All news articles – Page 34
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NewsMitchells & Butlers grows sales to £2.6bn
The pub and restaurant operator also achieved like-for-like growth of 5.3% in FY24 - a strong period of cash generation - while turning a profit of £199m
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NewsDave’s Hot Chicken to launch on Shaftesbury Avenue
The Nashville-style chicken chain, brought to the UK by Azzurri Group, will open on 7 December - but is yet to confirm whether its infamous Carolina Reaper chicken will be offered
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NewsSanto Remedio explores new taquería concept
The Mexican restaurant group hopes to launch a taquería concept in the future, with plans to explore a fundraise next year, MCA’s Restaurant Conference heard
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NewsRocket Leisure secures £6.4m loan from OakNorth
The live music venue operator will use the loan to refinance an existing facility, acquire the freehold on its Venn St site, and expand with additional future sites
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NewsCrosstown appoints new CEO
Jo Blundell, previously of Papa John’s, McDonald’s and Burger King, joins following the brand’s acquisition by Karali Snacks
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NewsCarlsberg ‘wiping out UK brewing heritage’
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing company (CMBC) is delisting eight classic British cask beers from pubs by the end of the year, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
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NewsIn pictures: Bill’s Milton Keynes
The Richard Caring-backed restaurant collection has opened its first new site in six years
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NewsGail’s to launch £500m auction next year
Goldman Sachs has been instructed to manage a sale of the premium bakery chain, Sky News reports
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NewsHospitality trade bodies criticise focus of government’s proposed industry strategy
The strategy will focus on eight sectors which offer the highest growth opportunity for the economy and business, says the government, but UKHospitality and the BBPA warn this risks wider economic growth
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NewsCosta initiates 24-hour trading trial
The coffee chain has launched a 24-hour trading trial at its drive-thru store in Leicester Meridien East, with potential for further rollout
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NewsThousands of bar staff will be trained to spot drink-spikers
The Home Office is to set aside £250,000 to pay for the training, from next month, with 10,000 staff expected to complete it by the spring, as the government moves to make spiking a specific crime
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NewsBig nights out have shifted to day time
Stonegate CEO David McDowall said Slug & Lettuce’s peak drinking hour had shifted from 9pm to 10pm on Saturday night, to between 3pm and 4pm with bottomless brunches replacing happy hours
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NewsBrewers’ profits at risk of ‘wipeout’ from rising costs after budget
Higher alcohol duty, the rise in national insurance and the new packaging tax will add millions in extra costs, the industry warns
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NewsWe need business rates reform soon to save high street, say bosses
More than 80 business leaders have lobbied the Treasury to accelerate a rethink on the outdated system. What is at stake and what are the options?
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NewsKFC drops pledge to stop using ‘Frankenchickens’ in the UK
The chain says it won’t be able to stop buying fast-growing breeds by 2026 because the poultry industry cannot supply enough higher-welfare animals
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News‘Working from home is great for us’: Esquires Coffee eyes UK growth
The Cooks Coffee Co-owned chain wants to double its number of sites as it targets the suburbs rather than city centres
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NewsAsda hires former boss Allan Leighton, 71, to revive its fortunes
The retail veteran was an integral member of the team that steered Asda from the brink of bankruptcy to a £6.7bn sale to Walmart in the 1990s
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NewsMark McCulloch joins Prezzo
The Italian restaurant group has appointed McCulloch as chief marketing officer, as it seeks to enhance customer experiences, refresh its brand identity, and attract new customer groups
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NewsManeki Ramen launches crowdfunding campaign
The ramen specialist, part of the ART Hospitality group, has begun crowdfunding ahead of the launch of its second site in Birmingham
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NewsBob & Berts achieves £21.5m turnover
Turnover increased from £19.6m the previous year, as the coffee shop chain continued its expansion across the UK and Northern Ireland