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Fishmonger, chef and restaurateur Mitch Tonks is taking his RockFish seafood concept to Plymouth with plans submitted for the opening of a 200-cover restaurant in the building adjacent to the city’s National Marine Aquarium.
The competition may be fierce and its rivals more fashionable, but Steve Holmes has taken to the tough job of revitalising mainstream chain Ask Italian with gusto.
Spirit Pub Company and JD Wetherspoon are the latest pub groups to report a very profitable Christmas and New Year as the latest industry sales barometer reveals that pubs outperformed restaurants over the festive period.
Rhodes @ The Dome, celebrity chef Gary Rhodes' latest restaurant project located at the Plymouth Dome site on Plymouth Hoe, is set to open on 25 January after a delay caused by a theft of metal from the building.
It was where the then Kate Middleton spent her last night as a commoner before becoming The Duchess of Cambridge and it is known as a favourite of the Royal Family; now The Goring hotel has gained official recognition from The Queen.
Smaller, up-and-coming pub operators will have more opportunities to expand, restaurateurs will begin to divert away from the high street and more hoteliers will begin actively preparing for recovery.
In the third of our week of news stories featuring products launching at The Hospitality Show, we preview the debut of The Pastry Room and its new product - a frozen pastry crumb which creates an instant pastry with the addition of water.
A picture might tell a thousand words but getting the right photo and video to market your hotel, restaurant, pub or bar is often not as simple as penning some winning prose - so what top tips can hospitality businesses take to improve their imagery?