Government and major businesses work together to help households with cost of living July 21, 2022 The government will collaborate with leading businesses to help UK households facing the cost of living crisis, it said today. The Cost of Living Business Tsar and ex-chief of Just Eat David Buttress agreed retail deals and discounts with major businesses in the UK like Asda, Sainsbury’s, Amazon, and Vodafone as part of the Help [...]
James Cochran, head chef at 12:51 on where to eat in London July 21, 2022 James Cochran started his career at Wheelers Oyster Bar in Whitstable. Upon moving to London, he honed his talents in several Michelin-starred restaurants including The Ledbury and The Harwood Arms. He went on to run the kitchen at James Cochran EC3 before launching his first restaurant, 12:51, in 2018. He recently opened Valderrama’s bar in [...]
Just Eat offers restaurants bikes, loans and cashback as they falter amid historic inflation July 14, 2022 Just Eat has unveiled a £1m support package with financial support for its independent restaurant partners as they struggle amid inflationary pressures. Small, independent firms in the UK will be able to access the support package, which includes marketing and financial support – that does not need to be re-paid. Businesses have been struggling in [...]
Tory leadership: Shapps and Raab back Rishi Sunak to be next PM July 12, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps and deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab have backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Tory party leader, with the former chancellor today vowing “a return to traditional conservative economic values” if he becomes Prime Minister. Shapps’ endorsement comes after he decided to call off his faltering campaign and throw his lot [...]
Domino’s poaches Just Eat’s finance director for top board role July 11, 2022 Domino’s has appointed a new chief financial officer, poaching Just Eat’s UK and Ireland regional finance director. The pizza chain announced on Monday that Edward Jamieson will join the board of directors in October 2022. Jamieson’s CV includes a four year stint at the food delivery platform, where he helped the UK arm boost revenue [...]
Just Eat and Amazon team up on takeaways in U.S. July 6, 2022 Takeaway giant Just Eat and Amazon have launched a new partnership today to give Amazon Prime members access to free deliveries on order in its U.S. unit Grubhub.
Privacy, please. Demand for phone booths is a sign the open-plan working craze is over July 5, 2022 Collaborative space in offices has been in vogue for some time now. The demand for open plan offices was behind the creation of thousands of co-working companies. You’ve heard the phrases: bumping into colleagues, water cooler chats, office banter – all the things we missed in the office. But whether people are in the office [...]
Serving Aces: Food and drink that will be a love match for Wimbledon June 29, 2022 It’s officially time to board the Wimbledon hype train. But the world’s oldest tennis tournament is about more than just hitting a ball – it’s ingrained in the British social calendar. Here are some food and drinks offerings to enjoy as you watch. Mix an ‘exotic coffee’ wimbledon cocktail Wimbledon partner Lavazza has partnered with [...]
Small businesses lambast government’s price cut plan for being a “slap in the face” June 29, 2022 Asking small businesses to cut product prices as a way for the government to help Brits with the cost-of-living crisis was deemed as a “slap in the face” by trade bodies. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) argued that forcing small firms to “soak up additional costs just isn’t realistic,” as business owners are no [...]
Working up a sweat to earn cryptocurrency June 28, 2022 Crypto AM meets Oleg Fomenko, co-founder of Sweatcoin, who says the app has now been fully 'battle tested'.