Harrods
Coverage of F&B and hospitality developments at the iconic Knightsbridge luxury store, spanning restaurant launches, culinary partnerships, and staffing disputes. Expect reporting on chef-led pop-up concepts, Michelin-starred collaborations, new dining formats in its Dining Hall, leadership changes in the restaurant division, and industrial actions impacting service charge and pay. This content is tailored for F&B managers, catering contractors, and hospitality executives monitoring upscale dining models, trade labour trends, and premium venue operations in central London.
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Apr- 2022 -7 AprilRestaurants
Neyba to raise £15m amid plans to open 14 new sites
Neyba, the multi-cuisine kitchen, and grocery concept, has launched a £15m Series A funding round amid plans to further expand its presence in the UK. The unique food concept, owned by Burger and Lobster founder, Misha Zelman and ex Harrods and Heston Blumenthal sales and marketing head, Ben Hedley opened…
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Dec- 2020 -15 DecemberNews
Crazy Pizza opens Knightsbridge hotspot
Crazy Pizza, a part of the Billionaire Life group, has opened its second UK venture with a restaurant in Knightsbridge, London. The new venue is set to open in January 2021, and online pre-bookings have already commenced as of 14 December for 11.30am to 10.00pm everyday. Founded by formula one…
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Aug- 2020 -21 AugustRestaurants
Franco Manca owner reports August sales boost amid EOTHO scheme
Franco Manca owner, Fulham Shore, has said the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out (EOTHO) scheme has proved to be beneficial both for the company and UK diners after reporting a boost in sales at the start of August. It said trade in the first full fortnight in August…
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1 AugustCoronavirus
Casual Dining Group falls into administration
The owner of Bella Italia and Café Rouge, Casual Dining Group, has fallen into administration. According to a report by the BBC, almost 1,900 of the group’s 6,000 strong workforce have been made redundant, with 91 sites closing their doors for good. The BBC said AlixPartners, the appointed administrators, will…
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Sep- 2019 -23 SeptemberBusiness
Bailiffs visit 310 premises a day over business rates, study finds
Councils across England are sending bailiffs to 310 companies a day over business rates arrears, new figures show. The investigation by the real estate adviser Altus Group revealed that, during the last financial year, for 2018/19, over 78,000 non-domestic properties from shops to restaurants to pubs to factories to offices…
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Jan- 2019 -22 JanuaryRestaurants
Former Harrods chef opens Kuku Riku restaurant in Camden Market
Former Harrods chef Alistair Dibbs is to open a new restaurant in Camden, named Kuku Riku, alongside former Harrods operations manager Maggie Milosavljevic, who takes up the role of commercial director. The 70-cover restaurant will serve rotisserie chicken, marinated in a “secret” marinade, along with chicken burgers and wings. The…
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Nov- 2018 -14 NovemberRestaurants
Fire-hit restaurant to reopen and expand
Owners of Piccolino’s flagship Caffé Grande, Manchester, have announced plans for expansion as the restaurant prepares to reopen at the end of November. The Italian restaurant, which enjoyed a £1.3m refurbishment in spring 2016 and is a popular haunt of Manchester’s business community, celebrities and sport stars; is to develop…
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Aug- 2018 -7 AugustOpinion
Is the demise of restaurant chains a good thing for local independents?
The Gaucho restaurant group is the latest in a list of chain restaurants to appoint administrators or announce restructuring and branch closures. The news, including the closure of their 22 Cau restaurants follows on from the restructuring of Jamie’s Italian, Prezzo, Café Rouge, Byron and Strada. In my home city…
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