Helen Gilbert
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Warnings over latest plan to restrict ‘unhealthy’ food promotions
Pubs and restaurants could find themselves in a ‘ludicrous scenario’ if Government proposals to tackle at-till product restrictions are extended to the hospitality sector, UK Hospitality has warned.
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JDW confirms disposals
JD Wetherspoon has listed a further two public houses for sale on top of the 16 revealed last month.
- Analysis & Insight
More women in hospitality in senior boards positions
The percentage of women in board level positions at FTSE 100 hospitality, travel and leisure companies has risen by 3% over the last year, new figures have revealed.
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Rosa’s Thai Café founders launch new brand
Rosa’s Thai Café founders, Alex and Saiphin Moore, are set to launch a new pan-Asian noodle concept in the London this summer.
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Oakman acquires Buckingham pub
Oakman Inns has acquired a Grade II listed Buckingham pub for an undisclosed sum.
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London’s late-night approach ‘should be example to rest of UK’
Proposals to help save the high street by making the most of London’s underused spaces with exhibitions, live performances and temporary bars have been applauded by leading industry figures.
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Bayou Bar builds London pipeline
Bayou Bar, the New Orleans street food concept based in Tooting Broadway Market intends to open a further two sites across London by the end of the year, MCA has learnt.
- Analysis & Insight
Summer menu round up: tapping the veggie, vegan and wellness trends
All Bar Bar One has introduced four new vegan dishes as part of Wellness Wednesday 2-4-1, Abokado has got into poke, while PizzaExpress is hoping more veggie options will continue to drive sales growth now that a third of its pizzas are meatless.
- Analysis & Insight
Spike in licensed theatres and cinemas
Pubs and restaurant groups are facing increasing competition from entertainment venues, new research shows.
- Analysis & Insight
JDW opening can have halo effect on other venues
JD Wetherspoon openings do not necessarily damage trade for nearby pubs, bars and restaurants, a new report has discovered.
- Opinion
Are hotels the new high streets?
With several branded restaurants recently announcing additional openings within hotels, as they look to become less reliant on the high street, Helen Gilbert looks at how the benefits can work both ways
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Unico opens new Fulham store; unveils overseas site
Unico, the deli, gelato and coffee shop concept, is to open its first overseas outlet next month.
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Brasserie Bar Co eyeing 10 hotel-based restaurants by 2020
Brasserie Bar Co intends to open up seven more hotel-based Brasserie Blanc restaurants by 2020 bringing the total number in the UK to ten, MCA has learned.
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Winder swaps Brakspear for Hook Norton
Gerard Winder, business development manager in Brakspear’s tenanted & leased estate, is to join Hook Norton Brewery as its operations manager next year.
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Operators should consider biometric payments
Bars, pubs and restaurants should consider technology that enables customers to pay with various body parts, the chief marketing officer of Worldpay UK has suggested
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Neil Morrissey-backed pub venture eyes expansion
The co-founder of the With Neil Morrissey Pub Company plans to expand south within the next three to five years
- Analysis & Insight
Competitive socialising increasing competition for traditional operators
The growth in popularity of competitive social activities like ping pong and escape rooms is fast becoming ‘stiff competition’ for the traditional restaurant, bar and pub industry
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Maitre Choux plans further London openings
Joakim Prat, the three Michelin star-experienced chef behind Maître Choux, is planning further openings in the capital for his patisserie concept
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The Watch House up to three
Roland Horne, founder of The Watch House coffee shops on Bermondsey Street and Tower Bridge, is to launch a third site in London next week
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Crussh launches "fit bowls" offer
Crussh is targeting lunchtime gym goers with a new ‘fit bowls’ hot food offer and 10-strong soup range