All Leon articles – Page 27
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 13-14 July
Restaurants Where does all the cash come from? “It’s been horrendous, but we’re a different company now,” says Stuart Gillies, who runs Ramsay’s restaurant firm. He does the numbers, while Ramsay does the nosh. “Everything we do is new.” They are moving home. “This office costs £500,000 a year,” says ...
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News
Leon founders urge schools to ban pack lunches
Henry Dimbley and John Vincent are urging head teachers in England to ban packed lunches to increase the take-up of school dinners and promote healthy eating
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News
Muriel’s takes Leicester Sq site
Muriel’s Kitchen is understood to have secured its third site in London, after taking The Grill on the Square in Leicester Square
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News
Operators make design awards shortlists
A raft of leading and fledgling operators have made the shortlist for this year’s Restaurant and Bar Design Awards
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 1-2 June
Weekend Press 1-2 JuneFinancial results and company news Pub reform newswill cut tax revenuesPub companies will convert to tax-efficient trusts if Government reforms go ahead, in a move that will deprive the Treasury of tens of millions of pounds in revenue.Enterprise Inns, Britain’s biggest pub company, is planning to become ...
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Opinion
Capital exposure
How much would you pay for a prime central London site? Well if you are US burger chain Five Guys looking to make your UK debut, the figure is rumoured to be close to £2m for Novus Leisure’s Long Acre bar site between Covent Garden and Leicester Square.And Five Guys ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 3-4 November
Top storyDrinks industry refuses to swallow government line on alcohol pricingDespite general agreement that something must be done about Britain’s booze culture, opinions remain divided over plans to introduce a minimum unit price. By the end of this month, a new wave of alcohol promotions will be launched in supermarkets ...
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News
Informal eating out market to grow to £65bn
Turnover across the UK’s informal eating out market is set to grow by 3% to reach £52bn in 2012 and is forecast to rise to £65bn by 2017 with a CAGR of 4.9%, according to the latest research by Allegra.Allegra predicts that consumer spending will rise alongside increased average earnings ...