A group of hospitality operations, led by the Radisson Red’s curator Graham Chalmers, has launched a campaign urging the public to be considerate and help restaurants, hotels and bars survive. The #Bekindtohospitality campaign promotes awareness of mental health issues among workers in the hospitality sector, particularly around stress and anxiety.…
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US-based chicken wing restaurant group Wingstop has announced a minority investment into its UK franchisee-owned Lemon Pepper Holdings (LPH). The group claimed that the investment follows the UK’s strong performance, and represents the firm’s confidence in the market as a lever for global expansion. Wingstop made a 100-restaurant sole UK…
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Some 79% of managed restaurant, pub and bar sector business leaders feel optimistic about the next year, according to CGA’s latest business confidence survey. This represents the highest confidence level since February 2015, and has risen very sharply from the quarterly survey’s results in October (18%) and February (50%). Furthermore,…
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Electra Private Equity, the owner of TGI Fridays, has revealed that plans to list the restaurant chain on the FTSE Main Market in Q3 of this year are “well advanced”. The announcement came as a part of the group’s results for the half year to 31 March 2021, where it…
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Thunderbird Fried Chicken has announced the appointment of Nick Moule as the new head of operations at the group. Moule will provide the role with a “wealth of operational experience”, having previously held senior roles at Mitchells and Butlers and Stonegate. During his time at the two groups he was…
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UKHospitality is calling on chancellor Rishi Sunak for further support by improving access to capital for businesses and sticking to the government’s roadmap of lifting restrictions after 21 June 2021. The latest data from CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker showed that during the Bank Holiday weekend, many operators and drinks sales…
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Global restaurant and nightlife company Tao Group Hospitality has announced the acquisition of Hakkasan Group, a nightlife, daylife, and dining firm, for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees the creation of a combined company that operates a global portfolio of 61 entertainment dining venues across 22 markets. Included in the…
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Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) has announced it is partnering with Fred Sirieix, the host of Channel 4’s First Dates, to launch its new employment campaign. The ‘Sponsor a Kitchen’ campaign is aimed at helping ex-criminal offenders get jobs within the hospitality sector after lockdown, working alongside Sirieix’s ‘The Right…
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Deliveroo has expanded its partnership with Sainsbury’s with a new two year contract, which will allow customers to order grocery goods via the food delivery app. The trial was initially launched in 10 stores last November, however a further 22 stores in London will be added to the offering. In…
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Hundreds of Deliveroo riders are expected to strike today for fair pay, and better working rights – as the company saw its shares rise for the first time since its market debut. The socially distanced protests, which were organised by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are planned…
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