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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May- 2019 -1 May
Pizza Express sees growth despite ‘challenging conditions’
Pizza Express saw its group turnover increase 1.6% to £543m for the 52 weeks ended 30 December 2018. In the UK and Ireland underlying like-for-like sales grew 0.1% excluding the impact from adverse weather (down 1.0% unadjusted) while internationally, the Italian chain’s total sales were up 8.4% when compared with…
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1 May
The Savoy appoints Anne Lomas as director of restaurants
The Savoy has announced that Anne Lomas has been appointed director of restaurants at the London hotel. Formerly general manager at Simpson’s in the Strand, Anne Lomas will oversee The Savoy’s restaurants – Kaspar’s at The Savoy, Thames Foyer, and Simpson’s in the Strand, along with in-room dining. Lomas will…
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1 May
Richard Warrington appointed head chef at Ramsgate’s Empire Room
Michelin-trained chef, Richard Warrington has been appointed head chef at the Empire Room restaurant in Ramsgate, Kent. Warrington, has previously worked at nearby Wyatt and Jones in Broadstairs and the Buoy and Oyster restaurant in Margate, along with periods at several Michelin-starred establishments including Castle Ashby in Northampton and the…
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Apr- 2019 -30 April
Bar + Block Steakhouse to launch pop-up gin terrace with Fever-Tree
Bar + Block Steakhouse will be serving up the first taste of summer with a pop-up gin terrace in collaboration with tonic water and mixer brand Fever-Tree. Opening on World Gin Day (8 June) in collaboration with Fever-Tree, the restaurant’s al fresco terrace will be transformed into a treehouse and…
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30 April
Three Chimneys restaurant sold after 34 years
The Three Chimneys restaurant on the Isle of Skye has been sold for the first time in 34 years. Prior to its sale to Gordon Campbell Gray’s Wee Hotel Company, the restaurant had been run by husband and wife team Shirley and Eddie Spear for over three decades. Both the…
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29 April
Holiday park restaurant fryer fire ruled ‘accidental’
Essex Fire and Rescue Service has said that a fryer fire at a restaurant on the site of the Valley Farm Holiday Park was accidental. The fire which took more than an hour to extinguish happened on Friday (26 April) evening at around 4pm. Two crews were sent to the…
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26 April
BBC’s My Million Pound Menu winners set to open first restaurant
Pilgrim, the winners of BBC’s My Million Pound Menu are preparing to open a new restaurant in Liverpool’s Duke Street Market. The restaurant will launch with a 50% off soft launch period from 15 May and is based on an ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia which has…
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26 April
US hospitality group to open first restaurant in London
New York City’s LDV Hospitality, owner of the chic modern Italian restaurant concept Scarpetta Restaurants, will open their first London restaurant in Knightsbridge Green in June. The restaurant will be named Sette, representing the “lucky number seven”. And it will be the group’s newest restaurant from the Scarpetta family. Operating…
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26 April
Jason Atherton puts Social Wine and Tapas restaurant on the market
Chef and restaurateur, Jason Atherton is looking to sell his Social Wine and Tapas located in London’s Marylebone area. According to reports by Eater the restaurant commands an annual rent of £135,000 per year, and is described by estate agents as a “rarely available restaurant site”. The sale comes as…
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25 April
Bristol café/restaurant Dela up for sale
Dela in Easton, Bristol has been put up for sale by the current owners. Situated in a former Victorian warehouse, the Mivart Street restaurant is being marketed by leisure property specialists Fleurets. Co-owners Mike Orme and Lara Lindsay opened Dela in 2017 and are now looking to explore other opportunities.…
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