Peterborough
Coverage highlights restaurant and bar openings, pub refurbishments and café developments, with updates on closures, staffing changes and menu trends. Editorial also reports on local investment, regeneration projects and supplier partnerships, giving UK hospitality professionals insight into the latest activity shaping the city’s food and drink market.
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Dec- 2020 -17 DecemberCoronavirus
Restrictions widen as millions enter Tier 3
UK government officials have announced that the majority of the South East and East of England will enter Tier 3 this weekend, as coronavirus cases continue to rise in many parts of the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the increased restrictions were necessary in order to control the…
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Nov- 2020 -13 NovemberNews
Middletons Steakhouse & Grill to expand portfolio
Restaurant group Middletons Steakhouse and Grill has announced plans to expand its portfolio with an eighth restaurant in Cambridge. Some £500,000 has been invested into the 170-cover restaurant that is set to open in December. The group operates an annual turnover of roughly £15m, employing 275 staff across its seven…
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Oct- 2020 -20 OctoberFood and Drink
Gourmet kebab chain set to open 12 new sites by end of year
German Doner Kebab (GDK) has confirmed it will open a total of 12 new branches by the end of the year creating 480 new jobs. The next five sites said to open are situated in Batley, Plymouth, Peterborough, Liverpool and London’s Bethnal Green. GDK was founded in Germany in 1989…
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Jul- 2020 -14 JulyRestaurants
Frankie & Benny’s unveils reopening plans
Frankie and Benny’s has confirmed the six restaurants have now opened for dine-in service, having previously opened for both click-and-collect and delivery. Its parent group, the Restaurant Group, plans to open all 35 Frankie and Benny’s sites by the end of the month. The six restaurants now open for dine-in…
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Nov- 2019 -21 NovemberRegulations & Policies
Chef launches petition for TripAdvisor to demand proof of payment
Chef Damian Wawrzyniak has launched a petition calling for TripAdvisor to demand proof of payment before reviews can be posted, after one of his restaurant’s was hit by a series of ‘fake reviews’. Wawrzyniak, who runs the House of Feasts restaurant in Peterborough, launched the petition after his restaurant was…
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Mar- 2019 -14 MarchAdvice
The impact of location on business
According to Keystone, London is “ideal for headquarters and central offices,” and this is partially because London attracts a fair amount of executive talent, and partially because of the prestige that the city offers. For example, there is a ring designing company called 77 Diamonds, and they enable you to…
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Jan- 2019 -14 JanuaryPeople
Damian Wawrzyniak returns to London with Salt Flakes restaurant
Polish chef Damian Wawrzyniak is to return to London as chef at Twickenham’s Salt Flakes restaurant. The restaurant claims to offer “modern world cuisine with a French touch”, and will represent Wawrzyniak’s first foray into London since opening his first London based restaurant Jan in Clapham, which closed less than…
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Dec- 2018 -7 DecemberPeople
Pizza Express founder dies
Peter Boizot, the founder of the Italian restaurant chain Pizza Express, has passed away at the age of 89. The company confirmed the Peterborough-born restaurateur had died on 5 December in a tribute on its website posted the following day. Boizot founded the chain in 1965, with its first opening…
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