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Sushisamba to launch rooftop Edinburgh restaurant in 2022

09-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Sushisamba has signed up to open a rooftop restaurant at the upcoming the W Edinburgh when the upmarket hotel chain launches in the Scottish capital’s St James Quarter development in 2022.

Sam Buckley: "This crisis could help us become more green"

09-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The chef patron of Where The Lights Gets In on making his highly-rated Stockport restaurant even more sustainable following lockdown and why others should do the same.

Pizza Hut to permanently shutter 29 restaurants

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Pizza Hut has announced plans to shut 29 restaurants as part of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA), with hundreds of jobs set to be lost.

Collection of track and trace details to become mandatory in England

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

The Government is set to tighten track and trace rules making it compulsory for pubs and restaurants in England to take customers’ details.

Labour warns blanket furlough withdrawal risks permanent pub closures

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Labour has warned a blanket withdrawal of the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) risks permanent pub and bar closures and threatens the the country's high streets and night life.

Leon to launch 'unlimited' coffee offer

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Healthy fast food chain Leon is to launch its own ‘unlimited’ coffee offer in an apparent bid to help entice back workers returning to the office.

Eat Out to Help Out boosts treasury coffers by £250m

09-Sep-2020 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme benefitted the Government to the tune of £250m, data revealed by leading hospitality trade bodies shows.

How I Got Here: Andreas Labridis

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Former investment banker Andreas Labridis is CEO of the Modern Greek Food Group, which operates Opso in London's Marylebone; PITTABUN in Soho; and the two Michelin-starred Funky Gourmet in Athens.

Gatherings of more than six to be banned across England

09-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Social gatherings of more than six people will be, with some exemptions, banned in England from Monday (14 September) as fears of a second Coronavirus wave across the country grow.

Ellen Chew to open first Birmingham outpost

08-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew is to launch a new Chinese-focused concept within Hammerson's Grand Central shopping centre in Birmingham later this year.

Barrafina Drury Lane to temporarily become specialist Spanish seafood restaurant

08-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Barrafina’s Drury Lane restaurant will re-open for the ‘near future’ as Barrafina Mariscos, serving a blackboard menu of fish and seafood specials.

Pubs and restaurants in Bolton limited to offering takeaway-only under new lockdown measures

08-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Hospitality venues in Bolton will be restricted to offering takeaway-only with immediate effect under measures announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock to try and curb the spread of Covid-19 locally.

The Avocado Show to make UK debut

08-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Netherlands-founded mono product restaurant The Avocado Show is to make its UK debut later this year in an as-yet undisclosed central London location.

Ex-Noma Mexico chef Santiago Lastra finally set to make London debut

08-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Former Noma Mexico chef Santiago Lastra is to finally open his long-awaited debut restaurant Kol next month on Seymour Street in London's Marylebone.

CMA fines Amazon for causing 'serious and flagrant issues' in Deliveroo investigation

08-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Amazon a total of £55,000 over its failure to hand over documents in time for its Deliveroo deal investigation deadline.