This week's most read articles include the closure of Greg Marchand's Frenchie restaurant in Covent Garden, the return of Le Caprice and the latest crop of Michelin Bib Gourmands.
Britain’s number of licensed premises dropped by 0.8% in the fourth quarter of 2023, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners reveals.
Plant-based QSR brands are increasingly struggling in a space once destined to be the next big thing. Now some are fighting back by putting meat on the menu.
The number of hospitality businesses filing for administration has nearly doubled in two years, according to analysis by full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau.
This week's top news stories include the announcement of this year's Top 50 Gastropubs list, Compass Group acquiring rival contract caterer CH&CO, and Resy's plan to close its UK business.
A Government-backed employment scheme designed to offer jobseekers career opportunities within the hospitality sector is expanding to Wales with the launch of a new pilot in Cardiff.
Apprehension is growing about a resurgence in foodservice price inflation as a result of new border checks, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reports.
This week's top news stories include The Gentlemen Baristas calling in administrators, SMOKESTAK founder David Carter's next venture, and research revealing the cheapest and most expensive countries for Michelin-starred dining.
The Government has released important new information about its changes to a means of employing staff from abroad that has been a 'lifeline' for some parts of the hospitality industry.
Mid-market casual dining operators will ‘continue to struggle for real growth’ in the year ahead as more consumers ditch dine-in restaurants, according to a new report from Christie & Co.
Hospitality vacancies fell to 112,000 at the end of 2023, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from 147,000 at the same time in 2022.
This month's round up of industry job moves include a new head chef for London Fields butcher-cum-restaurant Hill & Szrok and Emma Underwood swapping the Midland Grand for upcoming Holland Park restaurant Julie's.
In partnership with leading wine company Boutinot, Restaurant gathered 10 operators together for a discussion about the challenges and opportunities for the year ahead.
This week's top news stories include details on the Fallow trio's new London restaurant, BrewDog dropping its commitment to the Real Living Wage, and Wahaca returning to the expansion trail.
Companies including Azzurri Group, Stonegate Group, The Ivy Collection, Pizza Express, Caravan, Rosa’s Thai, Gail’s, and Pizza Pilgrims will speak at next month’s hospitality technology conference Hostech.
What will the next 12 months bring for the restaurant sector? No one really knows, but we’ve had a stab at making some predictions anyway. Here’s what we think 2024 has in store.
Analysts have warned that businesses across the food supply chain will be ‘feeling the heat on prices for some time to come’ as inflation continues to fall slowly.
The first week of 2024 was tough for the sector with several high-profile restaurants closing their doors amid insurmountable cost pressures, and data showing a decline in consumer spend.
Restaurants saw a spending decline of 6.7% in 2023, according to data from Barclays, as Brits spent less on eating out to offset rising household bills.
While operators big and small grappled with the impact of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, 2023 also saw both investment and a degree of optimism return to the restaurant sector.
Delivery sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant groups rose 4% year-on-year in November 2023, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows — but takeaway sales fell 6%.
MasterChef The Professionals winner Tom Hamblet's residences, the departure of Nathan Davies from SY23, and the relaunch of Knightsbridge stalwart Sale e Pepe were among this week's most read hospitality stories.
Everything you need to know about managing online orders, including integration, how the pandemic changed the delivery game and the new tech coming down the track.
This week's top news stories include reaction to the Government's new immigration plans, the UK’s 'largest' kebab house arriving in London, and the date for Michelin's 2024 star revelation ceremony.
The digital and loyalty director at PizzaExpress on how the group has linked the physical and the digital with its sophisticated and highly-successful loyalty app.
The collective debt burden of the UK’s top restaurant groups has broken through the £3bn mark for the first time, new research by UHY Hacker Young shows.
This week's top news stories include tributes to the late Russell Norman, shareholders approving the sale of TRG to Apollo Global Management, and administrators announcing the closure of Birch Selsdon.
The high street bakery chain is looking to stake (bake) a claim on the dinner market with a month-long, pop-up restaurant featuring a Gallic-inspired menu.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reported like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 9.1% in its latest financial results covering the year ended 30 September 2023.
Inflation as measured by the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI) fell for the fifth consecutive month in October, dropping to its lowest level since August 2022.
A combination of poor weather and financial strains led to the frequency of dining out occasions flatlining in October, research from Lumina Intelligence’s latest Eating & Drinking Out Panel shows.
Notting Hill has become one of the capital's hottest foodie destinations. Restaurant took a group of chefs and operators to check out three of the best places to eat in the area.
