Closures in Britain’s hospitality sector slowed from eight sites a day in 2023 to four a day in the first quarter of 2024, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor reveals.
After a challenging few years Wahaca is putting the past behind it with a huge new opening in London’s Paddington and a determination to bring back some buena vida.
New non-domestic buildings including restaurants will be required to provide separate single-sex toilets for women and men under changes to building regulations.
Rapidly expanding Brighton and Hove-centric coffee and restaurant business Wolfox has brought its FUMI Asian Dining brand to London with a launch within its existing Wolfox Savoy on the corner of The Strand and Savoy Court.
Beleaguered nightclub operator Rekom UK says it is ‘committed to further developing and growing the business’ after splitting from its Scandinavian owner.
After a long stint with a major London hotel group, the former Marco Pierre White and Nico Ladenis chef is going it alone with an ambitious restaurant in his hometown of Tunbridge Wells.
This week's top news stories include a new restaurant from chef Alex Claridge, Borough Market’s Turnips slamming the market’s management for closing its restaurant, and Popeyes' annual sales surpassing £100m.
A new venture is set to launch within the 300-cover café space that’s under the ArcelorMittal Orbit (AKA The Slide) in East London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Big Mamma Group has become the latest restaurant operator to face the ire of customers after its mobile payment provider introduced a new charge to its bills.
The head sommelier of London’s A Wong on growing up in the Loire Valley, Raimonds Tomsons and the challenges of matching wines with progressive Chinese cuisine.
Luke Findlay has promised that his cult supper club concept Supa Ya Ramen will come back ‘bigger and better’ after the group was forced to close its sole remaining restaurant.
Mayfair private members’ club Annabel’s has launched a South American-inspired restaurant in the space that previously housed its Mexican Room restaurant.
The return of a West London institution, Michel Roux Jr's next venture and a restaurant that pays homage to Winston Churchill are among this month’s key openings.
Cult London fried chicken brand Morley’s has moved into the omnichannel retail space by launching its collaboration Heinz x Morley’s Fried Chicken Sauce into supermarkets.
Whitbread is to exit 126 sites from its branded restaurant estate and convert a further 112 into new hotel rooms as part of a new ‘accelerating growth plan’ (AGP).
The director of the fruit and vegetable company behind Borough Market’s Turnips has hit out against the market’s management for withdrawing permission for the restaurant to operate.
