All Weekend Press articles
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Weekend PressTelegraph: Restaurant chains 'flee broke Britain for America'
British restaurants are targeting the US as Labour prepares to hammer them with higher taxes at home, reports The Telegraph
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Weekend PressHuge change to pub rules set to come into force in hours and punters are fuming
A major change to pub licensing laws is coming into effect in just hours, with punters left fuming, The Sun reports
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Weekend PressLow-paid workers to bear the brunt of coming rise in UK labour costs
More than 100 Pizza Hut delivery drivers for Scotland’s biggest takeaway franchisee were called to an emergency meeting, writes the FT
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Weekend PressThe 35-year-old from the Midlands who made £400m from chicken wings
Tom Grogan, co-founder of Wingstop UK, had no interest in hospitality but sniffed a winner in importing a restaurant franchise from across the Atlantic, The Sunday Times reports
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Weekend PressUK ministers and officials treated to hospitality 3,500 times in five years, study finds
Ministers, senior officials and special advisers were treated to hospitality including lunches and dinners on about 3,500 occasions in five years, according to a new study, The Guardian reports
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NewsHow the world’s smelliest fruit is making coffee more expensive
Prices like £5 in London for a cup of coffee may be unthinkable for some - but could soon be a reality thanks to a “perfect storm” of economic and environmental factors
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NewsWelcome to Fawlty Britain
We pride ourselves on our sophisticated dining cultures. So where have all the waiters gone?
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 September
Top story Yo! Sushi heads for cut-price Mayfair deal A recently launched investment firm has become the new frontrunner to buy Yo! Sushi in a cut-price deal worth less than £100m. Mayfair Equity Partners has replaced Inflexion as the most likely buyer of the UK’s biggest Japanese restaurant group. Sources ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 20-21 June
Top story Jamie’s 10p ‘sugar tax’ on fizzy drinks Jamie Oliver is imposing his own levy on sweet drinks sold in his restaurants in protest at the government’s refusal to introduce a “sugar tax”. Oliver, the celebrity chef and restaurateur, will add a 10p charge to every drink with added ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 28-29 March
Restaurants, fast food and takeaways Domino’s tech-loving boss likes humble pie with his pizzas Patrick Doyle did not pull any punches. “It sickens me,” he told the hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched his online apology. It was just after Easter 2009 and as the boss of Domino’s in ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 10-11 January
A round-up of the relevant national and selected local press from the weekend
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 7-8 June
Companies and results Kaye out for bigger pizza the action Catering to the taste buds of middle England is in the blood of Jonathan Kaye, who as chief executive of Prezzo is preparing for the opening in York of the Italian chain’s 200th restaurant. Diners at its eateries nationwide will ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 12-13 April
Company results and news Punch Taverns brings in independent restructuring specialist Punch Taverns, Britain’s second biggest pubs group, has brought in an independent corporate restructuring expert to aid long-running discussions over its £2.3bn debt mountain. Dean Merritt, from Talbot Hughes McKillop, is representing the companies that issued Punch’s debt, amid ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 22-23 March
Pubs Pub landlords face tenfold rise in cost of licence Pub landlords could be hit by tenfold rises in the cost of their licences under plans put forward by the Government. The Home Office is proposing to hand the power to set licence fees – paid by bars, pubs and ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 15-16 February
Punch Taverns Shareholders in Punch Taverns face being wiped out under fresh restructuring plan from lenders Shareholders in Punch Taverns, Britain’s second-largest pubs group, face being wiped out under a fresh restructuring plan from lenders. Proposals put forward by management and due to be voted on last week were withdrawn ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round up, 8-9 February
Company results and news Punch Taverns debt deal ‘only benefits shareholders’ Lenders to Punch Taverns, the embattled pubs group, have accused the company of “scare-mongering” in order to push through a £2.3bn debt restructuring deal this week. Bondholders with blocking stakes plan to vote against a restructuring plan promoted by ...
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Weekend Press
Weekend press round-up, 25-26 January
Company results and news How TGI Friday’s boss cut out the obstructive staff Under Karen Forrester, the TGI Friday’s restaurant chain has undergone a big recovery – and it all began with a fire that gutted one of its flagship sites. While most bosses would consider this an unmitigated disaster, ...