There is a growing suspicion that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has completely botched the reform of business rates. Since her autumn Budget last month, it has emerged that giants such as Harrods, Selfridges and Greggs stand to save millions of pounds a year while smaller hospitality sector rivals face sharp increases in their rates – negating […]
Healthy, affordable, planet-friendly and – most importantly – absolutely delicious, the vast and versatile bean family is set to play a growing role in our diet. With the ‘Bang in Some Beans’ campaign launched in the UK a few weeks ago, The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why beans, peas and lentils will form an incredibly important part of […]
Christian Coates worked for Manchester hospitality group Living Ventures before setting up his own bar, leaving for a stint in the US and retraining as a nutritionist and personal trainer. At the beginning of this year he set up a new company in his home city, Orka Koncepts, with which he has revamped two former […]
Our global food systems will condemn 40% of natural species to extinction by the end of the century unless we make radical changes. The hospitality sector can lead the way in finding solutions to this crisis – and a Free Biodiversity Toolkit produced by the UK’s Hospitality Sector Council and the Sustainable Restaurant Association shows how. […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association discusses why you should build a more diverse supply chain — and how to get started. The sourcing decisions made by restaurants and other food businesses have a direct impact on communities, livelihoods and local economies. Your procurement strategy isn’t just about buying the items you need: it represents an opportunity […]
Dominic Hamdy has emerged as one of the most dynamic young restaurateurs in London, having opened five restaurants in seven years. Over lunch at his latest venue, Canal in Westbourne Grove, he told Harden’s why he believes hospitality is so important today – and why he’s in it for the long haul HARDEN’S: Dominic, congratulations, this […]
The Sustainable Restaurant Association explores why corporate governance and robust policies are just as important for independent restaurants and other small food businesses as they are for large hospitality groups. What is corporate governance and why is it important? Also known as the ‘G’ in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), corporate governance refers to the […]
Wenjun Xiang launched her career while still at school. Less 10 years later, still only 26, she runs Xi Home Dumplings Bay, whose three London venues showcase the cuisine of her home city – Dalian, a busy port in northeast China. Harden’s met her at the newest branch, which opened a year ago in Blossom Street, […]
Ranjit Mathrani chairs MW Eat, the highly influential London group whose first restaurant, Chutney Mary, opened 35 years ago this month. A former senior civil servant and merchant banker, he runs the company alongside his wife Namita Panjabi (right in photo), the first Indian woman to become a merchant banker, and her sister Camellia Panjabi […]
‘Bonjour, Chef!’ Marcus Rowlerson has turned a centuries-old greengrocer into an industry leader Just six boxes of the first crop of this year’s white asparagus from Provence arrived at Rungis market in Paris earlier this month. Two boxes found their way into Parisian kitchens – the rest were snapped up by a specialist grocer based in […]
