Office food delivery service Just Eat for Business is partnering with social enterprise Bloom Coffee Academy to fund four young adults through Bloom’s barista training scheme.
Revelations: Tom Payne, head chef, the Suffolk, Aldeburgh
We delve into the life and inner thoughts of a top chef. This week: Tom Payne, head chef at the Suffolk, Aldeburgh
Royal Hotel Weymouth sold to Leisureplex Hotel Group
Leisureplex Hotel Group has acquired the Royal Hotel Weymouth for an undisclosed sum.
Whitbread sells stake in healthy café chain Pure
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has sold its stake in healthy café chain Pure after almost eight years.
Manchester’s Cottonopolis closes to make way for ‘new concept’
Asian-inspired restaurant and bar Cottonopolis in Manchester has closed after eight years of trading as it prepares to relaunch as “an exciting new concept”.
Chef Luke Butcher leaves Purnell’s after nearly 14 years
Luke Butcher has stepped down as head chef at Michelin-starred Purnell’s restaurant in Birmingham after nearly 14 years in the role.
Menuwatch: Boath House, Nairn
Sessions Art Club’s wild Scottish sister combines fresh local ingredients in quirky ways. Victoria Miller sees how it’s shaking up the Highland’s restaurant scene
Hoxton Shoreditch and Holborn hotels sold in £215m deal
The Hoxton Shoreditch and the Hoxton Holborn hotels in London have been sold to a European investment firm in a £215m deal.
Gary Usher: ‘I’m watching businesses close in front of me’
Chef Gary Usher has urged the government for help amid a raft of prominent restaurant closures.
Kerb’s Seven Dials Market to welcome four new traders
Kerb’s flagship food hall, Seven Dials Market in London’s Covent Garden, is due to receive four new traders.

