Greater Manchester's night time economy advisor Sacha Lord is calling for an industry-wide fair tipping policy amid warnings of a post-Covid decline in customers leaving gratuities.
Like-for-like drink sales were up by more than 110% on hospitality's first day of trading (12 April) compared to the same day in 2019, according to CGA data.
Leaked Government proposals that would force bigger pub chains to provide calorie labelling on pints of beer have been slammed by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) as 'ludicrous'.
Rosa’s Thai Café is planning to open up to six new restaurants over the next year, as well as continuing to grow its portfolio of delivery-only 'cloud' kitchens.
Food hall operator Sessions Market has secured further investment and strengthened its senior team ahead of plans to 'accelerate' growth over the next year and beyond.
BrewDog has revealed it is to launch its first hotel site in Edinburgh later this year, with further bar openings also planned across the UK and internationally.
London-based, late-night operator Adventure Bar Group is to take its cocktail bar brand Tonight Josephine to Birmingham for its first bricks and mortar opening outside of the capital.
WingShack Co has unveiled ambitious expansion plans with five new locations expected to open in London alongside a further two outside the capital this year.
Some local authorities appear to not be taking a consistent, light-touch approach to the enforcement of Coronavirus-related regulations requested by the Government as operators reopen for outdoor trading.
All-day restaurant Crispin in London's Spitalfields has secured a prime Soho spot from which it will launch a new bar concept this summer that focuses on natural wine.
Operators within the hospitality sector are confident that the UK will avoid going into another lockdown after the summer, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence Hospitality Leaders Poll.
London-based hospitality company Inception Group is to launch a legal challenge against insurer Axa in a bid to recover millions of pounds in business interruption payouts.
This week's main hospitality news stories include Sacha Lord's High Court case being expediated, Wendy's plans to open in Croydon, and Unite accusing Six by Nico of staff mistreatment.
With outdoor hospitality finally able to open on Monday 12 April, we trawl through the Government’s guidance to tell you what the rules are and how to implement them safely.
Mac and Wild founders Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon are planning to rollout their cricket-based competitive socialising concept SIXES, with sites planned for Fitzrovia, Manchester and Oxford.
A handful of pubs in England with 24-hour licenses have announced that they plan to open as soon as Coronavirus restrictions on outdoor hospitality settings lift at midnight on Monday.
An independent restaurant community backed by chefs including Brian Turner and Andrew Pern has been founded, with the aim of championing the UK’s independent dining out sector as it emerges from lockdown.
Loungers will grow its estate to 172 restaurants and bars by the end of the May with the opening of four new venues as it looks to get back on track to opening 25 sites a year.
Former Number One at The Balmoral head chef Mark Donald is to oversee the opening of an ambitious fine dining restaurant at The Glenturret, Scotland’s oldest whisky distillery.
A street food operator in Wales has launched a legal challenge against the Welsh Government's failure to set out a reopening date for indoor hospitality.
National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) 2021 contenders will have to create a menu that tells their story of the 2020 pandemic through food, organiser The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed.
Restaurateurs offering nationwide meal kit deliveries are losing thousands of pounds because of courier services failing to deliver the perishable products by the intended target dates.
An outdoor festival-style street food, drinks, and entertainment venue will open in North Shields next month to take advantage of the lifting of restrictions on outside dining.
The UK food to go market suffered a 45.5% decline in 2020 as the Coronavirus pandemic severely restricted travel and movement, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence shows.
Upscale London coffee brand WatchHouse is to open five new sites in the capital as well as its first site outside of London, in Bath, taking its total number of sites to 12 before the year is out.
The property company behind city development Liverpool ONE will be hoping that the snowy days are behind us having revealed plans to double the outdoor seating capacity at the development.
New York-style chicken wing brand The Orange Buffalo has secured its second bricks and mortar site in the capital, on Argyll Street in Soho, which it will launch next week.
Aktar Islam is the latest high-profile chef restaurateur to extend their meal kit delivery business as lockdown restrictions in England are on the verge of being lifted.
Wasabi founder Dong Hyun Kim is set to rapidly expand South Korean fried chicken brand Pelicana in the capital following the acquisition of four sites.
