All Weekend Press articles – Page 6
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Weekend PressSoft drinks may hit sweet spot for Carlsberg
The Danish beer company’s audacious £3.1 billion offer for Britvic has an unarguable logic, writes The Times
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Weekend PressRestaurateur Jeremy King continues comeback with opening of the Park
It is the second of three big 2024 openings for the lauded restaurateur, who was behind restaurants such as Le Caprice, the Ivy and the Wolseley
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Weekend PressYou can take the man out of the City pub
The Evening Standard tells the story of Clive Watson, who recently sold City Pub Group, to Young’s for £162 million and has been appointed chairman of Inda Pubs, a boutique London pub chain
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Weekend PressTories pledge focus on pubs and clubs in ‘first 100 days’
The party has promised a review of licensing laws and planning rules aimed at boosting pubs, restaurants and music venues
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Weekend PressSome takeaway meals contain more calories than daily limit, UK study finds
Six out of 10 takeaway meals contain more than the 600-calorie maximum that the government recommends, according to The Guardian
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Weekend PressWhy Britain’s dying pubs threaten to give Labour an almighty hangover
Struggling publicans fear Rachel Reeves’ plan to save the sector may fall short, writes The Telegraph
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Weekend PressRecord rainfall in UK and France batters wheat crops
Heavy downpours since last autumn curb planting and push milling-wheat futures to year-high on Euronext, the Financial Times reports
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Weekend Press‘Guests like to be known’: restaurants luring diners back via personal reservations
Platforms send targeted messages to customers, reducing cancellations and encouraging them to return, The Observer reports
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Weekend PressHow the billionaire Issas bit off more than they could chew at Asda
Mohsin and Zuber Issa’s lofty ambitions for the supermarket chain have been stymied in a brutally competitive market. Now the pair are going their separate ways, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressThe story of Greggs’ success and what’s coming next, by the boss
Roisin Currie, chief executive of Greggs, wants to grow the chain by extending hours and opening at airports
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Weekend Press‘Get properly on the lash’: Tory Lord announces law for pubs to stay open late during Euros
The order to the Licensing Act 2003 will extend sales of alcohol if either England or Scotland reach the semi-final or the final of the Euros
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Weekend Press‘Customers can’t afford to pay’: Fears for London’s hospitality scene mount before general election
Pub and restaurant owners reveal they are still trading below pre-pandemic levels due to red hot supply costs and pressures on consumer spending, City A.M. reports
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Weekend PressGordon Ramsay forced to tell diners to ‘avoid shorts, tracksuits and hoodies’ at flagship Chelsea restaurant
Advice from the three Michelin-starred restaurant has been toughened up and made more explicit in the last year, according to The Evening Standard
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Weekend PressSake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream
No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs, The Observer reports
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Weekend PressHow businesses can deal with Gen Z employees
Young entrepreneur Tim Armoo believes old school management techniques need to change, not the attitude of Gen Z
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Weekend PressBritish pubs are recovering from years of closing time
A revenue revival and the reopening of some locals show that an old institution is adapting, the Financial Times reports
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Weekend PressMichel Roux Jr: ‘Restaurants may only open three days a week because staff won’t work the hours’
Ahead of his new restaurant opening, the chef talks closing Le Gavroche and why he’s struggling to find staff post-pandemic
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Weekend PressPeruvian steak and Yorkshire pudding with mint? How the British Sunday roast went global
The traditional British weekend lunch is being revamped with more exotic ingredients by chefs with worldwide influences, The Observer reports
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Weekend PressAsda’s owners piled on £1.5bn of liabilities to fund petrol station deal
Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR used property sale and leasebacks as well as borrowing against ground rents, the Financial Times reports
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Weekend PressGender-neutral lavatories banned in new-build restaurants and offices
The new legislation applies to commercial properties as well as those undergoing ‘major refurbishment’, The Times reports