Refrigeration energy usage and costs are a hot topic, so it pays to choose models that are both efficient and help you save on your energy bills. Clare Nicholls reports
Why brunch is the most important meal of the day for Sam Harrison at Sam’s Kitchen
The mark of being able to run a great business is actually being there, says the restaurateur, who has just opened his sixth London site. He talks to Jungmin Seo and Daniela Toporek
Menuwatch: Aulis, London
A strict UK produce-only rule – and a citrus ban – means creativity flourishes at the London location of Simon Rogan’s Cartmel restaurant, says Maria Mellor
Pret A Manger shakes up board as Sinclair Beecham returns
Pret founder Sinclair Beecham has rejoined the business as it shakes up its board to refocus the business on its “long-held values”.
Tortilla reports 14% revenue growth and hails ‘appetite for Mexican cuisine’
Tortilla has reported a 14% increase in revenue to £66m as new chief executive Andy Naylor claims that “the appetite for Mexican cuisine is surging”.
Nominate your Kitchen Porter of the Year 2024
Nominations have opened for the Kitchen Porter of the Year 2024, the 10th edition of the competition dedicated to recognising kitchen porters’ (KP) hard graft up and down the UK.
‘Our pubs don’t feel restauranty’: The Chickpea Group sweeps the south west
From a single pub in the village of Zeals in Wiltshire to a group of pubs with rooms and a popular pizza brand, the Chickpea Group has seen massive growth over the past five years
Former Bovingdons MD launches event catering company
The former managing director of Bovingdons Catering has launched west London-based events and catering company, the Ripe Avocado.
London pub named in Taylor Swift album ‘inundated’ with fans
The Black Dog in London’s Vauxhall, dubbed the Taylor Swift pub, has had to “turn people away at the door” as a result of a sudden surge in customers.
Galton Blackiston seeks investment to build on success of Morston Hall
Galton Blackiston is seeking an investor to help build on his successful 30 year at Morston Hall hotel and restaurant in North Norfolk.