Pret increases cost of rebranded coffee subscription
High street chain Pret A Manger will be increasing the cost of its coffee subscription from £25 to £30 as part of a rebrand and expansion of the service.
Oasis calls for shareholders to reject Restaurant Group CEO pay packet
Oasis Management Company, an activist investor in the Restaurant Group (TRG), has called for fellow shareholders to reject the company’s remuneration policy at its upcoming AGM.
Storrs Hall owners add Lake District country house to portfolio
Brighton Pier Group records revenue of £59m
Mentoring platform launched to support women in hospitality
A new mentoring platform has been launched to support and develop the careers of women in[...]
Harriet Mansell announces closure of Robin Wylde along with ‘new chapter and direction’
Chef Harriet Mansell has announced that 23 September will be “the last night in our current[...]
Sales up for managed pubs, bars and restaurants but costs bite
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in March were 1.4% ahead[...]
Simon Rogan’s Aulis reopening next month at double the size
Aulis London, Simon Rogan’s chef’s table in Soho, will reopen at the end of May with[...]
PCA and Star Pubs court case ends in reduced fine from £2m to £1.25m
The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) and Star Pubs & Bars have reached a settlement ending the litigation between them in the High Court. "
MD of Athenaeum hotel parent company to step down next year
Christopher Lacey, managing director of Sir Richard Sutton Limited (SRSL) which owns the Athenaeum hotel in London, is to step down from the role in mid-2024 after 12 years.
Valderrama’s to relocate as lease ends
London sports bar Valderrama’s – co-owned by 12:51 chef and Great British Menu 2018 winner James Cochran – is to relocate after its lease came to an end.
Fat Duck Group back in the black
The parent company of Heston Blumenthal's Berkshire restaurants is back in the black following a post-pandemic[...]
The Pub People Company plans to more than double portfolio
A Midlands-based independent pub company has revealed ambitious plans for expansion following new investment.
Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre open pizza kitchen at London taproom
Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre have expanded their Hicce hospitality portfolio with the opening of Little[...]
Essex pub that displayed golliwog dolls vandalised
Police are investigating criminal damage at an Essex pub that is itself the subject of an[...]
Fragrance drops plans for luxury Torquay hotel that’s ‘no longer financially viable’
Fragrance Group has confirmed it is withdrawing proposals for a new luxury hotel in Torquay, Devon, “because changing economic circumstances mean it is no longer financially viable”."
Eyal Shani to open Lilienblum in east London
Israeli chef Eyal Shani, founder of the Miznon chain of restaurants, is to open new restaurant Lilienblum next month in east London, serving sharing-style dishes inspired by the flavours of Israel.
Foodservice price inflation slowly easing but remains above 20%
Year-on-year food inflation fell slightly to 20.6% in February 2023, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals.
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