Hospitality cries for help

James Bayley dives into ‘quintuple shock’ looming on the horizon in April, as businesses call for more ongoing support to boost recovery.

Trade’s thirst for physical tastings returns

The trade is returning with increasing gusto to trade tastings, as evidenced in London yesterday (22 February) at two of the calendar’s most compelling annual events.

Sadiq Khan proposes £10m tourism boost for London on-trade

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has today announced proposals to invest an additional £10m to attract more tourists back to the capital – including launching a new international tourism campaign.

End of Plan B restrictions brings ‘cautious optimism’ for hospitality boost

Sales of alcohol in the on-trade have continued to lag behind the levels seen in 2020, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker, yet a resurgence is forecast as Plan B restrictions come to an end this week.

Ledbury relaunch announced

The Ledbury

San Carlo prepares to launch Cicchetti Knightsbridge

Cicchetti Knightsbridge

Italian classics by way of Noci

Noci

Chelsea welcomes The LaLee

The Lalee

Q&A: Owen Morgan, Bar 44 Restaurant Group

Complementing our seasonal online Bouncing Back series, passionate Hispanophile operator Owen Morgan gives Harpers the lowdown on how his business navigated 2021, his exciting new ventures and what 2022 might otherwise hold.

Chantelle Nicholson's Apricity heads to Mayfair

Apricity

St Pancras' Booking Office given a Victoriana refurb

Booking Office 1869

Singapore bar culture comes to London

Ginger Lily at Pan Pacific London

The London Gin Club bounces back

The London Gin Club

Idris Elba turns restauranteur with David Farber and Porte Noir

Porte Noire Bar and Shop

Six by Nico launches new flagship

Six by Nico Canary Wharf

Gordon Ramsay duo head to the 'burbs

The Victoria Oxshott

Deliveries and takeaways to maintain significant share of restaurant and pub sales

Deliveries and takeaways are set to maintain a “significant share” of restaurant and pub groups’ operations despite restrictions on indoor service lifting following Freedom Day, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has predicted.

Customers return to on-trade quicker than last summer

A total of 56% of consumers visited a hospitality venue in the first 10 days following July’s Freedom Day, according to a new UK Hospitality (UKH) survey, supported by data from CGA, released today.

'Experience-first' reopening: How hospitality came back with a bang

Since July’s fuller reopening of the on-trade, UK venues are determined to come back with a bang in order to coax punters away from well-stocked home bars. Jo Gilbert takes flight into the new world of ‘experience first’ hospitality

On-trade reopening: Limited freedom