United States
Coverage explores hospitality, foodservice, and QSR trends emerging from key U.S. markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Austin, with reporting on fast-casual innovation, tech-led service models, menu development, and the global expansion of American restaurant brands. Insight is tailored for UK operators, chefs, and strategists tracking U.S.-led influence in areas such as premium fast food, delivery integration, loyalty platforms, and culinary branding.
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Nov- 2022 -1 NovemberFeatures
Operations behind Lusin, Mayfair’s first Armenian restaurant
Can you tell me about your career and how you came to be director of operations at Lusin Mayfair? I started hospitality management back in Lebanon, my home country, and I continued my master’s degree in the same field. At the same time I was working in restaurants, starting from…
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Oct- 2022 -11 OctoberFeatures
In conversation with the executive chef of Steak and Company
Can you tell us a little bit about your background as a chef? I was classically trained as a chef. I started as a pastry chef in Poland before going on to travel around the world. I was in the United States for five years and that’s when I got…
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6 OctoberRestaurants
Chipotle to open new Hampstead restaurant
Chipotle has announced it is opening a new restaurant in West Hampstead on 11 October. Earlier this year, Chipotle opened its first location outside the greater London area in Watford. The company currently has 12 locations in the UK. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of June 30, 2022, in…
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Jun- 2022 -8 JuneRestaurants
Food chain regulation company Fresho secures £8m funding round
Fresho, a company that aims to make food supply chains more sustainable between restaurants and their suppliers, has announced a recent series A capital raising of £8m. More than 38,000 foodservice venues across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States have used Fresho’s solution, with more than £700m…
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Dec- 2021 -3 DecemberPeople
Domino’s UK founder to step down from board
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that Domino’s UK founder Colin Halpern, now the non-executive vice chairman of the group, is to step down from his position on the board. He will step down at the conclusion of the company’s AGM in 2022 in order to focus on his other business…
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Jun- 2021 -15 JuneFood and Drink
Just Eat Takeaway.com enters US market with Grubhub acquisition
Just Eat Takeaway.com has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Grubhub for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition follows the clearing by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the £6.2bn merger between Just Eat plc and Takeaway.com. The merger was previously under investigation…
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Mar- 2021 -30 MarchFeatures
How does Jollibee hope to win over the UK fast-food market?
With over 1,000 McDonald’s and 900 KFC sites across Britain, any newcomer to the nation’s fast-food sector has a difficult task convincing hungry consumers, who are craving a quick and reliable fix to enter its premises. For Jollibee – a Filipino-originated fried chicken chain, headed by billionaire businessman Tony Tan…
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Feb- 2021 -4 FebruaryPeople
ISHC adds RLA’s CEO to its board
The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISCH) has elected RLA CEO Roger Allen as its newest board member. ISHC is represented by some 200 of the industry’s “most respected professionals” from across six continents with the aim of being the leading source for global hospitality expertise. The ISHC was founded…
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Jun- 2020 -25 JunePubs and Bars
Diageo launches $100m recovery fund to help pubs and bars
Diageo has today announced a new global programme to support pubs and bars to welcome customers back and recover following the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘Raising the Bar’ will be a two-year programme available from July 2020. Diageo will provide $100m (£80.4m) to support the recovery of major hospitality centres, including: New…
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11 JuneBusiness
Just Eat Takeaway to acquire Grubhub in £6bn deal
Just Eat Takeaway has entered a “definitive agreement” with Grubhub that will see it acquire 100% of Grubhub’s shares in a $7.3bn (£5.75bn) deal. Once the takeover is finalised, the combined group will be the world’s largest online food delivery company outside of China, measured by gross merchandise value and…
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