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 -8 November
Japanese restaurant Taka to open on former Providores site
Japanese restaurant Taka has announced it will be opening its latest restaurant at the former Providores and Tapa Room site in Marleybone. The new site will open in spring next year, making it Taka’s second London location. The restaurant was first brought to London Shepherd’s Market in 2017, by brother…
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7 November
L’Italiana to open new restaurant in Shenley
Italian restaurant, L’Italiana, will open a new restaurant in Shenley, Hertfordshire, tomorrow (8 November). According to the group, its second restaurant will offer the same menu and dining experience that its customers have “grown to love over the years”. Owner George Nicholas said sourced ingredients are often bought locally and…
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7 November
Pizza Express owner to inject £80m into business
The Chinese owner of embattled restaurant chain Pizza Express is to inject £80m into the business, as it aims to pay off its vast amount of debt. Hony Capital, which acquired Pizza Express in 2014, said the money will be used to pay down some of its debt to bondholders.…
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7 November
Gaucho to undergo brand revamp with Mayfair restaurant launch
Restaurant chain Gaucho has unveiled it will be making changes to the business, which includes a new restaurant design and cinema screen, with the new design launching at Gaucho’s original restaurant on Charlotte Street in Mayfair this month. The restaurant announced it has updated its “creative direction” to “win new…
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6 November
Restaurant fined £10,000 over ‘illegal accommodation’
Owners of a Bolton restaurant have been fined £10,000 over “illegal and unsafe” accommodation, Bolton Council has said. The accommodation was discovered above India Gate during a multi-agency inspection back in December. Appearing at Bolton magistrates’ court last week, owner of the Indian restaurant, Heron Ali, admitted to not owning…
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5 November
McDonald’s opens first UK ‘Delivery Kitchen’ in London
Fast food giant McDonald’s has opened its first ‘Delivery Kitchen’ in Hanworth, west London, to help nearby restaurants meet the demand from McDelivery orders. The new kitchen is part of a wider trial to test different restaurant formats. Most recently, the group opened ‘McDonald’s to Go’, a small format restaurant…
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5 November
Chef Aktar Islam to open new Birmingham restaurant
Aktar Islam, Michelin-starred chef at Opheem, has unveiled plans for a new Birmingham restaurant. The Craft English Garden will be located in Birmingham’s International Convention Centre, and is set to open in January of next year. The botanical-themed restaurant will feature a range of dining pods, as well as hanging…
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4 November
McDonald’s CEO fired over relationship with employee
McDonald’s chief executive, Steve Easterbrook, has been fired after having a relationship with an employee. The fast food giant said Easterbrook had “violated company policy” and shown “poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee”. The BBC said Easterbrook “acknowledged” the relationship and said it was a “mistake”.…
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4 November
Restaurant opened by Masterchef runner-up closes its doors
Table 22 restaurant at Old House Hotel in Wickham has announced it closed its doors. Masterchef runner-up, Greg Emmerson, opened the restaurant at the Old House Hotel in December last year as part of a £250,000 revamp under the owners of GA Gourmet. In March this year Emmerson announced he…
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1 November
London restaurant bill prices rise by ‘record’ amount in 2019
London restaurant bill prices have risen by 6.3% in the past 12 months, compared with 4.8% the previous year, according to new figures from London-based publishing firm Harden’s. According to the group, the average price of dinner for one at establishments listed in its 2020 London Restaurants guide is £59.28,…
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