Michel Roux Jr scraps tipping at Le Gavroche
Michel Roux Jr, owner with his family of the two Michelin-starred Le Gavroche restaurant in London’s Mayfair, is to scrap tipping in favour of including a service charge on all bills.
Archives for December 15, 2016
Foreign nationals make up 43% of UK hospitality's workforce
Currently more than two-fifths (43 per cent) of workers in the restaurant, QSR, hotel and pub sectors in the UK are foreign nationals, according to latest figures from Fourth Analytics.
Francesco Mazzei to open new Italian concept in Islington
Chef Francesco Mazzei, current chef-patron of D&D London’s Sartoria restaurant in London’s Mayfair, is to launch a new Italian restaurant in Islington in March 2017.
Corn Stars: The Hart Group on new taco restaurant El Pastor
Somewhere making its way across the Atlantic is a shipping container packed with three metric tonnes of corn. According to the calculator on Sam Hart’s iPhone, that should be enough to make 225,000 10cm tortillas, which should keep his soon-to-open...
Punch takeover
Sale of 1,900 Punch pubs to Heineken moves one step closer
Heineken has moved one step closer to acquiring the lions share of Punch Taverns' pub estate, after three of the pubco’s top shareholders gave their support.
The Masseria Group opens Messapica café and deli on Austen Smokehouse site
North London-based restaurant and bar operator The Masseria Group has opened a café and deli in Kensal Rise on the site of its former barbecue restaurant Austen's Smokehouse.
Unite to hold fair tips protest outside Fortnum & Mason
Fair tips campaigners from Unite will gather outside Fortnum & Mason later today (Thursday) in protest at what they say is a 'Scrooge-like' raid on staff wages and service charge payments at the luxury store's restaurants.
Jason and Irha Atherton to open Hai Cenato in February 2017
Jason Atherton and his wife Irha are to open a new Italian concept, Hai Cenato, in the Nova development in London’s Victoria, in February 2017.
Just Eat to buy Hungryhouse for more than £200m
Online delivery platform Just Eat has agreed to acquire rival Hungryhouse for between £200m and £240m.