Suffolk
Regional reporting on foodservice and hospitality activity across Suffolk, with updates from Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Southwold, Aldeburgh, and Felixstowe. This section covers restaurant and pub openings, local produce sourcing, tourism-driven demand, and rural catering operations. Designed for chefs, operators, and F&B professionals, it offers insight into trading conditions, seasonality, and opportunities in one of East England’s most distinctive and destination-led counties.
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Senior team at Paddy and Scott’s complete MBO
Paddy and Scott’s Coffee CEO Jonathan Reed and operations director Zoe Hill have completed a management buy-out (MBO) of the Suffolk-based coffee wholesaler and cafe operator. The company has experienced 28% year-on-year growth and “significant” progress in delivering positive social impact in coffee-growing regions around the world. Established in 2007…
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Jun- 2023 -26 JuneFood and Drink
The Hotel Folk launches chef development programme
The Hotel Folk, a privately owned Suffolk hotel group, has launched its own chef development programme. Nine chefs from The Hotel Folk, which owns and runs six properties and an entertainment venue across Suffolk, have committed to join the first course. The programme was launched at the Suffolk Food Hall…
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8 JuneCatering Companies
Former HCI president Paul Foulger dies age 85
Paul Foulger, former president of the Institute of Hospitality and former head of catering and employee services at Sainsbury has died at 85. Foulger joined the Hotel and Catering Institute (HCI) back in 1953, 18 years before the HCI merged with the Institutional Management Association (IMA) to form the HCIMA,…
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Jan- 2023 -31 JanuaryRestaurants
Silhouette opens restaurant in Norwich Castle Quarter
Italian restaurant and cocktail bar Silhouette is set to open a new site in Norwich’s Castle Quarter. The restaurant has taken 3,462 sq ft of space within the Timberhill Terrace area of Castle Quarter, where it joins existing occupiers such as escape room operator Escape Hunt and cinema Vue. Silhouette…
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Sep- 2021 -3 SeptemberRestaurants
Hospitality owners report staff shortages as vacancies rise
Hospitality owners are reportedly facing staff shortages after a lack of response to job advertisements, according to the BBC. In the UK there were 102,000 vacancies in the sector from April to June 2021 – a rise of 12.1% compared to the same period in 2019. According to the BBC,…
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Feb- 2021 -10 FebruaryRestaurants
Big Table Group agrees deal with Centre Parcs restaurants
continued demand for our Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas brands in high volume, high quality locations. “Alongside this, the deal is testament to the commitment each of our restaurants have to delivering fantastic dining experiences to Center Parcs’ guests and the significant investment will ensure that we can…
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Dec- 2020 -22 DecemberComment
Reflecting on 2020 as a restaurant owner
I am preparing for the new year with a sense of weariness and exhaustion. 2020 has, to say the least, had its moments of worry, pain, emotion, and tears for the country and certainly most of us in hospitality. ‘Unprecedented’ is now a hackneyed phrase and that perhaps that speaks…
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Jun- 2020 -15 JuneComment
The coronavirus diaries: Tara Smyth
On Thursday 26 March 2020, my partner, James Santillo and I celebrated two years of running The Duke’s Head. Thursday 26th March 2020 also happens to be the first day of our personal lockdown, not quite the day we had planned in our heads, but we did still drink the…
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May- 2020 -5 MayPeople
Adnams appoints Jenny Hanlon as chief financial officer
Pub group Adnams has appointed Jenny Hanlon as its new chief financial officer, effective 15 June 2020. She will succeed current CFO Stephen Pugh after he retires from this business. According to the group, Hanlon has “extensive experience” across multiple sectors, having spent time with Barclays, Greene King, Willis plc,…
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Feb- 2020 -27 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Unite announces Greene King pay dispute strike dates
Workers at drinks giant Greene King have announced a rolling programme of strikes into July as a result of an ongoing pay dispute. Unite union announced the first two days of strike action will be on 12-13 March by its 160 delivery drivers, draymen, brewery production staff and warehouse workers…
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