Are Brexit Britain and Carney’s Canada a dream match? June 17, 2025 As Carney balances political principles with market realities, post-tariff Canada could learn from Brexit Britain, writes Michael Martins.
Richard Caring apologises for supplier letter amid wave of criticism June 16, 2025 Richard Caring has been forced into an embarrassing apology after City AM revealed his restaurant group demanded suppliers take a “mandatory” 2.5 per cent pay cut. The founder of the Ivy Collection and Caprice Holdings endured a wave of criticism after our exclusive story last week, with the saga branded a PR disaster. Billionaire Caring [...]
Celebrating City icon the Sky Garden, crowned world’s most ticketed destination June 13, 2025 The Sky Garden, located at the top of the 'Walkie Talkie' building at 20 Fenchurch Street, was completed in 2014
Exclusive: Richard Caring hits suppliers with mandatory ‘discount’ amid £1bn sale talks June 12, 2025 The Richard Caring restaurant empire, which includes the Ivy Collection and Caprice Holdings, has demanded its suppliers take a 2.5 per cent “discount”, blaming “increased tax burden and cost of employment, cost of indirect products [and] services and also direct cost of food and beverage.” In a letter dated 3 June, signed by Richard Caring’s [...]
L&G developer: Londoners don’t want cookie-cutter high streets June 11, 2025 Londoners don't want cookie-cutter high streets. Indie retail is the key to urban regeneration, writes L&G head of place Denz Ibrahim.
London SXSW in review: Where was the vibe? June 10, 2025 A lot to love, but a lot to improve. Was the first year of London SXSW a success? Paul Armstrong gives his verdict.
The sleepy French region transforming into glamorous holiday spot June 10, 2025 There are no alarm clocks in Château de Chanet. Each morning I’m woken by the very French smell of fresh butter croissants and coffee creeping through the rafters. Chefs bustle in the kitchen below, preparing charcuterie, conserves and honey from the surrounding farms and hives. It’s a pretty blissful existence, living out my childhood fantasies [...]
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 [...]
‘A tax burden without precedent in the 21st Century’: Pub chain McMullen’s blasts government tax hikes June 6, 2025 One of Britain’s biggest pub chains has taken aim at the government’s “damaging” tax hikes, warning they will lead to lower demand and investment and have forced the hospitality sector to “bear the brunt” of rises in government spending. Hertford-based McMullen’s, which operates around 120 pubs in London and the home counties, including the Old [...]
Fallow founder James Robson: Labour is killing hospitality June 5, 2025 James Robson is one of the most successful restaurateurs in London, setting up the hugely successful Fallow, Roe and Fowl restaurants with his business partners Will Murray and Jack Croft. In less than two years, Fallow went from a promising pop-up to a vast operation employing 300 people and serving up to 1,000 covers a [...]