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- 2018 -26 November
Mayor confirms ban on junk food advertising on TfL
Junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from 25 February under new measures to help tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, confirmed on 23 November. The decision follows a public consultation launched in May which found “overwhelming” support from Londoners…
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23 November
First Meatliquor site to close
Meatliquor’s first site in Marylebone is to close in order to make way for a luxury hotel, the site was only originally intended to be in place for two years, however it is now being removed after seven. The restaurant is set to close at the end of February after…
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22 November
Bella Italia raises £100k for the Dreams Come True Charity
Italian restaurant chain Bella Italia presented a £100,000 cheque to mark the money it has raised for children’s charity Dreams Come True over the last 30 months. A cheque was given to the charity’s chief executive, Richard Aston at the Italian restaurant’s Islington site in conjunction with the charity’s 30th…
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22 November
Nearly 70% of Edinburgh businesses support ‘tourist tax’
A recent survey by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce found that 69% of businesses would support the introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) in Edinburgh. The survey yielded views from 200 businesses and organisations from across the city, from a range of industries including hospitality, financial services, creative industries…
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21 November
Bohemia chef Callum Graham reaches MasterChef quarter-finals
Callum Graham, chef at Michelin-starred Restaurant Bohemia, at The Club Hotel & Spa in Jersey, has reached the quarter-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals. The BAFTA-winning show is back for its 11th series on BBC2 and features Greg Wallace, Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti searching to crown its 2018 champion. Graham…
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21 November
Bistrot Pierre founder kicks off construction at new Eastbourne restaurant
The founder of Bistrot Pierre has visited the site of the chain’s new Eastbourne restaurant to signal the start of construction work. The opening of the new restaurant in 2019 on the Wish Tower site will represent the chain’s furthest step into the south east to date. Founder, Robert Beacham…
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21 November
TRG investors to oppose Wagamama acquisition
The Restaurant Group’s (TRG) investors are planning to vote against the company’s proposal to acquire Wagamama as they have said it “throws up too many red flags”. Columbia Threadneedle Investments, which owns 7.7% of TRG, have confirmed they are planning to oppose the proposal in a meeting on 28 November.…
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20 November
Second Reunion des Gastronomes winner announced
Andras Lakezi, food and drink manager at the Kimpton Fitzroy London has been awarded the Réunion des Gastronomes President’s Award 2018. Judges said the competition was “extremely close, but a unanimous choice” calling Lakezi “a role model in all that he delivers”. Lakezi’s trophy was presented to him by guest…
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19 November
Manchester pub offers £500 for pigs in blankets ‘taste-test’
A Manchester pub has announced it is searching for a taster for its pigs in blankets and has offered £500 as payment for taking the “taste-test”. The Oast House is looking to introduce new takes on the Christmas classic and it wants a local to attend the test with a…
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19 November
Limin’ opens east London restaurant
Trinidadian rum shop and restaurant Limin’ is to open a branch in London’s Shoreditch at Spitalfields Market. The restaurant will operate as a pop-up until New Year’s Eve and it is not yet known what will happen with the business in 2019. The menu will be half food and half…
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