Serviced apartment provider City Marque has secured an investment of £2.1m from Santander and plans an expansion of at least 550 new London apartments in the next three years.
Nightclub operator Luminar has posted a profit before tax of £3.4m for the year ended in February 2014 – a 34 per cent increase over the previous year.
Eastern Mediterranean restaurant The Real Greek is opening its first site outside of London in Windsor on 29 May in the first phase of its wider expansion strategy.
Our latest round of up of the hottest hospitality openings includes new restaurant ventures from chefs Jason Atherton and John Burton-Race, the long-awaited Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard and new concepts Dindin Kitchen and The Juice Well.
The street food market is set to keep growing as 47 per cent of consumers plan to eat more of it in the next year, according to research conducted by Allegra Foodservice for ingredients supplier Santa Maria.
Northern bar and restaurant business Arc Inspirations LLP is opening its third The Pit bar and restaurant in Harrogate on 28 June, in time for the Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France from the town.
Papa John’s introduction of a Rant & Rave text system has caused a decline in customer complaints, suggesting that asking customers for direct feedback in a simple manner could reduce the risk of getting bad reviews on dedicated websites.
Some of the UK’s traditional food could be at risk of extinction as British children prefer junk food and international dishes while on holiday, new research has found.
Not every business has the resources to create its own website, but by maximising social media and review sites, you can give yourself and your customer a voice. Here Elliot Adams, communications manager at Yelp, shares his tips on building an online...
Birmingham’s fine dining scene has suffered a blow after it emerged that two top city establishments - Marco Pierre White’s Steakhouse & Grill and boutique hotel Malmaison - received zero food hygiene ratings earlier this year.
The Dorchester Collection has vowed to protect staff jobs and wages as the boycott of its properties continues, with its Park Lane hotel the latest to suffer high profile cancellations.
Independent UK roaster Matthew Algie has launched five new hand-roasted micro-lot coffees for operators looking for a point of difference in their hot beverages offering.
Street food is democratising the UK dining scene and driving some of the hottest new restaurant openings in London and beyond, according to journalist and author Richard Johnson.
As the number of pubs in the country continues to decline, companies are diversifying their drinks offering and experimenting with food to retain their customer base – and it’s working.
Casio Electronics UK launched the first widescreen EPOS terminal with an Android operating system for pubs, hotels, restaurants and cafes at Caffe Culture this week.
Anjie Keegel has worked in the hospitality industry for 19 years. She started her career within the operations team at the Edwardian Group London, but swiftly progressed to the sales team, working her way up to director level. She recently joined Belgraves...
A number of Japanese restaurants have been arriving in London recently, including fine dining venue Yashin Ocean House in South Kensington and two new Japanese Canteen restaurants to open in the summer.
Hospitality businesses should stop fearing TripAdvisor and take control of their online reputation, according to crisis communications and social media specialist Alan Stevens.
Airbnb has become a recurrent topic in hoteliers’ conversations, and whether or not it should be seen as a threat, the alternative accommodation site is bound to affect the industry as a whole.
In an exclusive interview with BigHospitality, Shane Harris, chief executive of UK hotel management company Jupiter Hotels, talks brand standards, revenue growth and being a catalyst for change.
Boutique hotels can use social media to increase loyalty with customers, but they need to stop broadcasting irrelevant information, according to speakers at the Boutique and Lifestyle Hotel Summit.
Chef David Gingell and restaurant manager Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim will be opening their new venture Primeur this Friday (16 May) in London’s Petherton Road.
We've rounded up some of the latest movers and shakers in the hospitality industry, with the past month seeing a number of key appointments at hotels and restaurants including The Trafalger Hotel, InterContinental London Park and Terre à Terre.
1884 Dock Street Kitchen in Hull, Burleigh Court in Leicestershire and The Old Rectory Hotel in Devon were among the winners of the Visit England Excellence Awards 2014.
Developer Nextcolour Limited has unveiled plans for Oyster Wharf, a new development on the Mumbles waterfront in Swansea, with sites for three restaurant operators on the bay.
Award-winning chef Alan Coxon has been invited to be part of the Government’s international GREAT Britain campaign as an representative for British food and tourism.
Steve Holmes, the current managing director of ASK Italian, is to step up to become chief executive of the Gondola Group-owned brand and its sister chain Zizzi, M&C Report has learnt.
The UK is has proved one of the toughest markets to crack for US beef, but restaurateurs are now showing more and more interest, according to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
