Restaurants

London-based pub retailer Young’s has revealed a turnover of £51.1m in the 26 weeks ended 28 September, less than one-third of £168.2m turnover for the same period

Restaurants, pubs and cafes will get automatic freedoms to provide takeaway services for another year, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.

Majority of diners identify as more safety-conscious than friends or family, but half say nothing will stop them from turning up for a booking

Clockwork from top left; Ocean Restaurant at The Atlantic Hotel, Jersey; Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Ripon; Mana, Manchester; and Minster Mill, Minster Lovell.

Mitchells & Butlers which owns and operates brands including Harvester, Toby Carvery, All Bar One and O’Neill’s is reportedly beginning redundancy consultations

Restaurant chain Pizza Hut has agreed a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with its creditors saving 5,000 jobs. Pizza Hut’s landlords and creditors voted in favour of the CVA.

Gusto Italian has entered into a successful CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement) securing the future of the business and more than 600 jobs.

Pizza Hut has announced plans to cloes 29 of its 244 UK restaurants, putting an estimated 450 jobs at risk.

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