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Kylie Minogue launches Provençal rosé
Pop sensation Kylie Minogue has unveiled her debut Côtes de Provence rosé following the successful launch of her first pink wine in May this year.
Moët & Chandon installs new vintage wall at Harrods
Champagne house Moët & Chandon has installed a wall featuring its ‘Grand Vintage Collection’ at UK department store Harrods.
Zero waste restaurant Silo to reopen as a wine bar
Doug McMaster’s pioneering zero waste restaurant Silo in Hackney, east London, is to reopen this month as a bar focusing on minimum intervention wines.
The London restaurants making gains after lockdown
Several restaurants in London have managed to increase average customer spend and have announced expansion plants. They tell WLC how they’ve managed to succeed in such torrid times for the industry.
Mr Lyan’s Hoxton bar Cub closes
Mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana’s sustainability-focused east London bar Cub will not reopen post-lockdown.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites
This week in restaurant news: the number of restaurant cancellations begins to fall, the casual dining sector takes another hit, Andi Oliver and Fred Sirieix open a pop-up in Clapton, and two London eateries close their doors.
75% of UK hospitality firms at risk of insolvency
Three quarters of hospitality businesses in the UK are at risk of insolvency in the next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey by UK Hospitality.
Heineken CEO says pub sales won’t recover ‘until there is a vaccine’
Heineken’s net profits for the first half of 2020 were 75.8% lower than the same period last year after bars and restaurants worldwide were forced to close.
Quarter of UK pubs ‘not sustainable’ beyond next March, BBPA warns
A quarter of UK pubs could fold by April next year the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned, as around 25% of its members reported that their business was “not sustainable” beyond the end of the financial year.
London Restaurant Festival to go ahead this year
The London Restaurant Festival will return for the 12th year in October with a line-up of 60 culinary events, including a series of ‘at-home’ dining experiences.