Breweries will benefit from an increased rate of support under the Government's new Energy Bills Discount Scheme having been recognised as an energy and trade intensive industry.
The hospitality sector 'faces a £4.5bn hike in its bills' from April after the Government confirmed it would slash the level of energy support businesses receive.
BrewDog CEO James Watt has said the group's infamous gold can promotion, which falsely claimed that customers could win a solid-gold can of lager, personally cost him close to £500,000.
Thai restaurant group Giggling Squid says it has had “its most profitable year since inception”, despite the ongoing disruption from the Coronavirus pandemic.
Danish-owned sushi and kushiyaki specialist Sticks’n’Sushi has posted a strong set of results for its financial year ending 30 June 2022 with its UK arm accounting for the majority of its profits.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told business leaders the current level of energy support is 'unsustainably expensive' and that the current £18bn scheme was always limited to six months.
D&D London has closed its Klosterhaus restaurant in Bristol after just over two years of trading, with the group citing 'current economic challenges' as being partly behind the decision.
The owner of better burger group Byron has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, but is 'confident' it will secure a rescue deal for the business.
The group behind tasting menu restaurant Six by Nico is plotting major expansion across the UK and internationally following 'robust' financial results in the year since Covid restrictions were lifted.
Pret A Manger is continuing to step up its international expansion plans having reached an initial agreement with Fox Group and Yarzin Sella Group to introduce the brand in Israel.
London-based fresh pasta restaurant Bancone has raised more than £900,000 through an equity-based crowdfund, which is intended to help kickstart its 'ambitious' plans for growth.
The Government has extended the alcohol duty freeze for a further six months in what's been described as a 'much needed Christmas present' for hard pressed hospitality businesses.
A campaign to save historic London chophouse Simpson's Tavern has been given a boost after the restaurant was designated an asset of community value by the City of London Corporation.
Pizza Pilgrims is looking to keep expanding its footprint outside London, with a recently opened Cambridge store and a further four sites outside the capital planned for next year.
Hawksmoor has seen strong post-pandemic sales momentum continue into its current financial year, with underlying EBITDA expected to return to pre-Covid levels in FY22.
Businesses in Wales will get rates support worth £460m over the next two financial years, the Welsh Government will announce in its upcoming draft budget.
Lyme Regis-based chef Harriet Mansell is to overhaul the site currently occupied by her tasting menu restaurant Robin Wylde and launch a bakery within the same space next year.
Virtual shooting competitive socialising concept Clays has secured investment from Imbiba to help support its growth plans, which includes the launch of three new sites next year.
Sam Harrison has said his riverside restaurant in London's Hammersmith may not survive the winter after being forced by the council to remove a marquee from its outside terrace.
Having a delivery offer has saved PizzaExpress from a significant drop in trade caused by the timing of England’s World Cup games, according to the restaurant group’s managing director.
The amount that restaurant business owners have been forced to lend to their own businesses has risen to over £424m, according to audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars.
Hospitality incubator White Rabbit Projects has secured a multi-million-pound investment from McWin, the private investment firm that also backs high street bakery chain Gail's.
Côte Restaurant Group has reported progress on its growth plans, with an estate-wide refurbishment program underway and the opening of two additional restaurants in Solihull and Henley.
Almost 400 workers working for food logistics company Best Food, which delivers to the likes of KFC, Burger King and Wagamama, will strike having rejected the company’s latest pay offer.
UKHospitality has warned that next month's rail strikes, which are set to take place in the run-up to Christmas, will cost the hospitality industry £1.5bn in lost sales.