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Baristas should be as respected as “top sommeliers at the finest restaurants”, the chief executive of the Allegra Group has said, as figures show 40,000 new baristas will be required by 2025 to keep up with demand.
The Seafood Pub Company (SPC) is to open its second venue in Yorkshire, after acquiring The Fleece in Addingham village as part of its continued expansion push.
The second series of the BBC’s Bake Off: Crème de la Crème, with tops pastry chefs Benoit Blin and Cherish Finden as judges, is to kick off on BBC Two tomorrow night (Tuesday).
From new tapas bar Little José, burger bars aplenty, and the much-awaited Lympstone Manor from Michael Caines, there's loads to look out for this April
More details have been revealed about US chef Marcus Samuelsson’s debut London restaurant, which is due to open next month at the Curtain Hotel in Shoreditch.
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Katee Dias, senior solicitor in the employment team at Goodman Derrick LLP, outlines the key points of the new Apprenticeship Levy that hospitality businesses should be on to off.
South Place Hotel, which is operated by D&D London, has been sold to an international investor.
Street food traders Bangers and Bacon are to open their first permanent restaurant in Manchester later this month.
French Champagne house Taittinger is to launch officially the planting stage of its English sparkling wine, in the fields of its vineyard project in Kent.