6 h. ago Charlie Bigham starts selling £30 supermarket ready meals as he launches new restaurant

The entrepreneur's new Brasserie range was added to the shelves of 70 Waitrose stores today for shoppers willing to pay £29.95 for pre-prepared beef wellington.

Economics

7 h. ago Charlie Bigham launches range of £30 supermarket ready meals for home diners

Food entrepreneur Charlie Bigham's new Brasserie range of restaurant-style ready meals launches in Waitrose - he said it is still cheaper than eating out

Economics

10 h. ago Charlie Bigham launches new £30 ready meals as cost of eating out rises

The new meals will be almost three times as expensive as Charlie Bigham’s traditional offerings

Economics

7 d. ago Cost of eating out at Pizza Express surges by 55% in the past five years as classic margherita jumps to £14.45

The economy has been hit by wave upon wave of inflation since 2020 with prices increasing by 27.7 per cent overall in that time. This has been particularly devastating in the hospitality industry.

Economics

2 w. ago Greggs announces popular meal deal will cost more as price rises announced

The price hike includes breakfast ranges, pastries, bakes and sweet items

Economics

2 w. ago As taxes rise and restaurant bills soar, eating in is the new dining out

Restaurants may be losing out. But the growth of the staying-in trend is set to be a boon to supermarkets.

Economics

2 w. ago Parents need to mark exact date in their calendar that Lidl’s wooden toy sale is coming back

ORGANISED shoppers can get their hands on toys up to 20 per cent off as a pre-Christmas sale kicks off at Lidl. Lidl's Christmas-Ready Wooden Toy sale is set to launch with some of the country's most sought after wooden toys massively discounted. Kicking off on October 9, Lidl Plus members have a short six-day...

Politics

3 w. ago Gordon Ramsay hikes cost of Christmas Day meal at his restaurant to £325 – but key ingredient is STILL missing

FOUL-mouthed TV chef Gordon Ramsay has hiked the price of his Christmas Day restaurant meals to £325 each — and there is still no turkey. The seven-course menu at Pétrus includes a potimarron tart on a bed of sea lettuce, lobster ravioli, Dover sole with black truffle and deer. Pud features a passion fruit and...

Economics

3 w. ago Jellycat's Christmas range are the top toys to shop for 2025 after beating Lego for the spot

Jellycat has just launched its new 2025 Christmas range ready for festive gifting as they beat out Lego for the top toy spot this year

Politics

3 w. ago Revealed: Europe's best value 'second city' offers holidaymakers cheap meals and pints for less than £2

A second city is what is ranked as the next most important or large city after a country's capital. While many travellers are lured in by big names, often second cities have just as much to offer.

Economics

3 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans say 'not ready' as they react to launch show

BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left unimpressed by one aspect of the launch show

Culture

4 w. ago Sainsbury's follows Tesco by making major change to cost of popular meal deal

The supermarket's deal is now more expensive, but there is a new benefit

Economics

4 w. ago It’s ‘game on’ for launch, says rugby’s breakaway R360 league – but how ready is it really? | Matt Hughes

Co-founder Mike Tindall insists R360 will launch next year but, with financial projections changing, questions remainR360’s decision to withdraw its application for sanctioning by World Rugby this month, as revealed by the Guardian, was the first significant setback for the planned breakaway league, which had appeared to be developing unstoppable momentum.More than 160 players have signed pre-contract agreements with the proposed new competition, which is offering annual salaries of up to £740,000 for a 16-match season, with 75% of the potential recruits having played international rugby within the past two years, and at least 10 of them for England. Continue reading...

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