate their staff properly about fish sustainability

Holiday Inn’s £600m relaunch gathers pace

Holiday Inn’s £600m relaunch gathers pace

By Becky Paskin

The budget hotel chain’s £600m refurbishment is on track to upgrade every property by 2010, with 25 per cent of the UK and Ireland already completed

Brits take 1.2m more holidays in the UK

Brits take 1.2m more holidays in the UK

By Emma Eversham

The number of domestic holidays taken by people in the UK was up 13 per cent in the first four months of this year, according to figures from VisitEngland

Business profile: San Carlo

Business profile: San Carlo

By Paul Wootton

Food, atmosphere, hard work and passion have helped San Carlo become one of the most successful family-owned restaurant companies in the UK – and landed them a franchise deal with one of the Middle East’s richest companies

Whitbread to sell four pub restaurants

Whitbread to sell four pub restaurants

By Emma Eversham

The group puts three standalone Brewers Fayres and one Table Table on the market to focus on its strategy of running restaurants with hotels alongside

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