The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) three-year strategy has in no way been influenced by recent pressure from activist investor Oasis Management, the casual dining group's chief executive Andy Hornby has said.
The bosses of 155 hospitality businesses have signed an open letter urging the Chancellor to take immediate action to ‘unshackle’ the sector and ‘unleash its potential’ at the spring Budget.
The Restaurant Group (TRG) is to offload a further 35 sites from its leisure estate and has posted widening losses as it looks to face down pressure from activist investors.
An activist investor in The Restaurant Group (TRG) has threatened to push for the removal of UK casual dining operator's boss unless he delivers a shake-up of the struggling business.
Pubs, bars and clubs in England and Wales will be allowed to stay open for an extra two hours over the bank holiday weekend to mark the King’s Coronation.
Ministers are looking into adding hospitality to the UK's shortage occupation list, which would make it easier for businesses to recruit from overseas.
The Government has updated on its Hospitality Strategy and set out the ways it is supporting the sector overcome challenges including in job vacancies and licensing.
Various Eateries has reported 'positive trading performance against a challenging backdrop' as it grew revenues by 82% to £40.7m in 2022, up from £22.3m in 2021.
White pizza and tomato-less pasta dishes could become a more prominent fixture on Italian restaurant menus in the UK as businesses grapple with both rising prices and ingredient shortages.
The Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) has published an open letter calling for Scotland’s new First Minister to halt the Scottish Government’s proposed ban on alcohol advertising and promotion.
Former D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena is gearing up to launch his next venture in the sector, with a number of landmark venues set to open in London and Manchester.
The merger between Shaftesbury and Capital & Counties Properties (Capco) is due to complete next month having been given the green light by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
All-day restaurant group Bill's has confirmed it shuttered a further 12 sites amid 'difficult market conditions' following the removal of Covid-19 restrictions.
A shareholder in The Restaurant Group (TRG) has called for an ‘immediate and near-term’ change of governance at the business following what it says has been poor performance in its share prices.
Energy companies are facing a £2bn legal claim over allegations they paid 'secret commissions' to third-party brokers and passed on the cost to billpayers.
James Allcock has launched a crowdfund to take full ownership of his Yorkshire bistro The Pig and Whistle in Beverly, with the campaign hitting its initial target within an hour.
Gordon Ramsay Group has acquired the Pizza East brand as well as the group's flagship restaurant in London's Shoreditch, which it is set to reopen in the coming months.
UKHospitality has called on the RMT union and Network Rail to 'double down on reaching a resolution' to the long-running pay dispute that has disrupted passenger journeys since last summer.
Apprenticeship 'success stories' from hospitality groups including Greene King, Mitchells & Butlers, Pizza Express and Whitbread are to feature as part of a new Government campaign.
Plant-based fast food brand Clean Kitchen Club has closed its Notting Hill site and is to refurbish its Camden restaurant as part of an overhaul of its estate.
Los Mochis owner the Thesleff Group has acquired long-running Italian institution Sale e Pepe on Sloane Square in London's Knightsbridge ahead of the restaurant's 50th anniversary.
Businesses expect a further rise of 82% in their energy bills when the Government’s support is significantly reduced in April, a new hospitality sector survey reveals.
Hospitality representatives in Scotland have called on the country's government to provide the sector with more financial support after three quarters of operators warned they may not last the year.
McWin, the private equity backer of high street bakery chain Gail's, is to acquire a majority stake in German restaurant brand L’Osteria with a view to driving further European growth.
Birmingham-based street food brand Holy Moly Macaroni has been forced to shutter its only restaurant site in Harborne, after rising cost pressures meant it was 'no longer feasible to continue'.
Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, has called for an urgent inquiry into evidence of withheld energy support for struggling hospitality businesses.
The government’s latest plans for a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers won’t include glass bottles in England and Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.
