All news articles for November 22, 2013

The mid-market operator remains confident that the business is well placed to meet the challenges

Britannia’s profits plunge as recession takes its toll

By Luke Nicholls

Less than a month after being named as ‘the worst hotel chain in the UK’ by consumer watchdog Which?, Britannia hotels has reported a 69 per cent fall in pre-tax profits due to ‘additional demands on the business’.

Clutch will serve up buckets of ‘guilt-free’, ethically sourced chicken in a laid-back environment

Clutch chicken restaurant hatches in Hoxton

By Luke Nicholls

Clutch, a ‘new breed of chicken restaurant’ is coming to roost in London's East End next month, capping off a year that has seen a host of poultry-led concepts flocking into the capital.

Indian Summer Kitchen currently has one restaurant in Brighton's East Street

Indian Summer Kitchen targets expansion

By John Harrington

Indian Summer Kitchen, the Brighton-based Indian restaurant operator, plans to become the UK’s largest Indian restaurant chain and has revealed target areas for expansion to our sister title M&C Report.

The five Antique Collection whiskeys are produced at the historic Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Antique Collection enters UK

By Luke Nicholls

As the popularity of bourbon continues to boom in the UK, limited supplies of the five-strong Buffalo Trace Antique Collection have arrived for bartenders and drinks businesses across the country.

Mike DeNoma is chief executive of new global hotel brand glh

Mike DeNoma: Pearls of Wisdom

By Luke Nicholls

By his own admission, US-born banker turned global hotelier Mike DeNoma struggles to even spell ‘hospitality’, but he certainly understands the voice of the customer and is an expert when it comes to market research. As chief executive of newly formed...