All news articles for December 11, 2014

Barry Hilton launches Ceru pop-up restaurant

11-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Restaurateur Barry Hilton launched Eastern Mediterranean street food restaurant Ceru in Fitzrovia at the beginning of December.

The Queensbury Kitchen opens in west London

11-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

All-day bar and grill The Queensbury Kitchen opened in the Willesden area of London on 10 December.

Restaurant and pub sales up 3.4% in November

11-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a 3.4 per cent increase in like-for-like sales in November compared to the same month last year, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Hilton Garden Inn opens at Heathrow

11-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Hilton has opened new mid-market hotel the Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Airport this month.

Shake Shack to open second London venue at Westfield Stratford

11-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Burger brand Shake Shack will open its second London restaurant at Westfield Stratford in mid-2015.

Whitbread MD Patrick Dempsey steps down

11-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Managing director of Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants (WHR) Patrick Dempsey will leave the company on 28 February 2015, ten years after joining.

More growth expected for hotels

11-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Hotel performance both in London and in the regions is expected to remain strong until the end of the year, according to HotStats’ first Hotel Market Profitability Forecast.