The Chancellor confirms that alcohol tax increases will remain in place after announcing in his Pre Budget Report that the VAT rate will return to 17.5 per cent in January
The Vineyard Group, operator of The Vineyard at Stockcross and Donnington Valley Hotel, are to manage the seven former Folio hotels owned by sister company Sonoma Ltd
The owners of Pan Asian restaurant chain Cosmo have put up a £10,000 reward to find the person responsible for a fake news article that claimed their Bristol restaurant had been shut down for serving dog meat.
The Forum of Private Business is urging the government to give help to small firms in employment and training after 22 per cent of bosses said they were forced to provide staff with basic skills training themselves because of a lack of external providers.
Calorie information appearing on menus could soon become commonplace across the UK according to the Food Standards Agency following a trial involving 21 restaurants and other catering businesses
Newly formed company Akkeron Hotels has acquired eight former Folio properties, which went into administration in December last year, as a platform for building a portfolio of 150 regional hotels across the UK
Terre a Terre, the innovative vegetarian restaurant situated in Brighton, has released its long-awaited cookbook that demonstrates how meat-free food has more to do with indulgence than abstinence
A batch of Spanish eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella in a number of restaurants and catering establishments, has sparked the Food Standards Agency to warn caterers to cook their eggs properly
The Scottish Government has published its controversial Alcohol Bill, which will give ministers powers to impose minimum pricing, introduce a new tax for retailers and ban off-trade promotions
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack for failing to give the industry proper guidance on how to introduce nutritional information onto menus
The British Hospitality Association is to look at the impact a reduction in VAT would have on hotels following calls to bring the rate down while members of the industry have their say
The sector skills council predicts college-based learning will be hit hard because the government is likely to favour apprenticeships and work place-based learning courses next year
A drinks analyst has made gloomy predictions for the coming months — with Christmas set to be 'at best flat' and the first part of 2010 'extremely tough'
Accountancy firm PKF calls for the re-tabling and support of an Early Day Motion that looks at lowering the VAT rate for hotels to give the industry 'a much needed boost'
Nescafe has launched a new, healthier instant coffee made from a blend of roasted coffee beans and unroasted green coffee beans, which can help protect the body against ageing
A joint working group has been set up by some of Britain's biggest tourism and accommodation groups to help ensure hospitality businesses make the most of the 2012 Olympic games
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the popular US-based burrito restaurant chain, is to launch in the UK next year, with its first site set to open on London’s Charing Cross Road in April
Tasty Med Ltd, a new UK venture, is to launch a series of authentic Turkish restaurants in London under the umbrella of Tike Restaurants, the first of which has now opened near Fenchurch Street Station
Businesses open for New Year's Eve that account for VAT at the point of sale can continue charging 15 per cent into New Year's Day, it has been confirmed, but accountants warn of hits to margins in January with a return to the 17.5 per cent...
Michael Winner, food critic for The Times, has named The River Café as the Best Restaurant in London after publishing a guide on the best and worst restaurants and hotels in the world
Healthy fast-food restaurant Pod has opened its fourth site in London’s New Street Square, and has announced plans to launch a further ten sites in 2010
London hotels have been voted the worst in Europe, with those in Birmingham rated only slightly better, according to hotel price comparison website Trivago.co.uk
Oak Taverns plans to install microbreweries at seven of its pubs following the opening of one at its most recent acquisition, the Cross Keys in Oxfordshire
Galvin La Chapelle , the latest restaurant in the Galvin brothers' stable, will open its doors to diners on 18 November following more than a year's work to convert the Grade II listed St Botolph's Hall
Pub operator Cubitt House opens its third site, the Orange in London's Belgravia following a £1m refurbishment which includes the addition of four hotel bedrooms
Great British Menu winner Kenny Atkinson will move from Seaham Hall to head up a restaurant at the multi-million pound Rockliffe Hall hotel when it opens in County Durham later this month
Harvey Nichols Restaurant Prism on Leadenhall Street in London has swapped its fine dining offer to a ‘contemporary brasserie style’ to keep up with consumers’ changing eating habits
Von Essen wins the ultimate accolade for the hotel sector in the British Travel Awards with Hilton and The Dorchester also among the hotels picking up awards
