ESS is the latest contract caterer to launch a food shop powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up the sales process.
JKS brings back apprentice scheme with £20,000 salary
JKS Restaurants is bringing back its apprenticeship scheme for a second year and has upped the salary to £20,000.
PPHE upgrades trading outlook with further London hotels planned
PPHE Hotel Group has upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year off the back of strong forward bookings.
Book review: Ikoyi by Jeremy Chan
A look behind the pass at one of the UK’s most creative restaurants was never going to be straightforward
Changing recruitment processes could ‘unlock social mobility deadlock’
Job interviews are a “middle class selection tool” that are more likely to exclude certain backgrounds, panellists revealed at a recent Compass event.
Work to raise half-sunken Miller & Carter restaurant begins
Work to raise a half-sunken Miller & Carter restaurant at Lakeside Shopping Centre has begun, six months after it began taking on water.
Cooking over flames is in fashion at the hottest restaurants
Fire food is in fashion and with customers craving summer barbecues, now could be the perfect time to jump on the trend. We speak to six chefs experienced with smoke
Extra staff training could help hospitality boost alcohol-free sales
Hospitality operators need to work with low and no-alcohol drinks brands to help advocate alcohol-free alternatives to consumers, according to Ed Gerard, chief commercial officer at non-alcoholic drinks brand Mocktail.
Plans resubmitted for first JD Wetherspoon pub museum
JD Wetherspoon has submitted revised plans to open its first museum on the history of the brand in Wolverhampton.
Steve Goodyear to retire from the board at Young’s
Steve Goodyear, who has served as non-executive chairman of Young’s since July 2017, will stand down from the role and retire from the board next year.

