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Campbell, Herring join Hawksmoor operator
The Underdog Group has appointed two high-profile figures from the eating and drinking out market, and conducted a round of fundraising, to help drive the growth of its fledgling Hawsmoor steakhouse restaurant concept.The company has recruited Paul Campbell, chief executive of Clapham House Group, and John Herring, the senior non-executive ...
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World Cup to provide £50m food industry boost
Horizons, the restaurant market research consultancy, has predicted that the World Cup will boost the UK catering industry by £50m - with the main beneficiaries being home delivery operators, takeaways and pubs - if England reach the knock-out stages.Peter Backman, managing director of Horizons, said operators like Domino’s Pizza, Pizza ...
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Tossed makes two senior appointments
Tossed, the salad bar concept founded by Vincent McKevitt, today revealed it has appointed an operations director and a finance director.The new appointments follow the injection of £1.5m worth of investment by Beringea, the venture capitalist.Andrew Shanahan has been appointed as operations director - and takes over the day-to-day running ...
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FSA calorie menu report delayed
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has abandoned a stars-based format for its “Scores on the Doors” national hygiene scheme to avoid confusion and a consultation into displaying calorie information on menus has also been delayed.Newly published research from the FSA found the use of stars to illustrate a premise’s hygiene ...
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Bulaitis opens 4th Le Mistral venue
Ever So Sensible, the company headed by former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) executive Chris Bulaitis, has opened its fourth Le Mistral French-style bistro, writes Paul Charity.The company has traditionally focused on city-centre sites, with its high-energy Dogma brand in particular. It acquired three existing Le Mistral bistro and wine shop ...