The Cadogan Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge has been purchased for £15.4m by the Cadogan family Estate, which plans to refurbish the site and open a new restaurant in the hotel.
UK hotels saw a significant recovery in 2010 following a challenging environment the year before, but the road ahead remains uncertain, according to an annual hotelier survey from PKF.
Tea brand Twinings has released two new products for hospitality operators - a stronger Earl Grey blend, and a special commemorative Royal Wedding blend.
A new café bar concept, Vertigo Lounge, is to open in Hornchurch to target over 25 year-olds looking for a more ‘sophisticated’ social venue in the suburban northeast London town.
Peach Pubs has taken on its 14th venue, the former Jean-Christophe Novelli pub The White Horse in Harpenden, following the departure of its most recent owners Urban & Country earlier this year.
José Pizarro, who co-founded Brindisa Tapas Kitchen, is planning to open his own tapas venue near London’s Borough market, which aims to become a neighbourhood restaurant.
London’s first Hampton by Hilton is to open near Waterloo station, after Shiva Hotels acquired the adjacent Partnership House site for an undisclosed sum.
The German hotel group Steigenberger is looking to expand its luxury and mid-market hotel brands into the UK as part of its wider international growth strategy.
Scottish Michelin-starred chef Martin Wishart is to open an informal brasserie in Edinburgh this summer, and plans to roll the concept out if successful.
William Reed Business Media (WRBM), the owner of BigHospitality, has bought the Publican and will merge the magazine with sister publication The Morning Advertiser from 7 April.
Improving your own service skills, as well as those of your staff, can make a noticeable difference in your business and the satisfaction of your customers.
Celebrity chef Brian Turner is to open his first restaurant in three years at Butlins in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, the first of three collaborative hotel restaurants planned for the group.
Jason Atherton is hoping to reignite the UK’s desire for desserts when he opens his much-anticipated debut solo venture Pollen Street Social in Mayfair this month.
Tom and Ed Martin, owners of the eight-strong ETM Group, are to open two new pubs this summer on the site of Montcalm Hotels’ new five star property in the City.
Prezzo, Mitchells & Butlers and Compass’s Nick Vadis have all been named winners in the Menu Innovation Network’s annual Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS).
The food and drink operation at budget hotels has been named the biggest disappointment when it comes to meeting customer expectations, with many consumers believing it should meet the quality of a midmarket hotel.
Mickael Weiss has been executive head chef at the City restaurant Coq d’Argent for a decade, after a career climbing the ranks in establishments like Le Gavroche, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, The Walnut Tree Inn and The Intercontinental.
Sommeliers at that The Duck in Bray have scooped up the top three awards in the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs’ National Young Sommelier of the Year competition, held this week.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) yesterday refuted claims that the country’s hotels are profiteering by charging higher room rates during the Olympic Games.
Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens has secured investment from a Turkish restaurant group, which will help expand the Tom’s Kitchen restaurant brand in the UK.
February has been the hardest month for business in hotels outside of London since the bout of bad weather in January last year, according to the latest data from HotStats.
A new company launched this week is designed to help hoteliers improve water and energy efficiency, with the only payment required being a proportion of the hotel’s savings.
VisitEngland has launched a green map of London, which will guide tourists to hotels, restaurants, gastropubs and cafes that run their businesses along ethical lines.
A European ruling could mean that restaurants and pubs pay no VAT on take-away food and drink, and they could reclaim some of the tax paid over the past four years.
Fred Sirieix, general manager at Galvin at Windows, has designed a new board game to help restaurateurs and hoteliers train their staff to deliver the very best service.
Rasmus Kofoed, the Danish winner of the 2011 Bocuse d’Or and chef proprietor of Geranium in Copenhagen, has defied the odds and won a bronze, silver and now gold trophy in what is known as the Oscars of the culinary world.
Garret Keown from The Bell Inn, Horndon on Hill, Essex, has been named the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Young Chef of the Year 2011 following a cook-off against seven other finalists last week.
Von Essen appoints former Barcelo director Charles Prew as chief executive, while Compass appoints a new managing director for its Restaurant Associates arm.
The chief executive of InterContinental Hotels Group, Andrew Cosslett, is to step down at the end of June, to be succeeded by the group’s chief financial officer.
Restaurants throughout the UK are launching initiatives to help raise money for Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country’s north-east region on 11 March.
Only seven per cent of consumers trust companies’ claims to be actively reducing their carbon emissions, although more than half admit they would be more loyal to a brand if action was clearly demonstrated to them.
Michel Roux’s Service TV programme has put front-of-house on the map, but how can the hospitality sector sustain this momentum? BigHospitality takes a look at steps that can be taken to help raise the profile of a career in service.
Turtle Bay, the Caribbean restaurant concept founded by former Las Iguanas director Ajith Jaya-Wickrema, is set to expand to five sites by the end of the year.
Jules Murray, of sales and customer service consultants Spider on the Wall tells BigHospitality how restaurants, pubs and hotels can measure customer service in the most cost-effective and beneficial way.
Hospitality employers have been criticised for the lack of support and motivation they lend to their staff, after research revealed over a third of restaurant, pub and hotel workers don’t respect or even like their manager.
Business secretary Vince Cable is to outline plans today on how the Government will cut red tape for small businesses, including no new domestic laws for three years.
The head sommelier of Roux at the Landau is best known for his 27-year service at The Savoy with restaurant manager Franco Becci, but after a 38-year career in hospitality is set to retire next year.
