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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Sep- 2019 -19 September
Giggling Squid to open two new stores in Weybridge and Leamington Spa
Thai Restaurant brand Giggling Squid is to open two new stores in the towns of Weybridge and Leamington Spa. Thai-born Pranee Laurillard and her husband Andrew, founded Giggling Squid – the nickname of one of their children – to bring “the real Thai dining experience” to the UK. Now with…
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19 September
Fuller’s invests £2m into all-day dining and co-working concept
Pub and hotel operator Fuller’s has invested close to £2m on a “extensive” renovation of its The Chamberlain Hotel on Minories in London. The renovation, includes a “significant” facelift of the exterior and a full interior refurbishment, a new basement cocktail bar, called ‘The Chambers’ has been developed to provide…
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18 September
Restaurateurs disqualified for failing to pay £4m in taxes
Two restaurateurs from Glasgow have been banned for a total of 17 years after they caused a loss to HMRC of more than £4m in unpaid taxes. Sukdev Gill signed a disqualification undertaking for eight years after he did not dispute that over six years, he caused companies he was…
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18 September
New Italian restaurant Calici to open in Belsize Village
A new Italian restaurant, bringing the best of traditional, regional Italian food into the 21st century, will be opening its doors in North London’s Belsize Park on Friday 20th September. Tapping into the casual dining scene, Calici will offer diners a laid-back dinner location coupled with a sleek and sophisticated…
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17 September
Bill’s Manchester to move to new site in Spinningfields
Bill’s Restaurant and Bar has announced it is moving from its current Manchester city centre location, on John Dalton Street, to the city’s financial centre, Spinningfields, this autumn. The group said it will open its doors on Monday 28 October with a “vibrant” new look, and the new 177 sqm…
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17 September
Hospitality productivity rising, but more support needed, report suggests
Hospitality is more productive than widely thought, according to the latest Future Shock report from CGA and UKHospitality, with business leaders seeing “plenty of room” for improvement. The fifth edition of the twice-yearly report highlights data showing that hospitality’s revenues have risen faster than employment levels in recent years. Gross…
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16 September
Restaurant closures up 25% over the past 12 months
The number of restaurant insolvencies has jumped 25% in the last year up to 1,410 in 2018/19, compared with 1,130 for the previous year. The study compiled by accounting firm UHY Hacker Young found that the rapid growth of the causal-dining sector since the last recession had resulted in an…
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11 September
Closures hit ‘record’ levels in the first half of 2019
The number of stores closing down in the first six months of the year has reached its highest levels, with 2868 closures recorded for the period. An average of 16 stores a day shut their doors, according to research by the Local Data Company (LDC) and accounting firm PwC. The…
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10 September
Hampshire’s Three Lions Restaurant placed on the market for £1.1m
The Three Lions Restaurant, located in the Hampshire hamlet of Stuckton, has been placed on the market for £1.1m. The two-story detached building features a spacious internal trading area for up to 65 covers and seven double en-suite letting rooms, all of which are named after different types of tree…
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10 September
Bill’s Restaurant & Bar reopens following refurb
Bill’s Restaurant and Bar, at Intu Trafford Centre, has now reopened following a “stylish” refurb. The restaurant said it has transformed its Trafford Centre restaurant and bar with a “striking” new interior, and the redesign includes modern décor, with “vibrant” colours, velvet seating and new chandeliers. Founder Bill Collison said…
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