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A report into the use of technology and marketing in pubs has found that members of ‘Generation Y’ are 67 per cent more likely than their elders to choose a pub offering Wi-Fi, yet the exact same percentage of venues still don’t offer any connectivity.
Slow and steady improvements in RevPAR and profitability should give UK hoteliers a foundation to plan and invest for the future, rather than continuing to weather the downtown.
John Paul McLachlan, the chef in charge of the restaurant at the MacDonald Marine Hotel & Spa in North Berwick, has taken over Bunney's deli and cafe in the town.
Chefs Ashley Palmer-Watts, Paul Foster and John Freeman have arrived in Kenya with Bar Boulud senior maitre d' Paolo de Tarso ready for a climb up Mount Kilimanjaro which they hope will raise more than £50k for charity Farm Africa.
Fazenda, the Brazillian 'rodizio' restaurant concept with a single site in Leeds, is expanding into areas we’ve previously highlighted as upcoming ‘Hospitable Cities’, with a second site opening in Liverpool this autumn and more to follow in Manchester...
Perceptions Group, the programme set up by bosses from across the pub sector to help train young people for careers within the industry, has extended its scheme to include chefs.
Imperial Catering Equipment claims to have taken cooking technology to a ‘whole new level’ with the launch of its new ultra-compact and energy-saving Ovention Matchbox Oven.
Prime Minister David Cameron has once again shunned the argument to reduce VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors, claiming that bringing the taxes down to pre-recession levels ‘would be expensive’ for the UK economy.
Giggling Squid, the fast-growing Thai restaurant chain, has secured a further two sites, including its first in the Midlands, a key part of its plans to have a national presence.
Love's Fresh Pasta, the restaurant that allows diners to design their own pasta or pizza dishes and order them via iPads or wall-mounted touch screens, has taken on the lease of a site in South Kensington where it plans to open its second restaurant...