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- 2019 -

17 October

India’s Copper Chimney opens its first UK restaurant in London

Indian restaurant group, Copper Chimney, has opened its first UK restaurant at Shepherds Bush, London. The brand, which operates across five cities across India, including Mumbai and Kolkata, describes itself as a “pioneer of contemporary Indian cuisine.” Since the opening of the first Copper Chimney site in 1972, the Indian…
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16 October

LGBT+ groups boycott Chic-fil-a’s UK debut

LGBT+ groups are boycotting the opening of Chic-fil-a’s first UK restaurant, over comments made by the American fast food chain’s CEO about the LGBT+ community. In 2012 CEO Dan Cathy reportedly said on US radio programme, The Ken Coleman Show, that “defining marriage differently to the bible was akin to…
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15 October

Britannia Spice manager hits back at ‘exaggerated’ Tripadvisor review

A general manager at an Edinburgh restaurant has hit back at an online reviewer calling him “pathetic” and an “embarrassment” over “exaggerated” claims of poor customer service posted on Tripadvisor. The negative review posted to the Britannia tripadvisor page titled “Terrible Customer Service” explains how one customer attempted to pay…
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15 October

Consumer expectations of food quality increases, study finds

Consumer expectations around food quality in pubs and bars have soared between February and September 2019, according to a study by online review company Feed It Back. Through an in-depth analysis of reviews across the pub and bar sector, Feed It Back found negative reviews left around food quality have…
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15 October

Kitchen W8 celebrates 10 year anniversary by retaining a Michelin Star

Kitchen W8, has marked its 10th anniversary of business this autumn by retaining its Michelin star it first acquired back in 2011. The 70-seat restaurant, which was launched in 2009 by co-owners Rebecca and Phil Howard, has gained a reputation for “professional consistency and flair” with its menus and service…
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14 October

Beiriso launches crowdfund to help next phase of growth

Italian-japanese fusion restaurant Berisio has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, in order to expand on the success of its first restaurant. Since its launch in 2015, Beiriso said it has cultivated a “loyal customer base” and now serve 300 people daily. It said the convenience food-to-go market growth is…
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11 October

KFC announces UberEats trial from 50 London locations

KFC has announced it is trialling delivery of their original recipe fried chicken on Uber Eats from 50 KFC restaurants across London. The trial will see it offer its Bargain Bucket, Family Feast and Popcorn Chicken and other staples from its menu available on the Uber Eats app delivering from…
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11 October

Wasabi appoints Henry Brits as new CEO

Sushi restaurant Wasabi has appointed Henry Brits as its new CEO, announcing that he will join the business on 29 November. Brits has previously worked at Yum! Brands and was involved in the turnaround of Pizza Hut Restaurants under private equity ownership. Earlier this year Wasabi secured investment from investment…
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10 October

Seven Park Place to relaunch in November following ‘extensive’ refurb

Seven Park Place, located at St. James’s Hotel and Club in London, will relaunch in November following complete renovation of the interiors, furniture, extension and rebuild of the restaurant. Taking inspiration from the Art Deco period, interior designers Russell Sage Studio said it has enhanced the restaurant and bar with…
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9 October

Richard McLellan’s Wilder restaurant and bar to open in Shoreditch

Chef Richard McLellan has announced the opening of his new restaurant and bar, Wilder, launching on Wednesday 16 October 2019, at Boundary London, Shoreditch. Previously of Typing Room and Michelin-starred Alyn Williams at The Westbury, McLellan has partnered with restaurateur Sir Terence Conran to open his first solo venture in…
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