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Despite being continually battered by a perfect storm of high taxes, cheap supermarket alcohol and grim economic times, life for Britain’s pubs and bars is on the up – capex has risen by more than 66 per cent over the past year as operators continue to...
Paul Deeming co-founded Ignite Group, the company behind London nightclub Boujis and restaurant group Bumpkin, in 1998 and remains part-owner. He is also acting chief financial officer of restaurant group Hakkasan where he is helping to spearhead its...
Searcys, the up-market bar and restaurant operator and caterer, hopes to expand from 16 to 25 sites in the next two years, with a Champagne brasserie concept one vehicle for growth, chief executive Doug Tetley has told BigHospitality's sister publication...
Rosa’s Thai Café, the family-run restaurant group, has announced it is set to launch its fourth site next month in a venue near Carnaby Street.
So, you’ve been turned away from the bank, run out of deep-pocketed friends and family and aren’t keen on giving away an equity stake in your company. Is all hope of securing finance to develop or expand your business lost? No. There are still plenty of...
Hot on the heels of opening Merchant’s Tavern in Shoreditch this September, Angela Hartnett has announced she will be opening another venue a month later – this time an informal Italian restaurant and standalone bar on the old site of Pétrus in central...
Adam Byatt, chef-owner of the Trinity and Bistro Union restaurants in Clapham, has revealed he is in the closing stages of negotiations to secure a site in London for the second venue under the Bistro Union concept.
Following recent reports of the ‘staycation’trend sweeping the UK, the tourism industry is now calling on regional communities across the country to back a campaign to cut tourism VAT from 20 to 5 per cent.
French traiteur Madame Gautier is launching a new 70-cover bistro to complement its shop and bar offering in Kensal Rise.
EPoS provider Zonal has added a new app to its range of products and services that can turn any Apple mobile device into a hand-held payment terminal.