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The restaurant group Tomahawk has paid back the workers who loaned 10 per cent of their wages to cover National Insurance and pension contributions. Last week, the group, which has 12 sites in the UK, was accused of suggesting staff might be deemed “unsuitable” if they didn’t agree to the plan, with Tomahawk experiencing cash […]
Around three-quarters of hospitality businesses will be planning large-scale recruitment drives this year, a new CGA survey said. Research that pooled responses from 726 operators across the sector found 44 per cent would be looking to embark on hiring programs that will see the induction of the same amount of new staff, or more, than […]
The team behind Hackney dining concept Nest will launch a new restaurant on Wandsworth Bridge Road. Luke Wasserman, Toby Neill, and Johnnie Crowe will open Fenn in Fulham on April 13, with a 30-cover dining room following an outdoor only period until May 17. The restaurant, close to the Thames, will feature an à la […]
Tomorrow will see the launch of sandwich shop Roulote, a new fixture on in London Bridge from the team behind Portuguese Bar Douro. Roulote is inspired by Portugal’s street-food scene and sandwich culture, and takes its name from the trailers which sit on the street corners of Lisbon and Porto. Roulote will preview as a […]
The Angus Steakhouse chain is reportedly on the brink of collapse. After more than 50 years serving steaks to British folk and tourists, the group is understood to have hired KMPG to assist with negotiations with landlords. The Telegraph said KPMG has written to landlords asking for a rent holiday until trading restrictions are lifted post-lockdown. […]
The government this week announced an extension of the ban on commercial evictions for three months, which will take us to June 30. Given rent is by far the most pressing and strenuous issue faced by pubs and restaurants currently, with lockdown still upon us, it is a welcome decision. These takeaway boxes don’t bring […]
Here is our weekly round-up of what the national and local restaurant critics are writing about, for the week ending 7 March 2021. England remains in national lockdown, although with a ‘roadmap’ of dates with restaurants and pubs closed until 12 April at the earliest, and then only open to serve single households seated outdoors: […]
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his annual Budget on Wednesday. Mostly, it has been well received by the hospitality industry, but there are some quite major holes, and reasonable concerns. But if you would rather skip all the analysis and make up your own mind on the Chancellor’s policies, here is the information provided by […]
If you want a second opinion, here is UKHospitality’s stance on the Budget. UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “The Chancellor has listened to the concerns of the hospitality sector. Details are yet to be pored over but it looks like crucial support will help businesses at a critical time. “The Chancellor has announced support to help our […]
Harts Group will launch El Pastor Soho at the former HIX site in June. This is, we would guess, the first of many major restaurant announcements as we come out of lockdown and sites freed up by casualties of the pandemic are filled. Finding a Soho site for the Hart Bros small group of Mexican […]
