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Cocktails set to boost global rum sales
The rum sector is set to reach US$20.2 billion in value by 2029 due to the increasing popularity of cocktails boosting its growth.
London’s hottest restaurant openings: July 2023
July is set to to see a number of exciting restaurant openings in London, including a new noodle shop from Bao in Battersea, and Brat restaurateur Tomos Parry’s site in Soho.
Raymond Blanc pubs secure £100m in funding
Heartwood Collection, an upmarket pub and restaurant group which includes the 14-strong Brasserie Blanc restaurant chain, has raised £100 million in funding to open new pubs and build hotel rooms.
The Banshees of Inisherin set made into a permanent pub
The set of JJ Devine’s Public House from Martin McDonagh’s critically-acclaimed The Banshees of Inisherin has been relocated, rebuilt and opened as a pub in Galway.
Restaurant closures hit decade high
An average of five restaurants closed each day in the first three months of this year, new figures show, with 569 businesses filing for insolvency in the first quarter of 2023.
Exploring the pairing potential of Cecilia Beretta
This week’s London tasting of Pasqua’s Cecilia Beretta range demonstrated how to use food pairings get the most out of these premium wines from Veneto.
Poland gets first Two Michelin star restaurant
Bottiglieria 1881, in the city of Kraków, has been named the first ever Two Michelin Star restaurant in Poland, after being promoted from its One-Star status in this year’s Guide.
WLC Eats: Lympstone Manor
Douglas Blyde spends a day among the vines of Michael Caines’ Lympstone Manor in Devon. While there, he enjoys lunch with a number of English wines, including the restaurant’s own “impressively dark, rich and savoury” Triassic Pinot Noir.
Beer and cider boost British on-trade drinks sales
Widespread warm weather across Britain created year-on-year growth for on-premise drinks sales on every day of last week, with beer and cider leading the trend.
Price of a pint rises 50p in a single year
The price of a pint of lager in the on-trade has risen by more than 50p within the space of a single year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).