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Former Geronimo Inns managing director Ed Turner, and his wife Buffy, have re-opened The Old Ale & Coffee House pub near Salisbury Cathedral, with plans for more across the UK under the Buff and Bear Saloons brand.
Suffolk-based hospitality business The Chestnut Group has raised £2.5m through the Government's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to help with its plans to expand to 10 sites by the end of 2018.
Pied à Terre co-founder Richard Neat is to return to the restaurant's kitchens next month where he will cook some of its iconic dishes in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
Hard working front-of-house staff are set to be celebrated at this year’s National Waiters' Day on 20 October.
Late-night restaurant group VQ has revealed plans to expand in London and major UK regional cities over the next three years.
The team from London restaurants The Shed, and Rabbit, are to launch new site Nutbourne in south London’s Battersea.