Piper takes stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse
Piper, the private equity backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a stake in Hickory’s Smokehouse, the north west-based American BBQ restaurant chain.
Archives for October 19, 2014
Allied London announces plans for Manchester events hotel
Property investment company Allied London has announced plans to develop the Manchester Grande events hotel in the city’s St John’s Quarter.
Lancaster Hotel appoints new exec chef
The Lancaster London hotel has appointed Masterchef 2013 mentor Ben Purton as its new executive chef.
National Chef of the Year Award 2014
Organised by the Craft Guild of Chefs, the National Chef of the Year competition took place during the Restaurant Show.
Young's acquires London pub operator 580
Young's has expanded its London portfolio with the acquisition of pub operator 580 Limited - which runs four pubs across the capital - for £10.4m.
Crescent Group opens second hotel
The Crescent Group’s second boutique hotel the Crescent Turner Whitstable opened in Kent last week.
Government urged to protect short-term accommodation customers
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP) has urged the government to include quality safeguard measures to its reform of the law governing planning permissions for short-term lets.
Tom Sellers takes over The Lickfold Inn
Restaurant Story chef patron Tom Sellers hopes to bring new life to The Lickfold Inn in West Sussex from the end of November.