Uber Eats riders and restaurant workers to strike over gig economy pay October 4, 2018 Uber Eats workers are to stage a strike later today with a small number of workers from JD Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays over gig economy pay and conditions. Some McDonalds and Deliveroo workers were also set to take part in the rally in Leicester Square at 11am this morning, while Uber Eats drivers are preparing their own separate strike outside its [...]
Pub giant Shepherd Neame serves up rising profits September 26, 2018 Britain’s oldest pub owner posted a five per cent rise in profit in the year to the end of June this morning, following 12 months that have seen the brewer ramp up its operations in London and the south east. Read more: Spirits in the sky as pub landlord enjoys bumper summer of profits Shepherd [...]
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin urges parliament to reject Chequers for free trade deal as annual profits soar September 14, 2018 JD Wetherspoon chief executive Tim Martin has urged parliament to vote against Theresa May's Chequers deal as his company posted a boost in annual profit thanks to this summer's heatwave. The colourful pub-chain chief executive and Brexit advocate said a free trade deal with the EU would be a "huge gain" for businesses and consumers [...]
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin urges parliament to reject Chequers for free trade deal as annual profits soar September 14, 2018 JD Wetherspoon chief executive Tim Martin has urged parliament to vote against Theresa May's Chequers deal as his company posted a boost in annual profit thanks to this summer's heatwave. The colourful pub-chain chief executive and Brexit advocate said a free trade deal with the EU would be a "huge gain" for businesses and consumers [...]
Spirits in the sky: JD Wetherspoon axes Jägermeister and French brandy in post-Brexit plan September 12, 2018 JD Wetherspoon is ditching European spirits such as Jägermeister for non-EU equivalents in a bid to lower prices across its 880 UK pubs. Replacing the ousted continental brands, which also include French brandies Courvoisier VS and Hennessy Fine de Cognac, will be US drink E&J Brandy, Australia’s Black Bottle and Strika, a herbal liqueur produced [...]
Spirits in the sky: JD Wetherspoon axes Jägermeister and French brandy in post-Brexit plan September 12, 2018 JD Wetherspoon is ditching European spirits such as Jägermeister for non-EU equivalents in a bid to lower prices across its 880 UK pubs. Replacing the ousted continental brands, which also include French brandies Courvoisier VS and Hennessy Fine de Cognac, will be US drink E&J Brandy, Australia’s Black Bottle and Strika, a herbal liqueur produced [...]
Berry Bros & Rudd boss Dan Jago interview: Uncorking Britain’s oldest wine merchant September 3, 2018 The flagship shop of Berry Brothers & Rudd has remained unchanged for over 300 years. Famous customers, from Byron to Churchill, have stepped through the doorway and left St James’s Street behind for a wood-panelled room replete with bottles of top-notch plonk. In the back room, one of the walls has been repurposed after previously [...]
London’s historic India Club saved as Westminster council halts Strand development plans | City A.M. August 1, 2018 The Strand’s iconic India Club has been spared destruction by Westminster city council after an application for redevelopment was denied last night. Plans to revamp one of London’s most established Indian restaurants were refused on the grounds of its cultural and historical importance. Marston Properties, the freeholders who had hoped to create a more modern [...]
Wetherspoon’s will slash the price of food and drink for a day to protest tax burden on pubs | City A.M. July 31, 2018 Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced that it will hold another “Tax Equality Day”, reducing the price of all food and drink to protest VAT. Spearheaded by founder Tim Martin, the protest calls on the government to lower the tax burden on the hospitality industry. Food in pubs is subject to 20 per cent VAT, [...]
Theresa May is ready for Brexit negotiations to ‘accelerate and intensify’ but Michel Barnier says big divergences remain June 29, 2018 Theresa May has told European Union leaders the UK is ready for Brexit talks to pick up, with the publication of a much-anticipated Brexit white paper to be published shortly. But EU chief negotiatior Michel Barnier said today that while progress had been made – big differences remained. He added that he hoped a British [...]