All news articles for March 2021

Punch Pubs expands virtual brand Bull & Bird with another in development

Punch Pubs expands virtual brand

By James McAllister

Punch Pubs is to expand its dark kitchen burger concept Bull & Bird across more of its estate, with a second virtual brand currently in development.

Seafood Pub Company founder Joycelyn Neve will join Oakman to oversee a new Seafood Pub division

Oakman acquires six former Seafood Pub Company sites

By James McAllister

Six former Seafood Pub Company sites have been acquired from administrators by the Oakman Group, with its founder Joycelyn Neve joining Oakman to oversee a new Seafood Pub division.

Rockfish fish restaurant group secures Salcombe site

Rockfish secures Salcombe site

By Joe Lutrario

Mitch Tonk’s Rockfish restaurant chain has secured a location in Salcombe, Devon, that will take its total number of sites up to nine when it opens next spring.

Deliveroo confirms float intentions

Deliveroo confirms float intentions

By Georgi Gyton

Deliveroo has confirmed it is “considering an initial public offering” and intends to publish a registration document today (8 March).

Flash-grilled with Rose Ashby head chef of Spring restaurant at Somerset House

Flash-grilled: Rose Ashby

By James McAllister

The head chef of Spring at Somerset House on her love of Christmas dinner, childhood aspirations of being a PE teacher, and struggling to impress her six-year-old niece with pasta.

Friday Five: the week's top news

Friday Five: the week's top news

By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include the Chancellor's Budget announcement; Sacha Lord challenging hospitality's delayed reopening date; and Tomahawk refuting claims it bullied staff into lending it money.

Rosa’s Thai Veggie to return with delivery-only site in London Fields

Rosa’s Thai Veggie to return

By Joe Lutrario

Rosa’s Thai Cafe is to bring back its vegetarian spin-off Rosa’s Thai Veggie in the form of a virtual brand in London Fields with ambitions to open further delivery-only sites as well as explore bricks and mortar opportunities.

Government increases State Aid cap from £3m to £10.9m

Government increases State Aid cap

By James McAllister

The State Aid cap has been increased to more than £10m, giving larger hospitality businesses greater access to Government-backed grant schemes.

Zetter Group acquired by Orca Holding hotel group

Zetter Group acquired by Orca Holding

By Joe Lutrario

Mark Sainsbury and Michael Benyan have sold The Zetter Group to Orca Holding, a specialist hospitality investor owned by entrepreneur Laith Pharaon.

Pret A Manger tweaks Dinners by Pret menu offering

Pret tweaks Dinners offering

By Finn Scott-Delany

Pret A Manger has narrowed the coverage of its Dinners by Pret offering, as it continues to experiment with the food range.

Delivery technology integration KFC Deliverect

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Case study: KFC and Deliverect

By Restaurant

Since June 2020, KFC's Spanish and French business has been working with Deliverect to optimise its online delivery operation, which has been scaled up rapidly during the pandemic.

Chefs and restaurateurs respond positively to the budget

Chefs and restaurateurs respond positively to the budget

By Restaurant

Chefs and restaurateurs have reacted positively to the measures for hospitality businesses laid out in the Chancellor’s budget, although many would still like to see more support given to the sector.

Dan Kenny to relaunch Brighton restaurant The Set at Café Rust

Dan Kenny’s The Set to return

By Joe Lutrario

Dan Kenny has found a new home for his tasting menu-only restaurant The Set following his departure from Brighton’s Artist Residence hotel.

Furlough scheme extended until end of September with contributions from employers from July Budget 2021 hospitality

Sunak extends furlough beyond summer

By James McAllister

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) until the end of September in his Budget today (3 March).

Technology special: download the Hostech Essential Guides

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Technology special: download the Hostech Essential Guides

By Restaurant

From mobile payments and back of house systems to delivery and click & collect and customer marketing, get to grips on how the latest technology is shaping the hospitality sector with these four Hostech Essential Guides.

California Walnuts plant-based recipes

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Walnuts: a key ingredient for plant-based

By California Walnuts

With health foods on the rise and meat-replacement recipes more in demand, now is the time to get cracking on plant-based dishes.

Pizza Hut is to close 29 restaurant outlets

Decline of branded restaurant outlets set to continue

By James McAllister

The branded restaurant segment of the UK eating out market is set to experience a further outlet decline of 0.5% in 2021, new research from Lumina Intelligence’s Operator Data Index indicates.

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