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Shareholders approve sale of the Restaurant Group
Shareholders of the Restaurant Group (TRG) have approved its sale to private equity giant Apollo Global Management for £506m.
Grace Dent leaves I’m A Celebrity jungle “on medical grounds”
Restaurant critic Grace Dent has left the jungle “on medical grounds”, according to a statement on the I’m a Celebrity X account.
Government ‘looking again’ at tax-free shopping for tourists
The chancellor has said the Treasury is ‘looking again’ at its decision to scrap tax-free shopping for tourists, following campaigning by the hospitality and tourism sectors.
Hospitality leaders raise over £266,000 for the homeless at CEO sleepout
Last week over 140 CEOs and business leaders spent a night sleeping outdoors to raise money and awareness to support homeless people this winter.
Owner of rat-infested restaurant given suspended prison sentence
The owner of a restaurant in Oxfordshire has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to numerous food safety and hygiene breaches.
Loch Fyne ‘no longer a core part’ of Greene King
Pub company and brewer Greene King has confirmed it has ceased trading through its Loch Fyne Restaurant brand as the seafood chain is “no longer a core part” of its portfolio.
McCain fined £700,000 after employee loses two fingers
Frozen potato giant firm McCain has been fined £700,000 after an employee lost two of his fingers following an incident at the firm’s premises in Lincolnshire.
G-A-Y Late in London announces ‘shock’ closure
LGBTQ+ club G-A-Y Late in London’s Soho will be closing on 10 December due to the lack of police presence and concerns around street safety.
Lance Batchelor named chair of Burger King UK
Lance Batchelor has been appointed chair of Burger King UK (BKUK) and will be joining the board on 1 December.