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Clean Kitchen co-founder steps down as animal products added to menu
Verity Bowditch has announced she will step away from the formerly vegan restaurant, as the move does not align with her values on animal welfare
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Des Gunewardena to launch Engel and Jang
The restaurateur has revealed details about two distinct concepts - a cocktail bar and Korean-Japanese restaurant - launching in the London Royal Exchange this summer
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Hostmore to acquire franchisor TGI Fridays US
The proposed reverse takeover would bring together the casual dining brand’s largest franchisee with its global franchisor for an enterprise value of £177m, with the combined group to be renamed TGI Fridays plc
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Bistrot Pierre launches new concept
All-day dining venue Pierre’s focuses on a value for money offering of coffees, cocktails and small plates, and will make its debut in Newport, South Wales next month
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Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay hotel and pub in London
At least six people locked themselves in the Grade II-listed York and Albany next to Regent’s Park
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Busaba continues to explore expansion opportunities
The Alan Yau-founded Thai restaurant group reported a 2% decline in like-for-like sales, but continues to look at opportunities “closer to London”
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Tasty reveals 14 site closures
The business will shut 13 Wildwood restaurants and one Dim T as part of its restructuring plan, which will see it exit 20 loss-making sites in total
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Caravan focuses expansion outside of London
The group reported a strong trading performance, with growth in both transaction volumes and spend, as it prepares to open a new site in Manchester
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Italian waiters heading for London blocked by minimum salary threshold
Thousands who once came to the city to work will now fall victim to a new regulation which raised the minimum salary threshold for a skilled work visa from £26,000 to £38,700
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Wendy’s lines up seven new openings
The American burger chain will open new restaurants in Liverpool, Newcastle, Middlesborough, Newcastle, Essex, London and Cambridge later this year
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Ping Pong to trial 15% ‘brand charge’ ahead of tipping law introduction
The London-based dim sum chain has scrapped service charge and replaced it with a ‘brand charge’ to fund wage rises across its teams
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Parogon Group continues to seek expansion opportunities
The Staffordshire operator has reported group turnover of £21.7m, and plans to expand its range of concepts into surrounding counties
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HotBox eyes London expansion following £1.5m funding round
The London-based brisket concept has revealed plans for expansion into Covent Garden and Soho amid an ongoing funding round
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Wahaca reports strong performance in face of headwinds
The group reported turnover of £39.7m as it returns to the expansion trail this month, with the opening of its 14th site in London’s Paddington Square
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Brindisa reports strong demand across sectors
The restaurant, deli, and wholesale group, which operates Spanish restaurants including Kroketa in Soho, reported strong trading despite economic instability
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Investment vehicle Hestia Hospitality launches with initial £50m
Backed by individuals and family offices including Justin King CBE, Hestia’s first acquisition is sustainable restaurant concept Native, with further acquisitions to follow
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Richard Caring tests appetite for café bar
The restaurant tycoon is trying out his latest venture at two sites before possibly being expanded nationally
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Covid debt is haunting restaurant chains — but Wahaca has a lifeline
Repayments are bearing down on the Mexican chain and another London favourite, The Breakfast Club
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Shake Shack opens first train station site
The burger chain is set to open in St Pancras International, home to the Eurostar in early summer 2024
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Fluffy Fluffy adds seven sites to pipeline
The souffle pancake concept has opened five sites since its launch in Manchester in 2022, and is set to more than double its estate