Andrew Page, chief executive of The Restaurant Group, has revealed plans for the burgeoning Coast to Coast brand to reach five sites by the end of the year saying the performance of the adult-orientated American concept had been 'phenomenal'...
Richoux Group, which operates the Richoux, Dean's Diner, Villagio and Zippers brands, has revealed it is targeting two new restaurant openings after a round of disposals helped deliver an operating profit for the company in the first half of the...
Hotel groups have said they are committed to transparency when it comes to VAT fees on online booking websites as a Which? Travel investigation claims 'nearly half' of the major chains in the UK are breaching Government guidelines and advertising...
As is the case with restaurants and hotels, the pub sector is made up of a range of varying sizes of business, from the individually-owned freehold pub employing a handful of staff members, to the multi-site operator with thousands of recruits.
Irish-born John Keating has been in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years, having worked in hotels and resorts all over the world, including The Ritz in London, Mercantile Club Taiwan CCA, Monolith Club Moscow CCA and Sandals Emerald Bay in...
The capital's dining scene has experienced a 'rapid rebound' in the last year with a jump in the number of openings of 25 per cent, according to the latest Harden's guide which lists Dinner by Heston Blumenthal as the best meal in...
The Government needs to act now if it intends to deliver on its promises of an Olympic legacy for the UK’s tourism and hospitality industries, the chief executive of trade association UKinbound has claimed.
With a hotel’s reputation increasingly made or broken in a single tweet or TripAdvisor review, increased guest expectations and the need to provide as good an F&B offer as any restaurant or bar, staff training is arguably more crucial in hotels than...
Peach Pubs says it plans to restore The Star & Garter in Leamington Spa, to its 'former glory' after striking a deal with Greene King to acquire the lease on what will become its sixteenth pub.
Good Food Guide consultant editor Elizabeth Carter has praised the hospitality industry, claiming that consumers are currently enjoying a 'golden age of eating out'.
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has warned pubs, bars and hospitality businesses using door staff to ensure all their employees have the correct level of training or face 'crisis point' when new Security Industry Authority (SIA) conditions...
Global hotel operator Accor has revealed it has increased its 'asset-light' target and now aims to own or lease just 20 per cent of the hotels in its expanding portfolio by the end of 2016.
Shelina Permalloo, the latest Masterchef winner, has reaffirmed her plans to enter the restaurant business and revealed she is in discussions over a possible location and financing with a concept now fully formed in her mind.
Ex-Petrus chef Michael Nadra is planning to open his second eponymous neighbourhood restaurant in Primrose Hill following the success of his first in Chiswick.
While a number of operators bemoan bad weather and the UK hospitality industry begins to assess the impact of yet another wet British Bank Holiday weekend, The Orchid Group has revealed the recent rain is actually helping to boost sales.
As those involved in training within hospitality have underlined in our previous article, developing staff can make a difference to consistency within a business, but if you don’t already have a training scheme in place it can be hard to know where to...
With one of the highest labour turnover rates in the UK (23 per cent), employers in the hospitality industry could be forgiven for thinking ‘why bother’ when it comes to investing in their staff.
Ashley Palmer-Watts, The Fat Duck Group executive chef and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal head chef, will fly to Kenya next month to work with fish farmers and bring his restaurant industry expertise to a Farm Africa project in the country.
Tim Ogle, European chief executive at customer intelligence company Market Force Information, outlines ways that pub, restaurant and hotel owners can educate their staff to best ask for ID when selling alcohol to young customers without alienating them.
The restaurant and bar operators set to take residence in The Shard tower property development in London have been named with Roka duo Rainer Becker and Arjun Waney opening a new project alongside two concepts from Aqua Restaurant Group.
Visitors from overseas regard the UK's restaurants as one of the 'most welcoming' types of businesses they can go to, according to new research by marketing agency VisitBritain.
The founders of the Project London nightclub have announced they are to make the move into the restaurant industry when they open B-SOHO, a pizza restaurant and cocktail bar, in the capital next month.
