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Food and Drink
12:04, 23 JUL 2026
Burnham cuts business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England by 20 per cent
Retail & High Street
The £100m commitment will be financed by clamping down on businesses such as vape shops
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New McDonald's near M5 in Somerset could create more than 120 jobs
Food and Drink
Plans have been submitted for a drive-thru at the Bridgwater Gateway site near junction 24
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Millions more pints sold as Marston’s and Fuller’s hail World Cup boost
Food and Drink
Wolverhampton-based Marston’s served two million pints across England’s World Cup fixtures alone
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No World Cup boost for Wetherspoons as pub chain issues fourth profit warning
Food and Drink
The pub group says it is facing higher costs for food, labour, repairs, energy and business rates
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Major expansion for North Wales healthy snack bar manufacturer
Food and Drink
Wholebake is investing £3m in new production lines
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Pubs boss William Lees-Jones demands support from Andy Burnham as he reveals record results
Food and Drink
JW Lees breaks £100m turnover mark and continues pub investment
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Four Turtle Bay restaurants to close as creditors approve CVA proposals
Food and Drink
Yorkshire and North East sites are among those that have closed
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King Charles pulls pint in 250-year-old Dorset brewery after England World Cup defeat
Royal Family
He was visiting Hall & Woodhouse in Blandford Forum with Queen Camilla
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Harlech Foodservice creating 50 new jobs and targeting £120m revenues
Food and Drink
The family-run business has rebounded strongly since the pandemic
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Steak restaurant group Pasture in international expansion
High street openings
Its expansion is being backed with a new £4.5m funding line from Barclays Bank
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Pasty shop near Bristol Temple Meads station up for sale after 22 years
property news
The shop was opened in the railway arches in 2004 and has been there ever since
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Casual dining chain Loungers to open first international site in Germany
Food and Drink
The company is naming the branch after its first site in Bristol which opened in 2002
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Haribo expands Castleford operation as £35m warehouse and production line launched
Food and Drink
Pontefract MP Yvette Cooper opened the facility
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Shreddies and Cheerios maker given green light for major Wiltshire factory expansion
Food and Drink
The £66m investment is expected to secure 190 jobs and create 40 new ones
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Low-key tribute to singular boss of Samuel Smith's brewery
Yorkshire & Humber
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, is one of the most private and secretive businesses in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ – its reclusive owner Humphrey Smith rarely spoke to the media and ran a unique brewing empire rooted in 1950s pub tradition
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Record year for bottling and canning group Thomas Hardy Holdings
Food and Drink
Group that works with brewers and soft drink makers says it is on track for strong 2026
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Ribena owner announces new £14.5m blackcurrant plant
Food and Drink
The facility will process fruit from the company's 33 British farms
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Gordon Ramsay to open restaurant and bar in Bath
Restaurants
It will serve the celebrity chef's signature dishes such as beef wellington and fish and chips
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Yorkshire breakfast brand Spoon Cereals secures £1.45m investment
Deals
The firm is aiming to grow its retail listings and improve operations at its new Barnsley headquarters
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Dorset brewery founded year after US Declaration of Independence hails 'remarkable milestone'
Food and Drink
When Hall & Woodhouse was established King George III was on the throne
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Tate & Lyle agrees £2.7bn takeover by US rival Ingredion
Food and Drink
The 123-year-old ingredients firm has agreed to a £2.7bn takeover by US rival Ingredion at 615p per share, as it battles slowing consumer demand and a deteriorating operating environment
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Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone tops list of South West's fastest-growing companies
South West
The Sunday Times rankings identify Britain’s 100 leading entrepreneurial businesses
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Pub and brewery group Butcombe reports 'impressive' year but warns on inflation
Company Results
The company said its performance was 'underpinned' by strategic investment
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Greggs unveils 'Ta-Pastry' marketing stunt to rival the Bayeux Tapestry
Food and Drink
The eight-metre long piece, woven in the blue and gold of Greggs' famous logo, will be on display at London's Design Museum this weekend to coincide with National Sausage Roll Day
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