Fallow and Roe trio acquire OXO Tower Restaurant
Fallow owners James Robson, Jack Croft and Will Murray have acquired the business and assets operating the OXO Tower Restaurant.
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Steakhouse group Cow & Sow to launch restaurant and farm shop
Bristol and Birmingham-based steakhouse group Cow & Sow will open a farm shop and restaurant later this year.
Animal welfare activists target Pret A Manger store launch
Animal welfare activists have targeted the launch of a new Pret A Manger store in Rainham, Greater London, by depositing a car-sized Pret wrap with a giant ‘frankenchicken’ stuffed inside.
Latest Opening: Sǣl
Johnny Mill has finally opened his counter restaurant Sǣl almost exactly a year after its scheduled launch.
Franco’s unveils new all-day Italian bar in St James’s
Franco’s, the Italian restaurant on Jermyn Street, will open its redesigned bar on 1 September.
Andy Burnham signals further business rates relief for high street businesses
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering further measures to support high street businesses through business rates relief at the budget on October 28.
Yo! told to pull ads promoting cream puffs
Yo! has been told to withdraw paid-for online advertising for its KitKat cream puffs after falling foul of new rules governing the promotion of less healthy food and drink products.
MACCHINA to open permanently at Hometipple after eight-month residency
Former Pasta Slut chef Hayley Meredith is to permanently open her Sicilian-inspired restaurant MACCHINA within wine shop Hometipple in Walthamstow, following an eight-month kitchen residency.
Zero-hours contract reforms could cost employers up to £2.9bn a year
New Government modelling of different options for its zero-hours contract reforms estimates the measures could cost employers between £350m and £2.9bn a year.
Uncorked: Spiros Athanasiou
The sommelier at Southwark restaurant Pyro on Christine Parkinson, Santorini’s Hatzidakis Winery and Clos St Hune Riesling Trimbach 2008.