Delivery platform Big Night goes nationwide
Independent restaurant-focused delivery platform Big Night is offering nationwide delivery for the first time.
Archives for February 10, 2021
John Ogier steps away from Lyle's and Flor
John Ogier has stepped down from London restaurants Lyle's and Flor that he opened with chef James Lowe.
The Coconut Tree to open Bath restaurant this spring
Sri Lankan street food restaurant group The Coconut Tree will open a seventh site, in Bath.
28°-50° Wine Bar & Kitchen to open in Chelsea this spring
Wine-focused restaurant and bar 28°-50° Wine Bar & Kitchen will open a venue in Chelsea this spring with locations in Kensington and Oxford Circus set to launch later this year.
Prezzo to close 22 restaurants with 216 jobs lost in pre-pack deal
Italian casual dining chain Prezzo is to permanently close 22 restaurants after being bought out of pre-pack administration by private investment firm Cain International.
Hospitality cash reserves run low
More than half of hospitality firms now have less than three months of cash reserves left, according to data from the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Gordon Ramsay to open cooking academy and Street Burger site in Woking
Gordon Ramsay is to launch a cookery school in Woking, Surrey, later this year alongside the first regional location for his recently-launched Street Burger concept.
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Tampopo uses its iQ to problem solve
Asian restaurant group Tampopo has harnessed back of house technology to streamline its operations.
Pub beer sales down nearly £8b in 2020
Beer and pub sector leaders are pressing the Government for a reopening date as data reveals that trading restrictions and lockdowns caused sales of beer to plummet by 56% in 2020.
Searcys wins seven-year catering contract for Royal College of Surgeons
Events caterer and restaurateur Searcys has been appointed the new catering partner for the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).
Elystan Street launches prize draw in aid of FOH team
Chelsea restaurant Elystan Street has launched a prize draw to support its front of house team.
Theatreland icon and restaurateur Joe Allen dies aged 87
Theatreland restaurateur Joe Allen, whose eponymous Covent Garden brassiere opened more than 40 years ago, has passed away at the age of 87.