PizzaExpress has been told it cannot recoup lockdown losses of around £200m by claiming on its insurance policy because it was not dealing with an emergency.
The inaugural Omnichannel Foodservice Conference will now take place at the Pullman London St Pancras on 7 December, following planned disruption from rail strikes.
Food and drink price inflation in the hospitality sector hit another record high in September, up more than three percentage points on the previous month.
Whitehall is investigating claims that energy companies are charging inflated prices for fixed rate deals, with UKHospitality calling for an investigation
Restaurant group Loungers is creating a new roadside dining brand designed to fill the void left by the demise of brands such as Little Chef and Happy Eater.
With costs continuing to rise and staffing struggles persisting, restaurants are choosing to either go into hibernation mode for the winter or, worse, shut-up shop completely.
This week's top news stories include Jason Atherton's staffing struggles, Marina O’Loughlin leaving The Sunday Times, and Peter Sanchez-Iglesias returning to his roots with Casa.
The high-profile Portuguese chef behind the two Michelin-starred Alma in Lisbon started his career in London, and now he’s returning to launch JOIA at the art’otel in Battersea Power Station.
Nightclub closures have accelerated from one in five during the pandemic to one in three now facing closure by the end of 2022, figures clarified by CGA Vanilla reveal.
Rising costs and economic uncertainty have damaged confidence in the hospitality sector with the majority of businesses taking a pessimistic view of the prospects for the eating and drinking out market in the next 12 months.
Young people do not find the hospitality industry to be an attractive career choice because they don’t think the sector pays well, according to a nationwide survey.
Chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi and Berenjak founder Kian Samyani have pledged their support for #CookForIran - a new global advocacy initiative launched in support of women in Iran.
US restaurateur Kathy Sidell is joining forces with Meraki founder Varun Talreja and chef Richard Turner to open her seafood restaurant Saltie Girl in Mayfair this winter.
Will Devlin has closed his modern-British restaurant The Curlew in Bodiam, East Sussex, with immediate effect, with the chef blaming 'difficult trading conditions' as the reason behind the decision.
The debut London restaurant from Björn Frantzén, Richard Caring's latest Mayfair venture, and a pair of prominent new steakhouses in Liverpool are among this month's key new restaurant launches.
The percentage of UK small businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector predicting growth has hit its lowest level in two years, according to Novuna Business Finance.
Chef Jason Atherton has warned he may have to mothball a number of his London restaurants in the new year if the recruitment crisis plaguing the sector does not ease.
Over 500 restaurants have signed up to this year's StreetSmart Christmas campaign, which launches today (1 November) and aims to raise vital funds to support people living on the streets.
More than a third of the UK’s hospitality sector is at risk of business failure in early 2023 due to what is being branded the ‘cost of doing business crisis’.
The founders of Nigerian restaurant Chuku’s in London's Tottenham have launched a campaign to take 100 bookings a week for the next six weeks, in a bid to avoid closure.
This week's top news stories include details on Björn Frantzén's UK debut, spiralling costs forcing numerous restaurants to close, and the launch of a bold new hospitality recruitment campaign.
Over the past 10 years KERB has evolved from street food champion to business incubator, food hall operator and event caterer. Founder Petra Barran and CEO Simon Mitchell look back on the past decade and discuss what the next one might hold.
Drinks represent a 'growing opportunity' in the delivery and takeaway market with sales increasing 15% over this year, according to the latest CGA by NielsenIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker.
West End landlord Shaftesbury has launched a new pop-up restaurant incubation space in London's Chinatown, with wheelcake brand Dragon Cat Café as the first occupant.
The hospitality industry will be staging its latest protest next month at Parliament Square in London, urging the Government to make policy changes to prevent catastrophic closures within the sector.
Gary Usher is to launch a fresh Kickstarter campaign to support the opening of his restaurant group's first pub site, following the failure of his recent equity crowdfund.
Michael Caines's waterside restaurant and bar The Harbourside Refuge in Porthleven, Cornwall, is to close through the winter in a bid to weather the economic storm currently battering the sector.
99 Problems is the iconic song by Ice-T, from his 1993 solo album, Home Invasion. Currently, it feels like the UK hospitality industry is being bombarded from all directions, in what feels like a home invasion.
Coffee shops, fast food, sandwich and bakery were among the strongest-performing channels between 2019-2022, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence has revealed.
Larkin Cen's Bristol-based Woky Ko group has permanently closed its restaurants on Queens Road and at the city's Cargo development, with the chef citing rising price pressures.
