Black and White Hospitality

Today’s news in brief – 22/02/24

Sticks’n’Sushi has secured a £22m loan from Oak North Bank to support further growth. The business was acquired by private equity firm, McWin Capital Partners, in January this year. Most recently, the group had successfully scaled to 27 restaurants with 12 in Copenhagen, 12 across the UK, and three in…

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Black and White Hospitality to open new Blackpool restaurant

Black and White Hospitality is set to open a brand-new Marco Pierre White restaurant in Blackpool. Located in a brand-new, 127-bedroom Holiday Inn hotel, the restaurant, which will be a Marco’s New York Italian, follows an agreement between Blackpool Council and Black and White Hospitality, which is the franchising arm…

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Black and White Hospitality to open new MPW Restaurant

Black and White Hospitality, which owns and manages the franchise rights to eight Marco Pierre White restaurant concepts, has signed a deal to open a new restaurant in South Gloucestershire. Located at The Gables Hotel in Falfield, the 104-cover restaurant (60 in restaurant / 44 in bar), which is planned…

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Marco Pierre White restaurant to debut in Leicester Square this year

A Marco Pierre White branded restaurant is set to open in Leicester Square, London for the first time in 10 years, creating up to 80 jobs. The new restaurant named Mr White’s, will begin work next week on the transformation of the 14,500 sq ft, four-storey property. The menu will…

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Hospitality trade bodies welcome FCA action

Leading hospitality bodies across the UK have issued a joint statement that “strongly” welcomes action the FCA has taken against insurers.  It comes as the FCA yesterday (1 June) announced that eight leading insurers would be called upon to join a test case in the commercial court in order to…

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Hospitality welcomes FCA review into business interruption insurance issue

The consortium which launched a crowdfunding campaign to support those refused help with their business interruption insurance policies, has welcomed the announcement by the FCA that it intends to seek legal clarity to help businesses who are facing uncertainty on their claims. Headed by Rob Atkinson, an in-house lawyer for…

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Hospitality takes on insurers over business interruption claims

Leading hospitality businesses have launched a campaign to force the insurance sector to honour business interruption policies. Headed by Rob Atkinson, a hospitality lawyer from Black and White Hospitality, which operates the Marco Pierre White group of franchised restaurants and manages a portfolio of hotels across the UK, a crowdfunding…

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Black and White Hospitality awarded Princess Royal Training Award

Black and White Hospitality has received the Princess Royal Training Award (PRTA) for its on-boarding and brand engagement training programme. Established by global skills development body City and Guilds Group and now in its fourth year, the PRTA recognise employers with “outstanding” training and development programmes that have had a…

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New Marco Pierre White restaurant opens in Sheffield

Located in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sheffield Park Hotel, a new Steakhouse Bar and Grill has opened following a deal between Vine Hotels, which owns and operates the venue, and Black and White Hospitality, which is the franchising arm of Pierre White’s restaurants. The new restaurant has replaced the…

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Marco Pierre White to open restaurant at Preston hotel

Marco Pierre White is to open a new restaurant named Mr White’s English Chophouse at the Mercure Preston Samlesbury Hotel. The new restaurant will open at the end of June at the hotel which is located equidistant between Preston and Blackburn on the A59. The menu will focus is on…

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