rss feed
Katherine Price

Katherine Price

News

JD Wetherspoon predicts record sales this year

10 May 2023 by

Pub group JD Wetherspoon has predicted record sales for its current financial year following its highest-ever Easter sales.

News

Coronation weekend 'a tale of two halves' for hospitality

09 May 2023 by

Anecdotal indicators have suggested that the long bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III may not have provided the boost in sales hospitality operators had hoped for.

News

Suspect detained by police following Belfast hotel hostage situation

09 May 2023 by
Cardiff restaurants Bully’s and Sopra 73 close their doors News

Cardiff restaurants Bully’s and Sopra 73 close their doors

09 May 2023 by
Ex-Benares chef to oversee kitchen at new Elephant & Castle restaurant News

Ex-Benares chef to oversee kitchen at new Elephant & Castle restaurant

05 May 2023 by
John Badley to re-join Andrew Brownsword Hotels as chief executive News

John Badley to re-join Andrew Brownsword Hotels as chief executive

05 May 2023 by

Charlotte Church opens Mid-Wales wellness retreat News

Charlotte Church opens Mid-Wales wellness retreat

05 May 2023 by

Singer Charlotte Church has opened the Dreaming, a new wellness retreat at the former Rhydoldog House[...]

Keith Barr to step down as IHG CEO News

Keith Barr to step down as IHG CEO

05 May 2023 by

InterContinental Hotels Group chief executive Keith Barr is stepping down to return with his family to[...]

Essex pub at centre of golliwog doll row closes News

Essex pub at centre of golliwog doll row closes

04 May 2023 by

An Essex pub that is subject to a police investigation for its display of golliwog dolls[...]

Hyatt to acquire Mr & Mrs Smith for £53m News

Hyatt to acquire Mr & Mrs Smith for £53m

03 May 2023 by

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced an agreement to buy London-based luxury hotel platform Mr & Mrs[...]

News

Robert Parker Hotel Collection to be sold off as owner retires

Robert and Gina Parker, owners of luxury boutique hotel group the Robert Parker Hotel Collection, have announced their decision to retire and sell the four properties in the group."

03 May 2023 by
Julie McEwan appointed permanent Hostmore CEO News

Julie McEwan appointed permanent Hostmore CEO

03 May 2023
by

Julie McEwan has been appointed permanent chief executive of Hostmore, which operates the Fridays and 63rd+1st restaurant brands, effective immediately.

Tipping Bill receives Royal Assent News

Tipping Bill receives Royal Assent

03 May 2023
by

Employers will be banned from withholding tips under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent yesterday.

Mamma Dough sold out of administration News

Mamma Dough sold out of administration

02 May 2023 by

South London pizza chain Mamma Dough has been sold out of administration, with five of the[...]

Around 4,600 hospitality venues lost over the last year News

Around 4,600 hospitality venues lost over the last year

02 May 2023 by

Britain has suffered a net decline of 4,593 licensed premises in the last year to March[...]

Andrew Brownsword Hotels CEO Stephanie Hocking to step down News

Andrew Brownsword Hotels CEO Stephanie Hocking to step down

02 May 2023 by

Andrew Brownsword Hotels chief executive Stephanie Hocking is set to leave the group at the end[...]

Chef Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46 News

Chef Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46

02 May 2023 by

Scottish chef and MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo died aged 46 on Sunday 30 April, his[...]

News

Jamie Oliver to return to London restaurant scene with Theatre Royal Drury Lane opening

Chef Jamie Oliver has confirmed he will open a new restaurant in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane towards the end of this year."

02 May 2023 by
EasyHotel invests £4.5m in reducing carbon emissions News

EasyHotel invests £4.5m in reducing carbon emissions

27 April 2023
by

Budget brand EasyHotel has announced a £4.5m investment into 12 of its UK sites to reduce the group’s carbon footprint as part of its strategy to “be the first choice for low-carbon affordable hotels in Europe”.

Chotto Matte announces global expansion plans News

Chotto Matte announces global expansion plans

27 April 2023
by

Peruvian-Japanese restaurant group Chotto Matte has announced plans to further expand the brand, with new locations planned for the United States, Middle East and the UK.

Jacobs Media Group is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

© {{year}} All rights reserved. Jacobs Media Group Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, company number 08713328. 3rd Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking