rss feed

Sophie Witts

News

Owen Kenworthy to reopen celebrity haunt Julie's as chef patron

08 December 2023 by

Owen Kenworthy has been appointed chef patron at celebrity haunt Julie’s in London ahead of the restaurant’s reopening next spring.

News

Zizzi owner reportedly eyeing sale of casual dining brands in 2024

08 December 2023 by

The owner of the Zizzi and ASK Italian restaurant brands has reportedly begun testing buyers’ appetites for a sale of the business next year.

Wendy’s MD: ‘We want to open as many restaurants as we can’ News

Wendy’s MD: ‘We want to open as many restaurants as we can’

08 December 2023 by
Boris Johnson: Eat Out to Help Out scheme was not a 'gamble' News

Boris Johnson: Eat Out to Help Out scheme was not a 'gamble'

08 December 2023 by
Ofgem calls for businesses to be protected from rogue energy suppliers News

Ofgem calls for businesses to be protected from rogue energy suppliers

07 December 2023 by
McDonald's to take on Starbucks with new spin-off brand CosMc's News

McDonald's to take on Starbucks with new spin-off brand CosMc's

07 December 2023 by

Comptoir Group returns to expansion with Southbank Centre opening News

Comptoir Group returns to expansion with Southbank Centre opening

07 December 2023 by

Comptoir Group is to open a restaurant at the Southbank Centre in London around Easter of[...]

Dom Chapman to open restaurant in Henley hotel News

Dom Chapman to open restaurant in Henley hotel

07 December 2023 by

Chef Dom Chapman is to open a hotel restaurant in Henley in early 2024.

KFC to buy 218 restaurants from franchisee EG Group News

KFC to buy 218 restaurants from franchisee EG Group

06 December 2023 by

KFC is to acquire 218 restaurants from EG Group, its largest franchisee in the UK and[...]

Birch Cheshunt hotel and estate put on the market after falling into administration News

Birch Cheshunt hotel and estate put on the market after falling into administration

06 December 2023 by

The Hertfordshire estate which includes the Birch Cheshunt hotel has been put on the market, two[...]

Business

Big-ger Mamma: What the riotous restaurant group plans to do next

The founders of the riotous Big Mamma Group are planning further expansion in the UK and overseas after securing new investment "

06 December 2023 by
Review Hotels makes 'difficult decision' to auction off Rutland Arms News

Review Hotels makes 'difficult decision' to auction off Rutland Arms

05 December 2023
by

Newmarket’s historic Rutland Arms hotel is being put up for auction after its owners struggled to get development plans off the ground.

Kebhouze to open 'UK's biggest kebab shop' in London News

Kebhouze to open 'UK's biggest kebab shop' in London

05 December 2023
by

A group of Italian entrepreneurs are to open what they claim is the UK’s biggest ever kebab house on London’s Oxford Circus this month.

Coppa Club owner confirms plans to raise £12m to fuel expansion News

Coppa Club owner confirms plans to raise £12m to fuel expansion

05 December 2023 by

The restaurant group behind the Coppa Club and Noci brands has confirmed plans for a £12m[...]

Honest Burgers settles dispute with the taxman over unpaid bill News

Honest Burgers settles dispute with the taxman over unpaid bill

04 December 2023 by

Honest Burgers has settled a legal dispute with HMRC after its request for extra time to[...]

Lee Westcott to relocate Elodie restaurant after Birch hotel closure News

Lee Westcott to relocate Elodie restaurant after Birch hotel closure

04 December 2023 by

Lee Westcott has said his Elodie restaurant will reopen in a new site following the closure[...]

The band reunites for Jamie Oliver's return to the UK dining scene Business

The band reunites for Jamie Oliver's return to the UK dining scene

29 November 2023 by

As the Jamie Oliver Group makes its return to the UK, global group restaurant director Ed[...]

News

‘I don’t take any money for myself’: Independent hospitality businesses face a battle to survive

Small hospitality businesses face a battle to survive with some chefs paying themselves less than minimum wage to keep their restaurants afloat."

22 November 2023 by
'An inspiration to us all': Stonegate pubs founder Ian Payne to retire in 2024 News

'An inspiration to us all': Stonegate pubs founder Ian Payne to retire in 2024

17 November 2023
by

Ian Payne MBE is to step down from his role as chairman at Britain’s biggest pub company Stonegate Group and retire from the industry at the end of January 2024.

Tom Barnes to open Skof restaurant in Manchester in 2024 News

Tom Barnes to open Skof restaurant in Manchester in 2024

17 November 2023
by

Roux Scholar and former senior Simon Rogan group chef Tom Barnes is to open his first restaurant in Manchester next spring.

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

© {{year}} All rights reserved. Jacobs Media Group Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, company number 08713328. 3rd Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking