The hospitality industry has felt the strain of the tough economic climate over the past year, with a significant increase in the number of restaurants, bars and hotels becoming insolvent.
Blue Training UK has acquired the Bower Hotel in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, and will take over the day to day running of the hotel as well as launching a new catering and hospitality academy for young people in the area on the same site.
Channel 5 is looking for restaurateur couples to prove to Marco Pierre White that their restaurant is the finest in the country for a brand new TV show for the celebrity chef
Sustainable restaurants and foodservice operators are being urged to enter the 2012 Footprint Awards, which recognises contributions to environmental excellence within the hospitality industry.
There are just a few days left for hopefuls to get their entries in for Hot Talent, a brand new competition launching at Hotelympia this year that aims to showcase talented under-30s in the industry.
Cardiff has been declared the most social city in the UK with residents of the Welsh capital most likely to go out and meet others in its restaurants, bars and pubs, according to social network CitySocialising.
The Restaurant Group, which has the likes of Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito and Garfunkel’s within its 390-strong portfolio, has reported a rise in turnover and sales over the past 12 months in spite of some of the most challenging trading conditions...
Edinburgh's Cafe Fish owner Richard Muir and former Paramount Restaurant Group chairman William Rollason have bought their second Livebait site out of administration under their new company SBG Restaurants.
Ynshir Hall, a Welsh manor house once owned by Queen Victoria, is the 19th Von Essen hotel to be bought out of administration and is now back in the welcoming hands of its general manager.
