Buckinghamshire

Goose and Berry to open Seventy Five at Liberty

Buckinghamshire and London-based catering and events company Goose and Berry is set to welcome its first restaurant venture, Seventy Five, on 8 April, located on the second floor of Liberty’s Regent Street location. Launching in-line with Liberty’s 150th anniversary year, Seventy Five takes its name from the year it was…

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Payne and Gunter partners with Garsington Opera

Payne and Gunter, the specialist event catering arm of Levy, has announced it will cater for Garsington Opera on the Getty’s Wormsley estate. The new collaboration is set to bring “innovative” culinary experiences to the internationally renowned opera festival commencing in 2025. Payne and Gunter will curate menus ranging from…

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Wetherspoon boss warns of rising prices following autumn budget

Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has said the pub group will “make every attempt to stay as competitive as possible” but warned of rising prices in hospitality following the autumn budget.  It comes as JD Wetherspoon has reported that like-for-like sales in the first quarter to 3 November were 5.9% higher…

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Welcome Break becomes largest Chopstix franchisee

Welcome Break has become the largest Chopstix franchisee after opening its third store in three months. The new food court unit, in Corley South (M6) services in Warwickshire, opens this week and becomes Welcome Break’s 16th Chopstix site. Corley will follow highly successful openings at the end of 2023 in…

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Grand Trunk names Iqbal Ahamed as new head chef

South Woodford’s Grand Trunk Road has appointed Iqbal Ahamad as head chef following the recent inclusion into the Michelin Guide 2022. From a career beginning at Marriott Hotel, Ahamad’s work has “travelled” through a collection of establishments across his twenty-year career, including New Delhi’s Hilton, Buckinghamshire’s Spice Merchant, Red Fort…

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Greggs and Leon products sold in Asda’s first premium store

Asda has opened its first premium ‘Extra Special’ convenience store, offering EG owned food-to-go brands, along with LEON and Greggs products. The store, which is located on EG Group’s Oxford Road forecourt in Beaconsfield, marks the first-time operator EG Group has collaborated with Asda to trial a ‘premium’ format, with…

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Brewmish takes on two Star Pubs & Bars sites

Star Pubs and Bars has revealed that Brewmish Pub Company has taken on two of the group’s Oxfordshire sites. Led by Chris Brewster, the former licensee of Dedington’s the Unicorn, Brewmish will now operate both The Duke of Marlborough and The King’s Head. Set to undergo a £350,000 joint refurbishment,…

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Horwood House names Mehdi Amiri as exec chef

Buckinghamshire’s Horwood House Hotel and Spa has announced the appointment of Mehdi Amiri as executive chef at the establishment. In the role, Amiri will lead the hotel’s culinary operations, including room-service, afternoon tea, conference and banqueting. Amiri will also be responsible for two dining concepts, including Harry’s Bar and Kitchen,…

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UKH: Tier 3 expansion will bring hospitality ‘further heartbreak’

UKHospitality has warned the recently announced expansion of Tier 3 will “bring further despair” to struggling businesses across the hospitality sector.  It comes as UK government officials yesterday (17 December) announced that the majority of the South East and East of England would enter Tier 3 this weekend, as coronavirus…

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Restrictions widen as millions enter Tier 3

UK government officials have announced that the majority of the South East and East of England will enter Tier 3 this weekend, as coronavirus cases continue to rise in many parts of the country.  Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the increased restrictions were necessary in order to control the…

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