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Lunch! Show reveals 40% increase in pre-registered visitors
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:50:00 +0100
lunch!, the UK's food-to-go trade show, has revealed it is 40% up on pre-registered visitors compared with the same time...
Ale Aid campaign raises cash for charity while giving local brewers a boost
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:50:00 +0100
Orchid Group's Ale Aid Campaign has raised £11,500 for good causes thanks to its fundraising scheme that donates 10p from...
Hotel and restaurant group Whitbread sees sales increase by 14%
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:33:00 +0100
Whitbread, the group behind Beefeater, Costa Coffee and Premier Inn, has revealed a 14% growth in total sales for the...
What the critics say: The British Larder, Digby Chick
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:36:00 +0100
A round-up of the latest reviews ...
Are restaurants wasting their time with discount vouchers?
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:07:00 +0100
Restaurants could be wasting their time and money issuing discount vouchers as the majority of consumers (55%) don't base their...
BPEX publishes Quality Assured Red Tractor pork recipes for Christmas
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:44:00 +0100
A new leaflet featuring Quality Assured Red Tractor pork recipes, that are said to be ideal for chefs and caterers...
Gourmet Burger Kitchen owner says performance remains volatile
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:59:00 +0100
David Page, chairman of Clapham House Group has today said that the weekly performance of restaurant chains such as Gourmet...
Give us your fruit and veg in exchange for a night out, says Cotswold restaurant
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:53:00 +0100
The Priory Inn hotel and restaurant in Tetbury is encouraging local gardeners to exchange their surplus fruit or vegetables for...
Number of caterers using disposable products on the up
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:02:00 +0100
A third of caterers, independently surveyed, has found that they are using more disposable products than they were three years...
Bangladesh Caterers Association opens nominations to find UK's Best Curry House
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:53:00 +0100
The Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA), UK's only governing body for the burgeoning curry industry, has officially opened nominations to find...
Christie + Co markets former Moorgate Taverns estate
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:45:00 +0100
Acting on behalf of Administrator Moorfields Corporate Recovery LLP, Christie + Co is marketing the former Moorgate Taverns estate, which...
Hamburger restaurant group BYRON supports Movember charity
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:44:00 +0100
Hamburger restaurant group BYRON is teaming up with the charity Movember, an annual moustache-growing charity event, to raise awareness and...
US sparkling wine market still a work in progress for European producers
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:42:00 +0100
Cava may be mega business throughout much of Europe, and Prosecco may be winning new friends in UK, but both...
Chef line-up revealed for Welsh Lamb event at The Butcher in Leadenhall Market
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:16:00 +0100
The chef line-up has been announced for a six week celebration of Welsh Lamb at The Butcher in Leadenhall Market....
Savoy Truffle Supperclub launches week-long pop up during London Restaurant Festival
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:58:00 +0100
The Savoy Truffle Supperclub will be launching a week-long pop up eatery in October, as part of the London Restaurant...
Searcys Champagne Bar celebrates oyster season
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:37:00 +0100
To celebrate the British oyster season in October, the Searcys Champagne Bar at St Pancras Grand will be hosting a...
Planned changes to licensing laws would drown pubs in more red tape
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:32:00 +0100
Planned Government reforms to the UKs licensing laws risk drowning Britains much-loved pubs in higher costs and more red tape,...
Tim Cordon joins Guoman Hotels to head up the Cumberland
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:56:00 +0100
Guoman Hotels has announced the appointment of Tim Cordon as general manager of The Cumberland Hotel, situated in central London,...
Prezzo chef working illegally in restaurant
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:51:00 +0100
A chef has been arrested during a UK Border Agency operation at a Prezzo restaurant in Aldeburgh for failing to...
JD Wetherspoon to create 1,000 jobs for school leavers
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:24:00 +0100
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon is to create 1,000 new jobs for 16 and 17 year olds in the next 12...
Biggest fall in UK alcohol consumption in 60 years, says BBPA
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:14:00 +0100
UK drinkers are continuing to reduce their alcohol consumption, with 2009 seeing the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948, according to...
Burger King sold to 3G Capital in deal worth $4 billion
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:06:00 +0100
Fast food chain Burger King has confirmed the sale of the business to 3G Capital in a deal worth $4...
Italian restaurant chain Carluccio's sold for £90 million
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:54:00 +0100
Shares in the Italian restaurant chain, Carluccio's, have soared after news of a £90 million takeover by the Landmark Group...
Sustainable partnership provides boost for apprentices in restaurant sector
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:22:00 +0100
A new initiative to extend Training for Life's apprenticeship programmes to members of the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) has been...
James Martin headlines Liverpools festival of food
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:13:00 +0100
Saturday Kitchen chef and presenter James Martin will headline the Liverpool Food and Drink Festival which takes place this month....
West Cornwall Pasty Co brings back Levi's Reggae Reggae Pasty
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:51:00 +0100
The West Cornwall Pasty Co is bringing Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae pasty back onto its menus after the spicy snack...
American Express and toptable serve up new benefits for restaurant diners
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:39:00 +0100
American Express has announced a new partnership with toptable, creating a customer loyalty programme for restaurant diners. ...
The Restaurant Group profits soar as Brits continue to eat out
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:53:00 +0100
The Restaurant Group (TRG) saw its pre-tax profit rise 13% to £24.6 million in the six months to July, which...
Minimum alcohol price for Scotland to be set at 45p
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:19:00 +0100
The proposed minimum price for alcohol will be set at 45p per unit, it was announced today. ...
Viajante is London's best new restaurant according to Harden's
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:46:00 +0100
The eating out market in east London continues to boom and Viajante in Bethnal Green has just been awarded the...