How I Got Here: Roland Horne
The CEO and founder of coffee chain WatchHouse on his career, motivations, and why there needs to be an open and honest conversation about the economics of hospitality.
Archives for February 21, 2022
UK restaurant market to grow 59% in 2022
According to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Restaurant Market Report 2021/22, the UK restaurant market is set to recover to 94% of its 2019 value in 2022.
Latest opening: Ajia
Busaba has launched an ‘immersive, speakeasy-esque’ bar in the basement of its new Oxford restaurant, suggesting a possible fresh direction for the Thai restaurant group.
Market Halls to launch in Canary Wharf
London-based group Market Halls will finally launch its new 20,000 sq ft location opposite Canary Wharf’s upcoming Crossrail station late next month.
Sunny side up: how The Breakfast Club regained its mojo
The restaurant and bar group is entering an ‘accelerated growth’ phase following the appointment of Be At One founder Steve Locke as managing director.
Roti King and Le Bab among next clutch of operators announced for Battersea Power Station
Malaysian street food brand Roti King and new wave kebab operator Le Bab are among the next clutch of restaurants set to take up residency at Battersea Power Station, London.
Cubitt House to open The Princess Royal in Notting Hill next month
Cubitt House will open its latest venue, The Princess Royal, in Notting Hill next month.
Food and drink price inflation surges to 3.5%
Year-on-year foodservice inflation reached 3.5% in December 2021 with further prices rises forecast over the next three to six months, a new report from CGA and Prestige Purchasing shows.
January deliveries up five-fold on pre-pandemic levels
Britain’s leading restaurant and pub groups saw their delivery sales reach five times their pre-pandemic levels in January, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.
UKH: Hospitality industry 'remains on a knife edge'
UKHospitality (UKH) has warned that the industry 'remains on a knife edge' in a call for the Government to commit to five key measures to 'help the sector rebuild'.
Pizza Pilgrims to rebrand its Finsbury Park Slice restaurant
Pizza Pilgrims is turning its Slice venue in Finsbury Park into one of its standard pizza restaurants.