Rocket Internet shoots straight back to market February 12, 2015 RECENTLY floated e-commerce firm Rocket Internet is planning to raise capital by issuing new stock representing 7.8 per cent of its outstanding share base. Rocket said yesterday that it will issue up to 12m new shares which will then begin trading on 17 February. The new shares will be offered exclusively to institutional investors in [...]
Farewell London, hello Edinburgh? Financial services will find a new home if we leave the Single Market June 28, 2016 So we know London didn’t vote to leave the EU and nor did Scotland or Northern Ireland. But we know England did. For many Scots – like me – who have built global businesses out of London as Europe’s financial capital, there is a real sense that this vote and therefore Brexit is “not in my name”. [...]
A day in the life of a chef on the world’s finest yachts November 23, 2014 It sounds like a dream job, but serving food on the high seas to the world’s elite comes with its own challenges. People assume being a chef on a super-yacht – the kind you see in Hello magazine – is a dream job. In many ways they’re right, of course. But it’s not [...]
Finding the right ingredients to freshen up the UK food industry September 1, 2013 Annabel Palmer talks to Patrick Drake, who switched litigation for ladles to create grocery delivery service Hello Fresh EATING well and leading a healthy lifestyle are virtues many aspire to. But if your skills in the kitchen are limited, and time even more so, sometimes such aspirations fall by the wayside in favour of a [...]
“Mr Gaucho” to set up new steak venture April 1, 2014 Martin Williams has been MD of Gaucho for nine years. His face was seen so regularly at the brand’s restaurant some dubbed him Mr Gaucho. But it seems he’ll have to relinquish his moniker because after almost a decade he’s moving on. Williams finishes up at Gaucho this month and is starting up his [...]
Innovation Diary: British entrepreneurs aren’t lazy – but life could be getting easier for part-time small businesses October 22, 2013 NEW RESEARCH from Hiscox, the insurer, has turned some heads. Its fifth annual study into the entrepreneurial DNA has found that UK small business owners work an average of only 37.6 hours a week – down from 38.5 in 2012. Based on a relatively small sample of 3,000 business owners across six countries, the UK [...]
Innovation Diary: British entrepreneurs aren’t lazy – but life could be getting easier for part-time small businesses September 8, 2013 NEW RESEARCH from Hiscox, the insurer, has turned some heads. Its fifth annual study into the entrepreneurial DNA has found that UK small business owners work an average of only 37.6 hours a week – down from 38.5 in 2012. Based on a relatively small sample of 3,000 business owners across six countries, the UK [...]
Ex-slickers cooking up a storm May 13, 2012 Poncho 8 FOUNDERS Nick Troen (formerly a consultant at KPMG); Frank Yeung (formerly a trader at Goldman Sachs); Nick Birkett (formerly an investment analyst at BlackRock). BUSINESS The first Poncho 8 in Spitalfields opened in September 2009 with the aim of being the first of a fast-casual Mexican chain. www.poncho8.com WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE [...]
Champagne sunset Friday night at Tower Bridge June 17, 2012 THE CITY is magical at night,” says Stella Ioannou, Project Director of Celebrate the City. She’s right, of course. The London skyline is among the most recognisable anywhere in the world and its finest rooftops and spires – from the dome of St Paul’s to the tip of the Gherkin – are clustered in and [...]
MAHIKI COCONUT LIQUEUR June 20, 2011 GOODBYE London, Hello Tiki paradise! Mahiki Coconut – the latest new liqueur from London’s hottest nightclub Mahiki – lands exclusively at Selfridges this week and already we’re getting into the holiday spirit. Mahiki Coconut is a delicious coconut liqueur made with a blend of Caribbean Rum, fine spirits and real coconut. (In other words, just [...]