All Weekend Press articles – Page 3
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Weekend PressPizza Hut UK hunts buyer amid Budget tax hike crisis
The operator of 140 Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants across Britain has hired advisers at Interpath to find new investors or a buyer amid stark warnings about the impact of the Budget, Sky News reports
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Weekend Press‘If you’re not hungry, don’t go’: London restaurateur fights back against cheap diners
Chef Hugh Corcoran has had enough of ‘window dining’ after seeing an increase in guests splitting main courses, The Guardian reports
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Weekend PressIkea’s new restaurant: come for 85p hot dogs, stay for the people
There was no flat-pack in sight when The Sunday Times tried the chain’s first standalone UK eatery. Instead its critic was furnished with insights about modern Britain
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Weekend PressHospitality chiefs warn Reeves of carnage over Budget tax hikes
Executives from companies including the owner of Slug & Lettuce and Burger King are considering signing a letter to the chancellor warning of “business closures and job losses within a year”, Sky News reports
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Weekend PressCustomers hundreds of pounds out of pocket after closure of celebrity chef’s restaurant
People with vouchers for Glynn Purnell’s Michelin-starred restaurant, Purnell’s, told they cannot be refunded, The Guardian reports
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Weekend PressChef Tom Kerridge calls on UK government to fund surplus food scheme
The Michelin-starred restaurateur has signed an open letter demanding delivery of £15m to divert produce to food banks and soup kitchens
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Weekend PressGreene King expands training scheme for prisoners
The hospitality group has created replicas of its pub kitchens in jails to train up inmates so that they can find employment once they are released
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Weekend PressThe pubs and restaurants bracing for the budget
Hit by unfair business rates, soaring wage bills and a likely hike in national insurance, the restaurant sector sums up budget anxiety at small firms
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Weekend PressLate-night London struggles to stay licensed
Noise complaints, costly overheads and restrictive permit laws take their toll on the capital’s after-hours economy
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Weekend PressPremium burger chain Haché eyes quick flip to new owner
Haché, which was founded by Jamie Barber, a former business partner of the late 007 actor Sir Roger Moore, has drafted in Interpath to gauge buyers’ appetite
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Weekend Press‘A self-care date night’: gen Z and millennials embrace the pleasures of dining alone
Attitudes have changed after the Covid pandemic and solo dining is up by 14% in the UK, according to OpenTable
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Weekend PressThe Devonshire, London W1: ‘The epitome of comfort food’
A yesteryear type of fun that wraps around punters like a blanket, writes The Guardian’s Grace Dent
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Weekend PressRising food inflation clouds the good news on headline rates
Wholesale food prices stopped declining at the start of the year and started rising again, according to the FAO index
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Weekend PressHow pious and abstinent Gen Zs are drying out British universities
Booze is falling out of fashion as new generations of students make their mark on campus, The Telegraph reports
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Weekend PressWhen pubs and restaurants close, our culture is a casualty
Hospitality jobs have long kept struggling artists, actors and musicians going. When those gigs go, the arts are diminished too, Jay Rayner writes for The Observer
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Weekend PressDirectors’ Deals: Greggs finance chief slices his stake
Greggs’ shares have risen by almost a fifth over the past year, with chief financial officer Richard Hutton’s selling of £1.85m-worth of shares on October 8
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Weekend PressUK inflation tipped to fall below 2% target
All eyes on Bank of England’s next interest rate decision, with annual inflation expected to have dropped to a new cyclical low in September, The Times reports
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Weekend PressStockpickers: Pub groups prosper despite multiple challenges
Publicans fear the impact of a proposed smoking ban in gardens, The FT reports
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Weekend PressPub landlords to be turned into ‘banter police’ under reforms to workers’ rights
Fears free speech could come under attack, not just in bars but also universities, as Government plans to extend employment laws, The Telegraph reports
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Weekend PressWelcome to the club: why are private members’ clubs booming?
Whether it’s an exclusive establishment with a years-long waiting list or a working men’s club at the heart of its community, there’s nothing like a sense of belonging, The Observer reports