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Sessions Arts Club team Cabin Studio Jonny Gent Florence Knight plan Soho hotel amid wider aims for global expansion

Sessions Arts Club team plan Soho hotel amid wider aims for global expansion

Cabin Studio, the operator behind successful London restaurant Sessions Arts Club and the recently opened Boath House hotel in Scotland, is planning at least two further sites in the capital.

KOL enters The World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist

Santiago Lasta's Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant KOL has entered The World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist, which was revealed this morning (5 July) ahead of its annual awards ceremony later this month.

UK's largest pub to launch in Waterloo BrewDog

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Big dog: Brewdog to launch UK's largest pub next month

Craft beer brewer and operator Brewdog will open its biggest ever venue next month.

Robbie Lorraine to lead the kitchen at Boys Hall

Robbie Lorraine, the chef behind nostalgic restaurant Only Food and Courses, is to lead the kitchen at the soon-to-launch Boys Hall restaurant with rooms in Kent.

Growth at pub operator Oakman Group slows as a result of staff shortages

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Growth at Oakman Group slows as a result of staff shortages

Pub operator Oakman Group says that the group has lost 2-3% of growth as a result of having to restrict trading because of a shortage of staff.

The Coaching Inn Group adds New Forest hotel to its portfolio

Hotel company The Coaching Inn Group has acquired Forest Park Hotel in the town of Brockenhurst in the New Forest for an undisclosed sum.

Restaurant Radar: July 2022

This month's key restaurant launches include two new African-focused concepts in the capital, Eyal Shani's UK debut. and an exciting new gastropub launching in London's Islington.

Dirty Bones teams with Hero Brands to accelerate growth

Casual dining restaurant group Dirty Bones is partnering with Hero Brands to accelerate future growth across the UK.

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'Bleak picture' for night time economy with nearly half of businesses 'barely breaking even'

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has issued a fresh call for VAT across the sector to be reduced to 12.5%, amid warnings businesses are facing 'a bleak summer'

Gusto Italian looks south after posting ‘resilient’ results

Northern-based restaurant group Gusto Italian is looking to expand south over the coming year after announcing ‘resilient’ financial results for the year to September 2021.

Pret A Manger sees sales increase by 230% for the first half of 2022

Pret A Manger has reported a sales lift of 230% for the first half of 2022.

Tony Parkin to leave The Tudor Room

Chef Tony Parkin is set to leave The Tudor Room at Great Fosters Hotel in Surrey later this summer.

St John to open a restaurant in Marylebone

Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver are heading to Marylebone to open their third restaurant in the capital.

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Pub numbers plunge to record low

The number of English and Welsh pubs fell below 40,000 for the first time during the first half of 2022, research by the real estate adviser Altus Group reveals.

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Government ad campaign to warn students of needle spiking

Students beginning university in September are to be targeted with Government ads warning them about the risk of being spiked with needles in nightclubs.

Flash-grilled with Ben Hobson head chef at Bob Bob Ricard City in London

Flash-grilled: Ben Hobson

The head chef at Bob Bob Ricard City in London on a troubling Michelin memory, what he'd be doing if he wasn't in kitchens, and his dream dinner party guests.