Pubs & Bars

The Seafood Pub Company to open first site in Yorkshire

27-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Lancashire-based Seafood Pub Company (SPC), which is backed by Penta Capital, is to open its first site in Yorkshire after acquiring The Red Lion pub in Harrogate.

New pan-Asian restaurant Fable to open in Manchester

27-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The co-owner of Manchester bar and club Panacea is expected to open Fable, a £3m pan-Asian restaurant and bar, with further expansion to London and abroad already planned. 

Dishoom and BrewDog make Sunday Times 100 Best Companies list

27-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

Dishoom and BrewDog are among the 12 hospitality operators to feature in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list 2017.

Friday Five: The week's top news

24-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the top stories in hospitality you might have missed this week

UK won't 'shut the door' on EU workers

22-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

Brexit secretary David Davis has offered further hope to the hospitality industry by claiming the UK is not about to ‘shut the door’ on EU workers.

Craft London to host chef Shaun Hill as first of monthly collaborations

22-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Craft London, the Greenwich restaurant from chef Stevie Parle, is to launch a monthly chef collaboration event, Thursday Feasts, beginning with Michelin-starred Shaun Hill on 9 March.

Josh Eggleton announces stellar chef guest series

21-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton is to collaborate with top chefs including Simon Hulstone, Emily Watkins, and Dominic Chapman in a new guest series.

Restaurant business rates capped in Scotland

21-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

The Scottish finance minister has announced a cap on business rates for hospitality companies following warnings that the sector could be crippled by rising fees.

People on the Move: February 2017

21-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

From a new head chef at luxury Hampshire hotel Chewton Glen, new director and chef positions at D&D London, new restaurant manager at Simpsons in Birmingham, and more, it's been a busy month in hospitality moves

Valentine’s Day 2017: The romantic restaurant roundup

14-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Can you say love potion? From cheeky cocktails to surprise meals for hospitality staff themselves, we take a look at some of the industry's take on the "most romantic" day of the year

Atul Kochhar’s 2017 chef series to include Cyrus Todiwala and Dominic Chapman

09-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Two-Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar is to collaborate with chefs including Cyrus Todiwala, Dominic Chapman and Aktar Islam as part of his 2017 Chef Season event.

First Dirty Liquor partnership pub to open in Walthamstow

08-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Dirty Liquor – the Ei Managed Investments partnership between Enterprise Inns and publican partners Hugh O’Boyle and Caroline Jones ‒ is to launch its first venue, The Dog and Duck, in Walthamstow. 

Mandatory Scores on the Doors will affect 43,000 businesses

07-Feb-2017 By Stefan Chomka

More than 43,000 restaurants and catering businesses across England could be affected when a law to make it compulsory for places that serve or sell food to display their food hygiene rating comes into force in 2019.

Tom Kerridge to launch Pub in the Park food, drink and music event

07-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge is to launch Pub in the Park, a three-day food, drink and music event this summer, in Higginson Park, Marlow.

Chef Josh Eggleton launches Yurt Bistro to champion lesser-used produce

06-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton is to launch Yurt Bistro, a new evening menu focusing on reducing food waste and using lesser-used produce, at his co-founded Bristol café-bar Yurt Lush.