All articles by Sophie Witts – Page 4
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Employers ‘unprepared’ for National Living Wage, Government warns
A majority of Britain’s employers are risking legal action by failing to prepare for the introduction of the National Living Wage next year, the Government has warned.
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Star Wars Cantina bar opening in Manchester
Drinkers in Manchester are about to be transported to a galaxy far, far away as a Star Wars themed bar opens its doors in the city
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Red Dog eyes regional expansion
Red Dog Saloon founder Tom Brooke says the brand has its eye on expansion with a series of regional sites set to open next year
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Millions of ‘lost’ UK entrepreneurs could benefit hospitality
A scholarship to tackle gender and race gaps in UK start-ups has been launched by business leader Reuben Singh.
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NewsOliver: Government must be 'brave' over sugar tax
Jamie Oliver has urged the Government to be ‘brave’ by introducing a sugar tax on fizzy drinks
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Restaurants must treat customers better, says M group founder
M Restaurants founder Martin Williams has criticised the ‘terrible’ treatment of customers at popular restaurants in London
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Sustainability must be at the core of hospitality businesses
The next generation of chefs has a responsibility to ensure future restaurants improve sustainability standards, chef and campaigner Arthur Potts Dawson has warned
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Ramsay to back Clare Smyth’s solo venture
Clare Smyth is leaving her role as chef patron at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay to open her own standalone London restaurant with the backing of the celebrity chef.
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Businesses face £20k fine for underpaying staff
Hospitality businesses have been warned they could face fines of up to £20,000 per employee for failing to pay staff the new national minimum wage rate - which came into force yesterday
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Ex-Cinnamon Club chef to launch first solo restaurant
Ex-Cinnamon Club chef Abdul Yaseen is to open his first solo restaurant, Darbaar, in London this winter.
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One in 10 people work in hospitality and tourism
The UK hospitality and tourism industry employs 4.49m people - approximately 10 per cent of the working population – according to a new report by Oxford Economics
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Viet Eat founder to launch two Vietnamese concepts
The team behind Holborn’s Viet Eat restaurant are to launch two new Vietnamese street food concepts in the next two years
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Hospitality SME's optimistic about growth
Small and medium-sized hospitality businesses (SMEs) such as restaurants, pubs and bars are more optimistic about future growth than those in other major sectors
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Fortnum & Mason to open 45 Jermyn St
Fortnum & Mason is to open a new restaurant on the former site of The Fountain in London’s St James’s district.
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Zapper app to double staff tips at 800 UK restaurants
Mobile payment company Zapper has announced it will double staff tips at the 800 UK restaurants which use its app on a monthly Zapper Waiter Day.
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Kurobuta announces Harvey Nichols residency
Ex-Nobu chef Scott Hallsworth has announced that his Japanese restaurant concept Kurobuta will take up residency at Harvey Nichols’ Knightsbridge store later this year.
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Redman to open Japanese street food restaurant
Brett Redman, the Australian chef behind Michelin Bib Gourmand winning Elliot’s and The Richmond in Hackney, is to open a new Japanese street food restaurant in Dalston
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NewsChipotle outlines UK expansion plans
Chipotle, the Mexican grill brand, plans to open its first regional sites in the next two to three years while continuing to grow its London estate
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Rust & Stone to open in Manchester's Spinningfields
The team behind Manchester’s The Lawn Club are to launch a new health conscious cafe concept in the city’s Spinningfield’s development this summer.
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Bocca di Lupo founders to open Italian street food restaurant
Bocca Di Lupo co-founders Jacob Kenedy and Victor Hugo have released details of their third London venue opening in August.