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Social Pantry launches yoga for the hospitality industry

Published 8 January 2021

It’s been great to see the clever ways hospitality businesses have supported their staff’s wellbeing during the various lockdowns over …

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Albert Roux 1935-2021

Published 7 January 2021

CODE joins the entire hospitality world in mourning Albert Roux, whose death on 4 January has been announced. Aged 85, …

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Hoppers makes Veganuary easier with new meal kit

Published 7 January 2021

The last 12 months have been hard enough as it is, so it seems many have decided to ditch Dry …

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Pizzeria Farina goes ahead with new Notting Hill site

Published 6 January 2021

It looks like lockdown will last for a few months longer, so it’s good to see new sites moving ahead …

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What the new national lockdown means for hospitality

Published 5 January 2021

It doesn’t seem like long along we were writing this for the first – and then the second – time, …

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The new year at CODE

Published 4 January 2021

Happy New Year! We’re finally able to close the door on 2020 and can look hopefully to when hospitality springs …

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Gerber founder “hits pause” on PR

Published 21 December 2020

Tanya Layzell Payne has decided to pause operations on her successful PR agency. Gerber Communications has, over the last ten years, worked …

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Take your seat in the KERB classroom

Published 18 December 2020

Calling all aspiring food entrepreneurs! Some nice news to share amongst the Tier 3 angst, street food incubator KERB is …

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A dish with heart

Published 17 December 2020

Restaurants in the capital being forced to close for a third time hasn’t stopped many trying to do their part …

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Everything must go

Published 16 December 2020

Today sees restaurants all over the capital and beyond wondering what to do with their supplies, ordered in expectation of …

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A date for all our diaries

Published 16 December 2020

It was wonderful to see so many major players in the hospitality industry to come together to raise awareness of …

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London hit with Tier 3

Published 15 December 2020

Another huge blow for the hospitality industry, as yesterday it was announced that London will move into England’s highest tier …

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KRAFT in the works

Published 14 December 2020

At last 2020 is nearly behind us. We’re hopeful that the new year will bring more stability for the hospitality …

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All aboard the ‘Guinea Express’

Published 11 December 2020

There’s been a flurry of new, exciting openings since lockdown ended (again), but it’s always good to hear what industry …

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All change at the Standard

Published 10 December 2020

It doesn’t seem possible that we won’t see Fay Maschler’s review of London’s restaurants each Wednesday in the Evening Standard …

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What Merlin did next

Published 10 December 2020

Exciting news from Bruton, where formerly London-based chef Merlin Labron-Johnson has just celebrated a year of his Osip restaurant. During …

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Rita’s Soho launches pop-up bottle shop

Published 9 December 2020

The team behind the cult favourite Rita’s made the difficult decision to close their site in King’s Cross earlier this …

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Let’s get hospitality a seat at the table

Published 8 December 2020

It’s no secret that the hospitality industry has been hit particularly hard by disjointed decision making during the pandemic. An …

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Homestead finds it home

Published 7 December 2020

As restaurants opened their doors again last week, it’s good to hear of new openings across the UK once more. …

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Country Creatures spread their wings

Published 4 December 2020

As people to continue to switch the capital for the countryside, it’s good to see more exciting new openings from …

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Hot 4 U all the time

Published 3 December 2020

One of the breakout success stories of this year, Hot 4 U burst onto the scene during the first lockdown …

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Bubie is the new delivery only restaurant from Bubala

Published 2 December 2020

We can’t wait to be back in restaurants today as they open their doors again. However recognising that not everyone …

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Angelo Sato brings yakitori restaurant Humble Chicken to Soho

Published 1 December 2020

Yesterday we announced our annual 30 under 30 list, celebrating rising stars and young people making waves in the hospitality …

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30 under 30 class of 2020/21

Published 30 November 2020

CODE’s annual 30 under 30 celebrates rising stars and young people making waves in the hospitality industry, from familiar names …

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A historic site goes futuristic

Published 27 November 2020

It’s one of those sites you often pass and wonder why it isn’t used more often – now the imposing …

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Mark Hix opens his first pub in Dorset

Published 26 November 2020

Despite having to close his central London restaurants earlier in the year due to the COVID pandemic, Mark Hix is …

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Ennismore merges with Accor to create global lifestyle operator

Published 25 November 2020

While the global hospitality industry – especially the hotel sector – has been severely impacted during 2020 by COVID, it …

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The waiting game

Published 24 November 2020

Yesterday’s announcement from Boris Johnson summed up 2020 rather well. Done via Zoom and with little regard for hospitality – …

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Ramen reaches out

Published 20 November 2020

Even at a time when restaurants aren’t allowed to physically serve guests, it’s comforting to hear and share the news …

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BRAT turns to takeaway

Published 19 November 2020

It’s one of London’s consistently popular restaurants and managed to split the team and run an outdoor spin-off this summer, …