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The latest industry news from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Aug- 2019 -2 August
Whitbread to launch Bar + Block Steakhouse in Reading
Whitbread is set to launch a new Bar + Block Steakhouse in reading following a “successful” roll-out in Wimbledon, Belfast and Bristol in 2019. The new steak-focussed all-day casual dining restaurant will open on Reading Road in Winnersh on the 16 August. Bar + Block Winnersh will be a 418…
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2 August
Star Pubs and Bars to sponsor 100 apprentices
Star Pubs and Bars has announced plans to sponsor 100 apprentices, in preparation for the first Hospitality Apprenticeship Week. The move is designed to help licensees attract and retain the “best talent” in the kitchen and behind the bar in order to develop future hospitality managers. Prompted by feedback from…
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1 August
Who now thinks Byron was worth £100m?
There was a time when Byron was all the rage. Perhaps the earliest successful British recreation of the exploding American ‘posh burger’ trend, it struck a chord with affluent London millennials and quickly became a posterchild for high-growth restaurant businesses in the fast-casual segment. Founded by Tom Byng in 2007…
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1 August
Brits on average spend £22.50 on date night dining, reveals CGA finds
The average British consumer spends the most on food and drink – £22.50 per head – when they’re on a date, according to CGA Food Insights19. The research also found on average Brits go out to eat 63 times a year, and go for a drink 85 times a year,…
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1 August
Island Poké partners with Rosa’s Thai Cafe for guest chef bowl
“Grab-and-go” restaurant Island Poké has partnered with Rosa’s Thai Cafe to produce a guest chef poké bowl. Rosa’s Thai red curry and laab Poké bowl is a celebration of one the restaurants signature dishes, combined with Island Poké’s take on Hawaiian-inspired poké. The bowl contains miso chicken with Rosa’s red…
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1 August
Rare Restaurants appoints two new board members
Rare Restaurants, owners of Gaucho and M Restaurants, has appointed Jamie Mitchell and Tom Dixon to its board. The pair bring with them a “wealth” of experience to Rare Restaurants which formed in April when the SC Lowy and Investec entity that acquired Gaucho in October 2018, acquired M Restaurants.…
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Jul- 2019 -31 July
Fafa’s to debut in London in September
Fafa’s has announced it is set to open its London site this September on Monmouth Street, in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. The company began serving Mediterranean street food from a small Finnish kiosk in Punavuori back in 2011, and core dishes include freshly filled pitas, salads and meze with everything…
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31 July
Gisborough Hall launches new bar and grill
De Brus Bar and Grill’ has opened at Gisborough Hall hotel in North Yorkshire. The new restaurant is set to offer a casual dining and drinks throughout the day offering salads, meat and fish grills, dishes to share, vegetarian dishes and “healthy options”. The bar and grill is led by…
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31 July
Tattu reveals preview of its fourth site ahead of Edinburgh launch
Contemporary Chinese restaurant group, Tattu, has revealed a preview of its upcoming fourth restaurant in Edinburgh. Inspired by Scotland’s cosmopolitan capital, Tattu Edinburgh will pay homage to the relationship between ‘traditional and contemporary’; complete with a Chinois-style interior that features wooden fretwork, antique furnishings and chinoiserie fabric panelling partnered with…
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30 July
Erpingham House sets sights on new Brighton project
Erpingham House, the vegan restaurant, has announced plans to open a new restaurant in Brighton. Loui Blake, managing director of Erpingham House, has set his sights on Brighton and announced that this August, Epringham House will begin its Crowdfunding venture, with the aim of raising £250,000, or 15% of the…
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