The chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to reduce business rates and introduce meaningful measures to offset the effects of coronavirus in today’s budget.
Sat Bains: a journey from commis chef to two Michelin stars
Over 20 years Sat and Amanda Bains have created one of the UK’s leading restaurants in the most unassuming of locations. Fiona Sims meets the uncompromising chef and his wife at the two-Michelin-starred restaurant
Shepherd Neame reports turnover growth in all divisions
Pub operator and brewer Shepherd Neame has reported a strong performance in its tenanted estate and turnover growth across all divisions.
Menuwatch: The Old Stamp House, Ambleside
This Ambleside restaurant is a paean to the Herdwick, the lamb turning up in Ryan Blackburn’s main courses and even the petits fours. Tessa Allingham discovers a truly Cumbrian menu
Kitchen Rat: Events discussing cancelled coronavirus events… and the operators cleaning up toilet roll crime
Poking a nose behind the scenes of hospitality
Greene King strikes cancelled after agreement is reached with union members
Strike action at Greene King has been called off after an agreement was reached between the pub giant and members of the Unite trade union.
Sodexo’s MoD contract expanded to a further 4,000 personnel
Foodservice giant Sodexo has seen its catering contract for the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Allenby-Connaught scheme garrisons significantly expanded to cover an additional 4,000 army personnel.
Budget 2020: Chancellor introduces £7b coronavirus business relief including business rate cuts
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to present the budget to the House of Commons at 12.30pm.
Chancellor accused of chasing ‘catchy, sexy headlines’ amid concerns relief will not reach London
The chancellor has been accused of chasing “catchy, sexy headlines” in today’s budget as operators say the benefits will not extend to the capital’s hospitality businesses.
Causeway Capital to merge Patisserie Valerie and Bakers + Baristas
Causeway Capital has announced it is merging its Patisserie Valerie and Bakers + Baristas businesses, creating a pâtisserie and coffee group with more than 125 locations throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland.