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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Jul- 2018 -25 July
Gunpowder founder to close Madame D and Gul and Sepoy restaurants
Harneet Baweja, founder of Gunpowder Holdings, has announced the closure of Gul and Sepoy, and Madame D restaurants in order to concentrate his energy on the Gunpowder group. He is due to open his second Gunpowder restaurant at One Tower Bridge in September and Custard bakery in October at the…
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24 July
Royal Harbour Hotel manager launches Little Ships Restaurant and Cafe
Hotelier James Thomas and chef Craig Mather have opened the Little Ships Restaurant and Cafe in Ramsgate, Kent. The new site is an eight-minute walk from the Royal Harbour Hotel, overlooks the marina and seats 80 people including its outside tables. It occupies the former Miles Bar site, which closed…
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24 July
London’s Chinatown holds protest against immigration raids
Business owners and restaurant staff will be shutting Chinatown down for five hours to protest an immigration raid which happened on 5 July and resulted in a deaf and mute woman being taken to hospital. The walk-out has been organised the London Chinatown Chinese Association (LCCA) which said that immigration…
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23 July
Nick Nairn closes Aberdeen-based Pizza Bar business
Celebrity chef Nick Nairn has closed his Aberdeen-based Pizza Bar business which opened in 2016, resulting in the loss of five full-time jobs. The business has been placed in the hands of administrators who described the restaurant as “no longer commercially viable”. Chef Nairn said: “I had always wanted to…
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23 July
Takeaway sector thrives amid restaurant struggles
The UK’s top 100 takeaway businesses have seen a 10% increase in turnover from £2.7bn from £2.46bn in the past year, research from credit broker Funding Options has found. Furthermore, profits at the UK’s top takeaway businesses have risen from £160m to £180m, a 13% increase. In contrast, the UK’s…
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23 July
Five-month-old chippy closes over ‘odour complaints’
Clerkenwell fish and chip restaurant, United Chip, has been forced to close for the summer following “odour complaints” from local residents. In a statement released today, United Chip, said: “Due to odour complaints from local residents we have had to close the shop for the remainder of the summer, while…
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20 July
London ice-cream restaurant kicks out Unilever scouts
London ice-cream restaurant Chin Chin Lab has kicked out a Unilever ‘inspiration team’ after they were found to be writing down the entire menu, consulting work books made by Ben & Jerry’s specifically about the restaurant, and trying every item. Chin Chin Labs posted an image to its Instagram story…
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20 July
Team behind Shoreditch’s The Clove Club to open new restaurant
The team behind Shoreditch’s Michelin star-winning The Clove Club are set to open a new restaurant in the area. Two Lights will open at the site of Italian restaurant Amici Mei on Kingsland Road in September, headed up by The Clove Club’s current head chef Chase Lovecky. Following the opening…
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19 July
Gaucho closes its Cau chain causing the loss of 540 jobs
Gaucho has announced it has closed its Cau chain, cutting 540 jobs as it enters a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA). Deloitte has been appointed by the steak firm to lead the firm through the administration process. Cau was described by Deloitte as “significantly loss-making” after three consecutive years of falling…
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19 July
Temper City to change entire menu after Indian grill sees ‘sluggish’ customer response
Chef Neil Rankin’s Temper City restaurant is to change its entire menu as a result of what Rankin calls a “sluggish” customer response to the current Indian grill offering. The new menu will be more similar to that at Rankin’s first restaurant Temper Soho. A Temper spokesperson told Catering Today…
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