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.
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Dec- 2019 -17 December
Fraiche restaurant claims top spot in ‘Harden’s 100’
Marc Wilkinson’s 14-seater Fraiche restaurant, near Birkenhead, has claimed the top spot in the ‘Harden’s 100’ list of the UK’s top dining destinations. Fraiche was amongst the north west’s tally of 10 entries in the Harden’s 100, the highest of any region outside the south east and London. Harden’s said…
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17 December
Zizzi owner reports 7% increase in total sales
The Azzurri Group, the parent company of Zizzi, Ask Italian, Radio Alice and Coco di Mama, has reported an increase of 7% in total sales to £299.4m. According to the groups financial reports for the 52 weeks to 30 June 2019, the group experienced a 3% increase in EBITDA to…
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16 December
Mowgli Street Food to launch first restaurant in Bristol
Mowgli Street Food has announced plans to open its first restaurant in Bristol, which will open its doors on Corn Street this winter. Set inside an “elegantly” high-ceilinged building, the brand said the space will be the home to the “fresh, light zing of Indian food unplugged”. The restaurant chain…
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16 December
The Cavendish London to launch vegan menu in January
The Cavendish London has announced it will launch an all-new vegan menu for the month of January. Its menu, which has been released in support of the annual ‘Veganuary’ event, will be offered in its 2AA Rosette fine dining Petrichor Restaurant throughout the month in addition to its usual menu.…
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16 December
Franco Manca revenues jump 9.3% in half-year results
Fulham Shore, parent company of Franco Manca and Real Greek has reported a 9.3% increase in revenues to £36m compared with £33m in 2018, in the six months to 29 September. The group also reported EBITDA was £8.4m after the adoption of accounting method IFRS 16, compared with £4.6m last…
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13 December
Restaurant owner fined for ‘breaching’ duty of care
A restaurant owner from Bury St Edmunds has been fined after admitting breaching a duty of care which led to his waste being fly tipped, West Suffolk Council has said. Nurul Alam who owns the Spice Garden in Risbygate Street admitted a charge of breaching his duty of care when…
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13 December
TGI Friday’s reports rise in sales
Restaurant, TGI Friday’s has reported 12-month-growth resulting in a 1.5% rise in like-for-like sales. The results for the year ending on 30 September, reported a 2.4% increase in sales, alongside a 0.5% rise in EBITDA to a total of £26.9m. The restaurant also reported a net debt of £47.4m as…
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13 December
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall closes
Jamie Oliver restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall, has announced it is to close its doors with immediate effect. The site was owned and operated by the Cornwall Food Foundation, despite its use of the Jamie Oliver group name. The outpost was one of the last remaining Jamie Oliver sites in the UK. …
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12 December
Spanish restaurant operator Ultracomida to open fourth site in Wales
The husband-and-wife team behind Spanish bar and restaurant group Ultracomida has announced plans to open a second site in Cardiff city centre. The independent boutique operators already run popular the pinxtos bar Curado and two Ultracomida deli-restaurants in the coastal towns of Narberth and Aberystwyth. The new venue in the…
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11 December
The Breakfast Club appoints Charlie McVeigh as chairman
The Breakfast Club has appointed Draft House founder and chairman, Charlie McVeigh as chairman. The news of the appointment follows the restaurant reporting record sales and “positive” like-for-like growth for the year. It revealed the first seven months of the current financial year ended with £9.7m worth of sales, increased…
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