Daily news, insight and opinion from the world of restaurants
Average RevPAR (revenue per available rooms) was in double-digit growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, but room rates are beginning to plateau – the latest Hotel Bulletin report has found.
VIEWPOINT
Debbie Taylor, managing director for Manchester and the North West at Macdonald Hotels & Resorts, talks about the general optimism for regional hotels and why investing in them and their people can help with continual growth.
A surge in sales of higher quality wines in premium restaurants, wine bars, hotels and gastropubs is bucking the overall decline in on-trade wine sales, a report from Liberty Wines has found.
Restaurant 1701 is ceasing operations at Bevis Marks Synagogue and moving to a new London location.
Product news
UCC Coffee UK & Ireland has added two new coffees to its range – Grand Crü version 2.4 and Orang Utan.
The founders of coffee concept Shot Espresso and ice cream and pizza joint Ice&Slice are opening a new all-day restaurant in Parsons Green this Spring.
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) expects to double in size by the end of the year as the sector continues to show strong growth.