Jamie Oliver ‘cutting jobs’ ahead of restaurant chain’s return Business A part of Jamie Oliver’s business empire has cut a firth of its workforce, according to reports, as the celebrity chef plans a return to the high street next year. Jamie Oliver Group has shed 25 of its 126 employees through a redundancy round, Sky News has reported. City AM has contacted the group for [...]
Gorse: A star is born in Cardiff Life&Style After winning Cardiff’s first Michelin star, Gorse is opening a new chapter for fine dining in the Welsh capital, writes Carys Sharkey On a quiet street in the leafy Pontcanna neighbourhood of Cardiff is Gorse. A small, unassuming restaurant with an open kitchen and just a handful of tables, Gorse is the first place to [...]
Rick Stein’s restaurant group serves up losses as jobs cut hospitality Rick Stein’s restaurant group served up higher losses in 2024 amid falling sales and job cuts, it has been revealed. Spread across three companies, each entity recorded a lower turnover and widening pre-tax losses for 2024 compared to 2023. The Stein Group includes twelve restaurants, a cookery school in Padstow and a meal kits business. [...]
Gino D’Acampo: Restaurant empire’s huge debts revealed before rescue June 9, 2025 The company behind TV chef Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant empire owed more than £11m as it collapsed into administration, it has been revealed. Upmarket Leisure Ltd, which controlled the former This Morning star’s venues, was served with a wind-up petition by HMRC in March and moved to appoint an administrator before being saved in a £5m [...]
Could Gordon Ramsay’s ramen deal be his latest kitchen nightmare? May 27, 2025 “Take a nice hefty fork of noodles,” Gordon Ramsay says, “and now we’re going to start building.” “Sprinkle my veg in and around: look at that, beautiful. And then add a touch more noodles.” Ramsay is in the middle of a YouTube tutorial on the Chef Woo channel, showing viewers how to make a chicken [...]
Gordon Ramsay rakes in £60m as TV company takes off March 21, 2025 The production company run by Gordon Ramsay has seen a dramatic surge in its turnover as its profit continued to climb during its latest financial year. Humble Pie Productions, which trades as Studio Ramsay, has posted a turnover of £60.6m for the 12 months to 30 June, 2024, while it reported a pre-tax profit of [...]
Debts to go unpaid after collapse of Simon Rimmer’s restaurant chain December 12, 2024 How much the well-known restaurant chain co-founded by celebrity chef Simon Rimmer owed when it collapsed into administration has been revealed for the first time. Vegetarian restaurant Greens first opened its doors in Didsbury, Manchester, in 1990 but was forced to close in January 2024. That closure was followed by the chain’s other site in [...]
East Sussex teenager wins prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary prize September 26, 2024 Caoimhe O’Neill-McGuinness, an 18-year-old from Eastbourne, has won a top culinary prize from Le Cordon Bleu worth £60,000. The competition, which is designed to identify and nurture the next generation of culinary talent, was one of the most competitive in recent years, with all finalists “demonstrating remarkable talent and creativity”, Le Cordon Bleu said. O’Neill-Mcguinness [...]