What's on at Hotelympia 2018
The UK’s largest hospitality trade show opens its doors on 5-8 March, here’s what you need to know.
Archives for February 23, 2018
Burger and bao operators collaborate on new Leeds opening
Two well known players on the Leeds food circuit are collaborating on a new venture, Aiyo, which opened in the Hyde Park area of the city earlier this month.
The lowdown: #KFCcrisis
A cock-up with KFC’s new logistics partner caused a mass chicken shortage that forced 460 of the finger lickin’ good stores to close for almost a week. It caused mass panic, as well as an avalanche of poultry-related puns on social media.
Friday Five: The week's top news
We round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.
The Weekender Interview: Sam Clark
Sam Clark founded Moro with husband Sam in 1997. The pair have penned several bestselling cookbooks and now operate two smaller Morito tapas restaurants alongside their Exmouth Market flagship.
Pho MD: Deliveroo has potential to become a restaurant brand
The managing director of Pho has warned that Deliveroo has the potential to become a restaurant operator to rival its delivery partners.
Two star chef Paco Perez to open Manchester restaurant
Paco Perez, the chef behind a number of Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe, is to open his first site in Manchester in June.
Latest opening: Poon's
The daughter of renowned Chinese chef-restaurateur Bill Poon is bringing her family’s iconic Cantonese restaurant brand back to the capital in the form of a three-month pop-up.
YO! Sushi: let's get personal
Restaurants should prioritise the personalisation of the customer experience in order to strengthen loyalty, according to restaurant group YO! Sushi.
Mark Greenaway introduces booking fee after "450 no shows or cancellations in one month"
Restaurant Mark Greenaway in Edinburgh is the latest to resort to charging diners for not turning up after revealing that it had 450 no shows or cancellations in just one month last year.
Honest Burgers secures £17m refinance deal
Honest Burgers has secured an increased funding package from its banking partner Santander to help fund its growth pipeline.
“I can't think about Brexit, it’s too depressing” - Nieves Barragán Mohacho on Sabor
Nieves Barragán Mohacho was head chef at Barrafina for nine years and won a Michelin star for the group’s Frith Street location in 2014.