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Vurger Co restaurant group bought out of pre-pack administration

05 May 2023 by

Vegan fast food restaurant brand Vurger Co has been bought out of administration in a pre-pack sale.

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Charlotte Vincent named head chef at the Candlelight Inn

04 May 2023 by

2023 Great British Menu contestant Charlotte Vincent has been appointed head chef at AA-rosette gastropub the Candlelight Inn in Chard, Somerset.

Lello Favuzzi leaves Macellaio RC restaurant group News

Lello Favuzzi leaves Macellaio RC restaurant group

04 May 2023 by
McDonald's fined £475,000 after mouse droppings found in burger wrapper News

McDonald's fined £475,000 after mouse droppings found in burger wrapper

03 May 2023 by
Prezzo to pursue restructuring plan through the courts News

Prezzo to pursue restructuring plan through the courts

03 May 2023 by
Andrea Cofini appointed executive chef at Le Comptoir Robuchon News

Andrea Cofini appointed executive chef at Le Comptoir Robuchon

28 April 2023 by

Chef Alex Claridge made night-time economy advisor for the West Midlands News

Chef Alex Claridge made night-time economy advisor for the West Midlands

28 April 2023 by

Restaurateur Alex Claridge has been appointed by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street as the new night[...]

People still 'happy to spend' on holidays, says PPHE Hotel Group News

People still 'happy to spend' on holidays, says PPHE Hotel Group

27 April 2023 by

Consumers are continuing to spend money on “attractive destinations and holidays” despite economic difficulties, PPHE Hotel[...]

Auberge du Lac restaurant to reopen for first time in three years News

Auberge du Lac restaurant to reopen for first time in three years

27 April 2023 by

The Auberge du Lac restaurant in Hertfordshire is to reopen for the first time in three[...]

The Restaurant Group under fire from second activist investor over bosses' pay News

The Restaurant Group under fire from second activist investor over bosses' pay

27 April 2023 by

A second activist investor in the Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it plans to vote against[...]

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Budgie Montoya to open restaurant at Market Halls Oxford Street

Chef Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya is to open a restaurant unit at London’s Market Halls Oxford Circus on 15 May."

26 April 2023 by
Prezzo to close 46 restaurants with 810 jobs at risk News

Prezzo to close 46 restaurants with 810 jobs at risk

24 April 2023
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Prezzo is to close 46 loss-making restaurants across the country as part of a “strategic review” of the business.

London's only Hard Rock hotel to check out of the city News

London's only Hard Rock hotel to check out of the city

21 April 2023
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London’s only Hard Rock hotel is to take down its branding and relaunch as the Cumberland at the end of May.

Fridays scraps free meals for staff during longer shifts News

Fridays scraps free meals for staff during longer shifts

20 April 2023 by

The Fridays restaurant chain has come under fire from a trade union over plans to scrap[...]

Book review: Eat Like a Greek by Tim Vasilakis Recipes

Book review: Eat Like a Greek by Tim Vasilakis

20 April 2023 by

Here's the new cookbook from the Athenian restaurant showing how to make Greek food at home

Manchester City submits plans for 400-room stadium hotel News

Manchester City submits plans for 400-room stadium hotel

19 April 2023 by

Manchester City football club has submitted a planning application to build a 400-bedroom hotel at its[...]

Mitchells & Butlers takes 100% stake in Ego Restaurants News

Mitchells & Butlers takes 100% stake in Ego Restaurants

18 April 2023 by

Mitchells & Butlers is to acquire the remaining 60% stake in Ego Restaurants that it does[...]

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London’s Café Wolseley opens in Bangkok

The Wolseley Hospitality Group has opened its first overseas restaurant in Thailand."

18 April 2023 by
Hakkasan owner sold to Mohari Hospitality for £441m News

Hakkasan owner sold to Mohari Hospitality for £441m

18 April 2023
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The owner of London’s Michelin-starred Hakkasan restaurants has been sold to an investment firm owned by online poker billionaire Mark Scheinberg for $550m (£441m).

Belmond's Orient Express to axe UK leg after 41 years News

Belmond's Orient Express to axe UK leg after 41 years

17 April 2023
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Belmond has confirmed the UK leg of the famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) train is to be scrapped after 41 years due to post-Brexit border controls.

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