Neil Burke has assumed full control of The Black Friar having overseen the historic Salford pub and restaurant as managing director for the past two years.
Ongoing industrial action on the railways has been blamed for dip in profits at Drake & Morgan, with the group reporting a rise in sales in its latest financial results.
Hospitality leaders have warned new immigration rules that will raise the minimum salary for a skilled worker visa will ‘further shrink’ the talent pool businesses are recruiting from.
Hospitality businesses are ‘breathing a sigh of relief’ after RMT union voted to accept a pay deal that will end their involvement in rail strikes until at least the spring.
The Ottolenghi group has had cut operating hours across some of its sites as a result of challenges to recruitment caused by Brexit and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wood-fired pizza restaurant group Pizza Punks has plans to open new sites in Edinburgh, Manchester, Cardiff and Birmingham as part of its plans to grow into a UK-wide business.
Artisanal hot chocolate café concept Knoops is looking to grow its estate to 200 sites nationwide in the medium term following a milestone £8.3m fundraise.
Hospitality leaders have voiced frustration at the Chancellor’s failure to announce any additional support measures for the sector in his Autumn Statement, beyond those already in place.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the business rates discount for hospitality businesses will be extended for a further year, with the multiplier for small premises also frozen.
Neat Burger, the vegan fast food concept backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, is to close half of its UK estate amid large-scale financial pressures.
Industry leaders have warned an increase in the National Living Wage could be a ‘death knell’ for smaller hospitality businesses without targeted tax cuts in today’s (22 November) Autumn Statement.
A coalition of leading hospitality, retail and leisure organisations have written to the Chancellor urging him to freeze the business rates multiplier and extend existing reliefs for a further year at the upcoming Autumn Statement.
UKHospitality has warned that fresh train strikes planned for December by the Aslef union will ‘devastate trading’ for the sector and cost businesses up to £800m.
Food delivery firms have been urged by the Government to introduce tougher vetting measures on all delivery drivers in a bid to prevent illegal working.
Joe & The Juice is set to be acquired by New York-based investment firm General Atlantic, with plans for growth across the US, Europe and the Middle East.
Loungers says it is on track to open its projected 34 new sites in current financial year, with four sites having opened since its 200th Lounge opening on 13 September.
Key industry players including Tom Kerridge, Tom Aikens and Monica Galetti have signed a letter calling on the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend business rates support in his Autumn Statement.
A breakthrough in the long-running rail dispute between the RMT union and train operators could ‘save the incredibly valuable festive period’ for the hospitality sector, UKHospitality has said.
A fall in the number of food safety officers is ‘putting unsustainable pressure on existing teams and increasing the potential for food safety issues going unchecked’, a new study warns.
Four out of ten consumers plan to spend less on socialising this Christmas with household budgets squeezed by high interest rates and sticky inflation impacting festivities this year, according to a recent survey from RSM UK.
The Government is to introduce new minimum service level regulations to mitigate disruption and ensure public services continue to operate if strikes are called.
Hospitality trade bodies have reasserted calls for the Government to extend business rates support, after new data showed inaction would force operators to reduce investment and cut staffing levels.
Various Eateries says it expects its modern Italian pasta concept Noci to ‘become an increasingly core part of its growth strategy’ following successful openings in Shoreditch and Battersea.
Over 100 waiters across five Miller & Carter restaurants have said they will no longer cooperate with a new tipping policy that’s been labelled ‘deeply unfair’ by the Unite Union.
