Face masks will no longer be required in hospitality settings once Wales moves to the new Alert Level Zero tomorrow (7 August) and almost all remaining Covid restrictions are dropped.
Scotland's licensed hospitality trade has received confirmation that 'vertical drinking will be permitted in pubs and bars from Monday (9 August) when the country lifts almost all remaining Covid rules.
Japan Centre is to launch a new central London ramen restaurant early next month close to its flagship food hall and retail destination on Panton Street, next to Leicester Square.
The CEO of the UK’s largest Middle Eastern restaurant group on his reopening and expansion strategy, the benefits of mobile ordering and how customer behaviour has changed.
Josh Bowles and Dan Howells have launched a sustainability-focused bar, restaurant and community studios within the Hackney Wick site that was once home to Stour Space Cafe & Bar.
Cashless tipping platform TiPJAR is looking to raise £400,000 to further expand into the US market through its latest round of investment on Crowdcube.
The Londoner hotel will launch in Leicester Square next month and boast six separate F&B concepts, all overseen by former Nobu events and private dining manager Amir Jati.
Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed almost all remaining Covid rules in Scotland will be lifted next Monday (9 August), in an announcement described as 'the news hospitality has been waiting for'.
The Government's decision to tweak the NHS Covid-19 app so that fewer people will be asked to isolate will 'alleviate some pressure' on hospitality businesses, but the sector has warned it's 'not a silver bullet'.
This month's upcoming openings include the DC-inspired, multi-faceted restaurant and bar venue Park Row; José Pizarro's 'first foray' into central London; and Amsterdam-based group The Seafood Bar's UK debut.
A new brunch restaurant and wine bar that takes it cues from the Canadian West Coast will launch on New Kings Road in London's Parsons Green next month.
Restaurant and delivery groups including Pizza Pilgrims, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are taking part in a Government initiative to further drive Covid-19 vaccine uptake in young people.
Just over half of consumers have returned to hospitality venues since ‘Freedom Day’, new research from CGA reveals, with trading still 'well below' pre-Covid levels.
This week's main hospitality news stories include Adam Handling announcing the closure of his eponymous Chelsea restaurant, Le Caprice reopening as a training academy, and JKS acquiring Arcade Food Theatre.
Hospitality businesses suffered a £100.2bn drop in sales from pre-pandemic levels in the 15 months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker with CGA reveals.
Samyukta Nair, the restaurateur behind both Jamavar and Bombay Bustle, is to launch a Chinese-inspired townhouse restaurant next month in London's Mayfair.
D&D London is to continue with its paid summer school training programme, which aims to secure employment for people looking to enter hospitality but have little or no previous experience.
The bosses of Pizza Pilgrims and PizzaLuxe discuss how they pivoted during the pandemic and reveal their plans for their respective businesses as things get back to (the new) normal.
JKS Restaurants is to relaunch Arcade Food Theatre as Arcade Food Hall in November with nine different food brands including a standalone restaurant and two counter dining experiences.
Pizza Pilgrims is to launch the first permanent site for its aptly named New York pizza-by-the-slice concept Slice next month in London's Finsbury Park.
The percentage of hospitality businesses able to pay rent has 'significantly improved' over the three weeks following June quarter day, according to the latest data from property agency Colliers.
The lifting of all Covid-19 trading restrictions in England on Monday 19 July saw a 'significant' boost in footfall for hospitality, according to the latest Presence data from Wireless Social.
UKHospitality has warned that hospitality 'faces a summer of venue closures and reduced service' as a result of self-isolation rules that are forcing thousands of workers to quarantine.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the Government announcing plans for compulsory vaccine certificates, optimism for the managed sector as sales near 2019 levels, and Hawksmoor mulling an IPO.
The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) has proposed a new process to guide businesses struggling to cope with the so-called ‘pingdemic’, which is forcing thousands of workers into self-isolation.
