Former Nahm chef David Thompson has secured a site in London's Chinatown for his Long Chim casual Thai restaurant, which is expected to launch later this year.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the Government making pavement licenses permanent, data showing hospitality employees working longer hours, and Shaftesbury and Capco's plans to merge.
Wendy’s UK business – its newest market – achieved 'solid results' in the first quarter to 3 April 2022, president and chief executive officer Todd Penegor has said.
Consumer confidence fell for the third consecutive quarter in Q1 2022, but the percentage of consumers spending more on restaurants rose by nine points quarter-on-quarter, according to data from Deloitte.
Outdoor restaurant seating could be permitted without a planning application in Scotland under new proposals designed to support the hospitality industry.
Coppa Club owner Various Eateries has reported robust trading for the 26-week period ending 3 April, following the opening of two new sites and the lifting of lockdown restrictions.
The proportion of main dishes on operator menus that are sandwiches has risen across four key eating out channels to give consumers cheaper meal-time options amid cost of living pressures.
The meteoric rise of social media over the past few has transformed restaurants, helping build brand awareness, customer loyalty and even with recruitment, according to those in the industry.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said yesterday's (10 May) Queen’s Speech was a 'missed opportunity' as far as the night time economy is concerned.
Unilever Away From Home is adding a Mental Health in the Kitchen course to its recently launched Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) Academy in a bid to tackle rising concerns across the industry.
Northern-based burger chain Fat Hippo is planning a move to the capital amid an expansion drive that will also see it establish permanent outposts in Scotland and Wales.
London landlords Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties Properties (Capco) are in advanced talks on a £3.5bn merger that would bring tourist hotspots including Covent Garden and Soho under common ownership.
The Government's decision to widen its ban on exclusivity clauses to include those earning less than £123 a week has been welcomed as 'positive for businesses and workers in hospitality'.
Hospitality employee development partner CPL Learning has launched a free online training course to support venues and individuals who want to improve the hospitality experience for Deaf people.
Hospitality employees are working around six hours a week longer than before the pandemic, according to new figures from workforce management specialist Bizimply.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the Star at Harome's reopening plans, a new award for the 2022 Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards, and a rise in restaurant insolvencies,
Chef Sugen Gopal (aka: the Roti King) has launched a second permanent restaurant space and his first south London outpost in Circus West Village, near Battersea Power Station.
Plans to introduce legislation prohibiting hospitality firms from taking a proportion of staff tips or service charge have been shelved, with one industry body describing the move as 'disappointing'.
Brighton & Hove-based restaurant group Fatto a Mano is to put down permanent roots in the capital next month with the launch of Fatto Pizza & Beer in King's Cross.
John Chantarasak debut cookbook is based around the same concept as his successful AngloThai pop-up, with British ingredients standing in for Thai ones in some cases.
BrewDog will give 750 members of its staff shares worth £120,000 as well as share half of its bar profits with all bar workers under a new employee ownership programme.
Famed Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung is finally set to launch a restaurant at London's Centre Point development, more than three years later than originally planned.
Hawksmoor has announced that it is to end its nationwide At Home meal kit business, which it launched back in the summer of 2020 amid the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Mexican chef Adriana Cavita's London debut, a second site for Kian Samyani’s Berenjak, and Carlo Scotto's latest venture make up some of this month's most interesting new restaurant launches.
