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| 08.04.2026 | ‘I fired the board that fired me’: TGI Fridays boss on restaurant turnaround | TGI Fridays had its heyday in the 1980s but slumped into administration last year. Its new boss Ray Blanchette tells Felix Armstrong the nostalgic chain can win back Britain after a period in turmoil.
“I land at Heathrow and jump in a cab. ... |
| 04.03.2026 | First real estate float on challenger stock market Aquis | A Yorkshire retail centre will become the first real estate asset to float on Aquis, London’s challenger stock exchange, with the firm to issue more than £25m in shares, City AM can reveal.
Scotch Corner Designer Village will launch its IPO... |
| 03.02.2026 | UK Government Embraces Activist Investment, Fuels "Picking Winners" Debate | The UK government champions an activist investment strategy. Business Secretary Peter Kyle explicitly backs "picking winners." He defends state intervention through entities like the British Business Bank. Kyle views calculated ri... |
| 24.01.2026 | Investor hits out at Peter Kyle for ‘picking winners’ | Business secretary Peter Kyle has come under fire over his admission the government would be “picking winners” across the UK economy.
The former Gail’s and Pizza Express investor Luke Johnson hit out at Kyle’s “arrogance and equal measure” ... |
| 16.01.2026 | Coca-Cola Shelves Costa Coffee Sale Amid Market Woes | Coca-Cola abandoned its Costa Coffee sale. Bids from private equity firms, including TDR Capital, fell below expectations. Coke sought £2 billion, a steep discount from its £3.9 billion 2018 purchase. Costa faces significant losses, increas... |
| 15.01.2026 | Why does no one want to buy Costa Coffee? | The coffee’s gone cold and the milk has soured for the once dominant high street staple Costa, as owner Coca-Cola struggles to find a buyer to take the chain off its hands.
The US beverage giant suspended talks with remaining bidders earlie... |
| 14.01.2026 | Coca-Cola abandons Costa Coffee sale plans as Asda owner bids low | US beverage giant Coca-Cola has reportedly scrapped plans to sell the world’s second-largest coffee chain after offers from private equity firms came in below expectations.
The company brought talks with remaining bidders for Costa Coffee t... |
| 02.01.2026 | Knight Frank appointed for bumper Brighton Palace Pier sale | Knight Frank has been instructed on the sale of Brighton Palace Pier, two months after the Grade II-listed landmark’s owners revealed their plans to offload the amusement park amid a barrage of economic headwinds.
The Brighton Pier Group ap... |
| 06.11.2025 | Brighton Pier up for sale as Reeves’ tax hikes bite | Brighton Pier Group, which was taken private earlier this year, has placed all its assets on the market as it battles “an extremely challenging trading environment” and the impact of Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes.
In its first set of accounts si... |
| 04.11.2025 | Labour has ‘unbelievably harsh stance’ on big businesses | It is “unbelievable” that the Labour government has “taken such a harsh stance” on big businesses, the chief executive of restaurant chain Pizza Express has said.
Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM’s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Pa... |
| 25.09.2025 | Pizza Express slices value by over £40m as sales slide | Pizza Express slashed its value by more than £40m in 2024, it has been revealed, as its sales also dipped.
The restaurant chain’s pre-tax losses went from £7.9m to £40.7m while new accounts filed with Companies House also show its revenue s... |
| 08.06.2025 | Tesco shareholders eye returns as ‘awful April’ bill hikes set to hit profit | Tesco shareholders will be watching closely for signs that it is managing to fend off competition as the supermarket price war heats up and “awful April” bill hikes eat into household income.
The UK’s biggest supermarket chain will unveil i... |
| 12.05.2025 | “Be.EV is going places” – British EV charging network signs €23 million deal to install charging bays across the UK | Manchester-based electric vehicle (EV) charging network Be.EV has signed a €23.7 million partnership with Schroders Capital, paving the way for the installation of more than 200 charging bays at 22 retail and leisure sites across the UK.
