Honi Poke is set to open four sites across London in the next five months and the group aims to have a site in every major UK city by 2023.
BrewDog sets out plans for culture review after “toxic” workplace claims
BrewDog has appointed consultancy firm Wiser to conduct a “full, unbiased review” of the business following allegations of a “toxic” working culture.
Business interruption insurance: Hiscox claimants secure £5.2m payout
The 72 Hiscox business interruption insurance claimants affected by the Supreme Court FCA Test Case have secured a settlement worth more than £5.2m.
Rob Paterson resigns as Best Western GB chief executive
Rob Paterson is leaving his role as chief executive of the Best Western GB hotel consortium after three years.
Hacha to open second bar in Brixton
Tequila and mezcal bar Hacha in Dalston, London’s only agaveria, is to expand with a second site due to open in Brixton’s Market Roy in late August.
Liverpool pub group offers employees home deposit loans
Liverpool-based pub and restaurant group Circle & Hen is offering its employees looking to get on the housing ladder an interest-free 5% deposit loan, the latest initiative from a hospitality group to retain staff.
Hilton Avisford Park on the market for £10.5m
Albitar Business Corporation has put the long leasehold of the 140-bedroom Hilton Avisford Park hotel in Arun, West Sussex, on the market for a guide price of £10.5m.
Simon Smith to step down as SSP group chief executive
Simon Smith is to step down from his role as group chief executive at travel caterer SSP Group to pursue a new opportunity at a private equity-backed business.
Kevin and Nicola Tickle open Heft, a restaurant with the fields and farms of Cumbria at its heart
Kevin Tickle will bring his foraging skills to new restaurant with rooms Heft, where he will scavenge the land for both wild and cultivated ingredients to create a menu celebrating the flavours of Cumbria.
Sodexo wins facilities management contract for Covid-19 test lab in Leamington Spa
Sodexo has won a contract to provide facilities management services at a new Covid-19 laboratory in Leamington Spa, including a contactless “micro market”.

