Al fresco dining will continue in parts of Covent Garden and St. John’s Wood, with Westminster City Council also exploring the possibility of introducing a longer term scheme in Soho.
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group has chalked up a significant increase in like-for-likes since the reopening of indoor trading but its dine-in business is still down on 2019.
Bain Capital Credit, in partnership with EBITDA Investments, has acquired Bread Holdings – parent company of the Gail’s Bakery chain and wholesale business The Bread Factory – from Risk Capital Partners (RCP) in a deal worth more than £200m.
Inflation has soared to its highest level in nine years, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) claiming this is down to last year's Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
UKHospitality has warned the possible introduction of contingency measures including vaccine certificates to deal with the pandemic during autumn and winter would 'severely undermine' the recovery of the sector.
Chronic labour shortages, insufficient manufactured stocks and post-Brexit challenges on imports are combining to create disruption and inflation across the foodservice sector, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals.
Dessert parlour brand Creams has confirmed a trio of new openings in the capital, which will push its UK estate to 100 sites in total by the middle of November.
Former MasterChef: The Professionals finalist Chris Niven is to head up The Lawn restaurant, which will open within the Marine North Berwick hotel in East Lothian, Scotland, later this month.
Job vacancies rose to their highest levels since records began in the three months to August, according to official figures, propelled by ongoing recruitment issues in the hospitality sector.
New York-style chicken wing brand The Orange Buffalo will launch its first restaurant under franchise later in the autumn at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
The mother and son duo behind London pubs including The Angel of Bow, Odette and Dominic Gibson are to open a bourbon bar and smokehouse in East London later this week.
Average dish counts across both chain and fast food restaurants, as well as managed pubs and bars, remain 'significantly smaller' than before the pandemic, new data from Lumina reveals.
Mounting consumer confidence and staycations helped Britain’s leading managed restaurant, bar and pub groups to lift sales above pre-Covid-19 levels in August, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the Government no longer plans to go ahead with introducing so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues in England later this month.
This week's main hospitality news stories include confirmation of 'vaccine passports' in England, chef changes at Tom Kerridge's restaurant group, and condemnation of the Government's plan to raise National Insurance.
Chris Leach and David Carter are to close the Soho iteration of their nose-to-tail, British-Italian restaurant Manteca and relocate to a new permanent home in London's Shoreditch.
UKHospitality has welcomed the extension of debt protections to commercial tenants, but says not prohibiting landlords from using County Court Judgments (CCJs) to chase rent arrears is a 'missed opportunity'.
The Scottish Government has been accused of ignoring the concerns of hospitality after the country's parliament pushed through plans to introduce so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues from next month.
Hospitality and leisure tops the list of industries most concerned about the importance of environmental sustainability, according to new research from Barclays.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants 'remains committed and on course' in its growth strategy, with 'well advanced plans' to expand the group's Bread Street brand across the UK.
Nottingham-based fish and chip restaurant and takeaway The Cod’s Scallops will open its fifth site later this month as part of its plans to grow its estate within a 90-minut drive of its original location.
The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) says a generation of so-called ‘silver servers’ could provide a solution to the ongoing recruitment crisis facing the sector.
With noise nuisance rapidly becoming a major problem for a lot of operators on the return to trade, there’s still time to register to take part in a free online event to help you get to grips with the problem.
Business groups have warned the Government's plans to raise National Insurance contributions and dividend tax will 'dampen the entrepreneurial spirit' needed to drive the economic recovery following the pandemic.
Beloved Theatreland restaurant Joe Allen in London's Covent Garden is to relaunch next month with Russell Norman and ex-Ivy executive head chef Gary Lee at the helm.
Restaurant spending broke into positive growth in August for the first time since the pandemic hit, new data from Barclaycard shows, with a further boost expected as office workers return.
Chris and Jeff Galvin are teaming up with fellow chef Adam Gray to launch a restaurant at the Kimpton Fitzroy London hotel in Bloomsbury later this month.
The average spend per consumer per visit in hospitality settings increased by 3.9% in the 12 weeks to 11 July, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.
Brakes and its parent company Sysco Speciality Group have become the first wholesale partners of the UK arm of #FairKitchens, a global movement fighting for a healthier and more sustainable hospitality industry.
