Deliveroo and Just Eat break into WPP most valuable brands league table September 20, 2018 Takeaway firms Deliveroo and Just Eat have broken into the ranks of the UK's most valuable brands, according to new analysis published today. The companies have broken into the top 75 list for the first time, as Deliveroo came 64th with a value of $888m while Just Eat nabbed 30th place with a brand value of $2.5bn. [...]
Restaurant Group in talks on acquisition with gastropub chain Peach Pubs September 16, 2018 The Restaurant Group is in talks with Peach Pubs over a possible takeover of the gastropub chain. Talks are still at an early stage and are not exclusive, with no guarantee of a deal, City A.M. understands. The Restaurant Group, the listed owner of brands such as Frankie and Benny’s and Garfunkel’s, has struggled in [...]
Restaurant Group in talks on acquisition with gastropub chain Peach Pubs September 16, 2018 The Restaurant Group is in talks with Peach Pubs over a possible takeover of the gastropub chain. Talks are still at an early stage and are not exclusive, with no guarantee of a deal, City A.M. understands. The Restaurant Group, the listed owner of brands such as Frankie and Benny’s and Garfunkel’s, has struggled in [...]
Korean state-owned bank reportedly in £182m offer for One Poultry September 16, 2018 State-owned Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has reportedly offered £182m to buy One Poultry, the landmark office building close to the Bank of England. IBK is working with Hana Financial Group, a large Korean asset manager, on the bid, according to the Financial Times. The controversial building, which was voted by Time Out magazine readers [...]
Korean state-owned bank reportedly in £182m offer for One Poultry September 16, 2018 State-owned Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has reportedly offered £182m to buy One Poultry, the landmark office building close to the Bank of England. IBK is working with Hana Financial Group, a large Korean asset manager, on the bid, according to the Financial Times. The controversial building, which was voted by Time Out magazine readers [...]
Editor’s notes: A Cornish hero on 9/11, vegans up the creek with no Padella, and policy is for the many, not the pew September 14, 2018 Everyone remembers where they were when they heard about the 9/11 attacks. For many City workers, the event remains a trauma. Michael Spencer, who had hundreds of staff in the World Trade Center, still turns pale when recalling how he sat in London, watching the news footage, trying to get through on the phones. Remarkably, [...]
Editor’s notes: A Cornish hero on 9/11, vegans up the creek with no Padella, and policy is for the many, not the pew September 14, 2018 Everyone remembers where they were when they heard about the 9/11 attacks. For many City workers, the event remains a trauma. Michael Spencer, who had hundreds of staff in the World Trade Center, still turns pale when recalling how he sat in London, watching the news footage, trying to get through on the phones. Remarkably, [...]
Not what the customer ordered: Chinese hotpot chain suffers crash in stocks after rodent is found in soup September 13, 2018 For many restaurant owners there is nothing worse than a bad food review. Yet one Chinese hotpot outlet is proving that the consequences of a bad dish can be much more severe, after a dead rat in a pregnant customer’s soup has wiped $190m (£145m) off of the chain’s market value. Stock in China’s fast food [...]
Not what the customer ordered: Chinese hotpot chain suffers crash in stocks after rodent is found in soup September 13, 2018 For many restaurant owners there is nothing worse than a bad food review. Yet one Chinese hotpot outlet is proving that the consequences of a bad dish can be much more severe, after a dead rat in a pregnant customer’s soup has wiped $190m (£145m) off of the chain’s market value. Stock in China’s fast food [...]
Weekly Grill: Nathan Outlaw on baking ‘dead fly biscuits’ as a child and falling in love with mackerel September 12, 2018 WHO ARE YOU? I’m Nathan Outlaw, dad, chef, restaurateur, writer of cookbooks and aspiring Jedi! Mostly, I cook seafood. I have a restaurant in Dubai and three in the UK including Outlaw’s at The Capital in London. I also write cook books. And I post lots of pictures on Instagram. WHAT'S NEW? Exciting things are [...]