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National Living Wage set to pass £13 an hour
Hospitality groups warn of a fresh cost squeeze as the UK's adult minimum wage is tipped to rise close to 4% from April 2027, ahead of Wednesday's Budget.
Crazy Bear hotel group enters administration again
BDO LLP has been appointed administrator to Crazy Bear's Stadhampton and Beaconsfield hotels, both shut as of 27 October, the second filing in under two years.
The Beefy Boys picks Cardiff for its first Welsh site
The Hereford burger group will open on Wharton Street in March 2027, its first site outside England, built on competition-winning Hereford beef cheeseburgers.
Weight-loss jabs push Heineken to rethink pub menus
A Heineken presentation seen by Reuters tells UK hospitality customers to promote half-pints and low-alcohol drinks as GLP-1 use grows.
Sodexo revenue slips as UK arm reports real momentum
Group revenue fell 0.5% to €24bn and margins narrowed in 2026, even as Sodexo UK & Ireland signed new hospital and school contracts.
Pablo's takes its breakfast bao south to London
The North East brand known for hash-brown bao buns signs a franchise deal to open inside Bloodsports, the Covent Garden sports bar, with a London debut set for January 2027.
Covent Garden gets five new restaurants this autumn
Shaftesbury Capital is leasing out roughly 10,000 sq ft of new dining space, with Noodle & Beer, Bubala and a burger flagship among the arrivals.
George Ormond named executive chef at The Barbary
The Notting Hill restaurant hires the former Murano and Lita head chef to lead a kitchen built on Barbary Coast spice.
Gail's property chief Michelle Pollard-Smith joins Loungers
After three years running site acquisition for Gail's fast-expanding bakery estate, Michelle Pollard-Smith moves to lead property growth at Lounge and Cosy Club owner Loungers.
Casa Macellaio opens in South Kensington on 4 Nov
Roberto Costa is closing the all-meat format that built Macellaio RC and reopening its first site as an Italian osteria, with carpaccio and tagliatelle replacing the butcher's menu.
UK hospitality sales post best growth of 2026 in September
Pubs rose 3.8% and restaurant groups 2.6%, their best month since November 2024, but like-for-like growth still trails inflation a week before the Autumn Budget.
Berryman's: Three Sheets duo opens a martini bar in Dalston
Max and Noel Venning go back to Kingsland Road with a 20-capacity, standing-only bar for martinis, wine and Cornish oysters, two doors from the original Three Sheets.
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