Bradford

SSP signs 14-year F&B contract with Leeds Bradford Airport

SSP Group has signed a 14-year contract to expand and refresh food and beverage outlets at Leeds Bradford Airport, as part of the airport’s £100m terminal redevelopment. The new agreement will see SSP operate a wider range of brands in the airport’s extended main terminal, including its first AMT Coffee…

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The Cinnamon Kitchen to open first Leeds site

The Cinnamon Collection, led by executive chef and CEO Vivek Singh, is set to open its third Cinnamon Kitchen restaurant and its first in Leeds this May. The 105-cover restaurant and bar is launching in partnership with the Grade II-listed The Queens Hotel in Leeds city centre. The interiors of…

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Subscription service helps boost Pret revenues up 20% in H1

Pret a Manger has posted revenues of £429.9m, an increase of 20.2%, for the first half of 2023 compared with £357.8m in H1 2022. The first half of 2023 saw Pret report a record sales week in May and June, driven by the success of its expanded subscription offer, Club…

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The next generation of British Asian cuisine

What made you want to set up My Lahore Chef Academy? So the reason behind it was when I studied in Bradford college. I did catering hospitality level one, level two, level three at that time, we had My Lahore already going on but it’s a very different method or…

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My Lahore launches chef academy

British Asian restaurant My Lahore has launched a new chef academy in partnership with Bradford College. The My Lahore Academy will specialise in British Asian cuisine and will shortly be enrolling its first class of adult students who will start the new programme in September. Fifteen students will learn fusion…

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£330m in Omicron grants unspent by local councils, study finds

Firms in England, which were most impacted by the Omicron variant, received less than half of the £635m support package promised by the Government, according to the analysis by the real estate adviser Altus Group. The analysis shows that just £305m of the £635m distributed to 309 English Councils had…

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Bradford pub receives £250,000 makeover

Publicans Chris and Nick Green have celebrated their 50th birthday with £250,000 joint investment from Ei Publican Partnerships for the Stansfield Arms pub, Bradford. The investment from has been used to transform the 15th Century pub into a modern drinking and dining venue, whilst retaining its traditional character. Works includes…

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Group of seven pubs brought to market

A group of seven freehold pubs which operate within the Authentic Alehouse brand located across the north east and north west of England have been brought to market. The pubs have been brought to market by specialist business property adviser, Christie and Co on behalf of joint administrators, Quantuma LLP.…

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Northern restaurant and bar scene dominates London

New analysis by Northern Restaurant and Bar, trade show for the Northern hospitality industry and hospitality data and insight specialists, CGA has shown that the “M62 corridor” spanning Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds has become a hotspot for new restaurants and bars. The number of city centre outlets within those locations…

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