Loungers reports revenue jump as inflation pressures ease October 13, 2023 It means that in the first half of this financial year, Loungers made £149.6 million in revenue, 22.3 per cent higher than the year before.
London Cocktail Week: Everything you need to know about this festival of booze October 11, 2023 With 150 events taking place over 11 days, this year’s London Cocktail Week is bigger than ever, with more than 300 cocktails to try
Patisserie Valerie: Four in court over bakery chain’s collapse October 10, 2023 The four defendants sat side by side in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, speaking only to confirm details.
Falling price of butter leads the way as grocery inflation drops again October 10, 2023 Grocery price inflation has fallen again with the average price of a pack of butter now 16p less than a year ago, figures show. Prices across grocers were 11 per cent higher than a year ago for the four weeks to October 1, down from the previous month’s 12.2 per cent, analysts Kantar said. It [...]
A wine-lover’s guide to Sober October October 3, 2023 I fully support those doing Sober October, though I’ll be cheering from the side-lines with a glass of champagne in hand. It can be a worthwhile if rather grim undertaking, so here are my top tips for dealing with tee-totalism with style, flair and, most of all, flavour. Gone are the days of lacklustre lemonade [...]
Burger King still operating in Russia despite vow to quit 18 months ago October 3, 2023 Burger King is still operating in Russia despite a promise from its owner that it would cease operations in the country more than a year ago. Restaurants Brand International (RBI) – which owns 15 per cent of the fast food chains franchise business in Russia- told the BBC it had “no new updates to share [...]
Archer Daniels Midland broker fined £6.5m for lax anti-money laundering controls October 2, 2023 The brokerage arm of US food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has been fined nearly £6.5m for “inadequate” anti-money laundering controls. The watchdog said that the nature of the ADM Investor Services International‘s business and client base presented potentially high levels of risk because of its business model, geographical location of customers, and high-risk [...]
The end of the nightclub? Shocking report shows they’ve almost halved in past decade September 29, 2023 The number of nightclubs has almost halved in the past decade – including a 30 per cent fall since the start of the pandemic, a new study suggests. The impact of Covid, coupled with changing consumer habits have led to a sharp drop in the popularity of Britain’s nightclubs, according to a report. Research company [...]
Scotch for kids: Bid in the distillers’ charity auction September 26, 2023 The concept is simple: whisky producers donate bottles or casks, which are auctioned as a charity fundraiser. The good part is that these whiskies are truly unique and will never again be available from the producers once the auction closes. The first Distillers’ One of One auction took place in December 2021, and raised more [...]