Th... |
| 17.04.2025 | UK-based Vizzy raises £3.65M Seed to streamline early-career hiring | London-based startup Vizzy, which provides companies with personalised digital CVs, has raised £3.65M in Seed funding. The round was led by Adjuvo, with backing from a network of prominent angel investors, including former Workday executive... |
| 17.04.2025 | Vizzy Raises £3.65M in Seed Funding | Vizzy, a London, UK-based talent platform provider for global brands, raised £3.65M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Adjuvo.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Founded by Jess Woodwar... |
| 08.04.2025 | Deliveroo exec: London restaurants can’t take more tax hikes | London’s restaurants can’t take more punishing tax hikes, writes Carlo Mocci, chief business officer at Deliveroo, in today’s Notebook, as well as the inside scoop on what City workers are ordering…
There’s no doubt that London’s dynamic cu... |
| 03.04.2025 | Pizza Express orders up £55m in extra dough | Pizza Express has secured a boost worth £55m after agreeing a refinancing deal which will significantly cut its debt.
The restaurant chain has negotiated a £55m par debt paydown which will see its debt position reduced to £280m.
As part of ... |
| 25.02.2025 | Britain’s hospitality leaders face a crisis of confidence as tax rises bite | - |
| 12.12.2024 | Mapp Appoints James Brooke as CEO to Drive Growth and AI Innovation | Global Marketing Cloud provider, Mapp, has announced the appointment of James Brooke as its new CEO.
A digital experience veteran with over 25 years of building and scaling high-growth companies in the martech space, Brooke brings a proven ... |
| 25.05.2024 | ‘Customers can’t afford to pay’: Fears for London’s hospitality scene mount before general election | - |
| 14.03.2024 | Lightlife Gets In On the Whole-Food Plant-Based Trend with Tempeh Mince | 4 Mins Read One of 2024’s biggest plant-based trends continues to blossom, with Lightlife Foods launching Tempeh Protein Crumbles to rival its own vegan mince range amid a larger shift towards cleaner labels.
Long-standing plant protein mak... |
| 12.03.2024 | OMNI Unveils Lion’s Mane Mushroom Steak & Dessert Baos at Expo West | 4 Mins Read Hong Kong-based OMNI is exhibiting two new products at this week’s Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California (March 12-16): a lion’s mane mushroom steak that’s part of its new whole-food OMNI Garden range, and a line of ... |
| 10.06.2020 | Which cafes and restaurants are reopening as the coronavirus lockdown lifts? | After two months of coronavirus lockdown, Britain’s high streets are waking up again. |
| 22.11.2019 | PizzaExpress India Launches Vegan Cheese Pizzas Across All Locations | 23 2
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Iconic global pizza chain PizzaExpress has just launched vegan cheese pizzas across all locations in India. Partnering up with local Mumbai-based cheese manufacturer Soft Spot Foods, the 100% plant-based cheese pi... |
| 25.01.2019 | PizzaExpress Continues to Cater for Vegans | PizzaExpress has expanded its vegan range to a total of eighteen dishes in the past year and plans to introduce further plant-based offerings this year.
Teamed up with Veganuary, Pizza Express offers free Dough Balls on Tuesdays in January,... |
| 05.10.2018 | PizzaExpress to Celebrate World Vegan Day with Free Starter | To celebrate World Vegan Day on 1st November, PizzaExpress is offering a free vegan starter with each main course purchased.
PizzaExpress was first opened by founder Peter Boizot on Wardour Street in London’s Soho in 1965, and was one of th... |
| 27.09.2018 | New Vegan Carrot Cake at Pizza Express | Pizza Express have launched a Dolcetti vegan carrot cake for their new autumn menu, in time to celebrate Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, this Friday 28th September.
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is a nationwi... |
| 21.06.2011 | 2ergo develops new mobile payment system for PizzaExpress | Mobile marketing and business solutions company 2ergo has developed a market-first iPhone app for PizzaExpress that enables customers to pay their bill automatically in a restaurant via smartphone.
The free app gives diners with limited tim... |
| 04.10.2010 | MePlease delivers its mobile social media marketing solution to PizzaExpress | MePlease, the integrated social media and mobile platform, has partnered with PizzaExpress. The restaurant chain has adopted the UK startup’s technology to power “interactive customer voting” during the final round of their ‘Create Your Piz... |
| - | PizzaExpress | “PizzaExpress believes that dining out should be one of life's highlights. It's why every PizzaExpress pizzeria is packed with pizzazz and only the freshest and perfectly sourced ingredients will do. And why every dish is made with care - a... |
