Number of pub workers still furloughed 'considerably higher' than across other sectors
Some 55% of pub and bar workers remained on furlough at the start of May, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.
Archives for June 9, 2021
Popeyes sets out senior team ahead of UK launch
US fried chicken chain Popeyes has unveiled the senior team that will lead the business when it enters the UK market later this year.
Latest opening: Sidechick
The team behind burger brand Patty & Bun has opened a surprisingly grown-up roast chicken-focused restaurant on Marylebone’s James Street.
How I Got Here: Bryony Tinn-Disbury
The co-founder of plant-based meat company Jack & Bry, which recently partnered with Prezzo to supply jackfruit pepperoni across the Italian chain's restaurant estate, reflects on her career to date.
The Sea, The Sea heads to Hackney
Top-end Chelsea fishmonger and seafood restaurant The Sea, The Sea will open a further location late next month in Hackney that will combine a counter restaurant with a processing and distribution centre for its wider business.
Night-time economy will 'challenge Government' if denied opening on 21 June
Any delay to the 21 June date for lifting all restrictions would leave many night-time economy businesses on a 'financial cliff edge', the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has warned.
Drake & Morgan CVA approved
Bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan has secured approval to enter a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
Itsu plans up to 150 additional UK sites
Itsu has the potential to add a further 150 sites to its UK estate, chief executive Ganan Kanagathurai has said.
Niklas Ekstedt to bring his 'old Nordic' cooking to London
Niklas Ekstedt will open his first restaurant outside Sweden in September, taking over the space that was once home to The Yard by Robin Gill within Westminster's Great Scotland Yard Hotel.