Worcestershire

Open Restaurant Group appoints new development chef

Open Restaurant Group (ORG) has appointed Tony Parkin as development chef, which operates eight sites across the UK. Parkin, who previously held a Michelin star at the Cliff House Hotel in Waterford, Ireland, will work alongside chef Andrew Sheridan on menu development across the group. Sheridan co-owns ORG with business…

Read More »

Fullers hails ‘excellent performance’ across estate as profits jump 32%

Fullers has revealed that its adjusted profit-before-tax has risen 32% to £27m for the year ended 29 March 2025, up from £20.5m in the previous year. The increase in profits comes alongside a 4.8% revenue increase to £376.3m, up from £359.1m in the previous year, driven by “excellent performance” across…

Read More »

The Compton Arms to launch new kitchen residency in January

The Compton Arms pub has announced that Rake will take over the kitchen for a long term residency from 9 January.  Following a short incubation period at The Compton’s sister pub, The Gun in Hackney, Rake will move to the kitchen’s pub in 2025.  The pub has long been known…

Read More »

Chez Roux opens at The Langham

Michel Roux has opened Chez Roux, a new restaurant in Palm Court at The Langham, London. The restaurant has been inspired by Roux’s childhood memories: life in rural Kent in the 1960s, being raised at the Fairlawne estate where his father Albert Roux OBE worked as a private chef for…

Read More »

Today’s news in brief – 05/02/24

Pubs and bars saw a third successive week of negative sales in January, CGA has revealed. Average sales in managed venues in the week to last Saturday (27 January) were 4% behind the same period in 2023, but ahead of the previous weeks in January which saw a heavier dip…

Read More »

AC Event Catering partners with Worcestershire County Cricket Club

AC Event Catering has announced its new partnership with Worcestershire County Cricket Club, serving as the club’s official catering partner. The collaboration marks a significant step towards “enhancing” the overall culinary experience at the club’s New Road venue, elevating the standard of catering for both cricket and non-cricket events. The…

Read More »

AiP secures over £3m in school meals contracts

Alliance in Partnership (AiP), specialists in education catering, has recently secured £3.6m in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year. The new contracts comprise a total of 28 schools, including seven in Staffordshire, six schools in Aylesbury, nine in Worcestershire, two in Gloucester, three in Derby…

Read More »

Shaker Group takes on first Star Pubs & Bars lease

Shaker Group, an operator and hospitality consultancy run by husband-and-wife team Adam and Theresa Freeth, has taken on its first Star Pubs and Bars lease, The White Hart in Redditch. The group will work alongside operations manager Victoria Coliandris. The White Hart, which has been closed since the start of…

Read More »

Restaurant forced to rebrand over Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat trademark

Lucky Cat Noodle, a Worcestershire ramen restaurant, has changed its name after claiming to have received a complaint from Gordon Ramsay’s solicitors. The venue, which is owned by hospitality group A Rule of Tum, said that it had been contacted regarding trademark issues over the Lucky Cat name, of which…

Read More »

Michelin-starred restaurant Pensons to reopen on 15 July

Michelin Star restaurant, Pensons, has announced the reopening of its site from tomorrow (15 July). The only Michelin-starred restaurant on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire/Shropshire border has revealed the social distancing measures put in place, which includes tables being “much more widely spaced” than the government guidance and the front of house team…

Read More »