Sven-Hanson Britt, finalist on MasterChef: The Professionals, has opened Homestead at London City Island, on Leamouth Peninsula. A takeaway, deli, and grocery store for lockdown, the site will also house a restaurant and bar once restrictions have been lifted. Britt opened the concept with director of operations Scott Ward and brand director Tris Hillier. James […]

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The Bangkok-based Compass Hospitality group will next year launch a new scholarship programme alongside the University of Hull. The programme, set to get going in January, will cater to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and scholarships will have a total value of £60,000 and tailored to support those who need financial assitance. Students will be […]

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UKHospitality has called on the government to incentivise landlords to lower rents and write-off some arrears to tackle the industry’s ever-growing mountain of debt. Chief executive Kate Nicholls told the government’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee (BEIS) that landlords must “share the burden” to better support the sector. Currently, hospitality businesses are protected […]

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Our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 15 November 2020. Restaurants and bars in England are closed between 5 November and 2 December for a second lockdown; parts of Scotland are also on similar lockdown, and the ‘firebreak’ lockdown in Wales ended on 9 […]

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