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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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May- 2019 -21 May
Game of Thrones-inspired immersive dining experience comes to London
The Vaults on Leake Street, London has announced it is running an immersive dining experience inspired by Game of Thrones. Named, Dinner is Coming, the immersive spoof dining experience will run in the restaurant’s underground tunnels until 14 July. The experience promises a “delicious feast of indulgent food with theatre,…
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20 May
Belsfield launches new vegan, vegetarian, gluten and dairy-free menus
Four-star Laura Ashley hotel, The Belsfield, has launched four brand-new afternoon tea menus in order to appeal to a wide-range of diets. As well as a traditional afternoon tea menu, The Belsfield’s two-AA Rosette chefs have created vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free afternoon tea menus. Priced from £22.95 per person,…
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20 May
Nisa launches craft beer range in partnership with EeBriaTrade
Discount supermarket, Nisa has announced it is working with craft beer and cider marketplace EeBriaTrade to launch its first range of craft beer. From this week, over 1,300 of Nisa’s retail partners will be able to order craft beer and cider from more than 100 of the UK’s craft producers…
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17 May
Chef Sophie Michell to join Byron as food director
Casual dining chain, Byron has announced that chef and food writer Sophie Michell will be joining its team as food and drink director. In this new role, Michell will use her experience as a chef, restaurateur, food writer, and television presenter to develop all of Byron’s food and drink recipes,…
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17 May
Amazon invests in Deliveroo
Deliveroo has announced it has received $575m (£450m) in investment from online retailer, Amazon. The investment makes Amazon the largest investor in Deliveroo’s shared funding round, which the app hopes will allow it to invest heavily in expanding the company’s tech team at its UK Headquarters, expand further to reach…
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16 May
Marco Pierre White to open restaurant at Preston hotel
Marco Pierre White is to open a new restaurant named Mr White’s English Chophouse at the Mercure Preston Samlesbury Hotel. The new restaurant will open at the end of June at the hotel which is located equidistant between Preston and Blackburn on the A59. The menu will focus is on…
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16 May
Eric’s Fish and Chips to open second site in St Ives
Eric’s Fish And Chips has announced it will open a second site in St Ives, Cambridgeshire on 1 June. The new site for the restaurant brand operated by chef Eric Snaith, will be located at Abbey Retail Park on Harrison Way. It will be a 66-cover restaurant and takeaway, with…
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15 May
ICA starts campaign following ice cream van ban
The Ice Cream Alliance (ICA), has told Catering Today it is launching a campaign to get local authorities to provide electricity points so that ice cream vans can trade with their engines off, after a number of London councils banned the vans from streets in their boroughs. An ICA…
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15 May
Laura Ashley opens first tea room in Cornwall
Laura Ashley has announced it is set to open The Tea Room in Cornwall at The Cornwall Hotel. The new format, named Laura Ashley The Tea Room, will officially open to the public on Saturday 25 May. The tea room will offer a range of sweet and savoury items including…
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15 May
Crussh launches debut retail range exclusively with Sainsbury’s
Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars launches a range of retail products, including vegan and protein-based lines, into 61 Sainsbury’s convenience stores across London, following a successful trial in 10 Sainsbury’s stores since July 2018. Entering stores on 13 May, the roll-out was part of the healthy food and juice…
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