Fire closes Rainer Becker's Roka restaurant
A fire has closed Rainer Becker’s original Roka restaurant in London’s Charlotte Street, with the Soho venue not due to reopen for at least a month
Archives for August 3, 2010
Restaurants urged to help fund Pakistan flood relief effort
Action Against Hunger has launched an emergency response to help the 2.5m people affected by severe flooding in Pakistan, and is asking British restaurateurs and diners for their help
Harvest Pale named Camra Beer of Britain
Camra has announced Castle Rock brewery’s Harvest Pale as the Champion Beer of Britain at the British Beer Festival at Earls Court
Park Plaza buys Leeds and Nottingham hotels
Park Plaza Hotels has purchased Park Plaza Leeds and Park Plaza Nottingham in a multi-million pound deal
Orient-Express Hotels receives millions in damages
Orient-Express Hotels has received more than £3m in damages from the owners of the former Cipriani restaurant in London’s Mayfair, according to its latest results
Yates's operator Town & City 'delighted' with performance
Town & City Pub Company, the owner of Yates’s, saw its sales grow by almost 10 per cent in the year to 28 February 2010
Marston's sees improved performance from its pubs
Pub company Marston’s Taverns has seen improved trading at its pubs, although it remains cautious about consumer spending in the coming months