British people visit food or beverage outlets 257 million times between midnight and 7am every year, according to new figures. The data, released by market research firm, The NPD Group, for the year ending May 2018 suggested that the growing demand for late-night and early morning food and beverages consumed…
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Supper club Chicken of the Woods is to open its first permanent restaurant, named Through the Woods. The 16-cover restaurant will be headed up by former Smokehouse chef, Chris Slaughter, and will open in London’s Crouch End offering one sitting per day at 8pm from Thursday to Saturday. A £40…
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The City Pub Group (CPG) has announced that it has acquired three new pubs in London and the exchange of contracts on another in Brighton. CPG has completed the acquisition of three sites in London; the Travellers Friend in Woodford and two Jam Tree pubs in Chelsea and Clapham, and…
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Mexican chain Chipotle has announced its figures for the second quarter ending 30 June, with expert’s predictions beaten on sales. Sales at the chain’s restaurants which were open for at least 13 months in the second quarter, saw a rise of 3.3%, a significant improvement on analyst predictions of around…
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The historic Rising Star pub in Derbyshire is set to be transformed into a 78-room hotel and restaurant complex. Gigi Developments is seeking planning permission from Peak District National Park to build the development on Hope Road in Bamford. As many as 50 new jobs, 150-cover restaurant along with a…
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UK hospitality businesses are struggling to differentiate themselves according to new research released by marketing company Vistaprint. Based on analysis of 1,000 UK business websites, the study has uncovered the most common mistakes businesses make when branding themselves including ‘playing it safe with colours’ and using ‘clichéd objectives’ to describe…
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed news that the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) will carry out a market review into card-acquiring services due to an “alarming increase in card fees and charges”. Andrew Cregan, policy adviser at the BRC has welcomed the review, and said it comes at a…
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Business owners and restaurant staff will be shutting Chinatown down for five hours to protest an immigration raid which happened on 5 July and resulted in a deaf and mute woman being taken to hospital. The walk-out has been organised the London Chinatown Chinese Association (LCCA) which said that immigration…
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Celebrity chef Nick Nairn has closed his Aberdeen-based Pizza Bar business which opened in 2016, resulting in the loss of five full-time jobs. The business has been placed in the hands of administrators who described the restaurant as “no longer commercially viable”. Chef Nairn said: “I had always wanted to…
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The UK’s top 100 takeaway businesses have seen a 10% increase in turnover from £2.7bn from £2.46bn in the past year, research from credit broker Funding Options has found. Furthermore, profits at the UK’s top takeaway businesses have risen from £160m to £180m, a 13% increase. In contrast, the UK’s…
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