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UK foodservice price inflation rises 0.4% as meat climbs
Pork, lamb, cheese and vegetable oil pushed hospitality's ingredient bill up again in August, while cheaper British vegetables and fruit kept the rise far below June's spike.
Christopher's Covent Garden to close after 35 years
The American restaurant and Martini Bar leaves its Grade II listed home on Wellington Street a year after a refurbishment. Its owners say they will relocate.
UK hospitality insolvencies fall 24% in August
The monthly count is the lowest of the year, but the 12-month total still stands at 3,201 and the business rates revaluation arrives before operators can bank the relief.
Simon Rogan says UK expansion is off and looks abroad
The chef behind three-starred L'Enclume says margins are too thin to build in Britain, and points to the new visitor levy as the latest cost on the pile.
Stonegate pubs: Heineken in talks over a £300m deal
Star Pubs and Bars is reported to be negotiating for about 300 sites. Neither company will confirm it, and Stonegate says no decisions have been made.
Michelin Keys 2026: 18 new hotels in UK and Ireland
Fifteen One Key and three Two Key additions take the British and Irish selection to 138 hotels. The top tier did not move at all.
Giggling Squid buys Thai Express UK out of administration
The Thai casual-dining group takes on nine franchised quick-service sites and all their staff after administrators from BTG Begbies Traynor were appointed on 7 September.
Beefeater closure: Whitbread shuts its last 106 restaurants
The carvery chain's final site traded on September 10, the last of three closure dates that also emptied Table Table, Cookhouse + Pub and Brewers Fayre this month.
Au Vodka acquisition: Sazerac completes $405m deal
Sazerac, the New Orleans spirits group behind Buffalo Trace and Fireball, has bought the gold-bottled UK vodka brand for a reported $405 million, its fourth British deal since 2024.
Hospitality VAT cut: 800 businesses press Burnham on 10%
Chefs from Tom Kerridge to Heston Blumenthal and chains from Wagamama to Wetherspoon want the rate halved to 10%. The Treasury says any cut must be fully funded.
Michael Wignall cookbook collects 70 dishes from The Angel
The Yorkshire Dales chef's 420-page debut, priced at £65, separates plating photography from working methods in a format aimed at fellow cooks.
Juno restaurant Olympia to open with 300 pizzas an hour
Incipio Group's 265-cover Italian restaurant opens on 16 October inside London's Grade II-listed National Hall, with a dedicated pizza counter.
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