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Site Bites – Kimchee – Giraffe – Guildford Arms – Steam and Rye…
KIMCHEE’s new bar – Giraffe opens 3 Tesco Extra sites – Guildford Arms for elegance – Steam and Rye opens in The Old Bank Of New York, London – West London Gastropub Princess Victoria re-opens – The...
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Leon to double in size next year
Leon, the high quality fast food restaurant chain, this month opened the first of a planned twelve sites over the next year. The new format restaurant in More London, near City hall and HMS Belfast,...
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Nando’s UK profits double as it opens new branches
Nando’s, the successful and expanding chain of chicken restaurants, has been busy building profits even as it opened new outlets. Accounts for the year to 24 February 2013 for Nando’s Group Holdings,...
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Casual Dining announces who’s who of Keynote speakers
Jens Hofma, CEO of Pizza Hut UK, Alex Reilly, MD of Loungers, Andrew Guy, CEO of Ed’s Easy Diner, and Peter Martin, vice president of CGA Peach, are just some of the big name speakers already confirmed...
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Top Restaurants named at the Curry Oscars
The winners of the ‘Curry Oscars’ were announced at a star-studded event in central London. The event, dubbed the ‘Curry Oscars’ by Prime Minister David Cameron, celebrates excellence in curry making...
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Phil Sermon adds Vapiano USA
Vapiano UK Managing Director Phil Sermon has been appointed as chief executive officer of Vapiano in the USA. Phil joined Vapiano in 2012 and is responsible for its two London restaurants and future...
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Spirit Group to expand Flaming Grill, Fayre and Square, Taylor Walker
The Spirit Group will be expanding its brands across the UK and has appointed Jenics and PH Land and Developments to locate up to 20 new sites over the next 15 months. The group, which was formed in...
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New coeliac website + venue finder + food and drink directory
Coeliac UK, the national Charity for people with coeliac disease, has launched its new and improved website www.coeliac.org.uk with the introduction of increased functionality for people with coeliac...
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Sudbury House Hotel welcomes Chef Andrew Scott
Sudbury House Hotel announces the appointment of Andrew Scott as Executive Head Chef. Andrew joins having gained his first Michelin star in the 2014 guide at The Curlew Restaurant in East Sussex....
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How social are chefs?
During October over 300 chefs shared their views in the Social Chef survey commissioned by Mars Foodservice in association with the Craft Guild of Chefs. The research was conducted by industry social...
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Restaurant Manager of the Year delivers fine dining for Spurs
Back at the start of October, Janine Swales of BaxterStorey triumphed in the Academy of Food & Wine Services 2013 UK Restaurant Manager of the Year competition. H & C News visited Janine out at...
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giraffe trials NFC technology for Christmas
London giraffe restaurants are trialling Near Field Communication (NFC) technology on tabletalkers, allowing customers to interact with their smartphones and receive a daily ‘treat-a-day giveaway’ as...
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Mecco and Compass in Ryder Cup triumph!
Paul McGinley, Ryder Cup team captain Mecco, supported by sister company Fresh Direct in Paisley, and Compass in Scotland’s Sport, Leisure and Hospitality division (part of Compass Group UK &...
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Site Bites – Tragus at T2 – Ape & Bird – Crown & Thistle – Augustus Harris
Tragus introduces La Salle at T2 – The Ape & Bird Public House opens for business – Oakman Inns re-opens Abingdon’s The Crown & Thistle – Augustus Harris: the Covent Garden Bàcaro Overview...
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Oakman Inns changes to ensure ‘best in class’ food
Many groups in the smart-casual dining sector operate on the creation and generation of a centralised menu produced and tested by a development team, delivered through the company purchasing policy...
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The Art of Service
H & C News’ recent interview with Janine Swales, GM for BaxterStorey out at Tottenham FC’s world class training facility in Enfield, provoked us to take a closer look at the Front of House Training...
View ArticleLoungers: sales up, site numbers up
Loungers has revealed that like-for-like sales for the first 26 weeks of their financial year were up 6%, and that year-on-year sales for the period were up 58.9% to £15.2m as they continue to expand...
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A new Brew for Wandsworth
Brew is the emerging all-day cafe chain best known for its innovative breakfasts that use ‘a diverse and unusual mix of ingredients’ – check them out on its website menus! Now, Brew has taken the...
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Bar ordering app Orderella funds for roll-out
Orderella, the new app which allows its customers to order and pay for food and drink with their smartphone, has successfully closed its maiden funding round. It achieved £550,000 at the agreement of...
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Food inflation to reach 3.8% in 2014: winners, losers, mitigation
Prestige Purchasing, procurement specialist for the food service industry, is warning that food inflation is expected to reach 3.8 per cent next year, over-indexing predictions for the consumer price...
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