Naomi Ackerman
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United Kingdom
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Company behind ‘siege’ at The Wolseley plans expansion of Japanese grill Benihana
Benihana Holdings, which is owned by Minor International, is opening its first new site since 2019 in Covent Garden → Read More
Company behind ‘siege’ at The Wolseley plans expansion of Japanese grill Benihana
Benihana Holdings, which is owned by Minor International, is opening its first new site since 2019 in Covent Garden → Read More
Used car market has ‘defied economics’, says Lookers boss
Mark Raban said the listed dealership is being "very cautious" going into 2022 despite expecting record pre-tax profits → Read More
Bowling group Ten Entertainment sees second biggest ever trading week over New Year despite Omicron
The boss of Ten Entertainment has revealed his bowling alley group registered its second biggest ever trading week over New Year as families headed out after Christmas undeterred by the Omicron variant. → Read More
Britons set to drink nearly 8 million pints of low-or-no-alcohol beer this Dry January, says BBPA
The estimation comes amid a boom in the low-bev sector → Read More
Facilities by ADF IPO: Trailer provider to the stars becomes London’s first float of 2022
London saw its first IPO of the year this morning as Facilities by ADF floated on the junior AIM market. → Read More
Sessions: Food startup from former Deliveroo MD and Soho House finance chief raises $10m to fuel expansion
Sessions, a food start-up co-founded by a former managing director of Deliveroo, has raised £7.4 million from big-name investors to fuel expansion. → Read More
Tech entrepreneur and Vote Leave campaign veteran Henry de Zoete joins model railway firm Hornby as NED
de Zoete said he is excited to give “strategic input” as the company “focuses on digital transformation and growth” → Read More
Plan B curbs leave nasty taste for Wildwood-owner over Christmas
Industry group UK Hospitality has said December trade at its members’ pubs, bars and restaurants was down 40% to 50% on 2019 levels → Read More
Revealed for Veganuary: The British city with the biggest love of vegan takeaways
Christmas is over and January is well and truly here. For hundreds of thousands of people around the country, this month will also be a meat-free one as they observe "veganuary". → Read More
Burger King UK launches its first ever vegan nuggets in time for Veganuary
The UK arm of the fast food chain has 505 stores and is reportedly eyeing a London stock market listing → Read More
Passengers flock to Wizz Air in December as price slashing pays off
Wizz Air today revealed it carried 2.6 million passengers last month - a near-threefold increase on December 2020 numbers - in a welcome sign of recovery for the travel sector despite Omicron. → Read More
Grind founder David Abrahamovitch on taking millennial pink coffee pods to the US after surviving the pandemic
Shoreditch Grind became a coffee and espresso martini destination at the start of London's java revolution in the early 2010s. Lifelong Londoner David Abrahamovitch, who was in his 20s at the time, had been left a small circular building right on Old Street roundabout in his father's will. His father, also David, had used it as a phone shop. But his entrepreneurial son partnered with friend Kaz… → Read More
From web3 to climate and health tech: The tech trends and companies to watch in 2022
After a year dominated by crypto, NFTs and the metaverse, what can we expect from tech in 2022? → Read More
Aldi reveals plans to recruit over 100 more British suppliers in 2022
The chain is currently pursuing UK expansion alongside rival German discounter Lidl → Read More
Hospitality December sales down nearly 50% on 2019 levels as Omicron hit, trade body reports
It comes after the boss of Suffolk-based brewer Adnams warned hospitality is facing the "economic equivalent of long Covid” → Read More
Nationwide: London average house price tops £507,000 as UK property values soar
The average London house price reached £507,230 this quarter as the 2021 UK property market boom continued, according to a closely-watched index. → Read More
Pret sees City sales slump nearly 30% in single week as Omicron curbs hit
Pret, the coffee chain viewed as a pandemic bellwether, saw transaction levels at its City and Canary Wharf stores slump by nearly 30% in a single week as Omicron restrictions came into force. → Read More
The most relaxing delivery? Anthony Joshua-backed CBD brand Love Hemp launches London tie-up with Deliveroo
Demand for CBD is growing - Deliveroo has also stocked Trip CBD-infused oils since 2020 → Read More
November new car production at ‘lowest level since 1984’ as chip shortages bite, SMMT reveals
The trade body CEO said: “These are incredibly worrying figures” → Read More