UK hospitality group KERB has today revealed how its innovative business has successfully enabled food entrepreneurs to succeed. The pioneering London based company, which nurtured Pizza Pilgrims, Club Mexicana and many more, has released its 2024 impact report showing how street food businesses have made millions with their support. Research shows how 60% of new, […]
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s recent suggestion that we could import our soft fruit from abroad to override the labour issue has caused a lot of irritation in the UK horticulture and agriculture sectors. Whatever the economics or opinions on this, the bigger picture needs to remain firmly in sight, which is the significant contribution of the soft […]
The programme director for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme, Janet Hughes, spoke to farmers at the event to explain the new schemes and answer questions about their implications. Mark Chatterton, head of agriculture at Duncan & Toplis, which supports nearly one thousand farming businesses, said that most farmers at the discussion concluded that they […]
UK food and drink manufacturers’ costs fell for the first time in more than seven years in May, according to the Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker, providing reason for optimism around future UK food price inflation. In May, the sector posted 49.4 on the Tracker’s measure of input costs – the first month it has […]
Food trends are constantly evolving, led by changes in consumer mindset and behaviour, economic fluctuations, and major events affecting individual countries and even populations worldwide. The food and drink landscape has changed considerably in recent months and years to make room for significant developments that were largely prompted by the cost-of-living crisis, supply chain issues […]
If current model of retailing continues there will be further failures Store is a vital provider of groceries for some Retail expert from the University of Salford Business School, Dr Gordon Fletcher, comments as Morrisons buys the ailing McColl’s convenience store chain. Dr Fletcher said: “As a decision about the future of McColl’s bounced around […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has been solely retained by Sushi Shop, part of the AmRest family, to acquire a number of regional master franchisees across the UK. Founded in 1998 by Grégory Marciano and Hervé Louis, Sushi Shop is the leading European chain of restaurants for premium sushi, sashimi and other Japanese […]
Embargo, the loyalty solution for hospitality businesses, has raised $1.1m (£830,000) in its latest funding round. The London-based startup received cross-sector financial support, with individuals and companies from the hospitality, real estate and sport sectors investing. Notable individuals who are invested in the business include renowned angel investor and founder of DesignMyNight, Nick Telson; founder […]
UK businesses have had to become both innovative and resilient to survive the impact of Covid and none more so than Bishop Stortford based family butchers Farm2Table which specialised in supplying quality free range products to the retail and catering trade. The Farm literally saw its business dry up overnight when the hospitality sector in […]
Croft and Cuan, launched in 2020 after sisters Christina Morrison and Samantha MacCormick were made redundant during the pandemic, and prides itself on the delivery of delicious food with locally sourced ingredients. Recognising that the island had some of the best produce in the country available and Christina and Samantha wanted to have a high […]
