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Rail strikes to cost hospitality £540m

Rail strikes to cost hospitality £540m

By James McAllister

UKHospitality has warned that this week's rail strikes could deliver a 'fatal financial blow' to businesses already struggling to survive.

Friday Five: the week's top news

Friday Five: the week's top news

By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include Ynyshir being crowned the UK’s best restaurant at The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2022, and Tom Sellers' new Mayfair venture.

Latest opening: Boundary Shoreditch

Latest opening: Boundary

By James McAllister

The Boundary hotel in London's Shoreditch has overhauled the ground floor space that previously operated as Albion Café and relaunched it as a bar and brasserie.

Managed restaurant, pub and bar group sales stand still in May as cost crisis deepens

Group sales stand still in May as cost crisis deepens

By James McAllister

Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May were just 0.1% ahead of the pre-Covid levels of 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.

Rail strikes will have 'catastrophic impact on hospitality trade'

Rail strikes will have 'catastrophic impact on trade'

By James McAllister

A leading hospitality trade body has warned that next week's national rail strikes will have a 'catastrophic impact on trade', limiting access to cities, events and festivals across the UK.

Muted reaction to Government food strategy Henry Dimbleby UKHospitality

Muted response to Government food strategy

By James McAllister

Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby has criticised the Government's newly-published food strategy, which he advised on, saying it is 'not a strategy'.

Pret to launch in Spain and Portugal

Pret to launch in Spain and Portugal

By Georgi Gyton

Pret A Manger has reached an agreement with Ibersol Group to launch Pret in Spain and Portugal as it looks to grow its international reach.

Treehouse Hotel Manchester unveils restaurant portfolio

Treehouse Hotel Manchester unveils F&B offer

By Joe Lutrario

Treehouse Hotel Manchester has signed up some of the North West’s most prominent operators to deliver its F&B program including chefs Mary-Ellen McTague and Sam Grainger.

Cantonese steamed bun specialist Bun House heads to Camden

Bun House heads to Camden

By James McAllister

Cantonese steamed bun specialist Bun House is to launch a new London outpost later this week at Camden Market’s Hawley Wharf.

Company announcement: the acquisition builds on NielsenIQ's previous investment in CGA (image: Getty/velvelvel)

CGA acquired by NielsenIQ

By The Morning Advertiser

Global information services firm NielsenIQ has announced the acquisition of insight company CGA.

Hospitality spending soars over Platinum Jubilee weekend

Hospitality spending soars over Jubilee weekend

By James McAllister

The extended Platinum Jubilee weekend saw spending in hospitality venues soar with restaurants seeing a 41.5% uplift compared to the same period last year, according to data from Barclaycard.

Mambow No. 2 – chef Abby Lee on her new restaurant

Generation Next

Mambow No. 2 – Abby Lee on her new restaurant

By James McAllister

After Covid forced her to close her original Mambow restaurant mere weeks after opening it, chef Abby Lee is relaunching the brand as a ‘more complete’ modern Malaysian concept.

New restaurant launches in London and UK June 2022

Restaurant Radar: June 2022

By BigHospiality

Robin Gill's Maria G's, Firebird and Honey & Co's new site on Lamb's Conduit Street are among this month's key restaurant launches.

Mezcalito doubles up in London with opening in Islington

Mezcalito doubles up in London

By James McAllister

Chelsea-based Mexican restaurant Mezcalito has launched a second site in the capital on Newington Green Road in Islington.

BrewDog bars see revenue up 31% in 2021

BrewDog bars see revenue up 31% in 2021

By Georgi Gyton

BrewDog’s global bar business achieved revenue growth of 31% during 2021, compared to the previous year, with 'record sales' achieved so far in 2022.

Coyote Ugly launches in London

Coyote Ugly to launch in London

By Joe Lutrario

Coyote Ugly is bringing its ‘high-octane style of hospitality’ to London for the first time with the opening of a site in Camden.

Opportunities from new points-based visa scheme

Opportunities from new points-based visa scheme

By Helen Gilbert

UKHospitality has called for increased use of youth mobility schemes with other nations in order to maximise the potential of the government’s new points-based visa scheme.

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