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Tapas Revolution confirms Bath for seventh site
Tapas Revolution, the Spanish tapas group from Omar Allibhoy, has confirmed it will open its seventh site in Bath’s SouthGate shopping and dining centre on 1 June.
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Calcutta Street to open second site
Bengali-style Fitzrovia restaurant Calcutta Street is to open a second site in Brixton this June.
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Deliciously Ella to launch The Kitchen Counter site
The Kitchen Counter, entrepreneur Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella, is to be the group’s third site
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Only 7% think pubs give best greeting
A personalised experience is key to how much customers enjoy visiting a restaurant, with 83% of diners considering the welcome they get to be one of the most important factors, new research has shown.
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Handling to open The Frog in Covent Garden
Chef Adam Handling is to open a second The Frog restaurant and bar in central London, this summer
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D&D and Mazzei to launch Islington restaurant
Francesco Mazzei is to launch a new Italian restaurant with the restaurant group in Islington next March
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Bookatable launches music festival to explore food-music link
Online restaurant booking platform Bookatable is to hold a festival exploring the links between food and music
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Brew to launch all-day brasserie and bar
The team behind London-based café group, Brew, is to open a new all-day dining, bar and retail venture named Antipodea, in west London’s Kew Gardens, next month.
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Cheshire’s Flat Cap Hotels to expand following investment
Flat Cap Hotels, the family-run pub and hotel group, is to expand after securing financial backing through private investment
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Grand Union seeks second London site for new concept
Trade Union ‒ the food, drink, barber and florist collaboration from the team behind Grand Union ‒ is seeking a second location in the centre of London, following its launch in Wapping in June.
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Poll says ‘concept’ restaurants on the rise
Over two fifths of UK restaurateurs consider their business to be ‘a concept restaurant’ and 95% say they are on the rise, despite 88% saying they risk leading to poorer quality food.
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Duck Truck opens at Boxpark Shoreditch
The Duck Truck street food group has launched a permanent site serving only duck meat dishes in London Shoreditch’s Boxpark
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Demand for Thai & Caribbean food rising
UK demand for Caribbean, Thai and Mongolian food is rising significantly, according online restaurant reservation service Quandoo
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Zdesar confirms plans for three London poké restaurants
Kurt Zdesar, the founder of Ping Pong, has confirmed that he has put offers in on sites in Liverpool Street, Soho, and South Kensington for his soon-to-launch poké concept
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Rude Health Café eyes expansion
Rude Health, the food and drink brand known for its healthy cereals, has launched the Rude Health Café in London’s Fulham, with hopes to expand if its ‘healthy balance’ message takes off.
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Firebrand Pizza launches in London ahead of possible roll-out
Firebrand Pizza, a new pizza venture from a restaurateur and marketing duo, is to launch in London’s Marylebone in July.
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Young Chef 2016 winner announced
The S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2016 has been announced as George Kataras from M Threadneedle Street, London, who will now go on to represent the UK and Ireland in the final.
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Starbucks takes on 1,000 apprentices; pledges 1,000 more
Starbucks has taken on more than 1,000 apprentices across the UK since launching its programme in 2012, according to partner Remit Training, and has pledged another 1,000 by 2020.
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Costa to reduce sugar in beverages by 25% by 2020
Costa Coffee has pledged to reduce the added sugar content in its beverage range by 25% by 2020
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Marco Pierre White launches new concept
Marco Pierre White is to launch a new Italian concept called Bardolino Pizzeria and Espresso Bar, firstly in Birmingham, followed by Bristol.