This week's main hospitality news stories include Dishoom heading to Canary Wharf, David Thompson bringing Long Chim to Chinatown, and McDonald's permanently exiting the Russian market.
Menus across the UK eating and drinking out market grew in size between February and April 2022, according to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker, with average prices also increasing.
CHIK’N, the fast-casual spinoff of Chick 'n' Sours, has rebranded as Chicken Shop under a partnership with Soho House Group, and launched its first new site in London’s Notting Hill.
Falling consumer confidence and slowing demand growth has started to weigh on output across the hospitality and tourism sector, according to the first Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker.
Delivery sales have plateaued in 2022 as Covid restrictions eased and consumer confidence about eating-out improved, the latest edition of the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.
The natural wine aficionado and front of house pro behind Margate’s Barletta on her and chef Jackson Berg’s upcoming wine bar and restaurant in the Kent seaside town’s Cliftonville area.
Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester's night time economy adviser, has called on the Government to implement a temporary reduction in VAT on business energy bills in the face of rocketing inflation.
The Puglia-born senior sommelier at Bob Bob Ricard City on catching the wine bug in Languedoc-Roussillon, Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix and presiding over one of the best value wine lists in the capital.
North London-based natural wine specialist and deli Provisions is to relaunch its wine bar concept later this month at its original Holloway Road site.
The parents of Natasha Laperouse, the 15 year-old girl who died from an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette, have set up a clinical trial to help with the treatment of allergies.
Hospitality operators are continuing to face 'major challenges' recruiting staff, with the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing some 171,000 vacancies across the sector.
Former Roti King chef Prince Durairaj and ex-JKS general manager Glen Leeson are to launch a new pub together in London's Islington with a South Indian-focused menu.
The trio behind London neighbourhood restaurants Nest and Fenn will open a far more ambitious restaurant in central London this September which will showcase ‘hyper-seasonal’ produce through lengthy tasting menus.
The restaurateur and founder of the London-based Hush Collection, which operates the Haché and Cabana brands, on the importance of location, challenging industry perceptions and gatecrashing Kylie Minogue's birthday party.
Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups recorded like-for-like sales growth of 2% in April 2022, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
This month's job news includes a new head chef for the Louisiana-inspired Plaquemine Lock and a big promotion for Tom Kerridge Group's Matthew O’Connor.
Three quarters of nightlife businesses say door staff shortages are impacting public safety, according to new data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and UK Door Security Association (UKDSA).
Former Nahm chef David Thompson has secured a site in London's Chinatown for his Long Chim casual Thai restaurant, which is expected to launch later this year.
London Bridge and Fitzrovia-based group Where The Pancakes Are has launched a £550,000 crowdfund campaign on Crowdcube to support its expansion plans across the UK.
The head chef at The Pig & Butcher pub in Islington on where to get the best chicken wings in west London, and a dangerous scuba diving escapade in Mexico.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the Government making pavement licenses permanent, data showing hospitality employees working longer hours, and Shaftesbury and Capco's plans to merge.
The World’s 50 Best Bars has launched a 50 Best Bars Scholarship offering one person the chance to do stages in a world-renowned bar in London and New York.
A derelict building and former hostel on Brighton seafront is set to be turned into a boutique luxury hotel with a rooftop bar and restaurant, under plans submitted to the city council.
South African-born chef Hylton Espey is to launch a standalone restaurant in Falmouth following a six-year stint as head chef at the Cornish town’s Rastella restaurant at Merchants Manor hotel.
