PizzaExpress founder Peter Boizot has died at the age of 89. The entrepreneur opened his first Pizza Express in London in 1965 and has been widely credited for introducing pizza to the masses and transforming the casual-dining experience. Born and ...

With only a few weeks to go until Mad Friday (21st December), the busiest night of the year for festive celebrations, Barclaycard’s new ‘Food for Thought’ study reveals that a restaurant’s social media presence is now more important than ever ...

The number of restaurants in Britain slipped by 2.0% over the year to September 2018, the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals—equivalent to more than 10 closures a week. The exclusive research shows that Britain ...

Michelin stars aren’t shining as brightly in 2018 as London’s high-end diners look for experience-led dining, including spectacular views and appetite-whetting dish presentation or access to private members’ clubs and the privacy they offer. A new report, by Ten Lifestyle ...

CORE by Clare Smyth is crowned best restaurant by OpenTable diners. London restaurants dominate the top 100 list with 81% of spots taken by restaurants in the capital British Cuisine comes out on top, making up 22% of this year’s ...

Ten outstanding restaurant managers have been chosen to compete in the UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2019 competition on 7 January at The Savoy, London. The semi-finalists are: Jennifer Santner, Angler Restaurant, South Place Hotel, London Christopher Bakowski, Alyn ...

Karaoke UK have been major suppliers of Karaoke machine’s to the Home & Leisure industry since 1981. Back in the early 80’s, karaoke would be on cassette tape and the lyrics would be read from a sheet of paper. How ...

They say love doesn’t cost a thing, but a new survey has revealed that, in fact, an average date night in the UK clocks in at £91, with those in London paying the most of all (£123). Globally, however, a ...

There has been a lot of publicity in recent weeks surrounding those that are involved in the selling on of ‘fake reviews’ including the owner of an Italian promotions company being convicted and imprisoned for selling fake reviews to hundreds ...

Consumer spending fell by 0.2% in October, while hotels, bars and restaurants experienced the slowest increase in spend since February 2017 of just 1%. Visa’s UK Consumer Spending Index, compiled by IHS Markit, signalled a renewed fall in consumer spending ...