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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is working with travel technology company Amadeus on the development of a new cloud-based reservation system that it says will 'revolutionise the technological foundations of the global hospitality industry'.
Former pop-up pizzeria Homeslice has announced plans to open a second permanent restaurant site in London this summer.
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The battle for non-traditional trading hours among fast food, café, pub and restaurant operators is set to intensify during the coming year as more and more brands look to stretch their offer.
Piquet, the new restaurant from former Plateau head chef Allan Pickett and Bodean's founder André Blais, will open its doors for business this summer, with a focus on the 'culinary cultures of England and France'.
The former chef director at Polpo has announced plans to open his first solo restaurant in Islington in June.
Thai tapas brand Giggling Squid is to open their 13th site in Bath, and plans to open 70 restaurants in the next seven years.
Leeds-based Rola Wala is popping-up in London, and plans to open two permanent sites in the capital later this year.
Ajit Madan, owner of Camellia's Tea House and the UK's first accredited tea sommelier is predicting the rise of the teahouse on the UK's high streets as renewed interest in the hot beverage grows among consumers.