New figures from hospitality trade body UKHospitality show that Britain’s number of licensed premises has fallen by nearly a third (31%) in the past two decades.
This week's top news stories include Michael O’Hare’s plans to relaunch The Man Behind The Curtain as Psycho Sandbar, Charlie Sims and Honey Spencer's latest venture, and Big Mamma's first restaurant in Italy.
Over 100 waiters across five Miller & Carter restaurants have said they will no longer cooperate with a new tipping policy that’s been labelled ‘deeply unfair’ by the Unite Union.
Northern-based restaurant group Gusto Italian has seen its turnover almost double in its latest set of financial results, with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) also up.
Levan founders Mark Gurney and Matt Bushnell are to launch a Parisian-style wine bar on the on the site that previously housed their New York-inspired diner Larry’s in London’s Peckham.
Michael O’Hare’s Michelin-starred Leeds restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain is to close at the end of the year and relaunch as new concept Psycho Sandbar.
Miller & Carter is facing criticism for a new policy that requires front-of-house staff to 'tip-out' up to 2% of gross sales to the kitchen, bar and management.
More than two in five hospitality employees are still considering a career outside of industry despite a significant increase in job satisfaction figures across the sector, new research shows.
Deliveroo has reported a 7% year-on-year (YoY) rise in revenue in the UK and Ireland alongside robust growth in gross transaction value (GTV) in its home region.
Restaurants and chefs using nitrous oxide for culinary purposes won’t have any problem acquiring the substance when the Government’s ‘ban’ comes into effect next month.
The number of consumers not showing up for their reservations in pubs, bars and restaurants has doubled since September last year, according to research from Zonal and CGA by NIQ.
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups completed 12 consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth in September, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals.
