Turkish chef Kemal Demirasal is set to launch his second London restaurant, the Counter Soho, next month, two years after opening the Counter in Notting Hill.
Hadley Park House hotel sold to new owners after over 20 years
Hadley Park House hotel in Telford has been sold following over 20 years of ownership under business partners Mark and Geraldine Lewis.
Motel One valued at £3.5b as founder takes back full control
Budget hotel chain Motel One has been valued at £3.5b after a deal to return control of the company to its founder.
Wendy’s to create 400 jobs as it beefs up UK expansion
US burger brand Wendy’s is set to create over 400 jobs in a major expansion across the UK this year.
Hospitality ‘squeezed from both sides’ after National Living Wage rise
Hospitality businesses have had to introduce service charge or increase menu prices to cover the substantial rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) introduced on 1 April.
Why Pophams Pasta head chef Rae Arends wears marathon trainers to work
The head chef of Pophams Pasta restaurant in London’s Hackney talks to Jungmin Seo about how the ‘experts in dough’ tie the brand together
Menuwatch: The Vineyard at Stockcross, Berkshire
Guests are taken on a flight of fancy through a tale of a tasting menu. Maria Mellor pays a visit
Portobello Pub Company buys out Darwin & Wallace
The Portobello Pub Company has completed a deal to purchase London bar-restaurant business Darwin & Wallace.
Langham, London’s Bob van den Oord: ‘We expect to be managing 100 hotels by 2040’
The chief executive of Langham Hospitality Group oversaw the most profitable year in the company’s history in 2023. Jungmin Seo discovers the secret to his success
Zero Carbon Forum launches sustainable product directory
Marketplace from Zero Carbon Forum has launched as a directory of pioneering sustainability products and services dedicated to helping reduce hospitality and brewing operators’ supply chain emissions.

