Public house - Hospitality

The Goring hotel names new executive chef

20-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Richard Galli has been promoted to executive chef at The Goring Hotel in London.

Paul and Emma Ainsworth relaunch The Mariners in Rock

17-May-2019 By James McAllister

Paul and Emma Ainsworth have relaunched The Mariners pub in Cornwall with a new look and menu, having acquired the lease to the site earlier this year.

Chef Alyn Williams leaves The Wild Rabbit

25-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Alyn Williams has left his role as chef patron at The Wild Rabbit gastropub in Kingham after less than a year.

Pied à Terre owner to open "proper pub" off The Strand

05-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Restaurateur David Moore is making a move in to the London pub sector after acquiring his next project, The Devereux.

Restaurant and pub closures drive rise in insolvency costs

25-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

A rise in restaurant and pub groups entering insolvency drove a 31% increase in Government payouts to laid off staff last year.

Matt Gillan hits crowdfund target with 23 days to spare

14-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Matt Gillan has already beaten his crowdfunding target for his new restaurant less than a week after its launch.

Mission Mars takes on Liverpool's Hub Alehouse & Kitchen

13-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Expanding restaurant, bar and pub group Mission Mars has taken on Liverpool’s Hub Alehouse & Kitchen in the centre of the city.

Paul and Emma Ainsworth replace Nathan Outlaw at The Mariners in Rock

11-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Paul and Emma Ainsworth have taken on The Mariners pub in Cornwall, replacing their friend and fellow chef Nathan Outlaw.

Matt Gillan launches crowdfund to open destination restaurant in West Sussex

08-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Matt Gillan has launched his crowdfunding campaign to take over The Chequers in Slaugham, West Sussex, and turn it into a destination restaurant.

Initiative to tackle harassment and discrimination in hospitality launched

31-Jan-2019 By Stefan Chomka

A project designed to tackle bullying, harassment and discrimination in the hospitality industry is set to launch at the end of March.

Chef José Pizarro to open Surrey pub

15-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

Spanish chef José Pizarro has announced he is to open a pub with rooms in Surrey this March.

Soho's The Duck and Rice is looking to expand in London and overseas

10-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Soho-based pub and Chinese restaurant The Duck and Rice, which was founded by restaurateur Alan Yau, is looking for partners to expand across the capital and globally under licence.

The Crown to open in Chiswick early next year

04-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Former Racine and Dover Street Arts Club chef Daniele Zaffora will head up the kitchen at The Crown, the fourth pub from award-winning pub group Harcourt Inns that is due to open next year.

Leelex restaurant and bar group placed in to administration

05-Oct-2018 By Mark Wingett

Leelex, the Leeds-based bar and restaurant operator, has been placed into administration.

Government to ban restaurants from taking cut of staff tips

01-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Restaurants will be legally banned from deducting money from staff tips under plans to be announced by Theresa May today (1 October).

Mission Mars secures £10m investment to expand

25-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

Manchester’s Mission Mars hospitality group has received a £10m investment to expand across the UK.

World Cup fever 'a boost to pubs and restaurants', says Barclaycard

10-Jul-2018 By Stefan Chomka

World Cup fever led to an increase in spending in pubs and restaurants last month, according to the latest data from Barclaycard.

Northcote Group sells four Ribble Valley Inns sites

23-May-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Northcote Group has sold its Ribble Valley Inns portfolio to Brunning & Price, the pub division of The Restaurant Group, for an undisclosed sum.

Sales rise at Brasserie Bar Co despite 'industry challenges'

30-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

Brasserie Bar Co, the restaurant and pub group run in partnership with chef Raymond Blanc, looks to have weathered the tough trading conditions hitting the casual dining market.

Deliveroo begins targeting wet-led pubs

21-Nov-2017 By Mark Wingett

Deliveroo has started working with pubs and bars which don’t have kitchens, allowing customers to order food to the pub they are in.

