Spending in restaurants was down 3.3% in June compared to the same period in 2021, but the category saw a small month-on-month uplift of 0.8%, according to new data from Barclaycard.
Jane Hunt MP has been confirmed as the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), replacing Paul Scully in the role.
Boundary-pushing York restaurant Le Cochon Aveugle is to permanently close its doors later this year, with chef-patron Josh Overington saying it is time to 'start a fresh adventure'.
Significant issues remain between the licensing and planning systems and little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between the two systems.
Simon Rimmer and business partner Simon Connolly are opening a second of their Greens restaurant this month as part of ambitious plans to grow their vegetarian restaurant business.
Premium beer brands are becoming more prominent on operator menus across UK pub and bar drinks menus, according to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker.
TV broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has launched an 'al fresco diner' on the grounds of his Oxfordshire farm Diddly Squat, with Hicce chef Pip Lacey leading the kitchen.
This week's top news stories include Brewdog's plans to launch the UK's largest pub, St John opening in London's Marylebone, and Tony Parkin announcing he's to leave The Tudor Room.
Average hospitality spend increased just 2% in the 12 weeks ending 12 June despite opportunities for growth including the Jubilee weekend, Lumina Intelligence reveals.
Damian Wawrzyniak is to close his Peterborough-based modern Polish restaurant House of Feasts next month, with the chef saying that 'rising living costs' mean there is no way to continue.
The Craft Guild of Chefs has revealed the 40 chefs that have been selected to go through to the semi-final stage of its National Chef of the Year (NCOTY) competition.
Staff working at two bars owned and operated by collapsed Scottish pub and bar group MacMerry300 have been made redundant despite recent assurances their jobs would be safe.
The co-founder and head chef of cult sandwich brand Mondo Sando, which has recently launched a long-term residency at The White Horse in London's Peckham, discusses his career to date.
Restaurateurs Madina Kazhimova and Anna Dolgushina, who both hail from St Petersburg, have launched their first London restaurant in Soho, specialising in open fire cooking and natural wine.
The family behind Satay House, said to be the longest running Malaysian restaurant in London, are opening a new venue almost 50 years after their debut venture.
A restaurant with a £3,000 dish and a range of cocktails priced between £500 and £50,000 on its menu is to open on Burlington Street in London's Mayfair next week.
The forthcoming The Hoxton hotel in Shepherd's Bush will be home to a permanent site for Thai/American restaurant brand Chet’s when it opens at the end of the year.
Cabin Studio, the operator behind successful London restaurant Sessions Arts Club and the recently opened Boath House hotel in Scotland, is planning at least two further sites in the capital.
Santiago Lasta's Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant KOL has entered The World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist, which was revealed this morning (5 July) ahead of its annual awards ceremony later this month.
The development guru turned chef-patron on his smash hit North Audley Street restaurant BiBi taking home Opening of the Year at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards last month.
Robbie Lorraine, the chef behind nostalgic restaurant Only Food and Courses, is to lead the kitchen at the soon-to-launch Boys Hall restaurant with rooms in Kent.
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has issued a fresh call for VAT across the sector to be reduced to 12.5%, amid warnings businesses are facing 'a bleak summer'
Northern-based restaurant group Gusto Italian is looking to expand south over the coming year after announcing ‘resilient’ financial results for the year to September 2021.
This month's key restaurant launches include two new African-focused concepts in the capital, Eyal Shani's UK debut. and an exciting new gastropub launching in London's Islington.
Students beginning university in September are to be targeted with Government ads warning them about the risk of being spiked with needles in nightclubs.
