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Lightspeed has launched a ‘central command centre’ for multi-site hospitality businesses, designed to give operators greater control and visibility across all of their venues.
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American Express (AmEx) has agreed to buy Tripadvisor’s restaurant booking app TheFork for $700m (£522.5m).
Restaurant booking platform and restaurant management software provider TheFork has launched its payment facility in the UK.
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Payments technology provider Dojo has launched a platform that turns card payments data into commercial insights for hospitality and retail businesses.
Prezzo Italian’s loyalty scheme has had more than half a million sign-ups in the first year, according to the chain.
Angela Hartnett MBE has partnered with Waitrose to launch a range of chilled Italian-inspired products.
Gymkhana Fine Foods – the retail brand linked to the two-Michelin-starred London restaurant of the same name – is moving into fresh foods for the first time following a partnership with Waitrose.
This month’s key NPD include a new ice cream range designed with professional chefs in mind and Square’s new AI-powered conversational assistant.
Joe & the Juice is tapping into the booming matcha market as well as the growth in healthy ingredient collagen with its latest innovation.
Papa Johns is to launch a range of sourdough pizzas following what it says has been two years of development.
Island Poké founder James Gould-Porter has moved from operator to supplier with the launch of Elder, a new British spring water brand offering a closed-loop glass bottle system.
Côte Brasserie has expanded its online offer with the launch of a wine shop dedicated to France’s vineyards and winemaking heritage.
Pizza Pilgrims is teaming up with restaurant brands Dishoom, Honest Burgers, Pho and Sweet Dee’s Jerk to launch a limited-edition pizza crust dipper menu.
This month’s roundup of drinks news includes a listening bar created by Monkey Shoulder and the first permanent new expression from Hendrick’s for nearly a decade.
Just Eat has partnered with catering equipment supplier Nisbets to offer independent UK restaurant partners discounts of up to 20% on catering goods.
Dining app EatClub, which is backed by Marco Pierre White, is to roll out its technology into Manchester following a funding round.
Ikoyi co-founders chef Jeremy Chan and Iré Hassan-Odukale will launch a line of sauces and seasonings pitched at home cooks next month.
Domino’s is to roll out its CHICK ‘N’ DIP offer across all its sites in the UK & Republic of Ireland following a successful regional trial.
Just Eat has launched an AI-powered ‘delivery concierge’ service, which enables customers to voice order and be given personalised recommendations.
KFC UK & Ireland has made its ‘Kwench by KFC’ speciality drinks range available across its UK restaurants.
A new Italian restaurant is set to launch at The Goodsyard on Pitsford Street, becoming the first hospitality venue to welcome guests into the landmark new development.
This month’s key launches include a truffle flavour seasoning and a new own brand from tinned fish guru Patrick Martinez.
The partnership between Uber and OpenTable will allow customers to make reservations directly through the Uber Eats app.
Italian chef Carlo Cracco’s new book is a riot of colour, creativity and some culinary clowning around.
Deliveroo has partnered with Dishpatch in a move that will bring greater availability of premium chef-created meal kits to the capital.
Stephen Harris masters classic, nostalgic home cooking in his latest book.
A 32-day aged Irish angus striploin that is available in Lidl in Ireland has been named as the World’s Best Steak following the results of the 2025 World Steak Challenge.
Marc Summers’ cook book brings a taste of his Middle Eastern restaurant group to the home table.
Anaïs Ca Dao van Manen’s new book is a comprehensive and fascinating delve into one of Asia’s great cuisines.
A revamped cyder range, a duo of Jim Beam whiskies, and a new range of African cane sugar spirits are among this month’s key drinks launches.
Andrew Turvil’s book gives a fast-paced and fascinating insight into the 1990s restaurant revolution.
This month’s key product news stories include Stampede partnering with Square, Paulig PRO’s new Levant-inspired product range and BRITA’s remote filter monitoring system.
Customers of Nobu London can now get the restaurant’s signature black cod dish delivered to their home thanks to its new service.
A total of 304 medals have been awarded at this year’s World Steak Challenge, which recognises the best quality meat across the globe.
Heartwood Collection has unveiled a new loyalty program across its Brasserie Blanc French restaurant group.
Individual Restaurants has launched what it says is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ loyalty club dedicated to corporate dining in the UK.
Some of the biggest suppliers and brands in the hospitality space including Nisbets, Square, Knorr and Thermomix have been named as winners in Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2025.
Restaurant trailblazer and ‘queen of Indian cuisine’ Camellia Panjabi has published her first new cookbook for over 30 years.
Chet Sharma’s debut book tells the story of one of the UK’s most progressive and exacting Indian restaurants.
This month’s key drinks launches include a spicy soda, a new rum from Black Tot and a collaboration between two of Italy’s best known brands.
This month’s round up of stories includes new ranges from Paulig PRO and Booker plus Deliveroo’s pilot drones service in Dublin.
Danish Japanese restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi is bottling its signature sauces with the launch of a limited-edition retail range.
Enrique Olvera’s new book is a beautiful reminder of the intricacies and diversity of what is one of the world’s great dishes.
By broadly rejecting the concept of terroir, Sunny Hodge is out to challenge the perceived wisdom of wine.
This month’s key product launches include a ‘groundbreaking’ AI-powered voice agent and Clifton Food Range’s Black Edition range.
New premium vodka, whisky and sake and a simpler way for bars and restaurants to make Virgin and Blood Marys are among this month’s most notable drinks launches
James Walters’ new cook book draws on his extensive travels across the eastern Mediterranean.
A nitro-injected Plum Porter, palm oil-free cannoli and an AI age-verification system are among the hundreds of new products visitors will be able to see at the UK Food & Drink Shows in April.
Spanish beer company Damm has secured a distribution agreement with independent craft beer brewer Northern Monk.
Jack’s Creek, the Australian beef producer that has won the World’s Best Steak award at the World’s Steak Challenge for two years running, has secured its first UK retail listing.