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Lee Skeet hits £25,000 crowdfunding target to support his Cardiff restaurant

25 February 2022 by

Chef Lee Skeet has hit his £25,000 crowdfunding target to help buy better equipment for his restaurant Cora in Cardiff.

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Corbin & King wins High Court battle over business interruption insurance

25 February 2022 by

Restaurant group Corbin & King has won its High Court battle with insurer Axa in a ruling that could have ramifications other hospitality firms with similar policies.

Thomas Herbert of Lucknam Park wins National Chef of Wales 2022 News

Thomas Herbert of Lucknam Park wins National Chef of Wales 2022

25 February 2022 by
Flesh & Buns to open third London site amid wider redesign News

Flesh & Buns to open third London site amid wider redesign

25 February 2022 by
Hyatt Regency hotel to open in London's Blackfriars News

Hyatt Regency hotel to open in London's Blackfriars

24 February 2022 by
Café Rouge to trial new 'Rouge' restaurant concept in Birmingham News

Café Rouge to trial new 'Rouge' restaurant concept in Birmingham

23 February 2022 by

Paul Skinner to join Gravetye Manor as general manager News

Paul Skinner to join Gravetye Manor as general manager

23 February 2022 by

Paul Skinner is to take over as general manager at Gravetye Manor in West Sussex from[...]

Former Petrus head chef Larry Jayasekara to open Mayfair restaurant this autumn News

Former Petrus head chef Larry Jayasekara to open Mayfair restaurant this autumn

23 February 2022 by

Former Petrus head chef Larry Jayasekara is to open a restaurant in London's Mayfair with Tim[...]

Ashdown Park hotel 'losing up to £20,000 a day' as storm hits water supply News

Ashdown Park hotel 'losing up to £20,000 a day' as storm hits water supply

23 February 2022 by

Ashdown Park hotel in East Sussex has said it is losing up to £20,000 a day[...]

Scotland to end vaccine passport scheme and lift restrictions News

Scotland to end vaccine passport scheme and lift restrictions

22 February 2022 by

Scotland’s mandatory vaccine passport scheme is to be scrapped from 28 February, with other restrictions due[...]

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IHG says hotel demand approaching pre-pandemic levels

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the owner of brands including Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, said its trading was “getting closer to pre-pandemic levels” as demand for global travel returns."

22 February 2022 by
Caffè Nero trading at 90% of pre-Covid levels News

Caffè Nero trading at 90% of pre-Covid levels

22 February 2022
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Caffè Nero has revealed it is trading at over 90% of pre-pandemic levels in the UK as sales continue to recover.

Man who stole £8,100 worth of wine from Eataly London jailed News

Man who stole £8,100 worth of wine from Eataly London jailed

22 February 2022
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A man who stole thousands of pounds worth of wine from City of London restaurant and food hall Eataly has been jailed.

Jonny Wright named head chef at the Gleneagles Townhouse News

Jonny Wright named head chef at the Gleneagles Townhouse

22 February 2022 by

Jonny Wright, a 2016 Acorn Award winner, has been named head chef at the Gleneagles Townhouse[...]

Shepherd Neame appoints Jonathan Swaine as managing director of its pubs division News

Shepherd Neame appoints Jonathan Swaine as managing director of its pubs division

22 February 2022 by

Brewer Shepherd Neame has appointed Jonathan Swaine as managing director of its pubs division, which runs[...]

Hospitality remains resilient as storms hit power and water supplies News

Hospitality remains resilient as storms hit power and water supplies

21 February 2022 by

Hospitality businesses remained resilient despite the trio of storms – Dudley, Eunice and Franklin – that[...]

Market Halls to open Canary Wharf site in March News

Market Halls to open Canary Wharf site in March

21 February 2022 by

Food hall operator Market Halls is to open its long-awaited site in London’s Canary Wharf in[...]

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Gordon Ramsay and Bounce among operators joining Battersea Power station line-up

Battersea Power Station has announced the next line-up of food and leisure traders due to open its main building this year."

21 February 2022 by
Delivery sales at restaurant and pub chains up 422% on pre-pandemic levels News

Delivery sales at restaurant and pub chains up 422% on pre-pandemic levels

21 February 2022
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The boom in food delivery demand shows little sign of slowing with restaurant and pub groups reporting sales of five times their pre-pandemic levels in January.

Food and drink price inflation forecast to continue to rise for up to six months News

Food and drink price inflation forecast to continue to rise for up to six months

18 February 2022
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Food and drink price inflation reached 3.5% in December, with further increases to be expected over the coming months, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.

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