Pret signs two new UK franchise partners
Pret A Manger has signed up two new UK franchise partners as it pushes ahead with plan to double the size of its estate within five years.
Archives for December 1, 2021
Fish restaurant Goddard & Gibbs set for One Hundred Shoreditch
Upcoming East London hotel One Hundred Shoreditch is to launch with a sustainability-minded British seafood restaurant.
Cancel culture: Omicron jitters hit Xmas bookings
Christmas party bookings are taking a hit as fears grow over the latest Covid-19 variant, with operators reporting cancellations of existing bookings as well as a drop off in demand for new bookings.
Sam Edwards and Jak Doggett launch Sam & Jak
Chefs Sam Edwards and Jak Doggett have launched a wine bar and restaurant in their home town of Cirencester.
Loungers reports strong trading since May reopening
Revenue at casual dining group Loungers almost doubled in the 24 weeks to 3 October 2021, compared to the same period last year, the group has reported.
Gold Service Scholarship finalists revealed
The finalists of the 2022 Gold Service Scholarship front of house competition have been announced.
Burger & Lobster founder to launch kitchen and grocer Neyba in Notting Hill
Burger & Lobster founder Misha Zelman and former The Fat Duck Group sales and marketing professional Ben Hedley are opening a ‘multi-cuisine kitchen and grocer’ in Notting Hill.
Restaurant radar: December 2021
A new kaiseki restaurant for the capital, a chateaubriand focused steak restaurant in Glasgow, and a raucous Bavarian beer house in Birmingham are among this month's biggest restaurant openings.
How I Got Here: Télémaque Argyriou
The founder of contemporary Greek restaurant Kalimera in London's Crouch End on building his business, and why the sector is too attached to the big delivery companies.