UK hospitality businesses face a further knock to consumer confidence after new figures show the UK economy fell into recession at the end of last year.
Jesús Durón, former executive chef at Mexico City’s globally-renowned restaurant Pujol, is teaming up with Yardbird Hong Kong co-founder Lindsay Jang to open a restaurant in London next year.
London-based contract caterer and restaurant operator Rhubarb Hospitality Collection is expanding its footprint in Germany having signed a new contract in Hamburg.
Heston Blumenthal has called for greater urgency in tackling fraud on Companies House after an investigation revealed hundreds of fake firms have been set up using restaurant names.
Boath House on Scotland’s northern coast has finally launched its Dining Room restaurant more than 18 months after the hotel was acquired by the Cabin Studio group.
Drivers for food delivery platforms including Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats plan to strike on Valentine’s Day to protest against poor working conditions.
Representatives from restaurant businesses including San Carlo, Rudy’s, Gusto Italian, and GSG Hospitality will be speaking at next month’s R200 Restaurant Conference in Manchester
Soho House has hit back at claims made by analysts that it is ‘worth zero’ and revealed that its owners are considering taking the New York-listed business private.
Several high-profile restaurants have been targeted as part of an emerging identity theft scam that sees fraudsters register fake business in order to apply for bank accounts and loans.
Gaucho and M operator Rare Restaurants says it has a pipeline of 30 new locations following an ‘outstanding’ year that saw revenues hit a record £75.3m.
Vegan QSR brand Neat Burger is to overhaul its concept, dropping the ‘Burger’ from its name and broadening its food offer as it looks to recover from recent financial challenges.
Schofield’s Bar has been named the UK's best cocktail bar on the 2024 Top 50 Cocktail Bars list, becoming the first Manchester venue to take the number one spot.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is launching its first new concept since Miller and Carter with a brand that will see it go head-to-head with rival Greene King.
Pret A Manger is to scrap its final Veggie Pret sites little more than a year after announcing it would be rowing back on its long-term plans for the brand.
The group behind competitive socialising brands Flight Club and Electric Shuffle will open three new sites in the UK as part of its international push.
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.
MPs from across the political divide including the Conservative’s Tobias Ellwood and former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron have voiced their support for measures to support the hospitality sector.
Various Eateries plans to open up to 10 Noci sites and three Coppa Clubs in the next phase of its roll-out having reported a ‘solid’ performance in 2023.
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.
