Carluccio’s appoints new Openings ManagerCarluccio’s has appointed Dominika Rusnak as its Fresca Openings Manager. She joins the group’s senior management team to support the brand’s ‘Fresca’ transformation programme.Dominika joins Carluccio’s from The Ivy Collection, where she was Senior Openings Manager. Prior to that she worked for a number of casual dining … [Read more...]
Salt Warning as Children’s Meals in the Casual Dining Sector are getting SALTIER and Failing to Meet Public Health England’s Targets
A NEW nationwide product survey1 by Action on Salt, the expert group based at Queen Mary University of London, has exposed the astonishingly high amounts of salt found in children’s Out of Home (OOH) meals, which demonstrates dismal progress made by the sector following a similar survey carried out in 20152.Today, Action on Salt is calling for urgent high salt warning … [Read more...]
PizzaExpress undertaking a significant brand refresh
PizzaExpress undertaking a significant brand refreshPizzaExpress is undertaking a significant brand refresh, demonstrating the brand’s pioneering approach and providing a positive note for the casual dining market. Integral to this strategy is the development of ZA; a new, all-day fast casual dining offering which has just opened on Fenchurch Street.The brand … [Read more...]
Black And White Hospitality adds Support to International Women’s Day
Black And White Hospitality adds Support to International Women’s DayBlack And White Hospitality whose main shareholder is Marco Pierre White, has announced it is throwing its full support behind this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). With a lot of its staff being female, Black And White Hospitality, which has nearly 50 UK-based restaurants, is keen to not … [Read more...]
Alex Kammerling is ‘In The House’ for a Pancake Tuesday Takeover at Mark’s Bar
Alex Kammerling is ‘In The House’ for a Pancake Tuesday Takeover at Mark’s BarHIX Soho is kicking off its first ‘In the House’ cocktail collaboration this Pancake Tuesday with the founder of Kamm & Sons - Alex Kammerling behind Mark’s Bar on the 5th March between 6pm-9pm to meet guests, share his tips and mix up some special gin cocktails.Providing a midweek gin … [Read more...]
Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner announce closures
Giraffe and Ed's Easy Diner announce closuresGiraffe and Ed's Easy Diner have announced that 27 of their 87 restaurants are to close. The restaurants will enter a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) and the move will put hundreds of jobs at risk.Owners of Giraffe and Ed's Easy Diner, Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), said that revenues had improved at the chains since … [Read more...]
@pizza takes a slice of Grand Central
One of Edinburgh’s favourite pizza brands, @pizza, has officially opened its first restaurant in England, at Grand Central, Birmingham. The restaurant is @pizza’s second in its estate.The 2,000 sq ft restaurant has space for 60 covers set among urban materials and monochrome décor. @pizza’s offer centres around an open kitchen and counter service, where customers can choose … [Read more...]
Bar + Block Steakhouse Hits Double Digits With First Northern Ireland Site
Whitbread’s contemporary high street steak brand, Bar + Block Steakhouse is set to open three new restaurants, with the first opening in Bristol on 23rd April, followed by the first Northern Ireland site in Belfast on 24th April and Reading scheduled for mid-2019, taking the portfolio up to eleven.The new sites will follow Bar + Block’s all-day trading format – open for … [Read more...]
Uncertainty around Brexit fuels fall in managed restaurants for the first time in 14 years
Uncertainty around Brexit fuels fall in managed restaurants for the first time in 14 yearsThis quarter's Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners shows there are 3,847 fewer pubs, bars, restaurants and other licenced premises than 12 months ago in the UK. The 3.1% decrease over the last year—the equivalent of more than 10 net closures per day—continues the trend of net … [Read more...]
M Restaurants implements £10 per hour ‘Brexit Insurance’ minimum wage for all
M Restaurants implements £10 per hour ‘Brexit insurance’ minimum wage for all M Restaurants have announced that from 1st March 2019 they will introduce a Starting Wage for all employees at £10 per hour.The move comes after Operations Director, Andre Mannini implemented M’s M-indful Days initiative in 2018. This entitles all employees to four M-indful Days … [Read more...]
Uber Eats opens its doors to 50,000 restaurants
Uber Eats opens its doors to 50,000 restaurantsFifty thousand restaurants in the UK and Ireland can now serve customers with Uber Eats, as the fast growing food delivery app unlocks its technology to restaurants with their own delivery drivers. Launching nationwide today, the new service will offer restaurants in 100 towns and cities - whether they want to use their own … [Read more...]
The challenging implications of a no-deal Brexit for Hospitality
Just under a thousand, or to be precise 968 ‘days ago’, the UK referendum to stay or leave the EU resulted in a decision to leave, by a margin of 52% to 48%. The number of ‘days ago’ is stressed here as this needs to be considered against there now being less than 42 days until the 29th March 2019, the leave date. Brexit CountdownCountdownPut in percentage terms, the … [Read more...]
Simpsons’ edible fish & chip bouquet is back for Valentine’s Day 2019
Roses are red, Violets are blue, If your Valentine likes food, This bouquet is for you Award-Winning Simpsons Fish and Chips in Cheltenham is inviting customers to say it with flowers of a different kind by offering lovers the chance to gift a bespoke bouquet made entirely from fish and chips.Created specifically for Valentine’s Day, the hugely popular fish and chip … [Read more...]
Adam Handling Chelsea to open at Belmond Cadogan Hotel on 28th February 2019
Chef Patron Adam Handling has announced an opening date for the most anticipated restaurant opening of the year: the Adam Handling Chelsea restaurant at Belmond Cadogan Hotel will be open for service on Thursday 28th February 2019 and is taking bookings now.A year in the making, Adam Handling Chelsea is the main restaurant within the hotel, Belmond’s first London property, … [Read more...]
