BrewDog's new 'anti-sponsorship' campaign of the Qatar World Cup has been labelled as 'empty self promotion' after it was revealed the group would continue to show matches at its venues.
Industry bodies have written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions outlining the severity of the recruitment crisis, urging him to publicly support the steps being taken to address it and to implement policies to alleviate recruitment pressures.
Hospitality leaders in Scotland have backed a campaign to help firms survive the winter, amid warnings the country's restaurants, pubs and bars are on 'life support'.
PizzaExpress has been told it cannot recoup lockdown losses of around £200m by claiming on its insurance policy because it was not dealing with an emergency.
Whitehall is investigating claims that energy companies are charging inflated prices for fixed rate deals, with UKHospitality calling for an investigation
Will Devlin has closed his modern-British restaurant The Curlew in Bodiam, East Sussex, with immediate effect, with the chef blaming 'difficult trading conditions' as the reason behind the decision.
Chef Jason Atherton has warned he may have to mothball a number of his London restaurants in the new year if the recruitment crisis plaguing the sector does not ease.
More than a third of the UK’s hospitality sector is at risk of business failure in early 2023 due to what is being branded the ‘cost of doing business crisis’.
The founders of Nigerian restaurant Chuku’s in London's Tottenham have launched a campaign to take 100 bookings a week for the next six weeks, in a bid to avoid closure.
Over the past 10 years KERB has evolved from street food champion to business incubator, food hall operator and event caterer. Founder Petra Barran and CEO Simon Mitchell look back on the past decade and discuss what the next one might hold.
The hospitality industry will be staging its latest protest next month at Parliament Square in London, urging the Government to make policy changes to prevent catastrophic closures within the sector.
Gary Usher is to launch a fresh Kickstarter campaign to support the opening of his restaurant group's first pub site, following the failure of his recent equity crowdfund.
Michael Caines's waterside restaurant and bar The Harbourside Refuge in Porthleven, Cornwall, is to close through the winter in a bid to weather the economic storm currently battering the sector.
Larkin Cen's Bristol-based Woky Ko group has permanently closed its restaurants on Queens Road and at the city's Cargo development, with the chef citing rising price pressures.
UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has called for political stability to steady the economy following the announcement that Rishi Sunak will be UK's next Prime Minister.
Businesses in England are facing a £25bn business rates tax hike over the next five years on the back of inflation hitting double digits, it has been forecasted.
Almost 600 GMB members working for food logistics company Bestfood will take part in a strike ballot after they rejected the company’s latest pay offer.
A popular Islington pub that came under fire from neighbours alleging it was a public nuisance has seen its future secured following a licensing review.
Trade bodies have warned the Government's decision to scrap the planned freeze on alcohol duty has 'critically compromised' thousands of businesses and workers across the hospitality sector.
Bill’s Restaurants has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority for an ad which 'condoned and encouraged the excessive consumption of alcohol'.
UKHospitality has said that a comprehensive employment and skills strategy would 'be significant in realising hospitality’s potential to drive economic growth', amid a fall in job vacancies across the sector.
A new multi-million pound scheme that promises rapid recruitment in the hospitality sector by scrapping the need for CVs has been launched in Westminster.
Asian QSR brand Chopstix has entered into a long-term agreement with franchisee Sparta Foods that will see up to 25 new sites open in the North West and North Wales.
The new minister for the Department for Work and Pensions has called on hospitality employers to ‘tap into local talent’ through the Jobcentre Plus network.
