The American-themed restaurant chain pleaded guilty to six food hygiene offences in court on Wednesday after inspectors found dead cockroaches, mouse droppings and grease-encrusted cabinets in its kitchens
As one of the north’s leading female head chefs, Lisa Allen of the Michelin-starred Northcote Manor in Lancashire reveals the lengths she’ll go to, to remain competitive amongst her male peers, in our latest BigTalent profile
The number of diners reserving a table online has more than doubled in the last year, but less than 10 per cent of UK restaurants use online booking systems
Staff at Kinnaird Estate in Scotland wait to hear what their future holds after owner Constance Cluett Ward announced her retirement from the hotel business
A team of top chefs, led by The Lanesborough’s Paul Gayler, will cook a charity feast in aid of Help for Heroes, raising funds for troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq
The designers commissioned to create a new, plastic pint glass in a bid to cut crime have been told they’ll need to create the ‘Holy Grail’ if it is to succeed
Work is underway on Soho House Group’s latest project - Dean Street Townhouse & Dining Room - after Westminster City Council gave its plans the thumbs up
Restaurant operators with an interest in the paranormal are being urged to put in offers to run the Hellfire horror-themed restaurant as the current owner looks to take to the road with his hog roast hearse.
The restaurant industry is remaining immune to the pressures of the recession with the lowest closure rate since 2000 and openings up 8 per cent on the previous year
Latest figures from Peach Factory show like-for-like sales in restaurants and pubs were up 1 per cent in July with chains faring better than independents
There has been widespread opposition to the Government’s mandatory alcohol code, as over 7,000 pub-goers sign up to the Axe the Beer Tax, Save the Pub campaign
Hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism skills council People 1st appoints David Fairhurst, chief people officer at McDonald's UK & Northern Europe, its new chairman
Pizza Express takes the second restaurant unit at the West Midlands shopping centre and four other operators sign up to take units within the 1,200 seat foodcourt when it opens later this year
Gordon Ramsay has spoken out about how the recession has brought a ‘breath of fresh air’ to the restaurant industry, which he claims had become too arrogant and forgot the ‘customer is king’
Chefs Simon Hulstone and Jeff Galvin and Le Gavroche general manager Emmanuel Landre are among the 21 finalists in this year's Master of Culinary Arts competition
The Chartered Institute of Marketing has revised its travel, tourism and hospitality diploma to equip staff with the skills they need for the current job market.
The UK's tourism industry is in danger of falling behind international competitors because there is a lack of clear support and leadership from the government, a report from the British Chambers of Commerce and Travelodge has found
The rising demand for food globally and changes to the environment mean we will have to ‘radically rethink’ the way we produce and source our food in the UK, says environment secretary Hilary Benn
150 senior restaurant executives show their admiration for the celebrity chef, the pizza chain and other emerging restaurant brands in the latest survey of the market
Undercover video footage of Nobu staff apparently claiming that bluefin tuna is not an endangered species has emerged on the internet, acting as a warning to restaurants to educate their staff properly about fish sustainability
Whether you have access to a tiny courtyard or acres of land, there are plenty of ways you can utilise the space outside your restaurant, hotel or pub. BigHospitality speaks to a handful of operators who are doing just that.
Raymond Blanc, Atul Kochhar, Michel Roux Jr and Oliver Rowe are among the chefs who have signed up to support Action Against Hunger's fundraising campaign Fight Hunger. Eat Out this October.
Ajith Jaya-Wickrema, co-founder and director of Latin casual dining chain Las Iguanas, has left the company after 18 years of service to ‘pursue other opportunities’
The number of domestic holidays taken by people in the UK was up 13 per cent in the first four months of this year, according to figures from VisitEngland