Logitech has launched a washable computer keyboard, responding to hospitality businesses’ needs for computer equipment that can stand up to the rigours of a busy work environment.
With London Cocktail Week taking place in October, BigHospitality takes a look at the burgeoning trend of restaurants and hotels offering bespoke and themed cocktails to run in line with current events or to give them a point of difference – how much...
Darran Lingley, the 2011 winner of the BII Licensee of the Year competition, has acquired his second pub and revealed to BigHospitality he is hoping to make his third purchase before the end of the year.
Hotel management company BDL Management has begun development work on a 100-bedroom hotel in Brae on the Shetland Isles which will have a guaranteed 100 per cent occupancy rate for the first year as part of an agreement with energy firm Total.
As head chef at Manchester's The Midland hotel, 38-year-old Paul Beckley works in his native north west but after studying he actually trained in London hotels before working his way through the ranks at The French restaurant at The Midland. He now...
Independent loose leaf tea company Lahloo is launching a black loose leaf tea sourced from the farm of the world's oldest tea farmer in the UK this autumn.
The team behind Riddle & Finns Champagne and oyster bar in Brighton have opened a neighbouring restaurant in the form of Yum Yum Ninja, offering a modern take on Pan Asian cuisine with an outside courtyard and upstairs bar.
Hilton Worldwide has announced it will create 100 hospitality apprentice opportunities for school leavers and job seekers across the UK with the launch of the Hilton Apprenticeship Academy.
London Mayor Boris Johnson has praised recent investment by three overseas companies into the capital's restaurant and hotel sectors, claiming it proves that London is 'the best big city in which to start and grow a business.'
Following research earlier this week which revealed that nearly half of young people in the UK would not consider a job in hospitality, the Institute of Hospitality and Hospitality Guild have spoken out about the benefits that a career can bring, providing...
The forthcoming August Bank Holiday weekend will see 3.6 million Brits taking an overnight holiday in the UK, generating over £800m in tourism spend for the UK economy.
The value of activity in the UK hotel transaction market doubled in the first half of the year while London continues to dominate deals, according to new figures from Deloitte.
Government policies such as the alcohol duty escalator and proposed beer bottle tax stamps are contributing to youth unemployment by indirectly denying young people jobs in the hospitality industry, brewer and pubco Adnams says.
Glasgow Fort Shopping Park has announced details of a £9m leisure development which will see five restaurant units joining the F&B lineup at the park with Pizza Express and Chiquito taking up two of the spaces.
Jason Atherton is to appear in a new TV show tonight where he will give one of two chefs the chance to land a job working in the kitchens of his London restaurant Pollen Street Social.
In our People on the Move gallery, BigHospitality rounds up some of the movers and shakers of the hospitality industry. The past month has seen a number of new appointments at hotels, restaurants and pubs including Thistle, The White Swan and Barracuda...
A new style of tray which promises to make it easier and safer for waiting staff to carry and deliver drinks and food to tables has been launched in the UK.
The Hudson, a new late-night, New York-inspired cocktail bar and club, is set to open in Kilburn next month on the site of The Westbury bar and pool lounge, which closed in June.
Ellangowan Hotel, the Scottish venue made famous as The Green Man inn in the iconic horror film The Wicker Man, has been sold with the new owner pledging to keep the business open and preserve the site.
Despite hospitality being one of few industries offering opportnities at all qualification levels, nearly half of young people in the UK would not consider a job in a hotel, restaurant or pub.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has warned the Government increased budgets for marketing campaigns promoting the UK tourism industry will not have the desired effect without changes to policies on visas, aviation and taxation.
Self-service and multi-cuisine buffet restaurants are big - in size but also current popularity. However in terms of covers none is bigger than Za Za Bazaar in Bristol and BigHospitality took a behind the scenes look at the operation for a special video...
Two-Michelin-starred chef Nathan Outlaw is set to open his first standalone restaurant, Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen, in the coastal town of Looe in Cornwall, BigHospitality can reveal.
