Pret A Manger translates its distinctive brand experience to mobile site
Pret A Manger, the food chain known for its fresh and natural food has unveiled a new mobile site, designed and built by digital agency Essence. The new dynamic and highly intuitive mobile site is a...
View ArticleFood costs overview for June
H & C News is pleased to be able to share information on food costs and trends for June – from fruit and vegetables, to meat and fish, to dairy – supplied by Prestige Purchasing. Overview Overall...
View ArticleWhitbread is the number one operator in eat out top 20
National pub and restaurant operator Whitbread has beaten last year’s winner Mitchells & Butlers to the number one spot in Eat Out magazine’s top 20 list ranking pub and restaurant groups by their...
View ArticleFlaming Grill challenges troops to ‘defeat the meat’
Flaming Grill pubs will ‘salute the troops’ in a BIG way on National Armed Forces Day as they offer them the chance to take on the infamous 1kg Challenge Burger free of charge. All 84 Flaming Grill...
View ArticlePieminister to take its pie and cider concept across the UK
Following the successful launch of Pieminister’s first Pie and Cider restaurant in Bristol this March, the award winning pie brand opens its first Manchester cafe this month (June). 30 restaurants by...
View ArticleASK Italian to open new look, new restaurant in Birmingham’s city centre
ASK Italian will be launching a brand new, flagship restaurant in July 2013, in the vibrant, redeveloped New Street shopping area of Birmingham’s city centre – the group’s first restaurant in the...
View ArticleExcessive, or what? Burgers are reaching new heights
Jill Failla, writing in the Technomic blog, addresses the intriguing subject of the emerging burger concepts in the USA, namely emerging casual-dining and fast-casual restaurant chains, that are...
View ArticleGreene King reports record results and strategic progress
Greene King employs over 22,000 people across its main trading businesses: Retail, Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands. It operates 2,256 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK, of which 987 are...
View ArticleUK Branded Restaurant Market to grow by £5.6 billion
Allegra Strategies’ Project Restaurant 2013 report on the branded restaurant market has just been released and – as revealed in Allegra’s valuable Restaurant leaders Summit just last week – not only...
View ArticleSUBWAY opens its first store with LIDL
SUBWAY has opened its first ever store within a Lidl supermarket. The store is situated just outside the busy seaside town of Cromer in Norfolk and is the 12th store opened by local SUBWAY franchisee...
View ArticleAndrew Lynch of SSP winner in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year...
Andrew Lynch, CEO of SSP, has been named one of the winners of the prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year London and South competition. The judges cited the company’s impressive...
View ArticleDrinking tea and coffee is good for your health
The Preventive and Clinical Investigations Centre in Paris has revealed that tea and coffee drinkers have lower blood pressure than people who don’t drink them at all, and that people who drink around...
View ArticleSimon Cope to join Wagamama in newly created role of Marketing Director
wagamama, the UK’s Japanese-inspired restaurant chain, has appointed Simon Cope as Marketing, Property and International Franchising Director. Simon joins from Mitchells & Butlers where he worked...
View ArticleGiggs and Neville: from footballing to hospitality dream team?
It’s not often that footballers go on to have successful careers outside football management or commentary, but the plans announced in recent days by Manchester United stars Gary Neville and Ryan...
View ArticleMarianne: the small but perfectly formed restaurant!
Set to make her debut on the London restaurant scene, chef, author and BBC Masterchef: The Professionals finalist Marianne Lumb is to open a self-titled restaurant ‘Marianne’, on Chepstow Road in West...
View ArticleDomino’s continues strong sales and online growth
Domino’s Pizza Group, the leading pizza delivery company with stores in the UK, Germany, Republic of Ireland and Switzerland, has issued its pre-close trading update covering the 13 weeks to 30 June...
View ArticleLondon’s Top 10 Restaurants: The Ledbury tops List for second year
London’s vibrant dining scene showcases quality, diversity and innovation with a continuing explosion of restaurant openings, pop-ups and street food vendors that deliver a global range of innovative...
View ArticleManchester Airport and SSP transform traditional food court
Passengers travelling from Manchester Airport can now visit a new style food court called The Food Quarter to enjoy a drink and a bite to eat before their flight. Pop-ups showcase local culinary scene...
View ArticleAlbion at NEO Bankside: Conran launches his British café on London’s Southbank
Following the success of Albion, the British café and bakery in Shoreditch, Terence and Vicki Conran with Peter Prescott, will launch their second site this July. The new café and food store will be...
View Article‘Utellme’: invented in Scotland, assisting restaurants everywhere to improve...
Poor service sparked Scottish entrepreneur Ron Hounsell to develop a unique device that aims to help restaurants increase food and beverage sales, enhance customer satisfaction, and maximise table...
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