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Manchester City submits plans for 400-room stadium hotel

19 April 2023 by

Manchester City football club has submitted a planning application to build a 400-bedroom hotel at its Etihad Stadium.

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Mitchells & Butlers takes 100% stake in Ego Restaurants

18 April 2023 by

Mitchells & Butlers is to acquire the remaining 60% stake in Ego Restaurants that it does not currently own ahead of plans to expand the brand across the UK.

London’s Café Wolseley opens in Bangkok News

London’s Café Wolseley opens in Bangkok

18 April 2023 by
Hakkasan owner sold to Mohari Hospitality for £441m News

Hakkasan owner sold to Mohari Hospitality for £441m

18 April 2023 by
Belmond's Orient Express to axe UK leg after 41 years News

Belmond's Orient Express to axe UK leg after 41 years

17 April 2023 by
Chef Andrew Sheridan acquires former Fraiche restaurant site News

Chef Andrew Sheridan acquires former Fraiche restaurant site

17 April 2023 by

The Pig to expand with new hotels in Kent and Warwickshire News

The Pig to expand with new hotels in Kent and Warwickshire

16 April 2023 by

The Pig hotel group is set to expand its litter with the launch of two new[...]

Craft Beer Co accuses Marks and Spencer of 'ripping off' its branding News

Craft Beer Co accuses Marks and Spencer of 'ripping off' its branding

14 April 2023 by

A pub chain has accused Marks and Spencer of “ripping off” its branding for a t-shirt[...]

Admiral Taverns puts 44 pubs up for sale News

Admiral Taverns puts 44 pubs up for sale

13 April 2023 by

Admiral Taverns is the latest pub group to confirm a number of its sites are up[...]

Essex pub banned from CAMRA guide for displaying golliwog dolls News

Essex pub banned from CAMRA guide for displaying golliwog dolls

13 April 2023 by

An Essex pub has been removed from an industry guidebook amid a police investigation into the[...]

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Richard Corrigan and Searcys to open National Portrait Gallery restaurant

Chef Richard Corrigan and caterer Searcys are teaming up to launch a restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery in London when it reopens on 22 June."

12 April 2023 by
Herbert Berger to hang up his chef whites after 55 years News

Herbert Berger to hang up his chef whites after 55 years

12 April 2023
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Chef Herbert Berger has announced plans to retire from the hospitality industry at the age of 70.

TripAdvisor blocked more than one million fake reviews in 2022 News

TripAdvisor blocked more than one million fake reviews in 2022

11 April 2023
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Over one million fake or paid-for reviews were blocked or removed from TripAdvisor in 2022, the company has revealed.

The Ritz apologises after job applicant told 'Afro-style' hair was banned News

The Ritz apologises after job applicant told 'Afro-style' hair was banned

11 April 2023 by

The Ritz London has said it is committed to creating an “inclusive” environment for staff after[...]

'Hospitality is being so squeezed we cannot see a single sunlit upland' News

'Hospitality is being so squeezed we cannot see a single sunlit upland'

05 April 2023 by

Independent Spanish restaurant Levanter in Ramsbottom has permanently closed after nine years due to a struggle[...]

PizzaExpress hires new chief operating officer News

PizzaExpress hires new chief operating officer

05 April 2023 by

PizzaExpress has appointed Lawrence Harvey as its new chief operating officer to oversee its c.350 restaurants[...]

Change in harassment law could see rise in hospitality staff suing employers News

Change in harassment law could see rise in hospitality staff suing employers

05 April 2023 by

A proposed change in the law could see a rise in hospitality staff suing their employers[...]

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Michelin men, inspector quotas and pastry awards: what we learned from the 2023 Michelin Guide

Michelin’s top dogs answer the key questions on exactly how the guide makes its annual star decisions"

04 April 2023 by
AA rosette restaurant pulls out of guide due to lack of inspections News

AA rosette restaurant pulls out of guide due to lack of inspections

03 April 2023
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A chef has withdrawn his restaurant from the AA Restaurant Guide after claiming inspectors failed to visit for five years.

Gusto removes itself from the UK chef recruitment market News

Gusto removes itself from the UK chef recruitment market

03 April 2023
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An Italian restaurant group has given up trying to recruit chefs in the UK and has instead hired 30 staff from India.

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