Almost half of UK pub owners have reported a fall in sales over the past year, although serving food has been the saving grace for many pubs, according to a new survey.
Having an online presence for your restaurant, pub or hotel is crucial nowadays. But how do you go about this if you’re a small business with little budget to spare and no technical know-how? This article takes you through the first basic steps, which...
BigHospitality has teamed up with hotels discount specialist LateRooms.com to help find the hotel in the UK offering the very best service to its guests.
We’re moving rapidly towards a cashless society, and with the rise of the smartphone as the one item we cannot live without, it’s inevitable that the future of payment is through our handsets.
Coffee shops and cafes have beaten pubs, fast food outlets and restaurants as the most popular places to eat and drink outside of the home according to a survey of 3,000 consumers.
Food writer and events organiser Sabrina Ghayour has announced plans to host a 'cheeky supper club' called The French Launderette in London this autumn to coincide with the launch of chef Thomas Keller's pop-up restaurant at luxury department...
Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of British diners claim calorie-labelled menus would help encourage them to make healthier choices when eating out, but research has found their intentions are vastly different from what they’d do in reality.
When the term 'gastropub' was coined in the ’90s few could have predicted its use would become so widespread. What was once a useful descriptor for a serious food pub has become a catch-all for all manner of places.
Italian pasta producer Giovanni Rana has announced plans to open its first UK restaurant at Regent's Place in London this autumn after signing a 15-year lease with estate manager British Land.
The number of ale drinkers and real ale breweries in the UK have risen significantly over the past five years, creating a new market for more growth, says CAMRA as the Great British Beer Festival opens its doors today in London.
A fresh round of investment is expected in the hospitality industry over the next 12 months, in particular in small-to-medium fast casual restaurant chains, with private equity companies and investors acknowledging the sector’s growth potential.
The owner of a group of London pubs and restaurants, including Clapham’s Four O Nine, has launched a luxury baked potato café in Covent Garden, with hopes to open further venues around London.
Small businesses in the hospitality sector should be particularly vigilant of their business strategies over the years ahead, as corporate financial analysts warn that the worst is still to come.
Brewer and pub operator Marston’s has said sales of its focus on local beers and premium ales has helped boost its business performance in a difficult trading environment.
In 1988 Monika Linton began importing Spanish wine and cheese to the UK, selling produce to a number of London’s restaurants. Now, over 20 years later, Linton operates a shop at Borough market, a restaurant in South Kensington (Casa Brindisa) and a tapas...
Hotels, B&Bs and other accommodation providers in the UK reportedly had their best April in five years with the number of overnight trips taken by domestic tourists rising 5 per cent that month.
