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Drinks sales holding up despite operational challenges

27-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Drinks sales continue to compare well to pre-Covid patterns despite a host of supply, staffing and cost pressures across the on premise, according to new data.

Short-term visas ‘not enough’ to fix supply chain crisis

27-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Plans to issue more than 10,000 short-term visas to foreign lorry drivers and food industry workers 'will not be enough' to solve Britain’s supply chain crisis, business leaders have warned.

Grant Thornton hit with £2.3m fine over Patisserie Valerie collapse

27-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Patisserie Valerie's former auditor Grant Thornton has been fined £2.3m over its audits of the collapsed café chain.

Al Dente to launch second dine-in site

27-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Handmade pasta specialist Al Dente has opened a second dine-in site following the success of its original Goodge Street restaurant and dark kitchens business.

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Hacha Bar heads to Brixton for second site

27-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Dalston-based agave spirits specialist Hacha Bar have chosen Brixton Market for their second London location.

Maine man: Joe Ghazal on his upcoming American brasserie

24-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Canadian-born restaurateur will launch a huge New England-inspired restaurant in a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse on Mayfair's Hanover Square later this year.

Friday five: the week's top news stories

24-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

This week's main hospitality news stories include Prezzo giving its staff a pay rise, new tipping legislation, and Italian delicatessen and restaurant brand Lina Stores' expansion in London.

Flash-grilled: Vitelio Reyes

24-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Venezuelan-born executive chef of Mayfair's Amazonico on his love of Daniel Humm and his dislike for bananas.

Book review: Septime, La Cave, Clamato, D’une île

24-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Bertrand Grébaut and Théophile Pourriat celebrate 10 years of their influential Paris-based natural wine restaurant Septime.

Latest opening: Bibi

24-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Backed by JKS Restaurants, Chet Sharma’s eagerly awaited debut is a landmark for Subcontinental cuisine in London.

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Dirty Martini to bring its cocktails to Bristol

24-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

Cocktail bar group Dirty Martini will open a twelfth venue later this year, in Bristol.

US fried chicken chain Popeyes chooses Westfield Stratford for UK debut

24-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

US fried chicken brand Popeyes will kick off its play in the UK market with the opening of its first site on these shores in London’s Westfield Stratford.

Hospitality staff to keep all tips under new Government legislation

24-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

Restaurants will no longer be able to take a proportion of staff tips or service charge under new plans to be set out by the Government today (24 September).

Tortilla announces plans to float and open 45 new sites

24-Sep-2021 By BigHospitality

Tortilla has announced its intention to float on AIM as it looks to open around 45 new sites in the next five year.

Lina Stores to make City debut on former Kym's site

23-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

London-based Italian delicatessen and pasta restaurant brand Lina Stores is to make its City debut, opening on the Bloomberg Arcade site previously occupied by Andrew Wong's Kym's.