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Prezzo ups wages amid recruitment struggle

20-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Casual dining brand Prezzo is the latest hospitality operator to announce a pay increase for staff, as businesses continue to struggle with recruitment.

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Three ways to preserve the value of your premises licence

20-Sep-2021 By Craig Baylis

What restaurant and bar operators need to consider when looking to preserve the value their premises licence.

Lina Stores lines up former The Dairy site for third London opening

20-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Italian delicatessen and restaurant brand Lina Stores has taken over the Clapham sites previously home to Robin Gill's seminal Clapham restaurants The Dairy and Counter Culture.

Legislation to be introduced to ban hospitality operators from keeping staff tips

20-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The Government is set to bring forward legislation this week that will ban restaurants and pubs from keeping tips meant for staff.

Andrew Wong: “I don’t ever want this restaurant to become a relic”

20-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Chef of the Year at our recent National Restaurant Awards on shaking up his menus and the long term future of London’s most progressive Chinese restaurant.

Flash-grilled: Santiago Lastra

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The chef patron of Kol in London's Marylebone, which was named Best New Restaurant in Europe this week by La Liste, reflects on his career to date.

Friday Five: the week's top news

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include a U-turn on 'vaccine passports' in England, Jamie Oliver eyeing a return to restaurants, and Noma finally being awarded three Michelin stars.

Wales to introduce NHS Covid passes for nightclubs and large events

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

People in Wales will have to show an NHS Covid Pass to enter nightclubs and attend large events from next month, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced

Latest opening: Pizzeria Mozza

17-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

Nancy Silverton's celebrated LA pizza restaurant has touched down in London.

Hospitality businesses 'more than twice as likely' to be struggling to fill vacancies

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Hospitality businesses are more than twice as likely as other industries to be experiencing challenges in filling job vacancies, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Chopstix Group secures £190,000 in Government tax benefits

17-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

Noodle bar operator Chopstix Group has secured £190,000 in Government tax benefits after fine-tuning its recipes and improving kitchen processes.

By Chloe quietly shutters UK estate

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

US vegan fast food chain By Chloe has quietly closed its four-strong London estate.

Benugo launches incubation scheme for small hospitality operators

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Benugo is launching a new incubation scheme aimed at 'supporting the growth and development' of small hospitality operators.

Delivery and takeaway sales continue to ride high through August

17-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales were close to treble their pre-pandemic levels in August, the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.