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.
The Government has launched a call for evidence to help monitor the overall progress of commercial rent negotiations and assess whether it needs to take further steps to protect businesses.
US burger chain Wendy’s is set to launch a restaurant in Croydon, for what could mark its first London opening since announcing its return to the UK market.
Restaurant group Six by Nico is facing accusations from trade union Unite that it underpaid staff, used tips to pay senior managers, and had employees work long shifts without breaks.
Nearly 70% of night-time economy companies believe the introduction of Covid-status certification would have a negative impact on business, according to a study by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).
Scottish Hospitality Group has attacked Holyrood’s decision to pull critical business support before the majority of restaurants and pubs are able to reopen.
Pubs and restaurants will be put in a tricky position post lockdown if potential plans to scrap social-distancing rules and demand customers present Covid passports come into place, UKHospitality is warning.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has until 10am this morning (Tuesday 6 April) to respond to a High Court legal challenge against the decision not to allow hospitality to reopen for indoor service until five weeks after non-essential retail.
Its diminutive size means it has had to stay closed since the announcement of the first lockdown back in March last year, but now Black Axe Mangal’s (BAM) dishes are finally available to eat again.
Black and White Hospitality has launched a group action against its own insurers Tokio Marine Kiln in its continuing fight to get the firm to honour its obligations under business interruption policies.
The First Minister of Wales has told Sky News that he is confident that the country’s restaurants and pubs will be able to reopen for outdoor eating and drinking on 26 April.
A large majority of hospitality businesses believe that the new track and trace rules requiring all guests to sign in will have a negative impact on their business.
The majority of customers are in favour of needing a vaccine passport to be able to go to the pub or eat out in a restaurant, a new Ipsos MORI UK poll has found.
The April openings that will be crossing their fingers for great weather include new restaurant launches and existing venues creating outdoor pop-ups. Not long now...
Planning reforms that make it easier for 'unused' commercial premises to be converted into housing has left hospitality businesses 'fearing the worst', according to the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).
Pub operators including Stay Original Company, Hippo Inns, Brewhouse & Kitchen, BrewDog and Greene King have picked up gongs at Morning Advertiser’s 2021 Publican Awards.
Fuller's is to raise around £53m through a share placing that it says will strengthen its balance sheet and liquidity position in preparation for a strong reopening.
RedCat, the investment vehicle founded by former Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand, is to buy 42 pub sites from Yates's and Slug & Lettuce operator Stonegate.
Just Eat is expanding its trial of using seaweed-coated takeaway boxes in a move that it expects to stop 30,000 plastic coated boxes from entering the waste stream.
Venue Group, the London-based company backed by Mumford & Sons founding member Ben Lovett, is to launch a new outdoor food and drink space in Borough next month.
With the prospect of turnover rents and a glut of properties on the market, there is cause for optimism among small and medium-sized restaurant businesses in 2021 and beyond.
The Government is pushing for more operators to sign-up to workplace testing following the expansion of the programme to include home testing for staff.
MSPs in Scotland have subsidised their own hospitality to the tune of £680,000 since the pandemic began, compared to estimated average support of £40,000 for privately-owned pubs and restaurants.
The Welsh hospitality sector has demanded clarity from the Government on when it will able to unlock, warning that the ongoing delay risks further job losses and business failures.
The return of track and trace for hospitality will give venues an opportunity to rebuild their customer databases as the sector starts to reopen, according to one industry expert.
Just two in five licensed premises will have space to trade from when outdoor hospitality settings begin to unlock on Monday 12 April, data from CGA and AlixPartners reveals.
The Chaine de Rotisseurs Young Professionals Awards are to make a return this year with the national finals of Young Chef and Young Sommelier of the Year competition taking place in June.
This week's main hospitality news stories include calls to allow bar ordering from May, Time Out jettisoning its London Waterloo market, and Jamie Oliver restaurant staff receiving a compensation payout
Chinatown-based bubble waffle concept Bubblewrap, which is credited with starting the craze for the Hong Kong dessert on these shores, has unveiled plans to roll out across the UK and internationally.
