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High-profile chefs and international entrants vie to take over Le Gavroche site

05-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

High-profile chefs and ‘new international entrants’ are among the operators vying to take over the Le Gavroche site in London’s Mayfair.

London hospitality trade down following Paris attacks

10-Dec-2015 By Liam Garrahan

London’s eating and drinking-out markets have been hit by a decline following the Paris terror attacks, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Restaurant and pub sales up 3.4% in November

11-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Pub and restaurant groups enjoyed a 3.4 per cent increase in like-for-like sales in November compared to the same month last year, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Relaxation of planning rules provides ‘window of opportunity’ for high street restaurants

06-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a deregulation of planning laws which will allow businesses to extend their premises without the need for planning permission. 

Trade remains tough for restaurants and pubs, February sales figures show

13-Mar-2012 By Emma Eversham

Trade remains tough for many chain restaurants and pubs across the UK according to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. 

New London Club Quarters hotel seeks restaurant operator

12-Jul-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The hotel operator Club Quarters will open a new hotel and with its own independent restaurant in central London early next year.

Pix pinxto bar to open in London’s West End

23-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The late night Spanish pinxto bar , Pix, is to open its third London site, located on the former site of a Korean restaurant in Soho.

Beat the crunch: tips to ride the recession

05-Jan-2009 By Emma Eversham

BigHospitality reveals Restaurant magazines Thrifty 50 - top money-saving tips from industry experts to help businesses cut costs, make money and survive the downturn.