All Restaurants articles – Page 6
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NewsHospitality insolvencies flat ahead of budget
A further 265 accommodation and food service businesses collapsed in September this year, with RSM UK warning the future of many more will be dependent on the upcoming budget
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EventsMCA Hospitality Awards: finalists announced
Voting is now open for the prestigious annual celebration of hospitality excellence, with finalists including Azzurri Group’s Dave’s Hot Chicken, Arc Inspirations’ BOX, Flat Iron and WatchHouse Coffee
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NewsDes Gunewardena unveils plans for triple opening at Olympia
The renowned restaurateur will launch a 300-cover restaurant led by an all-female team alongside a speakeasy bar and events space at the landmark £1.3bn London redevelopment next spring
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Analysis & Insight‘People don’t just go for the food — they go for Gordon’: Inside Ramsay’s fast-growing restaurant empire
Showbiz celebrity, TV star, chef, restaurateur Gordon Ramsay has become a ubiquitous figure in popular culture. But as his star has risen and his business ambitions have grown, so has press scrutiny of his financial interests. Simon Brooke reports
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NewsMiddletons acquired out of administration by existing shareholders
A sale of the steakhouse business and its assets will see all seven Middletons sites continue to trade, safeguarding the jobs of 159 employees
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InterviewsOn brand: how Martin Williams is Evolv-ing the D&D estate
Martin Williams has been inspired by the ethos and vision of Sir Terence Conran as he looks to grow the rebranded Evolv Collection through four flagship brands
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NewsSunday app raises £16m in Series B round
The payment platform from the founders of Big Mamma Group is looking to expand internationally and into new restaurant segments such as fast-casual and fine dining
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NewsThe Coconut Tree sold out of administration
The Sri Lankan restaurant group has been acquired by a connected company with all seven restaurants set to continue trading
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NewsRising taxes hit Anglian Country Inns’s bottom line
The group has reported an 8.4% sales rise in its latest financial results, but operating profit fell by around a quarter amid a ‘continual and disproportionately high tax regime’
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant sector on course for modest growth over the next three years
The UK restaurant sector is forecast to grow at a modest 1% CAGR over the next three years, reaching a value of £19.6bn in 2028, Lumina Intelligence has revealed in its new UK Restaurant Market Report.
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NewsLib Dems call for hospitality VAT cut at budget
The party has called for VAT on the sector to be cut to 15%, saying too many people have been ‘priced out’ of ‘small joys’ like a restaurant meal
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NewsThe Coconut Tree appoints administrators
The Sri Lankan restaurant group is facing insolvency proceedings having defaulted on its company voluntary arrangement earlier this year
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InterviewsYard Sale Pizza ‘open to exploring franchising’
Co-founder Johnnie Tate tells MCA the Piper-backed pizza delivery brand is having conversations about franchising and expanding outside of London having recently appointed Stephen Hollis as CEO
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Analysis & InsightDiscretionary spending flat as consumers cut back pre-budget
While overall consumer card spending fell 0.8% year-on-year in October, hospitality and leisure saw modest growth led by rises in entertainment and travel sales
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NewsOver 300 businesses sign letter demanding support in budget
Major hospitality businesses including Big Table Group, Greene King, KFC, Loungers, Stonegate and Wagamama are among the signatories to UKHospitality’s open letter to the Chancellor
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OpinionTrouble at the top
A war of words is brewing between two of the premium restaurant sector’s top CEOs, whose musical chairs seem to have contributed to a growing sense of acrimony
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NewsMartin Williams hits back at Gaucho in restaurant ‘greenwashing’ row
The steakhouse group’s former CEO says the new leadership team was made aware of the charity partnership with Not For Sale despite claims to the contrary
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NewsRick Stein: ‘Putting national insurance up just stopped growth’
The chef and restauranteur has told The Standard he would like to see a moratorium on VAT in this month’s budget
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NewsThe Ivy MD steps down
Laura Mills, who oversaw The Ivy, Ivy Asia and Harry’s, has left the Richard Caring-backed restaurant company after more than eight years
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NewsDeep Blue Restaurants rebrands as Harry Ramsden’s Group
The move will see Deep Blue sites rebrand to Harry Ramsden’s as the group looks to consolidate operations and expand its reach both nationally and globally