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New Head of Food Development for Bill’s
Jennifer McLaughlin has joined the Bill’s team as Head of Food Development. Jennifer’s role will be pivotal in evolving menus as the business continues to grow, with a keen eye on fresh and seasonal...
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Valentina opens in Tower Bridge
Valentina Fine Foods, the authentic Italian delicatessen, restaurant, caffé, and enoteca (wine shop) which currently has seven branches in London, Surrey and Kent, is set to open its eighth location...
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Foxcroft & Ginger pops up to the East
After a successful first year in Whitechapel, artisan cafe-cum-bakery Foxcroft & Ginger has decided to expand East. F&G opened a pop up site at Old Street station on 6 April 2015. The cafe,...
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Start of a new era at The Marquis
A talented and experienced team has taken over the reins at The Marquis, a 5-star fine-dining ‘restaurant with rooms’ in Kent ’s picturesque Alkham Valley . It’s led by general manager David Harris...
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Pret trials Good Evenings on the Strand
Pret A Manger is welcoming evening diners into its shop at 88-89 Strand, with the introduction of a new evening menu and shop design. The Good Evenings concept is the first evening trial of its kind...
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The Blues Kitchen for Brixton
London-based bar and restaurant collective The Columbo Group has announced it will bring its popular Blues Kitchen concept to south London with the opening of a new site in Brixton. The group has just...
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Whitbread to create 6000 apprenticeships
Whitbread PLC, owner of Premier Inn and Costa, has committed to creating more than 6,000 apprenticeships by 2020 as well as the launch of a brand new apprenticeship scheme for Costa, the nation’s...
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Keeping the bugs at bay when drying hands
New research by the University of Westminster, commissioned by ETS, the European Tissue Symposium, suggests that single use towels are the most hygienic way to dry hands after visiting the washroom....
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Gordon Ramsay opens maze Grill Park Walk – and Chelsea
Gordon Ramsay Group is about to return to the restaurant where the chef’s career first took off more than 20 years ago. 11 Park Walk, originally the site of Ramsay’s Aubergine restaurant, will open as...
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Brocket Hall in Administration presents business opportunity
As a result of a protracted period of poor trading leading to financial difficulties, and culminating in HMRC issuing a winding-up petition, Peter Holder, Nick Cropper and Anne O’Keefe, of leading...
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Harry Ramsden’s returns to Yorkshire
One of the UK’S most admired brands has made its long awaited return to Yorkshire, when the new Harry Ramsden’s officially opened its doors in Wrose Road, Shipley. The opening of the new outlet, which...
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POLPO for Chelsea
Russell Norman and business partner Richard Beatty will open POLPO Chelsea at 81 Duke of York Square on 18 May 2015. Housed within a Georgian, grade II listed building on the West side of the square,...
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Handmade Burger Co opens 23rd at Queensgate
handmade burger Co, the specialist gourmet burger restaurant, has opened at The Old Still in Queensgate, Peterborough, one of the leading shopping destinations in the East Midlands. The brand’s 3,942...
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New Twitter Tour Guides
Hotel Direct has responded to a recent study into social media integration with a range of new online city guides. Hospitality businesses should check out the guides both for their coverage and for the...
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Hutong welcomes Chef Bing Luo
Hutong, the award-winning Northern Chinese restaurant at The Shard, has welcomed Bing Luo as head chef. Hailing from the Sichuan capital itself, Chengdu, Bing trained at the Sichuan Cuisine Cooking...
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Giggling Squid hires Grant Thornton
Expanding Thai food restaurant Giggling Squid has appointed Grant Thornton UK LLP as its adviser as it seeks investment for growth. Owned by husband and wife team Andrew and Pranee Laurillard,...
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ENO to revitalise London Coliseum with Benugo
English National Opera (ENO) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have announced the winner of the competition for the revitalisation of the ground floor foyer of the West End’s largest...
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Michelin Restaurant Turners introduces Pre-pay ‘Ticket’ System
his week a Birmingham Michelin Restaurant will set the UK trend by going live on a special pre-payment facility for guests to pre-book their meal, and save over 20% off their meal price. There is often...
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Cafeology shortlisted for Guardian Sustainable Business Awardto
Cafeology, based in Sheffield, has reached the finals in the National Capital category of the Sustainable Business Awards, run by The Guardian newspaper. The category awards an organisation that is...
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Review: Good Evenings from Pret A Manger
H&C News wrote last week that Pret A Manger is welcoming evening diners into its shop at 88-89 Strand, with the introduction of a new evening menu and shop design (Pret trials Good Evenings on the...
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