Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group, has reported a 13 per cent rise in adjusted EBITDA to £28.9m in the year to 29 December on revenue up 15 per cent to £166.5m, and said it planned to open 25-30 new sites by the end of this year.
Inception Group, the London bar and restaurant operator, is looking to branch out into opening multiple sites under its existing brands and could open outside the capital, and potentially overseas, co-founder Charlie Gilkes has told our sister title M&C...
London is the third-best travel destination in the world, according to TripAdvisor’s sixth annual Travellers’ Choice awards for Destinations. But which UK cities make up the top 10?
Fergus Henderson, a founding partner of infamous London restaurant St. John, has been awarded The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award as part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2014.
Premium drinks business Diageo has today announced the launch of its new Haig Club Single Grain Scotch Whisky in partnership with David Beckham and entrepreneur Simon Fuller.
TripAdvisor has implemented a range of improvements to its free Review Express email service, which it claims is helping hospitality businesses boost reviews by 33 per cent.
Eden Hotel Collection, the luxury boutique hotel operator, has increased its footprint in the South West with the £12m acquisition of the Tides Reach hotel in Salcombe, Devon.
Colliers International is seeking operators for four new leisure units at the large Two Snowhill office development in Birmingham, located next to the city’s main retail zone.
Record visitor numbers, movement in the MICE market and resurgence in the regions should drive further growth in the UK hotel sector this year, according to business advisors BDO LLP.
Supplier Pan’Artisan has launched two new types of dough balls for operators in the casual dining sector: Naan Bread Dough Balls and Brioche Dough Balls.
Arabica Food & Spice Company, the Levantine-inspired street food concept, is launching a permanent restaurant in Borough Market, where it began life as a market stall over 14 years ago.
Fire safety is a serious consideration for hospitality businesses. Here, David Lalor, director at Keybury Fire & Security, explains why you shouldn't go it alone when it comes to risk assessment and choosing fire safety equipment.
Asian buffet restaurant group Mimosa has signed up to rent 14,500sq.ft of restaurant space in the Cordwell Property Group’s Littleton Centre in Walsall.
After 24 years operating Tom’s Deli in Notting Hill, Tom Conran, the restaurateur and son of Sir Terrance Conran, is launching New Tom’s - a 12-month pop-up restaurant on the same site, serving ‘avant-garde modern cuisine.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) and Women 1st have unanimously agreed with recent comments by McDonald’s chief people officer that the industry faces a future of stunted growth unless employers do more to attract young people.
The Algerian-born restaurateur behind London’s Sketch and Momo and a number of other restaurants and bars in Paris and the Middle East on pop-ups, seeking investment from friends, and why he objects to his restaurants being referred to as a mini empire.
The sale of the Marriott London Grosvenor Square hotel for £125.15m reflects the outstanding strength of the Mayfair hotel market, according to the expert that finalised the deal.
In response to increased demand from hospitality businesses for quality pastry chefs, sector skills council People 1st has recognised two new Centres of Excellence in Patisserie and Confectionary, endorsed by the Hospitality Guild.
High-profile chef James Tanner and his brother Chris are set to open a pub restaurant later this spring near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, M&C Report understands.
New super yacht hotel Sunborn London will be soft launched from her berth at the Royal Victoria Docks on 7 April, although she will not be open to the paying public until May 9.
PizzaExpress is looking to grab an even bigger slice of the UK’s ever-growing lunch market with a major revamp of its menu to include cheaper ‘Express’ items available to take away.
Burleigh Court, Hell Bay Hotel and Brockencote Hall Hotel are among the finalists in VisitEngland’s Awards for Excellence 2014 which celebrates the finest in the tourism industry.
Tom Kerridge and Atul Kochhar have become the latest chefs to align themselves with major sporting events, with the pair set to host two new fine-dining restaurants during this year’s Royal Ascot.
GMB trade union claims school chefs in East Sussex employed by Chartwells, a branch of the contractor Compass Group plc, are facing a nine per cent loss in their pay.
Ex-Nobu chef Scott Hallsworth is going from pop-up to permanent with his Kurobuta restaurant in Chelsea and is set to double up on the concept with the long-awaited site in Marylebone opening later this month.
The list of pubs now being run by their local communities is gathering pace, but over a third of pub-goers visit their local less often than they did 12 months ago.
There have been further signs of recovery in the UK hotel market, with investment volumes for 2014 on track to exceed £3.5bn, according to a new report from property experts Savills.
Martin Williams, who stepped down as managing director of Gaucho earlier this month, plans to launch a new restaurant venture called M in London later this year.
Coffee shops and café brands are increasingly encroaching into restaurant and pub territory by offering extensive breakfast, lunch and even dinner menus, writes Stefan Chomka in the April issue of Restaurant magazine.
The Government has taken heed of the overwhelming pressure from the British pub industry to allow venues to stay open late during England's World Cup matches.
