Rekom, the largest nightclub group in Northern Europe, has hired consulting firm AlixPartners to assist in shifting its focus towards bars as clubs in the UK struggle.

Despite widespread relief over Jeremy Hunt “freezing” alcohol duty in his Autumn Statement last week, the next few months will be like walking a tightrope for many pubs and restaurants.

Velfrey Vineyard has been awarded a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for its sparkling Bruts. db discovers what makes Pembrokeshire fizz so unique.

Douglas Blyde discovers if Sushi by MASA in the Harrods Dining Hall really is worth the price tag, or whether it’s papering over the cracks with an abundance of caviar and black truffle.

The UK winner of the 56th Le Taittinger International Culinary Prize has been announced ahead of January’s grand final in Paris.

After being shut for 15 years, famed Soho drinking den The Colony Club Room has reopened, with the prices kept as they were in 2008.

Food and drink experts have divulged their top tips for Christmas drinking and dining to assist in the festive season running smoothly.

UFC champion Conor McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout is now available in more than 500 bars and pubs in the UK as the drink’s reach continues to climb.

Kentish producer Balfour has announced the forthcoming opening of Winemakers’ Kitchen, a winery restaurant with a mantra of “what grows together, goes together”.

Anthony Peart, bar manager at Tom Kerridge’s two-Michelin-starred pub The Hand & Flowers, talks to WLC about hospitality’s “new normal”, his hatred of Sambuca, and his latest venture into the world of rum-making.

The Bag of Nails in Bristol has been named Britain’s first cat pub, with resident felines propping up the bar alongside drinkers.

In spite of the current financial pressures businesses are facing, the optimism of hospitality leaders for the future of the sector continues to rise, according to CGA by NIQ’s Business Confidence Survey.