Big Hospitality News

Drinks companies Diageo GB and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) have united to form a new campaign, ‘A Celebratory British Summer’, with the launch of a range of limited edition Union Jack bottles available for the on-trade.

Pubs and bars are among the country's 'most distressed' UK businesses with a massive 95 per cent rise in critical problems faced by the sector in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest Red Flag Alert statistics from Begbies Traynor.

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has slammed Chancellor George Osborne and the Government for their decision to raise beer tax by a further five per cent in the March Budget.

Hotel group Jurys Inn is running a four-week national advertising campaign worth £800k to help promote itself as a 'great value and credible' alternative to both four-star and budget hotels. 

The so-called 'Pasty Tax' will be introduced as planned after a last-minute amendment to the Budget proposals for VAT changes on hot takeaway food was narrowly defeated by 35 votes in the House of Commons last night.

Ten of the UK’s best restaurants and chefs are set to compete in Ribstock - a barbecue rib cook-off taking place in London’s Soho later this month.

UK hotel investment remains the most active in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) but increasingly more 'creative transactions' are being considered over straight cash purchases, according to two new reports out today.

The Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has seen its games machine income across its 1,300-strong estate rise by eight per cent year-on-year, despite machine income being in decline for much of the pub industry.

Coworth Park is now looking to fill two top dining positions following the announcement that executive chef Chris Meredith and food and beverage manager Scot Turner are to leave the country house hotel. 

The UK restaurant industry is weathering the financial storm, with increased consumer spend and on-going innovation in the foodservice market providing a solid foundation for post-recession recovery over the next 18 months.

Restaurants and hotels including Dukes St. James London, The Cavendish, The Minnies Bar & Restaurant and Nobu Berkely ST tell BigHospitality about special offers and promotions they're running to help attract more customers. 

A leading internet provider has issued a word of warning for hoteliers across the UK after one of its high-profile clients lost out on a booking from a Formula 1 team because of a poor internet connection.

With just 10 days and counting until the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2012 on 30 April at the London Guildhall speculation is mounting over which chefs will be celebrating and which restaurant will be taking home the top prize. 

Raymond Blanc, Spirit Pub Company, The Clink and the Sark Island Hotel are among hospitality professionals and businesses nominated for the Footprint Awards 2012 which celebrates sustainable and environmental excellence in the foodservice supply chain.

Peruvian-born entrepreneur Martin Morales has finally ventured into the restaurant sector after years of wait, with last month's opening of Ceviche in Soho - featuring the UK's first pisco bar. The ex-DJ and Apple executive talks to BigHospitality about some of his thoughts on life, his career and the hospitality industry.