Britain’s hospitality sector grew modestly in the last quarter of 2021, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor, but tough trading conditions now threaten to halt the upturn.
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups suffered a double-digit sales drop from pre-Covid-19 levels in December after widespread cancellations of Christmas celebrations, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
It has been confirmed that trading restrictions on indoor hospitality settings in Scotland will be lifted next week, with nightclubs able to reopen again following an enforced four-week closure.
Venue Group, the London-based company backed by Mumford & Sons founding member Ben Lovett, has relocated Flat Iron Square to the site previously occupied by St Felix Place in Borough.
The City of London Corporation is launching a new grant scheme to support Square Mile businesses that have been hit by restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 Omicron variant.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has called for so-called vaccine passports to be scrapped nationwide, saying they are 'neither proportionate nor effective' in controlling the spread of Coronavirus.
Currently City-based Turkish restaurant group Haz is to make its West End debut following the acquisition of the former 28-50 Wine Bar & Kitchen site on Covent Garden’s Upper St Martin’s Lane.
Nathan Outlaw is to expand his empire in Port Isaac, Cornwall, having acquired the Stargazy Inn restaurant with rooms, with plans to relaunch it as Outlaw's Guesthouse.
Brighton Pier Group has reported a 9% rise in trade over the New Year period at its bar venues, despite trading being impacted due to the additional Covid restrictions.
Carousel has moved from London's Marylebone to Fitzrovia and relaunched as a multifaceted space that marks an evolution for the chef residency restaurant.
Caffè Nero has completed a £330m debt refinancing with a syndicate of three banks, effectively fending off the takeover ambitions of the Issa brothers.
This week's main hospitality news stories include Dishoom being named the best hospitality company to work for, Temper's first restaurant in four years, and a Scottish-based bar group accused of mistreating staff.
The hospitality sector has welcomed the Government's decision to reduce the isolation period in England for those who test positive for Covid-19 from seven days to five.
Wales is set to gradually move back to Alert Level Zero by the end of the month, removing trading restrictions that have been in place since late December.
A gritty new film depicting the pressures of working in a London restaurant during a busy service has been championed by many chefs, while others are perplexed by its popularity.
Figures show the hospitality sector saw a 40% drop in sales overall for the month of December versus the same period in 2019, reflecting a £3bn hit to the industry.
Hospitality businesses are some of the most likely to report facing difficulties in finding staff according to new figures released by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
McDonald’s is launching a rewards scheme that will enable customers to collect points on their purchases and redeem them against menu items or make a charity donation.
One in three tourism and hospitality businesses in Scotland have said they are likely to fail in 2022, according to a recent survey conducted by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA).
Marugame Udon is to double the size of its fledgling London estate next month with two new openings in St Christopher’s Place and Canary Wharf respectively.
Just Eat saw orders on its platform rise to 1.1 billion last year as the pandemic continued to keep people out of restaurants and ordering takeaway food instead.
Delivery and meal-kit business Dishpatch is to launch a new initiative next month aimed at giving a platform to 'lesser-known voices and trailblazers' within the hospitality sector.
Hospitality businesses in Scotland will continue to face tight restrictions on indoor trading for at least another week, with the sector accusing the Scottish Government of leaving it 'in limbo'.
The owners of Scottish-based bar and restaurant brands MacMerry 300 and Abandon Ship have been accused of 'systemic mistreatment' in a collective grievance signed by both current and former staff.
Rare Restaurants is to offer 'carbon neutral' steaks across its entire restaurant estate, with the group also set to launch two new restaurants that will serve only 'carbon neutral' beef.
The impact of restrictions and fears over the Omicron variant hit the hospitality and leisure sectors in the run up to Christmas, the latest data from Barclaycard has confirmed.
Chef Padam Raj Rai is to overhaul the Fitzrovia site he opened under his sushi and steak restaurant brand Hot Stone last year, and relaunch it as omakase restaurant RAI.
