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'It's a really tough market': Pret A Manger defends price increases

29 September 2023 by

Pret A Manger has defended its pricing strategy after the sandwich chain came under fire for charging more than £7 for a baguette.

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Sven-Hanson Britt joins Monica Galetti's Mere as head chef

29 September 2023 by

Sven-Hanson Britt has joined Monica Galetti’s Mere restaurant in London as head chef.

TGI Friday's owner delays new restaurant openings until 2025 News

TGI Friday's owner delays new restaurant openings until 2025

29 September 2023 by
Gail's MD: 'We have a good run in the UK ahead of us' News

Gail's MD: 'We have a good run in the UK ahead of us'

28 September 2023 by
Northcote's Obsession 2024 chef line-up revealed News

Northcote's Obsession 2024 chef line-up revealed

28 September 2023 by
Crooked House pub: Man and woman arrested over suspected arson News

Crooked House pub: Man and woman arrested over suspected arson

28 September 2023 by

Dishoom MD: Christmas train strikes could cost us 3,500 bookings News

Dishoom MD: Christmas train strikes could cost us 3,500 bookings

28 September 2023 by

The managing director of Dishoom has said he is fearful the group could lose 3,500 bookings[...]

Big Table Group appoints managing director for newly-acquired leisure division News

Big Table Group appoints managing director for newly-acquired leisure division

28 September 2023 by

Big Table Group has appointed Debbie Husband as managing director for the leisure division group of[...]

Fast-growing RedCat Pub Company appoints new chief executive News

Fast-growing RedCat Pub Company appoints new chief executive

28 September 2023 by

The fast-growing RedCat Pub Company has appointed a former senior member of the Greene King team[...]

Boiling Point: What to expect from the return of the restaurant drama Chef

Boiling Point: What to expect from the return of the restaurant drama

28 September 2023 by

Ahead of the launch of the follow-up television series to the 2021 film Boiling Point, The[...]

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ESS wins contract with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

ESS, part of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has won a four-year soft services contract with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)."

27 September 2023 by
Merlin Labron-Johnson launches crowdfund to open 'Osip 2.0' News

Merlin Labron-Johnson launches crowdfund to open 'Osip 2.0'

26 September 2023
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Merlin Labron-Johnson has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the relocation of his Michelin-starred Osip restaurant in Bruton, Somerset, to a new rural location.

Mar Hall hotel and golf resort put up for sale after falling into administration News

Mar Hall hotel and golf resort put up for sale after falling into administration

26 September 2023
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The luxury Mar Hall Golf and Spa Resort in Bishopton, near Glasgow, has been put up for sale after falling into administration.

Paul Ainsworth and Jonathan Raggett win top honours at AA Hospitality Awards News

Paul Ainsworth and Jonathan Raggett win top honours at AA Hospitality Awards

25 September 2023 by

Chef Paul Ainsworth and hotelier Jonathan Raggett led the list of winners at the AA Hospitality[...]

Takeaways urged to prepare for ban on single-use plastic items News

Takeaways urged to prepare for ban on single-use plastic items

25 September 2023 by

Hospitality businesses have been urged to prepare for a ban on some single-use plastic items which[...]

JD Wetherspoon puts new group of pubs up for sale News

JD Wetherspoon puts new group of pubs up for sale

21 September 2023 by

JD Wetherspoon has put a further 11 of its pubs across England and Wales up for[...]

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants signs deal to expand into Thailand News

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants signs deal to expand into Thailand

21 September 2023 by

Gordon Ramsay is set to open 14 restaurants in Thailand after signing a deal with the[...]

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Calls for 'Crooked House' law to protect pubs from developers

Campaigners have called for the introduction of a ‘Crooked House’ law to protect pubs from being illegally demolished."

19 September 2023 by
Sushi group YO! completes £500m sale to Japanese food giant News

Sushi group YO! completes £500m sale to Japanese food giant

19 September 2023
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The half a billion pound sale of the company behind sushi restaurant chain YO! to one of Japan’s biggest food firms has completed.

Heartwood Collection acquires two new sites in pubs with rooms expansion News

Heartwood Collection acquires two new sites in pubs with rooms expansion

19 September 2023
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Heartwood Collection, formerly known as Brasserie Bar Co, has acquired two new freehold pubs as part of its ongoing expansion plans.

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