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Tom Kerridge will open a “mostly vegan” restaurant in Camden in the summer, Big Hospitality first reported. Kerridge is set to launch the plant-based spot, called Bad Vegan, at London’s Buck Street Market alongside brand specialist Mark Emms, with a plans to encourage people to try meat-free food and support sustainable eating. The concept has […]
All eyes are on the Budget. Rishi Sunak has the fate of much of the country’s restaurant industry in his hands, and we need multiple economic mechanisms extended, or implemented, in order to give businesses a chance at survival. The industry needs long-term strategies – cash injections, and supportive measures throughout the year to ensure […]
Gordon Ramsay has said his restaurant empire has lost almost £60m of trade since the start of the pandemic. The chef told The Sun he thought coronavirus would be over “in a couple of weeks”, but has instead caused “utter devastation”. “In December we had £10m-worth of reservations wiped out overnight, and as of 19 […]
The Indian restaurant brand Mowgli will open a site in Cheltenham in the summer, adding to its portfolio of 11. Founder Nisha Katona revealed on Instagram she had taken a unit in the town’s Brewery Quarter shopping centre. Katona said: “Out of the ashes of a decimated 2020 we hope to raise this sweet fledging […]
Westminster City Council will bring back its popular alfresco dining scheme from April. It means restaurants will be provided with extra outdoor space from April, making up for lost space indoors brought about by social distancing measures. The measures increased space and helped boost revenues between July and October last year, in between lockdowns one […]
Bone Daddies is opening a restaurant in Putney. It will take over the space vacated by the SW15 branch of troubled brand Byron. The ramen stop will start with delivery before opening when restrictions allow. Putney will be joined by Kentish Town in seeing a new Bone Daddies, though in a new iteration, Wing Daddies, […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 21 February 2021. England remains in national lockdown, with restaurants and pubs closed (many are operating a takeaway or delivery service): https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-local-restrictions. All of Wales is at alert level 4, with similar restrictions to full […]
A new report on the safe reopening of hospitality, commissioned by UKHospitality from analysts CGA, shows that businesses in the sector were not significant areas of Covid transmission in 2020 and argues they should be central to reopening plans in 2021. Details issued by UKHospitality, according to the study: The UK hospitality market saw a staggering […]
More than 160 CEOs from the UK’s leading hospitality businesses, employing hundreds of thousands of people, have written to the Chancellor ahead of next month’s Budget. They call for decisive support to help the sector survive, rebuild and drive the economic recovery of the country as it emerges from the Covid-19 crisis. The letter, co-ordinated […]
The Hummingbird Bakery business and brand have been saved by a family investment firm, securing three London sites and protecting more than 60 jobs, The Caterer reported. Acropolis Capital, a London-based group, acquired the business through a pre-pack administration, and has reportedly “committed to supporting the cake chain’s recovery and future growth”. Cameron Chartouni, chief […]
