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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Nov- 2019 -27 November
Brindisa Kitchen set to open at Borough Market Kitchen
Spanish restaurant group Brindisa Kitchen has announced it is set to open a new restaurant at Borough Market Kitchen next year. The restaurant will take inspiration from ‘ La Ruta de la Plata’, which is an ancient Spanish pilgrimage route that goes from Andalucía, southern Spain to the Northern Asturian…
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27 November
YO! set to open sushi counters across 50 Tesco stores nationwide
Japanese restaurant group, YO! (previously known as YO! Sushi) has opened its 25th ‘To Go’ kiosk at Tesco Durham Extra, as part of the 50 kiosk roll out in Tesco stores nationwide. The 50 kiosk partnership builds on the successful trials of YO! To Go kiosks at Tesco’s Sunbury-on-Thames Extra…
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26 November
Chucs Cafe’ opens new site in Chelsea
Restaurant, Chucs Cafe’, has opened its doors to its new on Lower Sloane Street in Chelsea, London. The Chelsea branch is the sixth location in London for the branch and is part of its expansion plans led by chairman Graziano Arricale alongside executive chef director Simon Henbery. Chucs Cafe’ will…
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26 November
Wingstop launches third UK site
Wingstop is set to launch its third UK restaurant in partnership with Xbox. Lemon Pepper Holdings, the brand partner of Wingstop, confirmed the third UK site would be opening in Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent, and feature a “stay and play” gaming zone in partnership with Xbox. This marks the first…
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25 November
Mumford & Sons musician to open King’s Cross music and dining venue
Mumford and Sons musician Ben Lovett’s Venue Group has announced the opening of its second music and dining venue at King’s Cross. Launching in February and located along its namesake, Goods Way, it will play host to a small, “carefully curated selection” of fast-rising and experienced chefs and dining enterprises.…
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25 November
Nigerian pop-up restaurant Chuku’s announces first permanent site
Nigerian pop-up restaurant, Chuku’s has announced the opening of its first permanent site in Seven Sisters, Tottenham. The restaurant run by brother and sister duo, Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick is set to open its doors in February 2020. The founders have described the dining experience at the new restaurant as…
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25 November
Wagamama turnover jumps in second-quarter results
Japanese restaurant chain Wagamama has reported an 11% increase in turnover to £93.5m in the 22-week period to 29 September 2019. The growth in turnover was the result of the “continued expansion” of its restaurants in the UK, which saw six new sites and one delivery kitchen open during the…
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22 November
The Alchemist to make Scottish debut
The Alchemist, the Simon Potts-led cocktail bar and restaurant concept, is to make its Scottish debut next year in a 5,700 sq ft site in Edinburgh St James. The Alchemist will be situated on level four of Edinburgh St James, overlooking Register Square, which connects the development to Princes Street.…
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22 November
D&D’s Blueprint Cafe appoints Rudi Warner as head chef
Hospitality group D&D’s, Blueprint Cafe in London has appointed Rudi Warner as head chef. Warner joins the London Bridge restaurant, with a host of Michelin starred experience, which includes three years at seafood restaurant, Angler. He was also appointed sous chef at Ollie Dabbous’s resturants Dabbous and Hide. Warner joined…
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19 November
Restaurants ‘too unhealthy’ for 71% of Brits, study reveals
A new market report looking at restaurant trends for 2020 has revealed that 71% of consumers want healthier options available on the menu. The research from Paymentsense of over 70,000 businesses, plus interviews with 350 British restaurant owners and 2,085 consumers reveals that 50 million adults eat out in Great…
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