Clutch chicken restaurant hatches in Hoxton
Clutch, a ‘new breed of chicken restaurant’ is coming to roost in London's East End next month, capping off a year that has seen a host of poultry-led concepts flocking into the capital.
Archives for November 22, 2013
Indian Summer Kitchen targets expansion
Indian Summer Kitchen, the Brighton-based Indian restaurant operator, plans to become the UK’s largest Indian restaurant chain and has revealed target areas for expansion to our sister title M&C Report.
Buffalo Trace Antique Collection enters UK
As the popularity of bourbon continues to boom in the UK, limited supplies of the five-strong Buffalo Trace Antique Collection have arrived for bartenders and drinks businesses across the country.
Mike DeNoma: Pearls of Wisdom
By his own admission, US-born banker turned global hotelier Mike DeNoma struggles to even spell ‘hospitality’, but he certainly understands the voice of the customer and is an expert when it comes to market research. As chief executive of newly formed...
Hospitality industry welcomes ‘Night Tube’ announcement
The recent announcement that London Underground trains are to run for 24 hours at weekends has been hailed as ‘excellent news’ for the capital's hospitality businesses.
Tourism Minister praises industry for its ‘sharp focus’ on job creation
The newly-appointed Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equality Helen Grant has heaped praise on the hospitality and tourism sector for its financial contribution to the UK and its ‘sharp focus’ on job creation.
Britannia’s profits plunge as recession takes its toll
Less than a month after being named as ‘the worst hotel chain in the UK’ by consumer watchdog Which?, Britannia hotels has reported a 69 per cent fall in pre-tax profits due to ‘additional demands on the business’.