From mushroom desserts through to petit fours made from greens, the UK’s best chefs are blurring the lines between sweet and savoury. Rosie Conroy reports

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 in Telford has been sold following over 20 years of ownership under business partners Mark and Geraldine Lewis.

Budget hotel chain Motel One has been valued at £3.5b after a deal to return control of the company to its founder.

US burger brand Wendy’s is set to create over 400 jobs in a major expansion across the UK this year.

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.

Former PizzaExpress CEO and current boss at YO! owner Snowfox Group Richard Hodgson will take the keynote spot at The Grocerâs Omnichannel Conference this May.

Food content business Sessions has raised a further Â3m from existing investors Guinness Ventures as it seeks to expand on its technology offering while launching a new franchising arm, starting with its SoBe Burger and Ivan Ramen brands.

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

Portobello Pub Company has completed on a deal to purchase London-based neighbourhood bar and restaurant business Darwin & Wallace.

Wildwood operator Tasty plans to exit around 20 loss making sites as part of a company restructuring to secure its long-term future.

Guests are taken on a flight of fancy through a tale of a tasting menu. Maria Mellor pays a visit