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Future of pubs under threat as one in three 'has no cash reserves'

07 February 2022 by

The future of Britain’s pubs hangs in the balance with many facing crippling debt and empty coffers after the pandemic wiped out their cash reserves.

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RedCat Pub Company acquires the Crown hotel in Boroughbridge

07 February 2022 by

RedCat Pub Company, the investment vehicle founded by former Greene King boss Rooney Anand, has acquired the Crown hotel in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire.

VAT freeze could create over 250,000 hospitality and tourism jobs, study finds News

VAT freeze could create over 250,000 hospitality and tourism jobs, study finds

04 February 2022 by
Daniel Scott named executive chef at 20 Stories News

Daniel Scott named executive chef at 20 Stories

04 February 2022 by
Grind secured £2.3m CBIL loan to help survive the pandemic News

Grind secured £2.3m CBIL loan to help survive the pandemic

01 February 2022 by
CO2 industry strikes deal to avoid shortages News

CO2 industry strikes deal to avoid shortages

01 February 2022 by

City centre hospitality seeing uplift after work from home guidance dropped News

City centre hospitality seeing uplift after work from home guidance dropped

01 February 2022 by

Hospitality groups have seen sales begin to recover in city centres after the government scrapped work[...]

Rare Restaurants joins battle for Covid insurance payout News

Rare Restaurants joins battle for Covid insurance payout

31 January 2022 by

Rare Restaurants, owner of the Gaucho and M brands, has joined the fight to secure a[...]

Flor permanently closes Borough Market restaurant News

Flor permanently closes Borough Market restaurant

31 January 2022 by

Flor, the acclaimed restaurant turned bakery in London, has permanently closed its original Borough Market location[...]

Steven Lamb named head chef at the Orangery at Rockliffe Hall News

Steven Lamb named head chef at the Orangery at Rockliffe Hall

28 January 2022 by

Steven Lamb has been promoted to head chef at the three-AA-rosette Orangery restaurant at Rockliffe Hall[...]

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Over 100 Kenyans recruited to ease hospitality staff shortages in the Channel Islands

A recruitment firm claims to have eased the hospitality staff shortage in the Channel Islands by hiring more than 100 people from Kenya over the past year."

28 January 2022 by
HotBox to close flagship London restaurant after investor pulls out News

HotBox to close flagship London restaurant after investor pulls out

28 January 2022
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Barbecue restaurant HotBox is to close its only standalone London restaurant this Sunday after its investors pulled out of the business.

Bubala to open second London restaurant in April News

Bubala to open second London restaurant in April

28 January 2022
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Critically-acclaimed vegetarian restaurant Bubala is to open a second London site in Soho in April.

Food and drink industry warns CO2 shortage could impact supply as temporary deal nears end News

Food and drink industry warns CO2 shortage could impact supply as temporary deal nears end

27 January 2022 by

The food and drink industry has raised concerns the UK could face a potential CO2 shortage,[...]

Rosa's Thai launches chef training programme paying £11.45 an hour News

Rosa's Thai launches chef training programme paying £11.45 an hour

27 January 2022 by

Rosa’s Thai has launched a chef training programme paying £11.45 per hour in a bid to[...]

Olly Smith joins Prezzo as chief culinary officer News

Olly Smith joins Prezzo as chief culinary officer

25 January 2022 by

Prezzo has appointed Olly Smith as chief culinary officer to guide an investment into the restaurant[...]

Marston's confident pubs can benefit from 'pent-up' customer demand post-Christmas News

Marston's confident pubs can benefit from 'pent-up' customer demand post-Christmas

25 January 2022 by

Marston’s has said customers are returning to its pubs after coronavirus restrictions put a dent in[...]

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Chef Rob Palmer to open first solo restaurant this spring

Rob Palmer, former head chef at Michelin-starred Peel’s at Hampton Manor, is to open his first solo restaurant this spring."

24 January 2022 by
BaxterStorey wins five-year catering contract with Somerset County Cricket Club News

BaxterStorey wins five-year catering contract with Somerset County Cricket Club

24 January 2022
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BaxterStorey has secured a five-year contract to run hospitality and catering services at Somerset County Cricket Club (SCCC).

Scottish bar group to launch 'full investigation' over misconduct claims News

Scottish bar group to launch 'full investigation' over misconduct claims

24 January 2022
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A Scottish bar and restaurant group is to launch an investigation after facing allegations of mistreatment from its employees.

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