CMA gives green light to Amazon/Deliveroo deal
Amazon has been given approval by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to buy a minority stake in Deliveroo.
Archives for August 4, 2020
Over three-quarters of UK hospitality businesses at risk of insolvency
More than three-quarters of hospitality businesses in the UK are at risk of falling into insolvency within the next 12 months, according to UKHospitality.
Kevin Tickle returns to Lake District dining scene with the Crown Inn
Former L’Enclume and The Forest Side chef Kevin Tickle is to take on a 17th century coaching inn in the Lake District village of High Newton with wife Nicola.
Paris Society set to make London debut
French-based hospitality group Paris Society is finally set to open its first London outpost next month, on the Covent Garden site previously occupied by L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.
Football-focussed competitive socialising concept TOCA secures massive debut site
The O2 in London's Greenwich Peninsula is to become home to a massive 30,000sq ft 'interactive football and entertainment venue' featuring a 'chef-driven' F&B offering.
Wingmans lands in Soho
Cult chicken concept Wingmans is to open a huge 150-cover restaurant on the former Belgo site in London's Soho next week.
Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen to re-open... with just three tables
Nathan Outlaw’s casual (but still Michelin-starred) Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen restaurant is Port Isaac in to re-open later this week with just three tables.
PizzaExpress plans for major restructuring that could see 15% of its UK estate closed
PizzaExpress is to undergo a financial and operational restructuring that will see it close a portion of its UK estate and put over 1,000 jobs at risk.
Disabled people fear exclusion due to Covid-19 precautions
Disabled access review website Euansguide.com is imploring restaurants to ensure their Covid-19 precautions don’t make venues less accessible for disabled people.
Restaurant radar: August 2020
Our first post-lockdown restaurant radar includes Andi Oliver and Fred Sirieix's soon-to-launch pop up One Love, and how Stevie Parle is bringing joy back to London’s Portobello Dock with Flora.
Queensway café Normah's launches crowdfund to help secure its future
Family-run Malaysian café Normah's has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help it survive the Coronavirus pandemic and successfully reopen.