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17th August 2017   Bang Bang Oriental, London’s biggest Asian foodhall, has  opened in Colindale, North London.   The eco-friendly 32,000 square foot venue, designed by  Stiff +Trevillion, brings a pan-Asian culinary experience and cultural entertainment concept to the capital, encompassing a food court, restaurant and community space.  ‘Bang Bang’ means ‘Good Good’ in Taiwanese.   […]

 14th August 2017         Manchester venue for glittering ceremony Asian foodies can nominate their favourite restaurants and takeaways in the first Asian Restaurant Awards, which will be held at the Manchester Hilton, on Monday 12th February 2018.   The awards are open to Bangladeshi, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian,

1st August 2017   Vikking Ventures, the importer of Goa Premium Beer, has revealed that the recipe of its gluten-free craft beer has been tweaked, as it embarks on a consumer-lead push.   The announcement comes in the immediate wake of receiving a prestigious English Asian Business Award for ‘Best Marketed Business’ at a glittering

31st July 2017   Rola Wala has opened  in Spitalfields, East London – its second site.  Founder Mark Wright launched the street concept, which offers “twisted Indian street food”, translates from Hindi  as “man that rolls” in Hindi, at Trinity Kitchen, Leeds, in 2014.   The new site in Brushfield Street references the Indian roadside

.25th July 2017   The London Halal Food Festival is returning to East London’s Tobacco Dock on 19th and 20th August, showcase the  best in halal food from over 100 vendors from around the glob, to an anticipated 15,000 crowd of serious halal foodies. Opening hours will be from 11:00am until 8:00pm on Saturday and

10th July 2017   Indian street food restaurant Mowgli has secured £3.45m from the Foresight Group,  to fund its UK expansion plans.    Founded by Nisha Katona in Liverpool in 2014, Mowgli has sites in Bold Street and Water Street in Liverpool and at the Corn Exchange in Manchester.  Funding secured from Foresight will support

7th July 2017 The shortlists for this year’s English Asian Business Awards have been announced.   Thousands of nominations have were cast for the sixth annual English Asian Business Awards 2017.  Based on public vote, the awards highlight the value of English Asian businesses. The awards seek to reward the entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen

6th July 2017   Hilton London Bankside has launched its own fleet of bicycles for guest use.  In partnership with local business, Bamboo Bicycle Club, the hotel offers guests use of 6 custom-built unique bamboo bicycles, built from scratch by hotel staff – under the expert guidance and tuition of the team at Bamboo Bicycle Club. Fully tested

5th July 2017   Manish Mehotra Indian Accent, the “inventive” Indian restaurant concept owned by Old World Hospitality, is to make its UK debut this autumn.  The restaurant will open in London’s Albemarle Street, on a site previously occupied by Old World Hospitality’s other restaurant, Chor Bizarre, for 20 years.   The new restaurant echoes Indian

4th July 2017 The pizza sector could be under threat, post-Brexit, according to the Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Association, which suggests that more than half the workforce currently working in restaurants and pizza delivery businesses across the UK, would have to leave if there is no agreement with Europe. Most of these could not