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 ...

Leading figures from the restaurant industry have signed a letter calling for a People’s vote on Brexit as staffing fears in the hospitality industry following Britain’s decision to leave the European Union grow. The letter has been co-signed by figures ...

Restaurant, pub and bar trading in major British cities is varying significantly, new CGA research shows—but some parts of the country continue to deliver strong growth. Analysis from the latest ‘Top Towns’ report, based on CGA’s Trading Index database, reveals ...

Rapid expansion has turned to bust as London’s restaurant scene suffers its worst rate of closures for 28 years. That’s the conclusion of the 28th edition of Harden’s London Restaurants and its equivalent apps, which record 117 closures: the highest since ...

New research has revealed that pioneering technology could encourage millennials to eat out more. More than one-third (34%) of millennials are eating out less than they did a year ago, according to a YouGov study commissioned by technology company Flyt ...

Having showcased their successful ‘affordable luxury’ recipe across Essex and Bury St Edmunds, Founders James Welling and Mark Baumann are bringing the Bourgee steak and lobster ethos back with the debut of a new site in the vibrant city of ...

Major UK cities including Manchester have seen some high-profile restaurant closures lately—a result of volatile trading dynamics that have led to a rapid turnover of licensed premises in metropolitan areas. As the Manchester Evening News has reported, two prominent Spinningfields venues, ...

Michelin-starred chef Thomas Carr has closed his restaurant Seafood & Grill in Ilfracombe, Devon, just nine months after opening. Carr opened the site, his second in the seaside resort joining his Michelin-starred Olive Room restaurant, following a successful crowdfunding campaign ...

It’s difficult to remember what drinking beers and spirits was like before the craft drinks revolution. Suffice to say, genuinely tasty beverages that were founded on taste and creativity, rather than global branding and mass-production, were hard to come by ...