Restaurants

The latest news and updates on restaurants, 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.

Oct- 2021 -

8 October

Ethical fine dining restaurant Mara launches new concept

Mara, an ethical fine dining restaurant, has launched a new concept at Links House, Royal Dornoch, amid a longstanding charity initiative since opening in May 2021. Each diner choosing the restaurant’s tasting menu will have £3 donated on their behalf to Trees for Life, a Highlands-based charity dedicated to rewilding…
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8 October

Tortilla Mexican Grill enters London Stock Exchange

Tortilla Mexican Grill has announced that it has successfully issued its entire share capital to on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The IPO which is expected to raise approximately £23m for selling shareholders, and £5m from the placing of new shares, giving Tortilla a market capitalisation of…
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7 October

Butchies to open in Borough Yards this winter

Butchies has announced the opening of a new site in Borough Yards in the next few months. Butchies opened in 2013 after founder Garrett and his wife returned to London after a period in New York. It revealed the restaurant is set to serve 45 covers including 25 in an…
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6 October

Galvin at Windows hosts employment initiative for students

Galvin at Windows has launched a Young Adults Employment Initiative in partnership with Bridge the Skills Gap to provide career opportunities for young hospitality talent. The 12-week programme, which launched this summer, saw five hospitality and catering students from Tameside College hosted at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The…
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4 October

Searcys partners with SevenRooms and TheFork

Searcys has announced a new partnership with TheFork and SevenRooms. It revealed that integrating TheFork, an online reservations platform and SevenRooms, hospitality guest and retention platform, will allow Searcys’ venues to increase online reservations and offer “seamless” management of its front of house and guest experiences. According to Searcys, it…
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4 October

Blk Sheep Baa and Grill to open this October

Hospitality operator One Hundred Knights has confirmed that Blk Sheep Baa and Grill will open its doors for business at the Plassey Holiday Park, Wrexham, on Monday 25 October 2021. Based at the former old dairy ‘Shippon’ site, the restaurant is five miles from the centre of Wrexham and has…
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1 October

Government assembles Hospitality Sector Council

The UK Government has assembled a team of hospitality professionals to “help England’s pubs, restaurants and cafes to thrive”, business minister Paul Scully has announced. The Hospitality Sector Council will identify and oversee actions related to the 22 commitments in the strategy, aiming to “create sensible solutions using their expert knowledge and assess the strength of the sector”.  The council…
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Sep- 2021 -

29 September

The Machrie Hotel appoints new head chef

The Machrie Hotel has announced the appointment of Iain Nicholson as the new head chef at 18 Restaurant and Bar. Nicholson has over 12 years experience in the industry, having previously worked under Albert Roux as a sous chef across his Scottish and London restaurants. He joins from the position…
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29 September

Adam’s secures new head chef

Birmingham restaurant Adam’s, has announced the appointment of James Goodyear as its new head chef. Goodyear is classically trained and joins following a period working as head chef at Hide in Piccadilly Circus, London. He said: “I look forward to teaching them new techniques and working with them to continually…
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28 September

EG Group acquires 52 KFC restaurants

The Issa Brothers’ EG Group has announced the acquisition of 52 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants in the UK from family-managed Amsric group. It revealed the acquired network, across the south and south-west regions, comprises more than 1,600 team members and a mix of “high-quality” drive thru and “traditional” restaurant…
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