Cornwall
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity across this major South West tourism region, with reporting focused on hotspots including Padstow, St Ives, Falmouth, and Newquay. Topics include seasonal restaurant and pub openings, chef-led coastal ventures, locally sourced menu trends, and the operational challenges of high summer demand. Insight is geared toward operators navigating rural staffing, holiday-driven trading peaks, and the balance between local community service and visitor volume.
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Jun- 2024 -26 JunePubs and Bars
St Austell to install EV chargers across South West pub car parks
St Austell Brewery has announced a new partnership with ScottishPower to install over 300 new public electric vehicle chargers in its pub car parks across the South West of England. Currently the electrical infrastructure in the South West is sparse, with Cornwall Council estimating that there are only around 450…
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Apr- 2024 -30 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/04/24
Foodservice price inflation has fallen below 10% for the first time in two years, according to data from CGA. This comes after a 1.4% decline in foodservice price inflation in March, the largest month-on-month decline ever recorded by the Foodservice Price Index. Inflationary pressures have also been relieved by an…
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30 AprilBusiness
St Austell Brewery and Rick Stein Group unveil partnership
St Austell Brewery has signed a three-year deal with the Rick Stein Restaurant Group, to supply its beer in Rick Stein locations. This comes as the two Cornwall-born businesses have had close working relationships for many years, with the Stein family having run St Austell Brewery’s The Cornish Arms in…
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18 AprilBreweries and Distilleries
Molson Coors announces £100m investment in UK breweries
Molson Coors Beverage Company is set to invest more than £100m in its UK business infrastructure over the next five years. According to Fraser Thomson, Molson Coors’ chief supply chain officer for Western Europe, the investment allows the company to grow its brewing and packaging capacity at a time when…
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Mar- 2024 -27 MarchRestaurants
The Idle Rock hotel launches new Reef Knot restaurant
The Idle Rocks in St Mawes, Cornwall has announced the relaunch of the hotel’s restaurant, Reef Knot. The new restaurant, which overlooks St Mawes’ harbour, will now be led by executive head chef Stuart Shaw. Following its recent refurbishment, The Idle Rocks will feature a brand-new restaurant concept which will…
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5 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Cornish Bakery’s Southwold site closes for refurb
Cornish Bakery has temporarily closed its Southwold location on Sunday 3 March to complete refurbishment works. The bakery is expected to reopen on Friday 15 March and reveal a new interior and exterior. Located on the corner of High Street and Victoria Street for the past six years, the site…
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Feb- 2024 -14 FebruaryFood and Drink
Cornish Bakery opens larger St Ives site
Independent baker Cornish Bakery, has reopened its refurbished and expanded St Ives bakery. The building’s upstairs area has been opened up with significant added seating capacity and an art gallery space featuring works by local artists. The new bakery was officially opened by the 2019 winner of ITV’s The Voice…
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Jan- 2024 -2 JanuaryPeople
Adam Handling appointed MBE in New Years Honours List
Chef Adam Handling has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to hospitality and international trade in the New Year Honours List 2024. Born in Scotland, Handling’s career began at Gleneagles at the age of 16, where he was the first ever apprentice chef, before…
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Dec- 2023 -5 DecemberTrade Associations
Relais & Châteaux chefs pledge to stop serving eel
Relais and Châteaux’s World Culinary Council have voted to immediately remove eel from its own menus, as the fish is considered critically endangered and features on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list of threatened species. The association has called on the rest of its 580 hotels…
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Oct- 2023 -30 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 30/10/23
Red Oak Taverns is set to acquire 17 pubs from St Austell Brewery’s leased and tenanted estate by the end of October. The acquisition includes locations in Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset. Red Oak already owns 212 pubs, primarily leased and tenanted, with a presence in the Midlands, South, North West,…
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