Hospitality
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UK hospitality pay falls for the first time in two years
Average weekly earnings in accommodation and food services dropped 1.4% year-on-year in August, ONS payroll data shows, alongside a 7% fall in vacancies.
OpenTable's Restaurant Impact Report: $138 spent nearby
A new survey finds diners spend an average of $138 at nearby businesses around a restaurant meal, while no-shows still cost operators roughly $80 a table.
Bojangles drive-thru AI stays with Hi Auto in multiyear deal
The chicken chain claims a 98% success rate on more than a million weekly orders, adds upselling that reads the queue and plans 100 more restaurants by mid-2027.
UK hospitality sales post best growth of 2026 in September
Pubs rose 3.8% and restaurant groups 2.6%, their best month since November 2024, but like-for-like growth still trails inflation a week before the Autumn Budget.
Burger Shot from GTA 6 takes over a Miami Heat burger stand
Grand Theft Auto's parody chain is selling real burgers at the Kaseya Center, but the grill, the menu and the operator behind the counter belong to a Miami smash-burger brand.
Fireman Hospitality Group sells to Landry's out of Chapter 11
Three of Sheldon Fireman's New York dining rooms are heading to a Houston buyer, a year after his death and a cash crunch fed by merchant cash advances.
Great American Beer Festival 2026 crowns its top breweries
Fieldwork and Morgan Territory, two California breweries, took the festival's top honors in Denver, as 243 operations split 336 medals across dozens of categories.
Michelin Guide American South returns to Nashville
Six Southern states and one city pay Michelin up to $350,000 a year to be rated in its 2026 American South guide, unveiled tonight in Nashville.
Michelin Guide Spain 2027 gala moves to 1 December in Huesca
Spain's general election has pushed the star ceremony back a week. The venue stays in Huesca, and the province's eight one-star restaurants will cook the gala dinner together.
50 Best 51-100 list: Europe leads, Berlin places three
Nine new entries, five of them in Asia, and Mexico with five of six North American places: the extended ranking lands two weeks before the Lima ceremony.
McDonald's chef's table: Top Chef winner hosts a free tasting
For one day in Brooklyn, Tristen Epps-Long walks guests through a Quarter Pounder, an Egg McMuffin, McNuggets and fries. No substitutions, no bill, two seats per booking.
Dassai signs deal for a third sake brewery in Iwakuni
The premium sake maker will build a ¥9.84bn plant near its Yamaguchi headquarters, aimed squarely at bottles that retail above ¥10,000.
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