M&B lose another chairman as Burke steps down
Mitchells & Butlers has lost its third chairman in just 18 months after the pub and restaurant group announced Simon Burke has stepped down.
Archives for July 13, 2011
Giraffe launches adult-focused Café and quick service train station concepts
Russell and Juliette Joffe, the owners of high street family chain Giraffe, are to launch two new brand extensions – an adult-targeted cafe and a quick service train station concept.
Toptable reveals the UK’s most popular French restaurants
Restaurant Martin Wishart in Edinbugh and Le Gavroche in London have been named the most popular French restaurants in the UK by 500,000 Toptable users.
Marriott targets 200 new hotels in 2011
The global hotel chain Marriott International says it plans to add 200 hotels to its portfolio in 2011 as it announces an increase in revenue and profits for its second quarter this year.
Tourism to Britain increases 11%
Britain is on its way to recovering its appeal as a holiday destination for international tourists, according to encouraging data on tourism figures so far this year.
Banana Tree to expand into central London
Banana Tree, the south east Asian canteen-style restaurant group, is expanding into central London with the opening of a site in Soho this summer.
Macdonald Hotels in talks with more top chefs following Aiden Byrne partnership
Macdonald Hotels has revealed it has been in talks with a number of 'top chefs' to run partnership food operations at its 42 UK hotels after signing a deal with Aiden Byrne to open a restaurant at one of its Cheshire properties.