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 -5 October
Gino D’Acampo officially launches My Coffee & Deli Bar
Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has visited Manchester today (Friday 5 October) to officially launch his first My Coffee and Deli Bar. The new Italian fast-casual dining offer, which is located on the ground floor of his Pizza and Prosecco bar in fashion retailer Next, is the chef’s third venue…
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4 October
The Restaurant Group puts nine sites up for sale
Frankie and Benny’s and Chiquito owner, The Restaurant Group (TRG) has put nine of its restaurants up for sale following the successful sale of 31 of its restaurants. International real estate advisor Savills has been instructed to sell its former sites in England and Scotland. The units are available on…
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4 October
Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo hold demonstration
Workers from McDonald’s, Wetherspoons, UberEats, TGI Fridays and Deliveroo are holding a demonstration in Leicester Square from 11am, with some workers on strike. GMB Union regional officer, Steve Garelick, said: “The continued attacks made on workers from rate reduction without consultation to gratuities being hived off show that there is…
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3 October
Pret A Manger announces it is to label all products following ‘baguette death’
Pret A Manger has announced it is to label all products after a teenager fell into cardiac arrest after eating a baguette which did not list all ingredients correctly. The company’s CEO Clive Schlee said he was “deeply sorry” when the company announced the labelling changes this morning (3 October).…
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3 October
Olive Tree Brasserie opens flagship restaurant
Greek restaurant chain Olive Tree Brasserie has officially opened its flagship restaurant in Lytham, Lancashire. The site was a former Natwest Bank building, on Dicconson Terrace, and has been transformed by director and founder, Dean Wilson in a £500,000 refurbishment programme. The refurbishment includes handcrafted tiles and a copper bar,…
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3 October
Michelin guide 2019: Welsh restaurant retains star despite plans to return it
The Welsh restaurant that announced it wanted to return its Michelin star rating has retained the accolade according to the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland 2019 Selection. The owners of The Checkers in Montgomery, Wales said they wanted to give back the Michelin star after featuring in the guide…
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2 October
Rosa’s Thai Cafe opens Bluewater restaurant
Rosa’s Thai Cafe has opened a new site in the Bluewater Plaza in Kent, becoming the first Thai restaurant to open in the shopping centre. The new restaurant will host up to 90 customers across 2,500 sq ft in the upper plaza next to the Showcase Cinema du Lux expansion.…
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1 October
Kuti’s Brasserie opens in Southampton’s Royal Pier
Kuti’s Brasserie, a fine dining Indian restaurant has launched in the former gate house of the historic Royal Pier in Southampton. Set in a two-story property, Kuti’s Brasserie has four dining areas with 110 covers on the ground floor; 60 on the first floor; 30 upstairs in the Chandelier Cocktail…
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1 October
Restaurants and bars to be banned from taking employees’ tips
New legislation banning restaurant bosses from deducting or keeping employee tips is set to come into force, Theresa May has announced. Speaking at the Conservative Conference today (1 October), the prime minister named high street chains Prezzo, Strada and Zizzi as some of the worst offending restaurants for taking staff…
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1 October
InterContinental London’s O2 branch to source all produce locally
Intercontinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) London O2 branch is to source all produce for its Market Brasserie restaurant locally via a new rooftop garden. The hotel chain has recently introduced initiatives to redefine and enhance the Market Brasserie restaurant experience, focusing on locally sourced British produce. The chain claims the rooftop…
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