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Latest Opening: Upstairs by Tom Shepherd

Former Adam’s head chef Tom Shepherd has opened his debut solo venture in Lichfield.

Muse and Maison François among winners at Restaurant & Bar Design Awards

London restaurants Muse and Maison François were among the winners at this year’s Restaurant & Bar Design Awards.

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Buying power: why it pays to work with the right procurement provider

As the UK’s largest hospitality procurement provider, Entegra helps businesses navigate the often-tricky world of procurement and protect their profits, as Jaclyn Evans, account director at Entegra Europe, explains

Book review: Around the Table

A new cookbook born in lockdown celebrates friends once again being able to break bread with each other.

Friday Five: the week's top news

This week's main hospitality news stories include Elizabeth Haigh being hit with plagiarism allegations, the closure of 1,000 licenced premises since July, and a delay to planned business rates reform.

Chewing the fat: Ellen Chew on the growth of her restaurant empire

Despite the pandemic, Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew has remained steadfast in her determination to grow her Asian-focused portfolio, with plenty of openings planned for the coming months.

Liz Cottam finds a new Home for her flagship Leeds restaurant

Liz Cottam is to relocate her fine dining Leeds restaurant Home to the Brewery Wharf development in the city next month.

UKHospitality requests urgent meeting with Treasury over business rates

UKHospitality is to request an urgent meeting with the Treasury, amid reports a major overhaul of business rates has been shelved so ministers and officials can undertake further work..

Loungers reports 'significant' sales growth

Loungers is on track to open a further 10 venues in the current financial year having achieved “significant outperformance of the market” since the reopening of indoor trading.

Government set to extend 'cabotage' rights as supply chain crisis continues

The Government has announced a consultation to temporarily amend so-called 'cabotage' rights in another bid to try and alleviate the pressures of Britain’s ongoing supply chain crisis.

EU worker numbers drop further across hospitality as Brits fill more roles

The number of EU workers in hospitality is continuing to fall, according to the latest figures from Fourth, with Brits now making up more than half of the sector's workforce.

Six By Nico to launch in Dublin

Six by Nico is to launch in Dublin next month in a move that will take the Glasgow-founded fine dining group up to nine sites and mark its first restaurant outside the UK.

Sunak set to delay plans for business rates reform

Plans for a major overhaul of the business rates system have been shelved, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak now only expected to unveil smaller scale tweaks in this month's Budget.

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The Little Door & Co heads to Soho

House party-inspired bar and restaurant concept The Little Yellow Door has chosen Soho for its fourth London site.

Restaurants boost wages amid staffing struggles

More than a third of UK hospitality employers have boosted pay and benefits in an attempt to attract and retain staff, new data from Lightspeed reveals.

Daniel Corrochio to open Mexican restaurant at Ruby’s in Dalston

Chef and drinks expert Daniel Corrochio will launch bar and restaurant Corrochio’s at Ruby’s in Dalston this month.

Latest opening: Kudu Grill

Amy Corbin and Patrick Williams have added a fourth site to their growing, Peckham-based Kudu Collective.

Food to go accounts for one-in-four out of home occasions

Food to go continues to account for more than a quarter of out of home occasions, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

D&D London unveils permanent chef training programme

D&D London has announced it will be permanently rolling out its chef training programme that it launched over the summer.

Nearly 1,000 licenced premises lost since July

An average of 16 licensed hospitality premises have closed everyday since the market fully reopened in July, the new Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals.

Coco di Mama launches Sainsbury's partnership

Coco di Mama has become the latest casual dining brand to partner with a major national supermarket.

Pi Pizza to open a third restaurant, in Poole

Pizza restaurant mini group Pi Pizza is to open at the former Stable Bar & Restaurant in Poole.

How I Got Here: Hillary Graves

The food entrepreneur and Little Dish founder on building her business, and the need for higher nutritional standards in children’s food manufacturing.

Matthew Kenney to open plant-based restaurant in London Selfridges

Chef and restaurateur Matthew Kenney will open a plant-based restaurant in Selfridges in London this December.

Hospitality sees biggest sector increase in job vacancies compared to pre-pandemic levels

Hospitality has seen the biggest increase in job vacancies of any sector compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest official figures.

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Experimental Cocktail Club owner to take on Covent Garden music venue

Henrietta Hotel and Experimental Cocktail Club owner Experimental Group is to take on the former Roadhouse site in Covent Garden for the launch of a new late-night venue.

CrepeAffaire looks to open up to 50 new franchised sites

CrepeAffaire is planning to open up to 50 new franchised sites in the UK and overseas under its core brand and its more recently launched Crepe & Roll.

Jay Morjaria: “You can’t go wrong with sandwiches and beer”

With his new restaurant Mamma Pastrama, the successful Million Pound Menu participant is beefing up his presence in the capital.

Price hike fears as agreement reached to ensure CO2 supplies

Industry experts have warned a Government-brokered deal to ensure CO2 supplies to UK businesses until the new year risks pushing up food and drink prices in the run-up to Christmas.

Popeyes, Big Table Group, Dishoom and Pizza Pilgrims join Restaurant Conference line-up

Popeyes UK’s chief development officer Tom Byng, Big Table Group’s property director Matthew Ainger, and Itsu’s property director will discuss the opportunity for well-capitalised businesses looking to grow post-pandemic, at MCA’s Restaurant Conference...