The Pointer in Brill named Michelin Pub of the Year 2018

30-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Michelin has named The Pointer in the village of Brill in Buckinghamshire as its 2018 Pub of the Year.

Good Pub Guide 2018: The Stagg Inn named Dining Pub of the Year

07-Sep-2017 By Sophie Witts

The Stagg Inn in Titley has been named Dining Pub of the Year in the Good Pub Guide 2018.

Andrew Pern on his new Whitby restaurant and regaining a Michelin star

11-Aug-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The man behind The Star Inn at Harome has just opened seafood restaurant The Star Inn The Harbour in Whitby, and there’s more to come from Yorkshire’s top chef.

Brasserie Bar Co secures £20m funding towards expansion

28-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Brasserie Bar Co, the restaurant and pub group run in partnership with Raymond Blanc, is to open 24 sites over the next five years after securing £20m funding from OakNorth bank.

Michel Roux Jr to oversee new Langham London hotel bar The Wigmore

02-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Michel Roux Jr is to oversee the food at The Wigmore, a new bar set to open at The Langham London hotel from the team behind the venue’s existing Artesian bar.

MONTHLY COLUMN

Pub design? It’s no small beer

24-Apr-2017

As pubs scramble to reposition themselves for the 21st century, too many are embracing ruinous interior design

Seafood Pub Company announces second Yorkshire site

03-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The Seafood Pub Company (SPC) is to open its second venue in Yorkshire, after acquiring The Fleece in Addingham village as part of its continued expansion push.

Restaurant sales rise amid challenging conditions

15-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Restaurants saw another rise in sales in February in the face of increasingly difficult trading conditions, new data shows.

Bel & The Dragon wins Premium Food gong at 2017 Publican Awards

15-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Bel & The Dragon has won the Best Premium Food Offer Award at this year’s prestigious Publican Awards, in a night that saw The New World Trading Company (NWTC) win big in six categories.

What does the Spring Budget mean for hospitality?

08-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chancellor Philip Hammond offered an olive branch to pubs facing rising business rates in today’s budget, but raised the price of a pint of beer for the first time in five years.

FEATURE

Bel & the Dragon - the pub group with fine dining flair

07-Mar-2017 By Stefan Chomka

There isn’t a burger on the menu at any of Bel & the Dragon’s seven pubs. Or bangers and mash for that matter. And while fish and chips does make an appearance at one of its sites, the classic pub dish is noticeably lacking from the menu everywhere...

Family-run York hotel Middletons acquired by pubco Thwaites

06-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The Grade-II listed Middletons Hotel in York has been acquired by the Thwaites group, after being family-run locally for the past 40 years.

George & Dragon named CAMRA Pub of the Year 2017

03-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

A village pub saved from closure by locals has won the CAMRA National Pub of the Year award.

Opening of the week: The Oxford Blue

24-Feb-2017 By Joe Lutrario

A look at the first solo project from Gordon Ramsay group alumnus Steven Ellis.

In Operation with...White Brasserie Co

09-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

What happens when you take the menu of an established French restaurant group and place it in to a traditional English pub?

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.

Top 50 Gastropubs 2017: Yorkshire pub steals the top spot

30-Jan-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Yorkshire pub the Star Inn, Harome, has been named the best gastropub in the country at this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.

Chain restaurants and pubs given festive uplift

19-Jan-2017 By Emma Eversham

Like-for-like sales across 34 of the UK's largest restaurant and pub groups rose 2 per cent over the last festive season figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker have shown.

Frontier Pubs to open two London sites as part of wider expansion

11-Jan-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The Frontier Pubs group is to open two new London sites in the next few months, with the Rose & Crown in Tooting Bec, and The Lion in Stoke Newington.

Business Profile: Brasserie Blanc

10-Jan-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Five years ago French chain Brasserie Blanc was a brand in stasis. But a revamp of the entire estate and a move into the pub sector means it has rediscovered its je ne sais quoi.