#london-hospitality

#london-hospitality

After founding Soho House in 1995 - he opened the first location above his restaurant Café Boheme - and growing it into an international empire encompassing members' clubs, workspaces, cinemas, and restaurants, Nick Jones stepped down as CEO of the company in 2022. Earlier this summer, under his new Jones & Co group, he opened Corner Shop 180 a grocery, deli, bakery, cafe, and wine bar, basically a one-stop-shop for all things foodie, at the 180 the Thames complex on the Strand.

Hospitality businesses across London should be given a rent and business rates holiday to help them cope with the disruption caused by tube strikes, according to leading audit, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Andrew Sanford, a partner at the firm, said many restaurants, bars and cafe9s are located in Transport for London (TfL) properties, and urged the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, to step in with immediate support. "The Mayor should give them a rent and business rates holiday for the strike period if they are in affected postcodes," Sanford said.