The British chef-patron of the Michelin-starred Alimentum and star of Great British Menu Mark Poynton talks about being on TV, the importance of customer satisfaction, and his belief in simple, seasonal food.
As part of their £20 million venue refresh programme, Novus Leisure has closed and renovated its Late Night London venue Abacus in the City of London, which will reopen as Forge bar and restaurant in July.
Many small businesses, including restaurants and pubs, are ‘playing Russian roulette with fire safety’ by failing to carry out appropriate risk assessments, according to a new survey.
Burger giant McDonald’s has pledged to create 8,000 new hospitality jobs across the UK over the next three years, with 70 per cent expected to go to first-time workers and under 25-year-olds.
Bidroom, a no-fee website that allows hotels to bid for customers’ business without going through an online travel agent (OTA), has launched a crowdfunding campaign to take its concept to the next level.
Collective like-for-like sales in managed pubs and restaurants were up just 0.2 per cent in May and year-on-year growth of over 4 per cent in March and April.
Networking association for the hospitality industry Arena has announced details for this year’s Summer Event, which will be held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London on 27 June.
VisitRentals.com aims to raise the profile of the serviced apartment sector with the launch of a real-time online booking portal entirely dedicated to them.
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 by businesses including Rezidor, G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh and Harris + Hoole.
Taste of London has kicked off at Regent’s Park and will run from 18 to 22 June. The festival will feature many well-known chefs, though this year’s theme is emerging talent.
Hotel brand St Giles has revealed plans for a £300m development in Blackfriars, along with expansion of its Heathrow hotel and the potential opening of a small hotel in Richmond.
Preliminary figures released by business advisory and accountancy firm BDO LLP showed slow growth and a dip in occupancy for hotels in London in the month of May, while regional hotels had strong increases in room rate and yield.
The government's decision to relax visa requirements for Chinese visitors has put the spotlight on China's spot as the 19th biggest spender when visiting the UK. BigHospitality looks at the top ten spending nationalities for 2013.
CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey of consumer opinion has just been released, crowning Loch Fyne as the top brand for customer service among the UK’s top casual dining restaurant and pub brands.
Foodservice industry figures from global information company The NPD Group show that casual dining establishments have attracted an extra 47m visits each year in comparison to five years ago.
Allegra’s second Marketing in Foodservice conference will take place this Thursday (19 June) at Vinopolis, London, and aims to help hospitality businesses improve their brand image.
As demonstrated at the Moet UK Sommelier of the Year competition, champagne pouring requires skills and knowledge. BigHospitality gets top tips from this year's winner Kathrine Larsen.
Boutique hospitality management company the Blue Rainbow Group has announced the launch of two new hospitality brands, Cityspace and Citycube Hotels, as part of its planned expansion drive.
The Chef Stagiaire Award has announced 18 year old Craig Johnston and 22 year old Emily Greenough as its two finalists ahead of the last round of the competition at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal on 16 June.
Imbibe Live 2014 will feature a programme packed full of wine-related events and activities for visiting sommeliers, wine buyers, operators and bartenders.
A recent report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the trend for a rise in visits to the UK by oversees residents is continuing, while the number of visits abroad by UK residents has fallen slightly.
Hugh Baird College in Bootle in Liverpool will be opening one of the first Career Colleges for 14 to 19 year olds with a focus on the hospitality and catering Industry. It opens its doors this September.
Greater availability and increased consumer demand are driving the growth of the serviced apartment sector, according to the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP).
Renaissance Pubs recently opened its first hotel rooms above the Tommyfield in Kennington Cross. We caught up with the company’s founding trio to discuss this diversification, future plans for their pubs and their love for breathing new life into neglected...
London has overtaken Sydney, Paris, New York, Stockholm, Zurich and Oslo to claim the title of the most expensive city break destination in the world, according to new research from TripAdvisor.
This year’s London Restaurant Festival will take place from 9 – 27 October, with aims to aid participating restaurants in increasing their revenue and attracting new consumers.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) Hospitality and Tourism Summit 2014 took place at the Novotel West London on 5 June, with some of the biggest names in UK hospitality gathering to share knowledge and discuss the future.
Domestic tourism could give the UK’s economy a £15bn boost in 2014, as the number of Britons taking a holiday at home has more than doubled in three years.
Burger, coffee shops and Italian/pizza were the menu categories that registered the greatest sales among the 100 largest UK chains in 2013, according to data released by Technomic.
Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired a 51 per cent stake in The Stable, a six-strong craft cider and pizza restaurant business, for £7.3m.
Chef Marcus Wareing is to replace Michel Roux Jr as judge and presenter on the seventh series of MasterChef:The Professionals, due to hit BBC Two this autumn.
