St Albans

Young’s sells majority of Ram estate for £53m

Pub group Young’s has agreed to sell 56 of the 63 pubs in its Ram Pub Company estate to Punch…

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Itsu to open 100 new stores after securing investment deal

Itsu, an Asian-inspired restaurant chain, has announced plans to create 100 new venues across the UK as part of its…

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Young’s losses widen to £45.2m

Young’s, the pub chain and brewery, saw its losses before tax widen to £45.2m up from £29.1m the previous year. …

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The coronavirus diaries: Andrei Lussmann

I decided to open the estate gradually to enable us, as a team, to understand the market now; how people…

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L’Italiana to open new restaurant in Shenley

Italian restaurant, L’Italiana, will open a new restaurant in Shenley, Hertfordshire, tomorrow (8 November). According to the group, its second…

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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…

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Busaba Eathai closes all restaurants outside London

Busaba Eathai has now closed all of its branches outside of London after reporting pre-tax losses of nearly £18m. The…

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Sopwell House to launch Wimbledon-inspired menu

Sopwell House in St Albans has announced it is launching a new Wimbledon inspired menu for afternoon teas. The menu…

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How will the industry tackle the increasing number of no shows at peak times?

Throughout my 30 years in the industry I’ve witnessed many waves of change. One of the most increasingly frustrating trends is…

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