P&G Professional has launched three downloadable 'handy hints' guides to help hoteliers, restaurateurs and care home managers to create a memorable guest experience.
The owner of the Assembly Rooms in Newcastle is planning to turn the building into a multi-purpose entertainment venue which will 'get people socialising'.
Whitworth Hall Hotel in Spennymoor, County Durham, has been rescued from administration by the owner of a local engineering firm, safeguarding the future of the hotel and its 40 employees.
The hotel sector has been boosted by an 'improving economic backdrop' in 2013, with properties in London recovering well after a sluggish start to the year, and those in the Provinces seeing a remarkable recovery with continuously strong demand.
Planned overnight trips this Christmas and New year are likely to generate some £1.9bn spend for the UK economy - around £1.6bn of which will be spent in England - according to VisitEngland’s latest Trip Tracker survey.
Bill’s and Byron have both been confirmed as tenants for the 10 Hammersmith Grove development in west London, which is owned by Development Securities Plc and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Property Trust.
It was the year that the horsemeat scandal rocked the food chain, Noma was knocked off of top spot and the beer duty escalator was finally scrapped. But what did you make of it all? Here’s a look back at some of the biggest issues of 2013.
She’s the Samoan-born Le Gavroche sous chef that has become known as the tough-talking MasterChef: The Professionals judge. But how much do we really know about Michel Roux Jr’s right-hand woman, Monica Galetti?
Red’s True BBQ, the highly-rated fledgling Leeds-based operator, plans to open three sites in total next year, as part of its five-year plan to grow to at least 15 restaurants across the UK.
The debate over a Statutory Code of Conduct for pubs, which proponents argue would improve the pubco-tenant relationship, has taken another turn this week, with a number of individuals, companies and industry bodies speaking out about the issue.
A third of British holidaymakers say they are less energy conscious when staying in hotels with more than half believing it is the responsibility of the hotel to ensure the business is energy efficient.
Less than a month after a VisitBritain report revealed that tourism has become a ‘bedrock’ of the UK economy, the national tourism agency is now confidently forecasting another record-breaking year after receiving another major funding boost from the...
Catering equipment manufacturer Burco has launched a new, energy-efficient toaster that is suitable for front and back-of-house service and is able to maintain high output during busy periods.
Manchester House, the partnership between chef Aiden Byrne and restaurant and pub company Living Ventures, opened its doors for trade in September with the firm aim of putting Manchester on the culinary map and bagging the city a Michelin star.
UK hotel operators reported another period of impressive growth in November, with properties in Glasgow recording their strongest month for seven years.
A seasoned restaurant worker and former manager of Red Hot World Buffet in Manchester has embarked on his first solo venture with a new restaurant in Oldham offering his own take on global cuisine.
Employees working in the hospitality industry are among the happiest in the UK, with those working in the foodservice industry topping the table in terms of personal productivity.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has formed a new partnership with Pubs of Ulster, the professional body of the Retail Licensed Trade in Northern Ireland.
Britains’s restaurant, pub and bar groups are in good stead in the run up to Christmas with like-for-likes up by 1.7 per cent in November compared to the same month last year.
The ‘British cooking revolution’ is to be celebrated next year with the launch of the Chef Stagiaire Award to discover the best young British chefs making a name for themselves in the industry.
Michael Achenbaum, the founder of the New York-based Gansevoort Hotel Group, is planning to build a 120-bedroom hotel on Curtain Road in Shoreditch, London next year.
Potato processing firm Aviko has launched a new range of Chilli Cheddar Nuggets to help operators take a healthy bite out of the growing consumer trend for snacking.
BigHospitality rounds up some of the latest movers and shakers in the industry with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels, restaurants, pubs including Lancaster London, Luxury Jersey Hotels and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.
The owner of a new Greek restaurant and deli in London believes there is a gap in the market for a group of restaurants offering an ‘integrated Greek experience’ as he looks to expand his business under a franchise.
Tourism Minister Helen Grant has heaped praise on VisitEngland’s ‘Growing Tourism Locally’ campaign, having seen it generate an additional £98.2m in tourism spend and created 1,861 new jobs for the sector in its first year.
The Exotic Teapot, an online retailer of speciality teas, glass teaware and tea gifts, has launched a new range of flowering teas for caterers following a 160 per cent increase in sales over the past year.
Former Whitbread chief executive Alan Parker has been given an award for his long term contribution to hospitality marketing by the Hotel Marketing Association (HMA).
The Spanish restaurant revolution in London is set to take another turn next year as Camino, the four-strong tapas restaurant and bar group, is embarking on an ambition expansion programme to reach 10 sites over the next three years.
D&D London has become the latest hospitality operator to capitalise on the increased demand for more casual, American-inspired cuisine with the announcement that it is to re-launch its modern British restaurant, Avenue.
Hotel and resort operator De Vere has unveiled ‘The Country Club’ - a new leisure membership-based brand that will be introduced at six of its marquee properties across the UK.
Vietnamese restaurant chain Pho has secured another two sites in London - in Chiswick and Battersea - as part of its plans to open five restaurants over the next year.
The former Scotland Yard Police headquarters and Ministry of Defence building in Whitehall is to be transformed into a £100m ‘super-luxury’ five-star hotel.
Northampton-based Frozen ready meal firm Classic Cuisine is launching a trio of vegetarian meals to help caterers capitalise on the growing demand for meat-free meals in 2014.
Exclusive Hotels and Venues has launched a new career development programme which will give young chefs the opportunity to work alongside MasterChef: The Professionals winner Steven Edwards along with some of the group’s Michelin-starred chefs.
Drake & Morgan, the highly-regarded, bar-restaurant operator, has confirmed that its seventh site, The Fable, will open next February at Sixty London in Holborn, and said that it has 'many more exciting openings in the pipeline'.
Pub and restaurant operators ‘must embrace new technologies’ in order to be profitable next year, as the pace of change and the use of smartphones and social media is set to accelerate even further.
Shortly after announcing that its business will be divided in two in a bid to maximise operational performance, global hotel operator Accor has announced the signing of a new hotel in Wembley for one of its midscale brands, Novotel.
October was a record-breaking month for UK tourism as increased visits from across the world put Britain on track for the highest tourism spend in its history by the end of the year.
Fresh from being crowned winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2013, Steven Edwards has told BigHospitality he wants to use the experience as a springboard for his career and perhaps eventually open a restaurant of his own.
Leisure Management graduate and publican's daughter Sian McNicholas worked in events before taking up the role of marketing development manager at London-based pub company Young's. Following the company's purchase of Geronimo Inns at the...
The Salt Yard Group’s co-founder Simon Mullins and chef director Ben Tish have partnered with three brothers to open a new Parisian restaurant in Soho next week, capping off a year packed full of French bistro openings in the capital.
The number of people booking rooms directly with a hotel's own website has fallen four per cent in the last year despite efforts by hoteliers to improve websites and grab a share back from online travel agents (OTAs).
Britain is ‘falling out of love with nightclubs’, according to a nationwide study of leisure spending habits which found that visits to late-night venues have dropped to the lowest level on record.
Indian restaurant group the Tamarind Collection is to convert Zaika in Kensington High Street, which it acquired earlier this year, into ‘a new direction lifestyle concept’.
