France
Coverage explores food, drink, and hospitality developments across key French markets, including Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Bordeaux, with a focus on culinary trends, casual dining formats, sustainability initiatives, and the movement of brands between France and the UK. Reporting offers insight for operators tracking international influence, chef-led innovation, and sourcing practices, as well as UK businesses exploring franchising or cross-border growth opportunities.
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Feb- 2020 -24 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Global stocks react badly to coronavirus update
It looks like efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak have not been entirely successful, and stock markets around the world are now beginning to react more profoundly than before. The FTSE 100 was down almost 3.3% at the time of writing, from 7,403 points to 7,159. For those not familiar…
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10 FebruaryRestaurants
Maison Francois to open in St James
Maison François, a brasserie and wine bar in the heart of St James, London, has announced it is set to open in spring 2020 and will be headed by former Masterchef star Matthew Ryle. Founded by François O’Neill, Ryle will also be joined by Ed Wyand who will head up…
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Jan- 2020 -29 JanuaryBusiness Bites
British Airways gets flighty and Starbucks smells the coffee over coronavirus
The business response to the coronavirus situation, which appears to be developing into a serious crisis, continues apace today. British Airways today announced that it was suspending all flights between the UK and Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus originally broke out. In a statement it said: “We have…
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23 JanuaryPeople
Bohemia restaurant announces new head chef
Michelin-starred Bohemia restaurant has announced the appointment of Callum Graham as its new head chef. Graham, who Bohemia called “one of the UK’s most exciting young chefs”, will join the Jersey restaurant as head chef on 10 February. Bohemia Bar will also be relaunched as The Club Bar on the…
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22 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Ted Baker hanging by a thread amid £58m balance sheet black hole
If you have shares in Ted Baker, you are probably not having a good morning. The price has tanked by almost 7% after news broke that the fashion brand has found a £58m black hole in its accounts. There’s being a few hundred thousand or a few million short, but…
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22 JanuaryAdvice
The 2020 trends that caterers should add to their menus
The annual trends survey conducted among New Covent Garden Market’s traders has predicted that 2020 will see flavoursome fruits, a focus on British and a new wave of meat alternatives become diners most sought after requests on menus across the country. According to Stan Gulas at market wholesaler Oui Chef,…
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21 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Global CEOs and the IMF reckon the UK is about to have a good year
It’s not often there is some incontrovertibly positive news about the economy, but today we’ve had some. Audit and business advisory firm PwC has polled 1,600 chief executives, and found that they think the UK is the fourth most important target in the world for companies looking to make investments.…
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14 JanuaryRestaurants
Big Fernand launches in London
Parisian burger brand, Big Fernand, has announced the launch of its first British site in South Kensington, London. The casual dining chain, which launched in Paris in 1993, has over 55 sites across France, China and the UAE. The South Kensington site marks the start of its expansion across the…
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Dec- 2019 -19 DecemberBusiness Bites
Airbnb is the latest ‘big tech’ monolith to run rings around our outdated legal apparatus
It may seem tangential to those who do not work in real estate, but there is a court case on the continent with major implications for the future of many sectors, which reached a critical phase yesterday. It is the case of Airbnb vs the French tourism association, in which…
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9 DecemberComment
Transparency in the food supply chain
Creating transparency in the food supply chain is nothing new, but it has now become inevitable thanks to rapidly growing consumer pressure. Today, consumers want to know exactly where food products come from: 94% believe that transparency fosters brand loyalty, 81% are willing to try a brand’s entire portfolio of…
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