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The future of food halls: why Kerb is appealing to indie street food traders

The traders at Kerb made more than £32m last year. That’s 37% higher than 2023. In just two years, their collective revenue has nearly doubled. For a group once seen as just an ensemble of scrappy street food vendors, the numbers tell a different story now. Kerb is not alone.…

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Behind the opening of The Cotswold Butcher and Caterer

Can you tell us about your extensive hospitality career? I’ve spent about 25 years in the leisure and hospitality industry, primarily managing health clubs, spas, hotels, and two pubs. The catering concept stemmed from the pub experience and my aim to improve yield, reduce kitchen waste, and keep staff engaged…

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Paul Grimshaw: ‘It’s our duty to teach young chefs about produce’

Can you tell us about the initiative to teach students of WestKing College about seasonal fruit and vegetables?  It’s not something we solely do for them, as we still do it for all of our customers in terms of what’s in season. We try to push British produce wherever we…

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Searcys partners with SevenRooms and TheFork

Searcys has announced a new partnership with TheFork and SevenRooms. It revealed that integrating TheFork, an online reservations platform and SevenRooms, hospitality guest and retention platform, will allow Searcys’ venues to increase online reservations and offer “seamless” management of its front of house and guest experiences. According to Searcys, it…

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CBRE to sell eight Marston’s pubs for £21.6m

Real estate advisor, CBRE, has announced that it has been appointed by Aviva Investors to sell a portfolio of eight recently constructed, freehold Marston’s pubs for a guide price of £21.6m. The leases on the newly built pubs reportedly expire in 2055 and have RPI annual kickers. Additionally, the future…

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UKH calls on gov to improves capital access for businesses

UKHospitality is calling on chancellor Rishi Sunak for further support by improving access to capital for businesses and sticking to the government’s roadmap of lifting restrictions after 21 June 2021. The latest data from CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker showed that during the Bank Holiday weekend, many operators and drinks sales…

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UKH Cymru calls for Welsh government support

UKHospitality Cymru has called on the Welsh government to use the new treasury support funds of £227m to provide economic backing to the hospitality sector. David Chapman, executive director for UKHospitality Cymru, reiterated that the treasury announcement reflects the “serious position” that businesses are in now that once again they…

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A global problem needs a futuristic solution

Even before COVID-19, there was a notable increase in the number of food and drink manufacturers looking to safeguard quality and aid productivity by using collaborative robots with vision on their production line. They had raised the bar on innovation, ensuring competitiveness in the marketplace. Usually, however, they would use…

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HMRC yields £16 from small businesses for every £1 spent on staff

HMRC’s investigations into individuals and small businesses produced a yield of approximately £16 for every £1 spent on staff last year, according to research by international law firm Pinsent Masons. The firm said the “huge” return on investment in staff outweighs returns seen by other private sector businesses. Whilst HMRC’s…

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Gove appoints Leon founder to oversee food system review

Environment secretary Michael Gove has appointed Henry Dimbelby, founder of restaurant chain Leon, to lead the first major review of the UK food system in nearly 75 years. Dimbelby, who is also part of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, will undertake a “field to fork” review, and highlight changes that may…

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