Jamie Oliver is on the hunt for a new investor in his restaurant business, which was forced to close several sites last year amid the casual dining crunch.
Category: News
The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
New research shows £1 in London is worth nearly 20% more in the North
While London is famed for having the best job opportunities and highest salaries in the UK, new research shows that other parts of the country are performing strongly, with every pound earnt going further up North.
Government contractor Interserve agrees rescue plan with creditors
Interserve – one of the UK’s largest providers of public services – has reached a deal with creditors to prevent its collapse.
José Mourinho agrees prison sentence as Spain tax fraud settled in multi-million deal
Ex-Manchester United boss José Mourinho has agreed a prison term in Spain for tax fraud but will not go to jail.
Hotel booking sites investigated & told to end ‘misleading’ sales
Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and trivago have been investigated over pressure selling and misleading discount claims, the competition watchdog says.
Snack brand Graze snapped up in £100m deal by Marmite owner Unilever
Marmite-owner Unilever has bought healthy snack brand Graze, which started life a decade ago as a snack box delivery service.
Apple reportedly settles €500m French tax bill
Apple has reportedly reached a deal with French authorities to pay back taxes of nearly €500m.
Want a new kitchen? Just hire one from Ikea
Ikea is to start allowing customers to lease rather than buy furniture as a pilot project in Switzerland as part of an environmentally-friendly policy by the Swedish flat-pack company.
MPs to summon Luke Johnson & Grant Thornton over financial scandal
Patisserie Valerie and its auditor Grant Thornton could be summoned by MPs over the accountancy irregularities scandal which saw started the company’s failure
HMV chain saved by Canadian entrepreneur securing 1,500 jobs
Canadian firm Sunrise Records has emerged as the buyer of collapsed music chain HMV, beating competition including Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley.
Cryptocurrency investors locked out of $190m after exchange founder dies
About $190m in cryptocurrency has been locked away in a online black hole after the founder of a currency exchange died, apparently taking his encrypted access to their money with him.
May flies to Northern Ireland to assure way forward will not require toxic hard border
Theresa May will try to reassure people in Northern Ireland that she can secure a Brexit deal that avoids a hard border with Ireland during a visit later.
Cadbury loses legal battle over distinctive purple wrapper
Cadbury has lost more ground in its long-running battle to protect the particular purple it uses to wrap its chocolate.
Tuesdays are most common day for car accidents costing £16m
Tuesdays are the most dangerous day to drive cars, according to new data research.
Nissan £60m in doubt after Sunderland investment U-turn
Nissan will be forced to reapply for nearly £60m of taxpayer support after backtracking on a promise to build its X-Trail SUV in Sunderland.
