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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Oct- 2018 -30 October
Major Parisian chain to open in Shoreditch
Parisian restaurant group, Big Mamma, are to open an Italian trattoria in London’s Shoreditch early next year. The group currently runs La Felicitá, Pink Mamma, and six other businesses in Paris, with its new Shoreditch restaurant following a similar blueprint. The new restaurant will feature 160-covers and will be styled…
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30 October
The Restaurant Group buys Wagamama
Frankie and Benny’s owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced it has conditionally agreed to purchase Mabel Topco, operating as Wagamama for a cash payment of £357m. TRG said its offer valued Wagamama at £559m and it would convert some of its existing sites into Wagamama restaurants. It plans to…
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29 October
New head chef at The Cavendish Hotel
The Cavendish Hotel, at Baslow on the Chatsworth Estate has appointed Adam Harper as head chef.A graduate of Derby University, Adam’s apprenticeship course resulted in a position as comis chef at the Michelin starred Fischer’s in Baslow. Then after writing to a number of world renowned chefs, he received a…
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29 October
Manchester Mayor asks restaurants to add £1 to all bills to support the homeless
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said he wants to see restaurants add £1 to all bills until the new year to support homelessness charity StreetSmart. The initiative would see restaurants adding the discretionary amount to every bill throughout November and December. The money raised will go to Burnham’s own Greater…
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29 October
Profits at top 100 UK restaurant groups plunge 80% to £37m in a year
The total pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurants have plummeted by 80% in the last year to £37m, down from £194m 12 months ago according to accounting firm UHY Hacker Young. The drop means that pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurant groups have fallen 89% from…
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26 October
Berenjak becomes Soho’s first Iranian restaurant
Berenjak has become the first Iranian restaurant in London’s Soho area after it opened this week. The restaurant will open on Romilly Street, with Kian Samyani who had been working at JKS Restaurants’ Brigadiers in the City, taking the role of head chef. The chef had previously worked alongside Karam…
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26 October
Galvin Brasserie de Luxe appoints new head chef
Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, situated in the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, has appointed Andrew Logie as its new head chef. Originally joining the team at the upmarket brasserie as a demi chef in 2013, Logie has worked his way through the ranks to take on the role of…
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25 October
Flame restaurant evacuated following fire
Belfast’s Flame restaurant was evacuated at 8pm on Tuesday night (23 October) following a fire on its rooftop. Around 70 customers dining in the restaurant were evacuated and residents at a nearby hotel were not allowed to return to their rooms as the fire service worked to extinguish the fire.…
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25 October
M Restaurants’ CEO to lead Gaucho through next phase
Martin Williams, CEO of restaurant group M Restaurants, will be leading steak chain Gaucho through its next phase after the business was bought out of administration. Gaucho was acquired by newly formed company Lomo Bidco – owned by Gaucho creditors Investec and SC Lowy – and the firm will support…
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24 October
GBK enters CVA
GBK has announced it is to enter a CVA this afternoon (24 October) following the appointment of Deloitte in September to oversee a restructuring of the business. In an announcement, Famous Brands, the South African restaurant chain’s owners said: “The CVA process has the objective to ensure financial viability and…
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