All Weekend Press articles – Page 8
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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
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Weekend PressWe have struck a deal to remain at Ramsay pub as ‘security’ for owners, squatters claim
Squatters have occupied the pub since last Saturday in protest at what they called ‘gentrification’ of the Camden area, reports The Telegraph
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Weekend Press‘We’re trying to make it more inclusive’: the rise of Britain’s new wine bars
The Guardian explores a new wave of wine bars springing up in cities, towns and even at the seaside, with natural wines and small plates on the menu
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Weekend PressFrom chicken to bread: how wild price swings are affecting our food
Figures last week showed that the overall price of food dropped by 0.4% from December to January, yet food inflation was still 8%, with products such as chicken, eggs and butter becoming more expensive, reports The Sunday Times
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Weekend PressEstrella Damm to invest £50m on British brewery
Amid surging demand for Spanish lager in the UK, the family-owned company is investing in a state-of-the-art brewery in Bedford
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Weekend Press‘Work from pub’ is 40% cheaper than coworking space
A ‘work from pub’ deal for the day comes out at £13 on average across six major UK chains, according to a new analysis
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Weekend PressWhitbread takes the axe to Beefeaters and Brewers Fayre pubs
Bosses have instructed adviser Christie & Co to sell between 30 and 50 of its worst-performing sites, according to The Sunday Times
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Weekend PressMan City owner Sheikh Mansour circles The Ivy as chain goes up for sale
The football club owner wants to buy Richard Caring’s starry restaurants, reports The Sunday Times