Flash-grilled: Sam Clowes
The co-founder of Bad Boy Pizza Society, which opens its first permanent restaurant this week in London’s Bethnal Green, chats about the ‘Instagram glove police’ and his best hangover cure.
Archives for August 6, 2025
McDonald’s UK sees turnover drop amid ‘challenging’ high street footfall and ‘highly competitive environment’
McDonald’s UK has reported a £14m fall in turnover in its latest financial results, but managed to grow profit through savings in administrative expenses.
Sector warns ‘wage hike may cost jobs’ following suggestion National Living Wage could rise 4.1%
UKHospitality has called on the Low Pay Commission to ‘recognise the cost pressures’ facing the sector following estimations the National Living Wage (NLW) could increase to £12.71 next year.
Big name chefs to depart Harrods amid major F&B shake up
High-profile chefs including Gordon Ramsay, Tom Kerridge, Calum Franklin and Masayoshi Takayama will soon depart Harrods as the luxury department store shifts its focus to in-house dining offerings.
JKS set for double US opening
JKS is set to open its first permanent restaurants in the US beginning with Ambassadors Clubhouse in New York later this year and followed by Gymkhana in Las Vegas.
Updated: Gordon Ramsay Restaurants contract with Harrods ends
Gordon Ramsay Burger Harrods is set to close following Gordon Ramsay Restaurant’s contract with the luxury department store coming to an end, it is understood.
Hot pot brand Yangguofu Malatang to launch Chinatown flagship
The world’s largest hot pot brand Yangguofu Malatang will launch a 100-cover flagship restaurant in Chinatown London later this summer.
High noon: retail and foodservice draw pistols over lucrative lunchtime trade
With the Co-op’s On The Go brand launching late last month and the meteoric rise of the supermarket meal deal, the battle for lunchtime trade has never been so fierce. Should the traditional food-to-go sector be concerned?