All Weekend Press articles – Page 6
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Weekend PressFears of British chicken shortages as farmers warn of supply crunch
Poultry producers have demanded an overhaul of planning rules to rear more birds, The Telegraph reports
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Weekend PressBritain’s railway pubs are having a renaissance
A train ride combined with a cold pint in a characterful establishment – there’s plenty to love about our great railway taverns and taprooms, The Telegraph’s Will Hawkes writes
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Weekend PressDomino’s looking for a second brand for decades of growth
Andrew Rennie opened his first franchise at 26 and now runs a chain that sold more than 100 million pizzas last year, The Times reports
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Weekend PressCoffee boss says customers have had enough as prices soar
Charging £4 for an espresso is driving coffee drinkers in London to boiling point, according to the chief executive of Lavazza
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Weekend PressEllen Chew: I have 100 bottles of Japanese whisky. Some are worth £12,000
The restaurateur has been on a $20,000 Antarctic cruise, but only really felt wealthy when she could buy chocolate without looking at the price, she tells The Sunday Times
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Weekend PressAlixPartners drafts in Goldman Sachs to run sale of stake
Deal is latest in wave involving professional services firms, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressIs gin less popular? Why the UK’s thirst is drying up
In the late 2000s a change to a 180-year-old law led to a craft gin revolution. We sank bottle after bottle of the stuff in lockdown. But have we fallen out love with our favourite tipple, asks Harry Wallop
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Weekend PressStarbucks slows India expansion as consumers tighten belts
Footfall drops as economy weakens but chain still hopes to reach 1,000-store goal, the FT reports
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Weekend PressInside the secret world of covert restaurant bookings where customers are ranked to get a table
From private WhatsApp lines to curtained-off tables and free meals on the house, The Independent investigates how the hottest restaurants are bending over backwards for some people while leaving others out in the cold
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Weekend Press‘We will see closures’: The industries hit hardest by national insurance hike
People working in retail, hospitality and small businesses have told Sky News of the tangible effects the increase will have on them.
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Weekend PressWhy the restaurant world hates beer drinkers
I’ve always thought working in hospitality is like getting a free MBA – but one rooted in the real world rather than theory, Rory Sutherland writes in The Spectator
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Weekend PressTelegraph: Restaurant chains 'flee broke Britain for America'
British restaurants are targeting the US as Labour prepares to hammer them with higher taxes at home, reports The Telegraph
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Weekend PressHuge change to pub rules set to come into force in hours and punters are fuming
A major change to pub licensing laws is coming into effect in just hours, with punters left fuming, The Sun reports
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Weekend PressLow-paid workers to bear the brunt of coming rise in UK labour costs
More than 100 Pizza Hut delivery drivers for Scotland’s biggest takeaway franchisee were called to an emergency meeting, writes the FT
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Weekend PressThe 35-year-old from the Midlands who made £400m from chicken wings
Tom Grogan, co-founder of Wingstop UK, had no interest in hospitality but sniffed a winner in importing a restaurant franchise from across the Atlantic, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressUK ministers and officials treated to hospitality 3,500 times in five years, study finds
Ministers, senior officials and special advisers were treated to hospitality including lunches and dinners on about 3,500 occasions in five years, according to a new study, The Guardian reports
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Weekend PressDrinks tariffs will hit US jobs, Diageo tells Donald Trump
A letter from the Guinness and Johnnie Walker maker says that it supports 178,000 jobs in America but must be able ‘to compete fairly’, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressWetherspoons drops meat dishes from its menu to save money
The chain ‘appreciates some customers will be disappointed’ with the menu revamp, The Sun reports
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Weekend Press‘The customer isn’t always right’: top chef loses appetite for difficult diners
Andrew Sheridan is one of a number of chefs who say complaints and threats have severed the trust between restaurants and customers, The Guardian reports
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Weekend Press‘A fundamental right’: High street chains and restaurants challenged over refusal to accept cash
As more of us reject tapping and swiping, campaigners and politicians say the law should force retailers to accept coins and notes, The Observer reports