Restaurateur Josh Niland takes first step beyond Australia
Edition Hotels has partnered with chef, restaurateur and author Josh Niland on its first hotel in Southeast Asia, bringing a seafood-focused steakhouse concept to Singapore.
Robinsons Brewery invests £1.25 million in Cheshire pubs
Three pubs in Cheshire were the latest to benefit from £1.25 million of investment from parent company Robinsons Brewery, as the brewer and operator continues with its highest capital expenditure across its pub estate to date.
Vinoteca files for protection from creditors
Vinoteca has filed for protection from its creditors, suggesting that the wine bar group could be on the brink of collapse.
Patty & Bun founder steps into pub sector
Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossmann has moved into the pub sector with the relaunch of south London pub The Watermans Arms.
UK pub with four-year waiting list named world’s hardest restaurant to get a reservation
A pub in Bristol has been named as the hardest restaurant in the world to get a reservation for its exclusive Sunday Roast, with a waiting time of four years.
Hospitality closures reach record 5,736 in last 12 months
Britain has lost approximately one in 18 of its licensed premises over the last 12 months – amounting to 5,736 pubs, restaurants, bars and cafés — with further hospitality closures “inevitable”, new research shows.
Government scraps relaxed licensing rules for hospitality businesses
The UK Government’s decision to reinstate tighter licensing rules for on-trade venues which were relaxed during the Covid-19 pandemic could be damaging for hospitality businesses and “hold them back”, trade bodies warn.
June trumps Dry January with higher alcohol-free drinks sales
Sales of non-alcoholic drinks surged in June, outranking figures from Dry January this year as UK demand for alcohol-free options continues to climb.
Raymond Blanc pubs secure £100m in funding
Heartwood Collection, an upmarket pub and restaurant group which includes the 14-strong Brasserie Blanc restaurant chain, has raised £100 million in funding to open new pubs and build hotel rooms.
Restaurant closures hit decade high
An average of five restaurants closed each day in the first three months of this year, new figures show, with 569 businesses filing for insolvency in the first quarter of 2023.