Casual Dining

Electra Private Equity plans sale of TGI Fridays UK

Electra plans sale of TGI Fridays

By James McAllister

The parent company of TGI Fridays UK business is planning to put the bar and restaurant chain up for sale this year as it looks to wind down its portfolio.

D&D's Des Gunewardena:

D&D's Des Gunewardena: "Covid has cost our business £2.5m a month'

By Restaurant

D&D London chairman and CEO Des Gunewardena has written to the Chancellor ahead of today’s (11 January) parliamentary debate on support for the hospitality sector asking the Government to properly compensate businesses forced to closed by the Coronavirus.

James Elliot on Slice by Pizza Pilgrims New York Neapolitan pizza London

James Elliot on Slice by Pizza Pilgrims

By Joe Lutrario

James Elliot and brother Thom fused a New York pizza-by-the-slice joint with a Naples pizzeria at the tail end of last year to create Slice by Pizza Pilgrims.

Friday Five: the week's top news

Friday Five: the week's top news

By James McAllister

We round-up some of this week's main hospitality news stories including the sad death of Albert Roux; operators offering up sites as vaccine hubs; and the Chancellor's latest funding package.

PizzaExpress launches DIY pizza kit

PizzaExpress launches DIY pizza kit

By Restaurant

PizzaExpress has thrown its hat into the DIY pizza kit category with the first make-at-home kit in the brand’s 56-year history.

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Liquid assets: all the latest drinks launches

By Ella Doyle and Cameron Henderson

This month's selection of new drinks products includes a limited edition tawny port, CBD-infused mixers and a Ukrainian vodka that's to be paired with pickles.

Deltic sold to Rekom for £10m

Deltic sold to Rekom for £10m

By James McAllister

UK nightlife operator Deltic was bought out of administration by Scandinavian nightclub group Rekom last month for £10m, accounts from administrator BDO reveal.

Boris Johnson says 'No end date' to lockdown as MPs back new restrictions

'No end date' to lockdown as MPs back new restrictions

By James McAllister

Hospitality venues in England could remain closed until at least the end of March, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson telling MPs the Government will be 'extremely cautious' about lifting restrictions.

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Shopping Forecast: the latest product launches

By Restaurant

This month's selection of product news stories includes Kold Sauce, a chamber vacuum packing machine designed with flavour infusion in mind and Gelcard, a credit card-thin hand sanitiser.

Jamie Oliver Group saw profits fall in 2019

Jamie Oliver Group saw profits fall in 2019

By Restaurant

The Jamie Oliver Group saw pre-tax profit fall 9% from £7.8m to £7.1m for the financial year ending 31 December 2019 in what it has described as a ‘challenging year’.

Scotland to enter full lockdown

Scotland to enter full lockdown

By James McAllister

Scotland will go into full lockdown from midnight tonight, with a legal 'stay at home' order imposed across the country's mainland areas.

Pizza Hut ‘named and shamed’ over national minimum wage error

Pizza Hut criticised over wage error

By James McAllister

Pizza Hut is among 139 companies that have been 'named and shamed' by the Government for failing to pay the minimum wage.

BrewDog Loungers offer Government use of restaurants and bars as Coronavirus vaccine centres UK

Operators offer up sites as vaccine hubs

By James McAllister

BrewDog and Loungers have both offered the Government use of their currently closed restaurants and bars to help with the roll out of the Coronavirus vaccine across the country.