Hospitality venues will no longer be required to host a return point under the Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), the roll out of which has been further delayed until 2027.
Sourdough pizza brand Three Joes has confirmed the closure of two sites including its original restaurant in Fareham as the group grapples with cost pressures.
Tortilla is aiming to accelerate its expansion by ‘doubling down on franchising’ as it looks to capitalise on UK and international growth opportunities.
A fresh wave of strikes across the rail network have been announced by the main train drivers' union, Aslef, for the week of the early May Bank Holiday.
Squatters who took over Gordon Ramsay’s York & Albany restaurant and hotel last week are to leave the property after a High Court judge granted a repossession order.
Clean Kitchen Club co-founder Verity Bowditch is to leave the business following a decision that will see the formerly plant-based fast food brand add animal products to its menu.
Squatters who took over Gordon Ramsay's York & Albany restaurant and hotel say they have been served papers, halting plans to run it as a community café.
Hostmore, the owner of the TGI Fridays UK franchise, has reached an agreement for a proposed all-share acquisition of TGI Fridays in the US for a value of £177m.
Restaurants that have introduced a sustainable initiative over the past 12 months can enter The Estrella Damm Sustainability Award, with shortlisted entries able to attend this year’s National Restaurants Awards in June.
Thai restaurant group Busaba has said it is ‘well placed to face the anticipated customer and market economic challenges ahead’ despite a slight drop in sales.
Hospitality recruitment initiative Hospitality Rising has paused its ‘Rise Fast, Work Young’ campaign with founder Mark McCulloch saying funding is not available at present for it to continue.
Food content business Sessions has raised a further £3m from existing investors Guinness Ventures as it seeks to expand on its technology offering while launching a new franchising arm, starting with its SoBe Burger and Ivan Ramen brands.
Flight Club Darts and Electric Shuffle operator Red Engine has secured a new £60m facility from Santander, HSBC and Barclays to support its global expansion plans.
Pizza Pilgrims co-founder Thom Elliot chats about the group’s journey to B Corp status, and how he hopes to use it to build a better business for the future.
The latest round of rail strikes, which are set to begin today (5 April), are set to cost the hospitality sector a further £387m in lost sales, according to UKHospitality.
London-based dim sum chain Ping Pong has scrapped service charge and is replacing it with a discretionary 15% ‘brand charge’ to fund wage rises for all of its restaurant teams.
Hospitality entrepreneur Andrew Fishwick is to lead a new acquisition and investment vehicle that bills itself as ‘the antithesis of private equity’ and is focused on growing multi-site dining brands.
Revolution Bars has had its shares temporarily suspended from the AIM index of the London Stock Exchange after being ‘unable’ to publish its interim results last week.
Papa John’s has confirmed it will close 43 ‘underperforming’ sites from across its UK estate after launching a review of the business at the start of the year.
Rigatoni’s, the Manchester-based restaurant group that previously traded under the name Sud Pasta, has announced the closure of its second site in as many months.
