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A cross-Whitehall committee or 'Star Chamber' is set to meet in the next few weeks to consider hospitality industry proposals to cut red tape and regulation, Tourism Minister John Penrose has revealed.
Restaurateur Iqbal Wahhab has outlined plans to grow Mooli’s, the Indian street food concept he acquired earlier this year, into a multi-site brand with the ambition of it becoming an ‘Indian Pret A Manger’.
Pub restaurants have been the greatest beneficiary of UK diners eating out more frequently over the last year according to Horizons' latest QuickBite survey.
In a wide-ranging, exclusive video interview for BigHospitality, Tourism Minister John Penrose has ruled out making a VAT cut for the hospitality industry a long-term ambition for the Government and has said businesses still need to show why a cut would...
Two Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw is to open his first London restaurant this autumn after agreeing to take over the restaurant space at Knightsbridge hotel The Capital.
The heavy rain over the last three months coupled with the Chancellor's March tax hike are being blamed for a 4.6 per cent drop in beer sales in pubs during the second quarter of 2012.
Disposables manufacturer Huhtamaki has launched a range of Olympics and sport-themed summer celebration tumblers for hospitality businesses looking to encourage al fresco drinking during the good weather.
A number of hoteliers are introducing or improving spas at their hotels to entice corporate and international guests as a new report suggests more than a third of people booking a hotel see the presence of a spa as a key decision in their choice.