Durable, cost-effective tableware that matches your venue’s vibe and price point is a vital part of any operation.
Chef revelations: Sean Wrest, head chef, Roots York
Sean Wrest, head chef at Michelin-starred Roots York, reveals his likes and dislikes.
Nat Tallents joins Lost Gardens of Heligan
Chef Nat Tallents has joined the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall as head of hospitality and development chef.
Minute on the clock: Gianluca D’Angelo celebrates five years of Zia Lucia
Gianluca D’Angelo, co-founder of Zia Lucia, the pizza brand known for its four distinct dough offerings, celebrates the business’s fifth birthday this year with the opening of its sixth neighbourhood site.
What innovations will drive post-pandemic hospitality?
The devastating wave of closures caused by the pandemic could be a driver for innovation in the sector. The Caterer’s Hospitality Business Leaders Survey 2021, compiled by CGA, discovered what operators have identified as potential growth opportunities.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane reopens with four new F&B spaces
Andrew and Madeleine Lloyd Webber are today reopening London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane following a two-year, £60m restoration, including the creation of four new F&B spaces.
Delivery and takeaway sales at triple pre-Covid levels for restaurant and pub groups
Deliveries and takeaways remain a core part of managed restaurant and pub groups’ sales despite the return of eating out, CGA’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.
Labour opposition could scupper vaccine passport plans
Plans to make Covid certification mandatory from September for nightclubs and ‘crowded venues’ could be scuppered should Labour vote against it in the House of Commons.
Locals oppose Shoreham Boxpark development
Around 130 residents of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex have signed a letter to prospective operators at Boxpark’s yet-to-open beach development, advising them of local opposition to the propsed venue.
Monopoly-inspired restaurant and bar to open in London’s West End
A Monopoly-inspired restaurant and cocktail bar is to open in London next month on Tottenham Court Road, next door to the new Monopoly Lifesized attraction.

