Andrew Andronicou

Crown Partnership, the catering, hospitality, retail and events group, has announced ambitious expansion plans to increase turnover by 50% in 2020 and to employ 300 more staff.

Simon Rogan’s Roganic Hong Kong has been awarded a Michelin star, less than a year after its January 2019 opening.

Sommeliers have been encouraged to submit applications for the Gerard Basset travel bursary before the 16 January closing date.

UKHospitality has said the Conservative election triumph is the beginning of the end of uncertainty for the industry, but called on the government to honour its campaign promise to cut business rates.