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Change in harassment law could see rise in hospitality staff suing employers

05 April 2023 by

A proposed change in the law could see a rise in hospitality staff suing their employers if they are harassed by customers at work.

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Michelin men, inspector quotas and pastry awards: what we learned from the 2023 Michelin Guide

04 April 2023 by

Michelin’s top dogs answer the key questions on exactly how the guide makes its annual star decisions

AA rosette restaurant pulls out of guide due to lack of inspections News

AA rosette restaurant pulls out of guide due to lack of inspections

03 April 2023 by
Gusto removes itself from the UK chef recruitment market News

Gusto removes itself from the UK chef recruitment market

03 April 2023 by
Cafe owner jailed over £400k Eat Out to Help Out fraud News

Cafe owner jailed over £400k Eat Out to Help Out fraud

03 April 2023 by
Brat chef Tomos Parry to open Soho restaurant News

Brat chef Tomos Parry to open Soho restaurant

31 March 2023 by

Hospitality calls for action against 'profiteering' energy suppliers News

Hospitality calls for action against 'profiteering' energy suppliers

31 March 2023 by

Thousands of restaurants, hotels and pubs could go out of business if action is not taken[...]

Which chef will be cooking the Great British Menu banquet dessert course? News

Which chef will be cooking the Great British Menu banquet dessert course?

31 March 2023 by

Adam Handling has been chosen to serve the dessert course at the Great British Menu final[...]

EG Group sizes up £8b Subway takeover deal News

EG Group sizes up £8b Subway takeover deal

29 March 2023 by

The billionaire owners of Leon and Asda are said to be planning an £8b takeover of[...]

Gordon Ramsay's London House restaurant closed News

Gordon Ramsay's London House restaurant closed

29 March 2023 by

Gordon Ramsay’s London House restaurant in Battersea has closed and the site is now on the[...]

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Crowdfund set up in memory of head chef who died at Cornwall beach bar

Tributes have been paid to the head chef of a Cornish beach bar who died suddenly last weekend."

24 March 2023 by
JD Wetherspoon boss issues inflation warning as operating costs rise £70m News

JD Wetherspoon boss issues inflation warning as operating costs rise £70m

24 March 2023
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JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has warned pubs are still struggling with “ferocious” inflationary pressures around energy, food, and staffing.

Company of Cooks merges with Venues by CH&Co to create £70m brand News

Company of Cooks merges with Venues by CH&Co to create £70m brand

24 March 2023
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Company of Cooks has merged with Venues by CH&Co to create a £70m leisure catering and hospitality business.

Hawksmoor to open second US restaurant in Chicago News

Hawksmoor to open second US restaurant in Chicago

24 March 2023 by

Steakhouse restaurant group Hawksmoor is heading to Chicago to open its second US site in early[...]

First look: London Hilton on Park Lane to undergo major refurbishment News

First look: London Hilton on Park Lane to undergo major refurbishment

23 March 2023 by

The London Hilton on Park Lane has revealed images of how its ongoing multi-million-pound redesign will[...]

Monica Galetti to return as MasterChef: The Professionals judge News

Monica Galetti to return as MasterChef: The Professionals judge

23 March 2023 by

Monica Galetti is to return as a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals this year following a[...]

Developers behind £2.5b Kent theme park call in administrators News

Developers behind £2.5b Kent theme park call in administrators

23 March 2023 by

Developers behind plans to build a £2.5b Disneyland-style theme park in Kent have called in administrators[...]

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Rail strikes: hospitality bookings cancelled rather than postponed

Hospitality customers are outright cancelling rather than rebooking plans disrupted by rail strikes due to uncertainty over future industrial action, MPs have been told."

23 March 2023 by
Car wedged against basement of Bath hotel removed News

Car wedged against basement of Bath hotel removed

22 March 2023
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A car which became wedged against the basement windows of a Bath hotel has been removed.

Michelin reveals new Bib Gourmands for 2023 guide News

Michelin reveals new Bib Gourmands for 2023 guide

22 March 2023
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Twenty restaurants have been awarded Bib Gourmands in the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2023.

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