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Restaurants see 69% sales plunge

Restaurants see sales plunge 69%

By James McAllister

Sales at UK restaurants, cafes and pubs plunged 69% year-on-year in the last week as social-distancing measures were ramped up across the country due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Plant-based burger chain Flower Burger eyes UK expansion with 45 restaurants to open in 10 years

Flower Burger planning UK roll out

By James McAllister

A Milan-based vegan burger chain has signed a master franchise agreement to bring the brand to the UK with a view to opening more than 40 sites.

Pub numbers in the UK increase for first time in a decade

Pub numbers up for first time in a decade

By James McAllister

The number of pubs in the UK has increased for the first time in a decade, according to a report released today (11 December) by Scottish hospitality start-up Stampede.

Slim Chickens opens fourth UK site

Slim Chickens opens fourth UK site

By James McAllister

The Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has converted another of its Ed’s Easy Diner sites into a Slim Chickens restaurant, as it continues to expand the US-hatched chicken brand in the UK.

Wahlburgers plans to open 15 sites across the UK

Wahlburgers plans to open 15 sites across the UK

By James McAllister & Finn Scott-Delany

Casual dining burger and bar brand Wahlburgers is hoping to rapidly expand operations in the UK, BigHospitality’s sister website MCA has learnt.

A year in review: the hospitality sector in 2017

A year in review: the hospitality sector in 2017

By Sophie Witts

From surprise restaurant closures, new approaches to tackling the chef shortage and signs the burger boom could be going bust, 2017 was another busy year for the hospitality sector. We look back at some of the biggest stories of the last 12 months.

Should chefs be putting jellyfish on their menus

Are you ready for this jelly?

By Joe Lutrario

With fish stocks under intense pressure, chefs are casting their nets a little wider and looking to less obvious marine species. Would you put jellyfish and chips on your menu?

Employing staff legally: How restaurants can avoid recruitment mistakes

Employing staff legally: How restaurants can avoid recruitment mistakes

By Esther Smith

East London curry house Tayyabs was forced to shut down for 48 hours last week for allegedly employing illegal workers it claims were not properly vetted by an external recruitment company. Here Esther Smith, partner at UK law firm TLT, explains how restaurants...

UberEATS to expand restaurant delivery in the UK

Uber to expand UK restaurant delivery service

By Sophie Witts

Uber is to expand its restaurant delivery service to more than 40 locations across the UK as it looks to ramp up its challenge to rivals such as Deliveroo.

Over 5,000 restaurant firms could go bust, study warns

Over 5,000 restaurant firms could go bust, study warns

By Mark Wingett

A total 5,570 restaurant companies have at least a 30 per cent chance of going insolvent within the next three years as Brexit raises costs and disposable incomes stagnate, BigHospitality's sister site MCA has reported.

Putting the hot into hotels. Cities outside the capital such as Birmingham are set for further growth over the next two years predicts JLL. Photo: Thinkstock/Lloyd Horgan

UK's regional hotel market to experience further growth

By Emma Eversham

The UK's regional hotel market is predicted to grow considerably over the next two years, according to research by JLL, as new developments in cities outside London attract a growing number of corporate and leisure guests.

How to make your hospitality business pet-friendly

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How to make your hospitality business pet-friendly

By Jennifer Stevens

Jennifer Stevens, co-founder of Pet-Fi, a website designed to connect dog-owners with pet-friendly hotels and restaurants, shares her top tips to making your business more appealing to this market. 

The number of searches for the UK from overseas tourists have

Brexit sparks UK hotel search surge

By Emma Eversham

The leave result from Britain's EU referendum has led to a surge in the number of searches for UK hotels and holidays from overseas tourists as they look to take advantage of a weakened pound. 

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The Power List: Generation next

By Restaurant magazine

Details of the 'next generation' picked for The Power List: Restaurant magazine's 100 most powerful people in the restaurant industry.

The Power List: Restaurateurs

The Power List: Restaurateurs

By Restaurant magazine

Details of the 20 restaurateurs chosen for The Power List: Restaurant magazine's 100 most powerful people in the restaurant industry. 

Average room rate in UK's hotels rises 4%

Average room rate in UK's hotels rises 4%

By Emma Eversham

The average room rate across the UK’s hotels rose 4 per cent in 2015 with hotels in cities outside the capital seeing the biggest rise according to the latest Hotel Price Index from Hotels.com

Rushed service puts more than a quarter of diners off a restaurant according to Waitrose Good Food Guide's Dining Out Survey. Photo: Thinkstock/Maxin Kabb

Rushed service biggest turn-off for diners

By Emma Eversham

Being rushed through a meal to give up a table is the biggest annoyance for 26 per cent of diners, while staff getting an order wrong is also likely to make 25 per cent of them grumpy according to survey by Waitrose Good Food Guide. 

Restaurant trends to watch in 2016

Restaurant trends to watch in 2016

By Sophie Witts

A boom in tech-driven delivery, rising staff wages and changes to tipping laws: BigHospitality predicts what's on the menu for the restaurant industry in 2016.