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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Jan- 2020 -17 January
Slim Chickens to open seventh UK site at Bluewater
The Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has announced that its seventh UK Slim Chickens site will open in Kent in February 2020. The American fast-casual concept which specialises in “premium”, cooked to order chicken, will open its next UK site in the Bluewater Shopping Centre. BRG said the opening will bring…
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16 January
Scott Paton launches new Àclèaf restaurant
Chef Scott Paton has announced he will be launching his new restaurant, Àclèaf, in Devon. The site, which is set to open on 22 January, follows Paton undertaking a year of research in the run up to the launch. He said that the main theme of the restaurant is “sourcing…
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16 January
Bar Douro announces opening of London Broadgate site
Contemporary Portugese restaurant Bar Douro has announced it is to open its second site in London’s Broadgate on 28 January. Like the London Bridge flagship restaurant, the new site will offer its contemporary take on traditional Portuguese cuisine and regional wines. The Broadgate site will also offer a “more extensive…
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15 January
Ask Italian fined £40,000 for lack of lobster in lobster dish
Restaurant chain Ask Italian has been fined £40,000 after it was found to have “misled” customers over one of its lobster dishes. The chain, which is owned by the Azzurri Restaurant Group but trades under the Ask name, was fined by Swansea Magistrate after an investigation by Swansea trading standards…
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15 January
Fire breaks out at African Village restaurant in Birmingham
A fire which broke out at the African Village restaurant in Perry Barr, Birmingham, yesterday afternoon has been extinguished. Some 40 firefighters from West Midlands Fire service were in attendance at the height of the blaze. The service said one man was rescued from the burning building “by ladder from…
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15 January
Rojano’s rebrands to Caffé Rojano
Cornwall-based restaurant, Rojano’s in the Square is to relaunch as Caffé Rojano in February after nine years of trading. Owners Paul and Emma Ainswoth have confirmed the rebrand after they purchased the freehold of the site. Caffè Rojano will reflect the “vibrant café culture” and Italian food scene that has…
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14 January
Halo burger announces new Shoreditch site
Plant-based restaurant, Halo Burger, has announced it is opening its second site in Shoreditch on 22 January. The expansion follows a successful year of trading at its debut site at POP Brixton as it marks the start of founder Ross Forder’s plan to expand the concept around the UK, in…
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14 January
Big Fernand launches in London
Parisian burger brand, Big Fernand, has announced the launch of its first British site in South Kensington, London. The casual dining chain, which launched in Paris in 1993, has over 55 sites across France, China and the UAE. The South Kensington site marks the start of its expansion across the…
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13 January
Meat Liquor reports increase in profits
Meatailer, the parent company of restaurant chain Meat Liquor, has reported an increase in profit after taxation to £239,000, up from £75,000 in 2018. Revenues also increased from £14.7m in 2018 to £14.9m during its financial year to 30 June 2019, according to documents filed with Companies House. The group…
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10 January
Simon Bolsover joins Green Dragon Hotel as executive chef
The Green Dragon Hotel has appointed Simon Bolsover as its new executive chef. Bolsover most recent roles included executive head chef at The Coniston Hotel and Seaham Hall Hotel and Spa having previously worked alongside Raymond Blanc and Keith Floyd. Bolsover said he is now “excited to put down roots”…
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