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Coverage highlights restaurant openings, refurbishments and menu development across the group, alongside updates on staffing initiatives, leadership changes and supplier collaborations. Editorial also explores investment, expansion activity and guest experience projects, giving UK hospitality professionals insight into how an international casual dining operator is building its presence and adapting to consumer demand.
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Jun- 2022 -22 JuneFood and Drink
The Breakfast Club announces new menu and extended opening hours
The Breakfast Club has announced the roll-out of a new breakfast, lunch and dinner menu to be implemented in three of its London sites, along with extended opening hours on Thursdays through to Saturdays for its new ‘Boozy Nights’. The menu, which is set to be rolled out across all…
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May- 2022 -20 MayRestaurants
Angela Hartnett appoints James Holah as group exec chef
ngela Hartnett has appointed James Holah as group executive chef at Angela Hartnett Ltd. Holah will be working across Michelin-starred restaurants Murano, Mayfair, and neighbourhood favourites Cafe Murano, St James, Covent Garden and Bermondsey. He joins Angela Hartnett with a wealth of experience, having held the head chef position at…
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Apr- 2022 -7 AprilRestaurants
Shaftesbury to debut noodle concept in Chinatown
Shaftesbury has announced it is set to debut Kung Fu Noodle, the first live hand-pulled noodle concept in Chinatown, in London later this spring. Kung Fu Noodle will take up residence on a two-floor, 1,800 sq ft unit on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Wardour Street. The restaurant will…
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5 AprilFood and Drink
Happy Face to open third London site this April
Neapolitan pizza brand, Happy Face Pizza, continues its expansion in the capital with its third restaurant set to open in northwest London this month. The new site will be one of the first to open in the new Brent Cross Town development, bringing its “refined, authentic” Italian menu and signature…
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Feb- 2022 -2 FebruaryFeatures
Hell Yeah Hospitality: Secrets of growth during a pandemic
The past 18 months have not been all doom and gloom in the hospitality industry. Despite the period of uncertainty, companies have found ways to grow their business by exploring alternate avenues and diversifying their approach. Hell Yeah Hospitality Group, which operates three hospitality brand concepts; Pizza Punks, Mamasan and…
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Jan- 2022 -6 JanuaryFood and Drink
Happy Face Pizza expands with two new sites
Neapolitan Happy Face Pizza has announced the opening of two new restaurants in London, marking its expansion in the capital. Following in the footsteps of the 2018 flagship site in Kings Cross and underground Supermax bar, the first of the new sites has now opened in Victoria, followed by a…
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Jul- 2020 -24 JulyComment
Mental health in the catering sector
For employees working within the catering sector, the workload is very demanding, and it is often pressurising to meet the satisfaction of customers. Seeing that restaurants are beginning to accelerate again, following lock down being eased, no doubt that catering employees will now be expected to work within a new…
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15 JulyFood and Drink
McDonalds slashes prices as it pilots dine-in scheme
Following the Chancellor’s VAT reduction last week, McDonald’s has announced a raft of price reductions across its menu, to be recommended to all franchisees. The reductions will be found across meal bundles and menu ‘classics’, and while prices may vary slightly by locations, the recommendation includes an estate-wide 40p reduction…
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Jan- 2020 -4 JanuaryRestaurants
Bulgaria’s Happy Bar and Grill to open first UK site
Bulgarian fast food chain, Happy Bar and Grill is set to open its first UK restaurant on the site of the Leicester Square branch of TGI Fridays in London. Happy Bar and Grill has 22 sites across Bulgaria and two in Barcelona, with its all-day manu expected to arrive in…
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Dec- 2018 -7 DecemberAdvice
How improving internal communications improves operations
Many modern catering and hospitality teams are made up of large numbers of people spread over multiple sites, which presents unique operational challenges. These teams include those working for large hotel chains or catering at major events like music festivals and sporting meets, or one-off occasions such as weddings, corporate…
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