Hospitality
The room, the economics and the people who run restaurants for a living.
Michelin adds 22 restaurants to its UK and Ireland guide
The October update adds 22 restaurants to the selection, with London Italian dining prominent, but awards no Stars or Bib Gourmands.
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United adds 30 Chef's Table dishes to Polaris menus
The airline says 11 chefs designed the second seasonal rotation, served from 1 November on selected international business-class departures.
Phone-free restaurants: Sardinia trials screenless family meals
Fifteen restaurants in ten Sardinian towns ask parents and children to put their devices in a basket for a month, and hand out board games designed with paediatricians.
Beef prices climb 9.4% as US menus run out of room
USDA data point to another 9.4% rise in beef and veal prices this year, and operators from Oklahoma to Texas say menus have no room left to absorb the cost.
Nestlé Q3 results beat forecasts on coffee strength
Coffee sales rose 3.4% as the Swiss group's quarterly revenue reached CHF 22.76 billion, while Russia came off the books entirely.
Domino's profit beats forecasts, but US sales barely move
Domino's Pizza earnings for the third quarter show diluted EPS up 12.7% to $4.60, yet US same-store sales rose just 0.3%, and shares fell despite the beat.
Michelin Guide Italy 2027 to crown its stars in Piacenza
Inspectors will reveal the new selection on 12 November at the Teatro Municipale, the third year running the ceremony has landed in Emilia-Romagna after Modena and Parma.
Bubala cuts its set menu by 20% as it opens a fourth site
The vegetarian-led group opened in Covent Garden on 19 October and dropped its Bubala Knows Best menu to £39 across all four London sites.
City Grill Group names Carmen Polcovnicu as new CEO
Romania's largest homegrown restaurant chain hands daily control to 21-year insider Carmen Polcovnicu, as founder Daniel Mischie steps back to lead acquisitions and strategy.
Dine Brands adopts poison pill amid takeover interest
Applebee's and IHOP's owner moves to block Cobblers Cove and Arkhouse after reports the pair offered $39 a share for the casual-dining group.
UK loses 19 hospitality venues a week, NIQ data shows
Licensed premises fell 1% to 98,319 in the year to September as closures outpaced openings, NIQ reports, even as this week's Budget offered only partial relief.
FTC sues Toast over hidden fees and support claims
The regulator says the restaurant-technology company advertised a free point-of-sale plan while burying fees, add-ons and a hard exit behind it.
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