All news articles for December 2016

Business Profile: San Carlo

Business Profile: San Carlo

By Stefan Chomka

Family-run Italian restaurant group San Carlo is switching focus away from its northern heartland to expand across the capital.

Eight ways to boost direct bookings to hotel websites

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Eight ways to boost direct bookings to hotel websites

By Tom Beasley

Tom Beasley, founder and CEO of Wired Media gives advice to hoteliers looking to boost direct bookings through their own websites and includes design tricks to help increase direct enquiries. 

L-R: Warren Brown, Colin Fardon, Paul Heery, Conor O'Leary

Gleneagles announces trio of top new staff

By Hannah Thompson

Gleneagles, the five-red-AA-star, 232-bedroom luxury hotel resort in Perthshire, Scotland, has announced a new hotel manager, executive chef, and director of leisure.

Tom Byng to step down as Byron CEO

Tom Byng to step down as Byron CEO

By Mark Wingett

Tom Byng is to step down as chief executive of Byron, the better burger business he founded in 2007 and has grown to a £80m-­turnover, 69­-strong business.

Rhubarb's contracts include the Sky Garden restaurant at the Walkie Talkie

Rhubarb sold to Pho investor

By Sophie Witts

Private equity firm Livingbridge has bought ECI Partners’ (ECI) stake in high-end catering firm Rhubarb for an undisclosed sum.

Tom Kerridge to open first London restaurant

Tom Kerridge to open first London restaurant

By Hannah Thompson

Tom Kerridge, chef at the two-Michelin-starred Hand and Flowers pub in Marlow, is to open a new restaurant in 216-bedroom luxury Knightsbridge hotel the Jumeirah Carlton Tower.

Over 5,000 restaurant firms could go bust, study warns

Over 5,000 restaurant firms could go bust, study warns

By Mark Wingett

A total 5,570 restaurant companies have at least a 30 per cent chance of going insolvent within the next three years as Brexit raises costs and disposable incomes stagnate, BigHospitality's sister site MCA has reported.

How to create the perfect Christmas cheeseboard

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How to create the perfect Christmas cheeseboard

By Adam Robery

Adam Robery, business director at The Rustic Cheese Company, gives his top tips for restaurants looking to put together a cheeseboard this Christmas, listing a range of options for different budgets. 

Inamo's Noel Hunwick on how restaurant technology is evolving

Inamo's Noel Hunwick on how restaurant technology is evolving

By Sophie Witts

Technology-driven restaurant Inamo is opening its third London site in Camden this week. BigHospitality caught up with co-founder Noel Hunwick to to talk about the group's expansion plans and how technology can enhance the restaurant experience.

Average room rates fall by up to 20% in UK's major cities

Average room rates fall by up to 20% in UK's major cities

By Emma Eversham

Average hotel room rates in the UK's cities fell by up to 20 per cent in the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period of 2015, leading to concerns that the industry is starting to suffer from the impact of the Brexit vote. 

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