London’s West End ranks first among the UK’s 25 highest revenue leisure regions, but lowest in terms of staff availability, according to research by CACI into the hospitality staffing crisis.
Hospitality staffing numbers are nearing pre-pandemic levels, but high staff turnover across the sector remains a major cause for concern for employers, the latest data from Fourth reveals.
This week's top news stories include Emerald Hospitality Group's next venture, restaurant insolvencies jumping 64%, and the price of a McDonald’s cheeseburger increasing for the first time in 14 years.
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.
McCain Foodservice Solutions and street food membership organisation KERB are joining forces for a major new initiative that will give people from less-advantaged backgrounds the opportunity to bring their food business idea to life.
This week's rail strikes have hit hospitality businesses hard, with some city centre pubs reporting a 50% fall in sales and the night time economy seeing a 40% drop.
The restaurant sector’s post-pandemic recovery could be severely hampered by the cost-of-living crisis and a widespread lack of staff, says a new report.
Record staff shortages in the hospitality industry are costing the industry £21bn in lost revenue and causing an estimated £5bn loss in tax for the Exchequer, trade bodies have warned.
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.
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.
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 Government's decision to widen its ban on exclusivity clauses to include those earning less than £123 a week has been welcomed as 'positive for businesses and workers in hospitality'.
Hospitality employees are working around six hours a week longer than before the pandemic, according to new figures from workforce management specialist Bizimply.
This week's main hospitality news stories include warnings of double-digit price increases as VAT rises, SushiDog's plans for expansion, and Jeremy King losing control of Corbin & King.
Soaring energy costs are forcing some hospitality businesses to raise their prices and cut trading hours, according to a new survey by four leading trade bodies.
Ruth Hansom has joined BaxterStorey as its new chef partner to support the hospitality provider in inspiring the next generation of women in hospitality.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the publication of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland, BrewDog taking on the BBC, and Covid's impact on hospitality two years on.
Almost two-thirds (63%) of accommodation and foodservice sector businesses reported lower-than-expected turnover in the two weeks to 23 January 2022, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
Hospitality Rising has won official support from the Hospitality & Tourism Sector Skills Board (HTSB) to be the strategic face of the industry’s biggest ever recruitment campaign.
This week's main hospitality news stories include the unveiling of this year's Top 50 Gastropubs list; and the escalating fallout between Corbin & King and its major shareholder, Minor Hotels.
Average spend per head in the hospitality sector fell by almost a third in the four weeks to 26 December, according to Lumina’s Intelligence’s latest Eating and Drinking Out Panel data.
Volunteer riders behind initiative Pedalling for Pubs: Cycle Jordan are set to break their £150,000 fundraising target with two months yet to go before the charity event.
The number of people working in hospitality has risen over the past year but the sector is still well behind on employment levels before the pandemic hit, new data has shown.
This week's main hospitality news stories include Brett Graham breaking his silence on plans to relaunch The Ledbury, the lifting of Plan B measures, and Nathan Outlaw growing his estate.
This week's main hospitality news stories include Dishoom being named the best hospitality company to work for, Temper's first restaurant in four years, and a Scottish-based bar group accused of mistreating staff.
The impact of restrictions and fears over the Omicron variant hit the hospitality and leisure sectors in the run up to Christmas, the latest data from Barclaycard has confirmed.
This first week of 2022 saw Gino D’Acampo’s My Pasta Bar enter liquidation, London's first African food hall announced, and plans to extend licensing hours for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Restaurants and pubs are reporting huge numbers of cancellations over the past few days as a result of the Government’s announcement of its Plan B to deal with the Omicron Coronavirus variant.
This month's appointments roundup includes new roles at restaurant groups Frenchie, Mission Mars, Marco Pierre White's Black & White Hospitality, and Tortilla
This week's main hospitality news stories include Tom Kerridge's campaign to demonstrate hospitality's long-term career prospects, Blacklock aiming for B Corp status, and the Covid insurance battle grinding on.
