Greens
Explore business-focused coverage on the sourcing, supply, pricing, and menu innovation surrounding leafy produce and seasonal vegetables vital to UK kitchens. This section supports chefs, procurement leads, and F&B operators with updates on farm-to-fork supply chains, sustainability trends, weather-related crop impacts, and how shifting consumer demand for plant-forward dishes is influencing purchasing, plating, and profit margins across restaurants, pubs, cafes, and catering businesses.
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyPubs and Bars
Lunar Pub Company to launch its first site
Lunar Pub Company co-founded by Hubert Beatson-Hird and chef director Oliver Marlowe, will open its first site, The Hunter’s Moon in Chelsea this September. The pub will feature horseshoe booths, skylights, a vintage Aga in the dining room, a caged wine display and downstairs a semi open kitchen sits alongside…
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Jun- 2019 -12 JuneRestaurants
Eric’s Fish And Chips to open third restaurant in Holt
Closely following the group’s opening in St Ives in Cambridgeshire, Eric Snaith, executive chef and owner of award-winning Eric’s Fish And Chips, will open a third site in Holt, Norfolk on 27 June 2019. Eric’s Fish And Chips Holt will be a 30-cover licensed restaurant and takeaway serving classic fish…
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May- 2019 -15 MayBusiness
Crussh launches debut retail range exclusively with Sainsbury’s
Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars launches a range of retail products, including vegan and protein-based lines, into 61 Sainsbury’s convenience stores across London, following a successful trial in 10 Sainsbury’s stores since July 2018. Entering stores on 13 May, the roll-out was part of the healthy food and juice…
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Apr- 2019 -12 AprilRestaurants
Rosa’s Thai Cafe continues northern expansion
Rosa’s Thai Cafe, the restaurant group founded by Thai chef Saiphin Moore, will open its first restaurant in Leeds on 4 May in Trinity Leeds shopping centre. The new restaurant will be Rosa’s second opening outside the capital, with both in the north of England, following the launch of their…
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9 AprilPubs and Bars
Chequers Inn set for reopening
The Chequers Inn at Ettington, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, has announced it is set to reopen in time for Easter after undergoing an extensive renovation. The 18th century pub features a 38-cover restaurant which has been refreshed, with intimate snug areas and spaces for larger parties. A new spring menu will include…
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Mar- 2019 -22 MarchAnalysis
The emerging food-to-go trend
Within the food and drink industry, the food-to-go sector is booming and IGD has even forecasted that it will be worth £23.5bn by 2022. Within the sector, many different types of organisation are looking at how they can capitalise on consumers’ love affair with quick, convenient food. They should also…
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7 MarchBeverages
The Isle of Wight Distillery redesigns flagship gin
Mermaid Gin, from the Isle of Wight’s only distillery, has been redesigned to a new sculpted bottle, going plastic-free and switching to entirely recyclable materials. The bottle makeover follows a year long research project backed by a private external investor. The flagship spirit of the four-year-old Isle of Wight Distillery…
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Nov- 2018 -8 NovemberFeatures
Taking on the trends of 2019
As a compelling social media presence becomes an ever more important marketing tool, it’s essential to monitor the latest design trends and implement them in your restaurant or hotel. Nothing encourages guests to snap and share their experience like striking and up-to-date design. Even if your current interior is working…
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1 NovemberAdvice
De-stress with interior design
When your guests are entering your hospitality space, you want them to feel warmly welcomed and relaxed, encouraging them to forget all their outside stresses. Interior design makes an impact instantly and you want that impact to be positive – encouraging customers to return again and again. One way to…
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Oct- 2018 -23 OctoberRestaurants
Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens launches Restaurant Interlude
A new dining destination, Restaurant Interlude, has been launched at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens – the historic 200 acre estate, with Grade I Listed gardens, near Horsham in West Sussex. Hospitality entrepreneur Penny Streeter OBE, owner of vineyards in the UK and South Africa, bought the Leonardslee estate in 2017.…
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