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From the West End to the East End, our London coverage keeps hospitality professionals in the know. Our dedicated reporting on London’s vibrant and highly competitive foodservice market, spans restaurant group expansions, new pub and bar concepts, catering contracts, high-street openings, licensing changes, staff shortages, and operational trends shaping the capital. Whether you’re a central London restaurant operator, a neighbourhood café owner, a high-volume catering contractor, or an F&B executive overseeing multiple venues across zones, this archive delivers actionable insights and strategic updates designed for decision-makers navigating the capital’s fast-moving hospitality landscape.

  • Apr- 2018 -
    4 April
    PeopleHospitality Workers

    ‘Undervalued’ hospitality workers want 42.4% pay rise

    Professional CV writing specialists Purple CV, carried out a survey of 2,500 British workers and found that those in the hospitality sector believed they deserved an average of a 42.4% pay rise. This is compared to lawyers who felt they deserved a 30% wage increase, charity workers who desired a…

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  • 4 April
    Trade AssociationsUKHospitality

    Hospitality sector to tackle packaging waste with industry event

    The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and UKHospitality will spearhead the sector’s efforts to tackle packaging waste with a sector-wide packaging event. Unpack the Future of Hospitality will bring together hospitality businesses, suppliers, parliamentarians and other hospitality supporters to educate, inform and share best practice on reducing packaging waste. The…

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  • Mar- 2018 -
    29 March
    NewsPark Lane Hotel’s Bennett joins The Full Range

    Park Lane Hotel’s Bennett joins The Full Range

    Andrew Bennett, former director of Food and Beverage at London’s Park Lane Hotel, has been appointed brand ambassador for culinary, purchasing and support business The Full Range. Honoured with an MBE in 2009 for services to the hospitality industry and skills training, 61-year-old Bennett spent 23 years with the Park…

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  • 29 March
    BusinessNisbets

    Nisbets adds another store to its retail portfolio

    Catering equipment supplier, Nisbets, has further added to its growing retail portfolio with the opening of a new store in Bayswater, west London. The new store – Nisbets’ 32nd retail outlet – will officially open its doors at 9.00am on Tuesday 3 April. To celebrate the arrival of the new…

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  • 20 March
    News35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are loss making

    35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are loss making

    35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are now loss-making, up 75% from just 20 last year, new research shows. Chartered accountants, UHY Hacker Young, found that trading conditions have become increasingly difficult for restaurant chains dealing with oversaturation in the market as well as rising costs. Casualties include…

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  • 19 March
    PeopleBancone

    Former Locanda Locatelli chef enlisted for new Italian restaurant

    Louis Korovilas, a former chef at London’s Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli, has taken on the head chef role at a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden. Korovilas has also previously worked at the Michelin-starred French restaurant Pied à Terre. The new eatery, called Bancone, will focus on fresh pasta and is…

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  • 19 March
    Venues & PropertiesFreemasons' Hall

    Freemasons’ Hall announces Bubble as recommended supplier

    Bubble has announced that it has been listed as a new recommended supplier for bespoke catering at Grade II listed venue, Freemasons’ Hall. Having recently hosted at the venue to 600 guests at the Flight Centre’s Winter Ball, Bubble’s product and services demonstrated at this high profile event helped the…

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  • 16 March
    PeopleHospitality Apprenticeships

    Hospitality apprentices are the most in demand, says Adzuna

    With National Apprenticeship Week concluding last week (5 – 9 March), a study of over 8,600 apprenticeship positions by job search engine Adzuna revealed the types of apprenticeships most in demand. The study, which uses Adzuna’s live job market data, showed that there are currently 1,351 advertised hospitality and catering…

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  • 16 March
    FeaturesThe Curious Gin Consumer

    The Curious Gin Consumer

    Gin has rapidly grown in popularity in the last few years. We asked Nicholas Cook, director general of The Gin Guild to share his industry expertise about why this has happened The gin craze is most definitely in full swing and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down. The interest…

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  • 16 March
    BusinessDeliveroo

    Deliveroo unveils new street food pop-up concept

    Deliveroo’s Editions has launched a new pop ups programme to help street-food brands reach new customers, grow the business and potentially become a permanent presence on Deliveroo Editions. Deliveroo Editions are delivery-only kitchen hubs set up in different areas across the UK, which allow chefs or restaurants to introduce themselves…

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