Foodservice provider 3663 has announced the addition of a new variety of frozen and ambient products to its portfolio, including a Vanilla Cheesecake and Cerdenza Salmon
More and more alcohol is being consumed at home, so whether you run a hotel, restaurant or bar you need to make sure you maximise your wine, beer and spirit sales to boost profit.
Katarina Todosijevic left her small Swedish village for the bright lights of London at just 20 years old. Seven years later she is now the head chef of Searcy’s Portrait Restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery in London
British restaurants and hotels must ensure that they offer last minute bargains if they are to take advantage of the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend, industry experts have said
As consumers look to a more continental lifestyle, one that involves a mid-afternoon coffee or tea, restaurants, pubs and hotels should take note to improve their hot beverage offering, which will ultimately boost revenue.
MWB Group, the operator of the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison hotel has reported signs of a recovery in the hotel market, as it eyes opportunities to expand the two brands overseas
Prezzo, the Italian restaurant chain, has agreed a £3.1m deal to acquire 11 sites from owners of the Chez Gerard brand, Paramount Restaurants, along with the rights to the Caffe Uno brand
Salads bought from high street outlets such as EAT and Pret a Manger have been found to contain more salt than a packet of crisps, over half the recommended daily allowance
As 16 year-olds across the country receive their GCSE results today, restaurateurs and head chefs have been urged by the National Apprentice Service to take on more apprentices in their kitchens
Alcohol sales in the on-trade are on the slide, but the soft drinks category continues to go from strength-to-strength. So whether you’re running a bar, restaurant or hotel you need to make sure your soft drink offer has plenty of fizz.
American restaurant chain Hooters, known for its female waitresses, has received permission to open a site in Cardiff and has filed applications to open sites in both Brighton and Bristol
Matthieu Longuere MS, head sommelier at London’s La Trompette, has been selected to represent the UK in the Concours du Meilleur Sommelier du Europe 2010 in November
BigHospitality puts one reader's question about how to motivate their staff without monetary reward to Alan Cutler of Hospitality Leadership, in our bi-monthly advice feature Ask the Experts.
Money made from drinks in food-led operations should account for 30-50 per cent of your total revenue, but even though consumers are now seeking cheaper options, there are a few tricks you can use to help your drinks offering fight back.
Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including 1 Lombard Street and Pennyhill Park Hotel tell us about the extra activities they're planning to attract customers
David Myers is chief executive of Sleeperz Hotels, which last month secured £7m in funding to build a second hotel in Newcastle as it looks to become a nationwide chain
Mitchells & Butlers, the managed pub operator, has sold 333 of its non-core pubs for £373m to Stonegate Pub Company, a new vehicle backed by TDR Capital, the private equity firm.
The Cricklade Hotel & Country Club in Wiltshire has been sold to Ambienza Hotels, operator of the Cotswolds88hotel in Gloucestershire, for an undisclosed sum
A line-up of Michelin-starred chefs including Raymond Blanc and Bruno Loubet will collaborate to serve ten Sunday lunches as part of the London Restaurant Festival 2010
Pearl chef Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, will launch a mobile Street Kitchen as part of the London Food Festival this October
Taking the decision to leave his position as operations manager at successful bar and restaurant group Rising Star Leisure, Jayke Mangion opened his first solo venture, Entrée, in Battersea Rise just seven weeks ago
The group behind Ottolenghi, the upmarket vegetarian deli shop-meets-café concept, has acquired the Club Bar & Dining venue in London’s Soho from Simon Jordan, the former owner of Crystal Palace Football Club
Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including Benares and Paradise by way of Kensal Green, tell us about the extra activities they're planning to attract customers
David Cameron has pledged to ‘stand fully behind every effort’ to boost British tourism, as he aims to make Britain one of the top five tourist destinations in the world
We look at how the restaurants at St. Martin's Courtyard, London's newest dining destination, are operating, and how they expect to trade once the area opens to the public
