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Nearly half of foodservice operators unaware of allergen legislation
With less than six months to go until the introduction of new allergen legislation, research conducted for Unilever Food Solutions has revealed that nearly half of foodservice operators (44%) are...
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Café Rouge launches new format at Victoria Place
Building on the success of its ‘express’ site at Euston station, Café Rouge, the chain of restaurants serving popular French style dishes, has opened at Victoria Place, London, and aims to be ideally...
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Loungers y-o-y sales up 48% as it hits 50 sites
Loungers, the Bristol based café/bar group, has reached 50 sites with the opening of Como Lounge in Witney, Oxfordshire on 6 August. Loungers started life in 2002 as a 10-table café/bar in the...
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FSA publishes food allergen labelling guidance for SMEs
The FSA is issuing technical guidance to help small and medium-sized (SME) businesses comply with the new rules on allergen labelling and information, which take effect later this year. The guidance is...
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TGI Fridays opens ‘fast track’ restaurants
TGI Fridays opens its doors to a new era of ‘fast track’ restaurants, the first of which has opened this week at Manchester Piccadilly Station, marking the first of its kind in the UK, and providing a...
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Scottish Homecoming events attract record numbers
Hundreds of thousands of people from the UK and overseas have embraced Scotland’s second year of Homecoming with record-breaking attendances recorded for many of the events within the first six months...
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Migrants key for UK hospitality industry
New research released by People 1st has shown that migrants play a significant role in the hospitality industry and are filling key roles at all levels of business. The new report, Migrants in the...
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Different mobiles, different tastes
The device you’re using can reveal a lot about your eating habits. Online food ordering site hungryhouse.co.uk has found that you may be able to tell more than you think about a person’s food cravings,...
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Harrods’ The Georgian freshens up
Harrods has unveiled an elegant refurbishment of The Georgian that has seen the historic restaurant take on a contemporary redesign of its signature elements. The Georgian has collaborated with bespoke...
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Full Shortlist for 2014 Women 1st Shine Awards
Women 1st, the initiative that aims to raise the number of women working in senior roles in the tourism and visitor economy sector, has revealed the shortlist for its 2014 Shine Awards. The Shine...
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Flaming Grill takes to the road in a ‘blaze’
National pub restaurant brand Flaming Grill is putting its grills on wheels as it launches the first ever Flaming Grill van, appropriately named Blaze. The van, which launched Friday 8th August at the...
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Distinctive design for Albert’s Worsley
Architects and Interior Designers, Fasciato Architects, worked with the owners of the Albert’s Restaurant & Bar chain for their latest venue, Albert’s Restaurant & Bar in Worsley, Manchester,...
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SUBWAY appoints Area Development Manager
SUBWAY has announced the appointment of a new Area Development Manager in the UK and Ireland. Greg Madigan – who officially started in the role this week – has over a decade of experience with the...
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SSP posts 3.5% rise in quarterly sales
SSP Group, the leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has issued an interim management statement covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2014. Current Trading...
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Hunter 486 appoints Gary Durrant as Head Chef
Hunter 486, the stylish restaurant within The Arch London, has appointed Gary Durrant as its new Head Chef. A classically trained chef with years of experience in exceptional high-end dining, Gary...
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Domestic tourism boosted by Easter
Results of the Great British Tourism Survey (GBTS) released by VisitEngland reveal 3.8 million domestic holiday trips were taken in England in April 2014, a 10% increase on the same period last year,...
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Silk & Grain’s inventive twists on classics
Stunning new cocktail bar and restaurant Silk & Grain is now setting t he City’s drinking and dining scene alight w it h pioneering, barrel-aged tipples and sizzling steaks from t heir Josper...
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San Carlo Cicchetti in Covent Garden with Aldo Zilli
Following the huge success of Cicchetti, Manchester and London Piccadilly, The San Carlo Group of restaurants is launching Cicchetti, Covent Garden this September. The restaurant group is looking...
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BOBO Social for the Bourgeois Bohemian
A new high-end Burger and Small Plates dining concept will launch mid-August on one of London’s foodie destinations: Charlotte Street. BOBO Social will offer innovative dishes made with local British...
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New restaurants for John Lewis flagship store
Ham Holy Burger (above), an Italian burger restaurant, and its sister company, traditional Neapolitan pizza restaurant Rossopomodoro (below), have opened their first concessions at John Lewis’s...
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