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Short on time? Social and Reviews in under 30 minutes each week
The internet is a big, big ocean when you’re a small hospitality business. There are so many questions to answer and random advice being thrown your way from all angles. Will you have your own...
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Manslaughter charge over peanut allergy death
The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) has announced that Mohammed Khalique Zaman, owner of the Indian Garden takeaway restaurant in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, has been charged with manslaughter by...
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to acquire Franco Manca pizza business
The Board of Fulham Shore has conditionally agreed to acquire 99 per cent of the issued share capital of Rocca Limited, the owner of the Franco Manca restaurant group .Franco Manca specialises in...
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Mayor of London approves revised plans for Television Centre
The Mayor of London has approved Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan’s revised plans for the redevelopment of the iconic Television Centre in west London. Previously, the plans received a resolution to grant...
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Wildwood expands outlets, margin and profits
Tasty plc, operator of the DimT, Wildwood and Wildwood Kitchen Restaurants, has issued its Preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2014 showing that the group delivered a strong...
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Entries open for the Moët UK Sommelier of the year 2015
The competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service and The Caterer, is open to professional sommeliers and waiting staff working in the UK and will award its 36th recipient this...
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Last call for this year’s British Pie Awards
As the deadline to enter the 2015 British Pie Awards nears ever closer, the team behind the awards is making one last call for entries. The world-renowned British Pie Awards are held in Melton Mowbray...
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The Flying Refill Drone to land at Ed’s Easy Diner
Ed’s Easy Diner has announced that it is aiming to elevate caffeine consumption to dizzying new heights, with the introduction of its airborne barista, The Flying Refill – a drone dishing out fresh...
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Ramen specialist Ippudo to launch in Canary Wharf
Following the success of Ippudo’s flagship European restaurant in Central St Giles, the Japanese ramen specialist is to open its second UK restaurant in Canary Wharf this summer. Ippudo Canary Wharf...
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Maes Manor Hotel, Blackwood sells above guide price
Maes Manor Country House Hotel in Blackwood has been sold by specialist property adviser Christie + Co within a matter of a couple of weeks of coming on the market. The hotel and popular wedding venue...
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Domino’s Rolls out Driveless Delivery Vehicles
World first in pizza delivery history: 400% more pizza with 100% less driver Domino’s Pizza UK has today unveiled the world’s first driverless pizza delivery vehicle. Customers placing orders through...
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PizzaExpress to create 2,500 new jobs
PizzaExpress has announced plans to recruit 2,500 people in the UK over the next five years as part of its expansion programme, which will see circa 20 new restaurant openings a year across the UK. It...
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Ian Scaramuzza wins the Roux Scholarship 2015
Ian Scaramuzza, head chef at Claude Bosi’s two Michelin- starred Hibiscus in London, has won the 2015 Roux Scholarship. He beat five other finalists who all prepared ‘Turban of sole and salmon a la...
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British and London dining scene flies high
London has been named as one of the world’s best dining destinations, according to an annual poll by private jet lifestyle publication Elite Traveler. The UK boasts a total of eight restaurants in the...
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Good to go saves 42%
The Food Waste Network reports that Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced that the hugely successful doggy bag pilot scheme “Good to Go” has been extended. More than 1,400 containers...
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Loungers on track for 100 sites
Loungers, the Bristol-based café/bar operator reports that it remains very much on track to reach 100 sites by the end of 2016 as it opens its 60th site, Cordero Lounge in Frome. The Frome site, which...
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LEON announces stellar 2014 results
LEON, the naturally fast food brand, has announced its financial results for the year ended 28 December 2014, describing it as a ‘momentous’ year for LEON, the company that has revolutionised fast...
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Beck Hall Hotel, Malham recruiting for deli and bistro launch
Beck Hall, an 18-room hotel in the Yorkshire Dales village of Malham, is in search of 10 hospitality stars to join its team ahead of the launch of a new streamside deli and ‘Bistro by the Beck’, in...
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Pubs and restaurants set to be victims of Business Rate revaluation
Leading licensed leisure property adviser BNP Paribas Real Estate has warned pubs and restaurant owners and occupiers across the country that, following the 2017 revaluation, the Uniform Business Rate...
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Economy up but Brits require value for money and quality
Foodservice industry figures from global information provider The NPD Group show that, when Britons eat out, they are much more demanding when it comes to good prices and good quality than they were a...
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