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The Chestnut Group further extends hotel-pub portfolio in East Anglia

The 10-bedroom Black Lion hotel, restaurant and pub in Long Melford, Suffolk, has closed for refurbishment following the... Read more

Trafford Park hotel in Manchester to be given new lease of life

The Trafford Park hotel in Manchester is to be refurbished and relaunched under a mid-market international boutique bran... Read more

Inbound visitor numbers bounced back in June

Inbound passengers in June returned to growth, increasing 7.4% year-on-year, a significant improvement on the 2% decreas... Read more

Great British Bake-Off’s Flora Shedden to open Aran Bakery

Flora Shedden, who was the youngest semi-finalist on BBC One’s Great British Bake-Off in 2015, is due to open Aran Baker... Read more

Hawkstone Hall to be turned into luxury boutique hotel

Planning permission has been granted to transform the Grade I-listed Hawkstone Hall in Shrewsbury, Shropshire into a 40-... Read more

Health officials tee up calorie reduction targets

Targets to cut calories in foods popular with children such as pizzas, burgers and ready meals are to be set by Public H... Read more

The Clink wins contract at London’s Guildhall

Clink Events, the catering service run by the Clink Charity has been named as a preffered caterer for the Guildhall Lond... Read more

Stow-Away secures funding for Birmingham and London aparthotels

Aparthotel company Stow-Away has secured funding for its first two sites in Birmingham and London. ... Read more

Buca Di Pizza joins Hull’s Fruit Market

Independent pizzeria brand, Buca Di Pizza, is to join the line-up of restaurants in the £80m development of Hull’s Fruit... Read more

Brakspear benefits from managed house investment

JT Davies & Sons, the parent firm of Henley-based pub firm Brakspear, has seen a double-digit increase in turnover thank... Read more

Competition authority gives Heineken-Punch deal the go-ahead

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the go-ahead to Heineken’s planned £403m acquisition of Punch Tave... Read more

Pub and restaurants “feeling the pinch” as sales stay flat in July

The pub and restaurant market remained flat last month with like-for-like sales only growing by 0.6% compared to the sam... Read more

Butlin’s boss: tourism VAT cut can happen

Butlin’s boss Dermot King has reiterated his call for a reduction in tourism VAT, which he believes will create more tha... Read more

ALMR supports proposals for visa-free proposals for EU workers

The hospitality industry has responded positively to the reported government proposals to enable EU citizen to work in t... Read more

Denham Grove hotel sold to owner of the Clay Oven

The 100-bedroom Denham Grove hotel in Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, has been sold by US-based Starwood Capital to Neal Khan... Read more

KFC opens first UK airside restaurant

Fried chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has opened its first restaurant within a UK airport. ... Read more

Gareth Hussey joins the Punch Bowl Inn as GM

Gareth Hussey has joined the two-AA-rosette, nine-bedroom Punch Bowl Inn and restaurant at Crosthwaite in Cumbria as gen... Read more

Cooks & Partners signs deal with Abbey Road Studios

Boutique catering company Cooks & Partners has been appointed catering supplier for Abbey Road Studios in St John’s Wood... Read more

Anton Piotrowski to open solo restaurant in Liverpool: “I’ve learnt from my mistakes”

Anton Piotrowski, formerly executive head chef at the Michelin-starred Treby Arms near Plympton in Devon, has secured a ... Read more

New Road hotel to open in London Whitechapel later this year

The New Road hotel is set to open its doors in Whitechapel, London, in the fourth quarter of this year. ... Read more

Catering & Hospitality News

The Chestnut Group further extends hotel-pub portfolio in East Anglia

Trafford Park hotel in Manchester to be given new lease of life

Inbound visitor numbers bounced back in June

Great British Bake-Off’s Flora Shedden to open Aran Bakery

Hawkstone Hall to be turned into luxury boutique hotel

Health officials tee up calorie reduction targets

The Clink wins contract at London’s Guildhall

Stow-Away secures funding for Birmingham and London aparthotels

Buca Di Pizza joins Hull’s Fruit Market

Brakspear benefits from managed house investment

Competition authority gives Heineken-Punch deal the go-ahead

Pub and restaurants “feeling the pinch” as sales stay flat in July

Butlin’s boss: tourism VAT cut can happen

ALMR supports proposals for visa-free proposals for EU workers

Denham Grove hotel sold to owner of the Clay Oven

KFC opens first UK airside restaurant

Gareth Hussey joins the Punch Bowl Inn as GM

Cooks & Partners signs deal with Abbey Road Studios

Anton Piotrowski to open solo restaurant in Liverpool: “I’ve learnt from my mistakes”

New Road hotel to open in London Whitechapel later this year

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