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Mark Hamilton-Smith

@MHSConsultancy

Food and beverage connoisseur. Entrepreneurial hospitality consultant with 40+ years’ experience, specialising in concept development and interior design.

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Joined February 2013
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Shepherd Neame to invest £15m into new brewery morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…
Shepherd Neame to invest £15m into new brewery

Shepherd Neame to invest £15m into new brewery

Shepherd Neame has announced plans to invest £15m in a new brewery in Faversham as it looks to improve efficiency, sustainability and quality.

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Amber Taverns invests £3m in Newcastle city centre pub morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…
Amber Taverns invests £3m in Newcastle city centre pub

Amber Taverns invests £3m in Newcastle city centre pub

Amber Taverns is investing £3m to transform a Newcastle city centre pub into The Gander, creating up to 30 jobs as the group continues its expansion.

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Disappointing Budget for hospitality as pleas for lower VAT fall on deaf ears restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Disappointing Budget for hospitality as pleas for lower VAT fall on deaf ears

Disappointing Budget for hospitality as pleas for lower VAT fall on deaf ears

The new chancellor’s maiden Budget has proved disappointing for the wider hospitality sector, with calls for a lower VAT rate and relief on employer National Insurance contributions going unanswered.

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Future of Voodoo Ray’s in doubt after operator enters liquidation restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Future of Voodoo Ray’s in doubt after operator enters liquidation

Future of Voodoo Ray’s in doubt after operator enters liquidation

The future of London pizza stalwart Voodoo Ray’s is in doubt after the company behind it entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Voodoo Ray’s Limited passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily on...

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Baker & Baker snaps up leading Scottish free-from manufacturer foodmanufacture.co.uk/Articl…
Baker & Baker snaps up leading Scottish free-from manufacturer

Baker & Baker snaps up leading Scottish free-from manufacturer

One of the UK’s leading bakery product manufacturers, Baker & Baker, has acquired free-from specialist Lazy Day Foods.

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Manchester restaurant and bar deals November 2026 confidentials.com/manchester…
Manchester restaurant and bar deals November 2026

Manchester restaurant and bar deals November 2026

From bargain boozy brunches to discounted fine dining, here are the best offers in Manchester

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So it’s Thursday!! After important business to attend to! We are building a pergola….! What could possibly go wrong..? Oh yes….and someone gets murdered… The Madame Blanc Mysteries Season 5 Starts tonight Ch 5 @sally_lindsay @sirsteveedge @channel5_tv
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Diwali at Lily’s

Diwali at Lily’s

Tradition, meals and mithai at Lily’s

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Manchester-born beauty brand P.Louise to expand city with new restaurant set to serve Sunday roasts... confidentials.com/manchester…
Manchester-born beauty brand P.Louise to expand city with new restaurant set to serve Sunday roasts

Manchester-born beauty brand P.Louise to expand city with new restaurant set to serve Sunday roasts

The now global cosmetics brand founded by Paige Louise Williams is opening a second cafe

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Small wonders: the rise of the micro restaurant restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Small wonders: the rise of the micro restaurant

Small wonders: the rise of the micro restaurant

Meet the top chefs navigating rising staffing costs, expensive premises and inconsistent demand with extremely bijou fine dining ventures.

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Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala’s Café Spice Namasté to close after three decades ahead of ‘new venture’ restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala’s Café Spice Namasté to close after three decades ahead of ‘new venture’

Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala’s Café Spice Namasté to close after three decades ahead of ‘new venture’

Café Spice Namasté, the high-profile Indian restaurant founded by chef Cyrus Todiwala and his wife Pervin, has announced it is ‘temporarily closed’ as the business prepares for a new venture. In a...

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Mission Mars secures new majority backer restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Mission Mars secures new majority backer

Mission Mars secures new majority backer

Fynveur, an investment holding owned by Artal and advised by Invus, has acquired a majority stake in Mission Mars for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which completed today (28 October) and marks a full...

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Latest opening: Kebapçı İskender restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Latest opening: Kebapçı İskender

Latest opening: Kebapçı İskender

The Turkish restaurant credited with inventing the modern döner kebab has arrived in London – but its signature dish is a world away from the late-night staple familiar to most Brits.

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MPs back hospitality sector ahead of Budget restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
MPs back hospitality sector ahead of Budget

MPs back hospitality sector ahead of Budget

MPs have called for greater support for hospitality ahead of the 2026 Budget at UKHospitality’s parliamentary reception. The event bought together MPs, members of the House of Lords and hospitality...

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Last Saturday in January among busiest festive trading days for hospitality restaurantonline.co.uk/Artic…
Last Saturday in January among busiest festive trading days for hospitality

Last Saturday in January among busiest festive trading days for hospitality

The last Saturday in January was the third-busiest trading day for UK food and drink businesses during the 2025-26 festive period, with transactions 61% above the average day, according to new data...

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Soreen and Ginsters owner unveils new CEO foodmanufacture.co.uk/Articl…
Soreen and Ginsters owner unveils new CEO

Soreen and Ginsters owner unveils new CEO

Samworth Brothers, one of the UK’s leading food manufacturing firms, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer (CEO).

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