Katherine Price
How mid-market hotels are resisting the trope of the squeezed middle
The mid-market hotel space is alive with competition for guests, who are looking for something a little bit different. Katherine Price reports
‘Nothing else like it exists in Scotland’: How Glenapp Castle became a destination hotel
Jill Chalmers on repositioning historic Glenapp Castle into a destination hotel through an extensive activities programme and the addition of Scotland’s most luxurious suite
Green light for £20m George hotel Huddersfield refurb and Radisson Red relaunch
Plans for a £20m refurbishment of the George hotel in Huddersfield have been given the go-ahead[...]
Zia Lucia could double estate in UK rollout
London-based pizza brand Zia Lucia could double its estate as part of plans to expand across[...]
Fridays restaurants report dip in sales
Hostmore, which operates the Fridays and 63rd+1st restaurant brands, has reported a slight dip in sales[...]
KOP Group to bring Montigo Resorts brand to London
Singaporean investor KOP Group has announced the purchase of the 105-key Burns hotel in London’s Kensington[...]
Nick Nairn to relaunch fire-hit restaurant next month
Chef Nick Nairn is set to relaunch his Bridge of Allan restaurant in Stirlingshire as Nairn’s next month, following a fire at the site in 2021."
Young’s reports 19.4% revenue boost despite cost headwinds and rail strikes
Despite a year of inflationary cost pressures and rail strikes, pub group Young’s has reported revenues of £368.9m, up 19.4% on last year.
Alex Kristall appointed MD of Good Eating Company
Sodexo Corporate Services has announced that from 1 June, Alex Kristall will become managing director for the Good Eating Company in the UK & Ireland, as part of investment plans to grow the business and its footprint globally.
Johnny Stanford to open restaurant on Worthing Pier
Chef Johnny Stanford is to open a new fine-dining restaurant on Worthing Pier in Sussex this[...]
Staycity to invest £40m in Stratford aparthotel
Aparthotel operator Staycity Group has acquired a 0.06-hectare site in London’s Stratford for the development of[...]
BrewDog partners with SSP to land airport bar at Gatwick
Brewer and bar group BrewDog has partnered with travel caterer SSP Group to bring the brand[...]
Investor reportedly called for TRG to sell brands except Wagamama
An activist investor has reportedly presented the Restaurant Group’s chairman and chief executive with proposals to[...]
Café Rouge owner insists business is not in receivership
Café Rouge owner Big Table Group has insisted the restaurant chain is not in receivership, despite a report this weekend."
More than 11,000 sign petition to protect Cardiff’s Secret Garden Café
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition protesting that the Secret Garden Café site in Cardiff’s Bute Park is set to go out to tender.
Lake District’s Ryebeck hotel on the market for £3m
Offers of more than £3m are being sought for the Ryebeck hotel in Windermere, Cumbria.
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