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English wines strike Gold at IWC 2015
English wines showed star quality at Tranche One of the International Wine Challenge 2015 with a total of 26 medals being awarded to home grown wines. Three Gold medals, 10 Silver medals and 13 Bronze...
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YO! Sushi and Disney UK join forces
YO! Sushi, the leading iconic Japanese restaurant group, and Disney UK have joined forces to create six new children’s bento box meals inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios’ next action packed...
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Josh Katz to open Berber & Q in spring 2015
Josh Katz will open his first restaurant, Berber & Q, a Middle Eastern and North African grill house, within the railway arches of Haggerston, in Spring 2015. Formerly at Galvin Bistrot de Luxe,...
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Pennethorne’s Cafe Bar at Somerset House
Levy Restaurants UK has opened the new Pennethorne’s Cafe bar at Somerset House. Pennethorne’s is named after Sir James Pennethorne, a 19th century English architect who designed the Somerset House New...
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Are we falling out of love with meat?
A YouGov survey of the British public commissioned by the Eating Better alliance and Friends of the Earth has found: around one in three people (35%) say they are willing to consider eating less meat...
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Penfolds partners with ME London
In its 170th year, Penfolds has announced a year-long partnership with ME London which will be the first Penfolds flagship venue in Europe. The partnership involves branding, bespoke food pairings,...
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Brasserie Bar Co: 2014 pivotal year
Brasserie Bar Co, the company behind the Brasserie Blanc and White Brasserie Company, has announced its results for the 12 months ending June 2014. Group reported turnover grew by over 7% to almost...
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Hummus Bros from thinking outside the shop to 350 pop-ups
Securing good retail sites for any food operator in central London is very challenging. So how does a fledgling business compete with the large high street incumbents on getting the best sites at the...
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Pester power drives 763 million family eat-out visits per year
When a family chooses to eat out in a British restaurant, a fast food outlet, or even in a pub or curry house, who makes the decision on where they dine? Foodservice industry figures from global...
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Wales’s statutory food hygiene rating scheme extended
Wales’ food hygiene rating scheme is being extended to trade-to-trade businesses, such as food manufacturers and wholesale providers who sell food to other businesses, Deputy Health Minister Vaughan...
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Autumn Statement: the impact on hospitality
The major points affecting hospitality include: A full review of the business rates system, with results due at the 2016 Budget Two per cent cap on the inflation-linked increase in business rates has...
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150% rise in Brits dining out at Christmas in 2014
Bookatable.co.uk has revealed that there has been a significant rise in the number of Brits eating out at Christmas, as people look to avoid the stresses of cooking large family meals on 25 December....
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Best Ever Business Mentors for The Hospitality Show 2015
The Business Mentors are back and their skill sets are more diverse than ever. The highly popular scheme returns to The Hospitality Show this January (NEC Birmingham, 19th-21st) offering show visitors...
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Gourmet Burger Kitchen serves up new restaurants
The UK’s original premium burger restaurant, Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), is continuing to expand its estate with four new openings planned in Glasgow, Watford, Swindon and Bromley. The brand will...
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Welcome Break South Mimms takes on new look
Drivers visiting the Welcome Break service station at South Mimms can now enjoy an invigorating rest from their journey thanks to the launch of a premium food court which is home to an extended range...
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The Tipping Point: Brits tight but women more likely to pay out
A new survey has shown that almost two thirds of tight-fisted Brits are unwilling to loosen their purse strings when it comes to tipping. The poll by money saving site NetVoucherCodes.co.uk found that...
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Quilon wins Most Innovative and Exciting Wine List
Quilon wins Most Innovative and Exciting Wine List Quilon has received the ‘Most Innovative and Exciting Wine List’ 2015 Award at the Condé Nast Johansens Taittinger UK Wine List Awards at the 33rd...
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Sienna Restaurant – the last Hoorah
Sienna Restaurant has announced that it will be running its last service on Saturday 25 April 2015, twelve years to the day after it opened. The lease comes to the end in May 2015 and, after much...
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OpenTable unveils redesigned site for diners
OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations, has introduced its redesigned version of the OpenTable site to all diners. The new OpenTable site has been completely rebuilt...
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Vapiano wins MAPIC Award for Best F & B Retail Concept
Vapiano has won the category “Best Food & Beverage Retail Concept” at the 19th MAPIC Awards in Cannes. The lifestyle brand won over the jury with Italian zest and a cosmopolitan ambience. “Chi va...
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