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Chancellor’s Summer Budget: industry reactions
A new compulsory National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and over will be introduced in April 2016 at £7.20 an hour and reaching £9 an hour by 2020. Employers who do not pay the Compulsory Living Wage...
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Angela Hartnett’s Merchant’s Tavern Restaurant
Critically-acclaimed London restaurant Merchants Tavern was opened in late 2013 by Angela Hartnett. As one of the UK’s best-loved chefs and restaurateurs, she is known for her sophisticated yet simple,...
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A mixed Budget for licensed retail
Numis has commented on the Budget, which it describes as ‘mixed for the sector’: “It should indirectly encourage higher revenues through raising disposable income, and reduce the corporation tax rate....
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Table for one – the rise in dining solo
Not so long ago, the thought of dining solo was to most a rather daunting prospect, with consumers opting to scoff a sandwich at their desk or order a takeaway for one in the privacy of their own...
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Hospitality Action unveils hard-hitting ad campaign
Hospitality Action, the industry’s benevolent charity, has unveiled its brand new advertising campaign. The hard-hitting adverts feature images of five of the UK’s most renowned chefs having fallen on...
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All Star Lanes introduce Build Your Own Burger
All Star Lanes, the UK’s original boutique bowling company, has launched a ‘build your own burger’ concept, taking customisation to the next level. Hungry guests can choose their favourite burger or...
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National KP Day: Winterhalter donates to Springboard
The first National KP Day saw lots of chefs and their brigades getting involved in celebrating the work of the kitchen porter – and raising money for charity. June 22 was the day and Winterhalter, the...
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Chefs promised ‘Team Wales’ approach to Culinary Olympics
Members of the Culinary Team Wales squad with manager Peter Fuchs (back row, centre) Chefs will be supported by a ‘Team Wales’ approach at next year’s prestigious Culinary Olympics in Germany, it has...
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Eating out dips as squeezed middle divert their spending
The recovery of the Britain’s eating out sector appears to have faltered, with the penetration, frequency and spend on eating out seeing a slight year-on-year dip, according to Horizons latest Eating...
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National Café – quiet, cool, and bespoke breakfasts
The National Café at the National Gallery has been something of a hidden treasure: just around the corner from the frontage of the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square, its discreet entrance means...
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Pantechnicon Building to become fashion and culinary hub
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (Grosvenor) has let the Pantechnicon building at 19 Motcomb Street, Belgravia to Pantechnicon (London) Limited, whose owners, Barry Hirst and Stefan Turnbull, operate...
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Azzurri Group to acquire Coco di Mama
Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, announced last week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Coco di Mama, London’s leading quick-service Italian food and coffee...
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Square Pie to raise up to £2m with UK’s first Pie Bond
The UK’s original gourmet pie business, Square Pie, has teamed up with Crowdcube to offer an exclusive ‘Pie Bond’, giving investors the opportunity to get a slice of the pie and earn 8% interest p.a....
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The #HandCSocial Roundtable – Call for Delegates
The #HandCSocial RoundTable meeting held earlier this year in February at citizenM Bankside in London and brought together attendees from all areas of hospitality. The agenda set from the H&C News’...
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CESA commits its support to Hotelympia 2016
CESA (The Catering Equipment Suppliers Association) is strengthening its longstanding partnership with Hotelympia 2016 in the lead-up to the show, which is expected to unveil its largest-ever catering...
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Confident consumers drive highest quarterly spending growth in 3 years
The latest Barclaycard Consumer Spending Report – an in-depth look at the country’s spending patterns and confidence levels – reveals spend growth hit a three-year high of 4.5 per cent in the second...
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Grand Départ creates Yorkshire Tourism boom
Tourism businesses across the county have seen a surge in visitors over the last 12 months thanks to Yorkshire’s Grand Départ of the Tour de France. Fresh figures from Visit England show visitor spend...
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Academy of Food and Wine Service appoints Executive Director
The Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS), the professional body for front-of-house service, has appointed Suzanne Weekes as its Executive Director. Suzanne’s appointment comes as the AFWS strives to...
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Change of owner for Cote?
Sky News reports that private equity group BC Partners is in exclusive talks to buy Cote Brasserie. The move comes less than two years after private equity group CBPE Capital took a majority stake in...
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Drake & Morgan ventures outside London to Edinburgh
Bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan has confirmed its first site outside of London in the new £75-million office development at St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, in Autumn 2016. As the group’s...
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