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The Restaurant Group offers Big Table Group £7.5m to take Chiquito's and Frankie & Benny's
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has agreed to pay the Big Table Group £7.5m as part of a deal to take Chiquito's and Frankie & Benny's off its hands.
Harrods confirms Dining Room overhaul with four new outlets
Harrods has confirmed it will reopen its Dining Hall with restaurants from four new chefs including Masayoshi Takayama, who operates the three-Michelin-starred Masa in New York, and Dubai-based Neha Mishra who is bringing her ramen concept to the capital.
Occupancy at PPHE hotels closing on 2019 levels thanks to London events
Pret a Manger fined after employee trapped in freezer for 2.5 hours
Book review: Fish Butchery by Josh Niland
Menuwatch: Heron, Leith
Mark Sargeant to reopen Folkestone site as Restaurant MS
Mark Sargeant is to reopen the Folkestone restaurant he closed in February as Restaurant MS having[...]
Yummy Pubs secures Hammersmith site for first in seafood concept roll out
Yummy Pubs has secured a site in London’s Hammersmith to open Faber, a seafood concept that[...]
Blue Apple merges with CH&Co
Blue Apple has merged with CH&Co in a deal that will strengthen the independent caterer’s position[...]
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh sold for £85m for second time
The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian has been sold to Henderson Park to be operated[...]
Share an image of your colleague for National KP day
Operators are being invited to share images of their hardworking kitchen colleagues for tomorrows National KP day. "
Black and Asian employees more likely to be on part-time contracts, report finds
Black and Asian employees are more likely to be on zero-hour contracts and part-time contracts, according to a new report.
Benevolent fund launched in support of Hospitality Action
A benevolent fund providing unrestricted endowments to Hospitality Action has been launched to support the charity’s work assisting people in crisis.
Travelodge up for sale for £1.2b
Travelodge is to be put up for sale by its hedge fund owner for £1.2b as[...]
Chefs combine forces to support caterers taking on Atlantic row
Chefs Budgie Montoya, Neil Rankin and Claire Clark are to cook at a dinner to launch[...]
Jonathan Raggett appointed chair of Hospitality Action as William Baxter steps down
Jonathan Raggett has been appointed chair of Hospitality Action, succeeding William Baxter, who steps down after[...]
Albert’s Schloss to make London debut on Shaftesbury Avenue
Mission Mars is to take over the former Rainforest Café site on Shaftesbury Avenue to launch[...]
Neat Burger founder says poor quality pretenders have damaged the plant-based market
The co-founder of Neat Burger has suggested that a glut of poor quality plant-based items on menus has damaged the growth of the vegan market."
The Caterer interview: Luca Virgilio, general manager of the Dorchester
The general manager of the Dorchester is overseeing a huge renovation of the grande dame hotel, treading gently between history and modernity
Operators urged to embrace inclusivity at Blue Badge Access Awards launch
The Blue Badge Access awards have been launched with a mission to recognise those who are best addressing the needs of disabled people and gaining access to a spend in hospitality of £163m a month.
Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.
The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.
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