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Euro Garages aiming for 175 Subway concessions by end 2016
Last month, Euro Garages’ opened its 100th Subway concession on site, at Holtspur service station in Beaconsfield, over a year ahead of the original schedule. Such has been the success of Subway on...
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Mayfair welcomes 8 Mount Street Brasserie & Bar
Following a successful soft launch, 8 Mount Street, the new Mayfair- based brasserie and bar, will officially open on 10th December. Combining elegant simplicity with a contemporary twist, this...
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Sartoria re-opens with Francesco Mazzei as chef patron
Following an extensive refurbishment, Savile Row’s Sartoria has re-opened its doors with renowned Italian chef Francesco Mazzei at the helm as chef patron. With a new all-day dining menu including...
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M Victoria Street receives 1500 bookings within 24 hours of opening
Martin Williams, the founder of M Restaurants, has opened his second destination restaurant: M VICTORIA STREET, in the heart of London’s Victoria neighbourhood. Martin has an exceptional team behind...
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Brett Redman’s Japanese Yakitori Restaurant Jidori opens
Jidori is the new Japanese yakitori restaurant opening in Dalston on the 8th of December, founded by Brett Redman (who recently opened The Richmond in Hackney to great acclaim) and Natalie Lee-Joe. At...
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Local restaurateur acquires Brook Meadow Country House Hotel
Brook Meadow country house hotel on Merseyside has been sold to local restaurateur Helen Demetrious by the specialist hotels team at Colliers International from an asking price of £950,000. Brook...
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Champagne Taittinger to establish a UK Vineyard in Kent
Champagne Taittinger has announced the launch of Domaine Evremond. Working with Hatch Mansfield and private investors, this unique collaboration marks the first time that a Champagne house has...
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London locals can now eat MSC Cuban food
One of the first Cuban bar-restaurants to open in the UK has become the first to serve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, sustainable fish to its customers. The award-winning bar-restaurant,...
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Tortilla opens 27th and excited for 2016
Tortilla, the expanding Mexican restaurant group opened the doors to its 27th restaurant last week at the Intu Victoria Centre, which is also their second restaurant opening in Nottingham in the last...
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POLPO for Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge and Leeds
POLPO is set to open two restaurants in early 2016 with Harvey Nichols, the leading luxury retailer. Both sites are scheduled to open in February and the launch in Leeds will be the first POLPO...
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London eating and drinking-out markets down 1.5% after post-Paris nervousness
London’s pub and restaurant trade saw sales dip in November in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. Public nervousness about going out led to a 1.5% decline in like-for-like sales in the capital,...
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Barbecoa, Franco Manca and Daisy Green join Nova, Victoria
A further three dining destinations have been announced as set to open at Nova, Victoria next year, adding more culinary talent to what will be London’s newest food quarter. Barbecoa, Franco Manca and...
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Anderson & Co adds to Peckham’s growing reputation
Peckham in South London has in recent years become well established as a food destination, and the choice and quality continues to multiply for both residents and visitors. Anderson & Co opened in...
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Tesco predicts 20% growth in Free From foods this Christmas – do you?
Shoppers are set to spend 20 per cent more stocking up on Free From foods this Christmas compared with last year. That’s the prediction from Tesco whose research shows that one third of UK households...
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Twin openings for Shake Shack
Byrgyrs am byth! The first ever Cardiff Shake Shack will open its doors Tuesday 22 December. This Shack is prominently positioned on the first floor of St. David’s Shopping Centre, the Welsh capital’s...
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Don Giovanni wins Les Routiers ‘2016 Newcomer of the Year’ Award
Manchester’s longest standing Italian restaurant, Don Giovanni, has won the Les Routiers ‘Newcomer of the Year 2016 award’. The independently owned restaurant was recently given a £400K refurbishment...
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Foodservice Industry Trends to watch in 2016
The NPD Group has identified five key foodservice industry trends to monitor in 2016: 1. Experimentation and Customisation – less loyalty, more variety. Consumers want new flavours, fusion foods,...
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Pizza Hut 6.2% sales growth + huge opportunity
Pizza Hut Restaurants has announced like for like sales growth of 6.2% for the period from 1st December 2014 to 29th November 2015, having achieved nine quarters of consecutive growth. The casual...
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Death of the traditional Christmas Dinner?
The traditional image of a turkey Christmas dinner with all the trimmings could become a thing of the past as research from restaurant booking platform Bookatable.co.uk has found that the meat is...
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The Ivy Kensington opens for business
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie opened 15 December, set in the space previously occupied by Pavilion’s Restaurant and Bar, and almost opposite High Street Kensington tube station. It offers accessible,...
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