Job vacancies rose to their highest levels since records began in the three months to August, according to official figures, propelled by ongoing recruitment issues in the hospitality sector.
New York-style chicken wing brand The Orange Buffalo will launch its first restaurant under franchise later in the autumn at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
The mother and son duo behind London pubs including The Angel of Bow, Odette and Dominic Gibson are to open a bourbon bar and smokehouse in East London later this week.
Average dish counts across both chain and fast food restaurants, as well as managed pubs and bars, remain 'significantly smaller' than before the pandemic, new data from Lumina reveals.
Mounting consumer confidence and staycations helped Britain’s leading managed restaurant, bar and pub groups to lift sales above pre-Covid-19 levels in August, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said the Government no longer plans to go ahead with introducing so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues in England later this month.
Ormer Mayfair's new executive chef on the industry figure he most admires, what he'd be doing if he wasn't in kitchens, and why he prefers Instagram to Twitter.
This week's main hospitality news stories include confirmation of 'vaccine passports' in England, chef changes at Tom Kerridge's restaurant group, and condemnation of the Government's plan to raise National Insurance.
Winners of this year’s Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards include Tom Kerridge, Larry Jayasekara, Calum Franklin and veteran food critic Fay Maschler.
Chris Leach and David Carter are to close the Soho iteration of their nose-to-tail, British-Italian restaurant Manteca and relocate to a new permanent home in London's Shoreditch.
Across the country, diners are returning excited to make reservations again. They have a whole year of missed special occasions and get-togethers to catch up on and they are ready to celebrate, indoors and outdoors.
In a management reshuffle at William Reed, Tim Brooke-Webb, former managing director of William Reed’s hospitality group, has been appointed managing director of The World’s 50 Best Group.
UKHospitality has welcomed the extension of debt protections to commercial tenants, but says not prohibiting landlords from using County Court Judgments (CCJs) to chase rent arrears is a 'missed opportunity'.
The restaurateur behind Mayfair's Jamavar and Bombay Bustle has moved into new territory with high-end Chinese restaurant MiMi Mei Fair, and she's not stopping there.
The Scottish Government has been accused of ignoring the concerns of hospitality after the country's parliament pushed through plans to introduce so-called 'vaccine passports' for crowded venues from next month.
Hospitality and leisure tops the list of industries most concerned about the importance of environmental sustainability, according to new research from Barclays.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants 'remains committed and on course' in its growth strategy, with 'well advanced plans' to expand the group's Bread Street brand across the UK.
Nottingham-based fish and chip restaurant and takeaway The Cod’s Scallops will open its fifth site later this month as part of its plans to grow its estate within a 90-minut drive of its original location.
McDonald's is to launch its first plant-based burger in select UK restaurants later this month with a view to rolling it out across its entire estate next year.
Davies and Brook's fine dining 'dressed down' approach helped it claim The Service Award, sponsored by Liberty Wines and Piper-Heidsieck, at the 2021 Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards.
The Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) says a generation of so-called ‘silver servers’ could provide a solution to the ongoing recruitment crisis facing the sector.
The co-founder of Angelina in London's Dalston and Soho bar Golden Gai on getting his restaurant start at JKS, the importance of learning self-discipline, and tackling the culture of overworking.
With noise nuisance rapidly becoming a major problem for a lot of operators on the return to trade, there’s still time to register to take part in a free online event to help you get to grips with the problem.
Business groups have warned the Government's plans to raise National Insurance contributions and dividend tax will 'dampen the entrepreneurial spirit' needed to drive the economic recovery following the pandemic.
Tom Kerridge's restaurant group has announced a series of head chef changes across its portfolio, with the chef saying the business is in a 'really strong position to grow'.
Beloved Theatreland restaurant Joe Allen in London's Covent Garden is to relaunch next month with Russell Norman and ex-Ivy executive head chef Gary Lee at the helm.
Restaurant spending broke into positive growth in August for the first time since the pandemic hit, new data from Barclaycard shows, with a further boost expected as office workers return.
