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Loungers expecting to reach 83 sites by April 2016

04-Jun-2015 By Mark Wingett

Loungers, the Bristol-based cafe/bar group, is forecasting run-rate turnover for its current financial year to rise to £78.8m producing a run-rate site EBITDA of £17.4m, as it expects to reach 83 sites by the end of April 2016.

Five Guys closes in on south west debut

03-Jul-2014 By Mark Wingett & Carina Perkins

Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, is understood to be close to securing its first site in the south west, in Bristol.

Drake & Morgan aims for 20 sites in next few years

02-Jul-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Privately owned bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan has acquired two new London sites to bring its current portfolio to nine, with short terms plans to have 20 sites in total.

Attack of the TripAdvisors: Should review websites allow anonymity?

25-Apr-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Review website TripAdvisor has reiterated that blackmail from customers is ‘strictly against guidelines’ after a Yorkshire-based restaurateur claimed reviewers were threatening to leave negative comments unless they received a free meal at one of his...

MeatLiquor heads north

16-Oct-2013 By Mark Wingett

MeatLiquor, the fast-casual concept led by Yianni Papoutsis and Scott Collins, has confirmed it plans to open its first site in the north, in Leeds, near the Trinity shopping centre, next spring, as it works on a further two projects.

OpenTable offers service to create mobile websites for restaurants

25-Oct-2012 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant reservations service OpenTable, the owner of TopTable, has launched a new service for its customers which allows them to create a mobile version of their restaurant's website.

TripAdvisor boosts UK tourism and raises industry standards, finds study

19-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

User-generated review websites such as TripAdvisor are encouraging higher spending and longer stays in the UK, with users more likely to increase their time and spending in hotels, a new study has found.

How to manage your hospitality business's online reputation: Your website

27-Jan-2012 By Luke Nicholls

In the consumer-led world of hospitality, it is easy to underestimate the power of the internet. But with well over a million Google searches for ‘London hotels’ being made every month in the UK, and an ever-increasing number of restaurant bookings made...

Recommendation website launched as ‘antidote’ to hotel and restaurant review sites

26-Oct-2011 By Emma Eversham

A new recommendation and discount website is being brought to the market as the ‘antidote’ to hotel and restaurant review websites such as TripAdvisor and Yelp.

How to get your business online

03-Aug-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Having an online presence for your restaurant, pub or hotel is crucial nowadays. But how do you go about this if you’re a small business with little budget to spare and no technical know-how? This article takes you through the first basic steps, which...

Bistro du Vin to open Soho site in June, more to follow

08-Apr-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Hotel du Vin is set to open the second site in its new concept, Bistro du Vin, by June this year, with plans for a further two sites shortly afterwards.