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Saddiq Khan at the Curry Oscars

19th November 2023 Curry Oscars Winners Revealed at Glittering Awards Ceremony Guest of Honour London Mayor Sadiq Khan pays tribute Asian Curry Awards Winners invited join to new elite marketing platform More than 1200 VIP guests attended the Asian hospitality sector’s most prestigious event of the year, the Asian Curry Awards, otherwise known in the trade as

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Blue Sakura

4th November 2023 The owner of Japanese restaurant Blue Sakura, at the Merrion Centre in Leeds, has opened a luxury Chinese restaurant and karaoke venue at the site. About £3m has been invested in Blue Pavilion, on Merrion Street, creating up to 50 jobs. The restaurant will occupy more than 7,100 square feet of space

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Chi

3rd November 2023 Asian street food concept Chi, which has plans to grow to 20 sites by 2025, has opened in Derby for its tenth site. The brainchild of Aidan Tjinakiet and Lamen Reddy, the concept has launched the grab-and-go site on level two of the Derbion shopping centre. The company operates four sites under

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Meet Fresh

2nd November 2023 Taiwanese dessert concept Meet Fresh is to open its third site, in Leeds – with two more outlets set to open. Meet Fresh is opening in the Merrion Centre in the Arena Quarter having agreed a deal with owner Town Centre Securities. The venue will offer Meet Fresh’s range of Taro ball

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You Me Sushi

1st November 2023 You Me Sushi, the London restaurant and takeaway brand, is set for new openings as it expands through franchising. Since launching its flagship Marylebone store in 2008, the company now boasts 21 sites in its estate, with many more to follow. Its latest site has opened at the Lakeside shopping centre “where

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Chopstix Results

21st November 2023 Quick service restaurant brand Chopstix has said it has seen “exceptional results” for the first two Chozen Noodle sites it has converted to the Chopstix brand. The group acquired its competitor, the 27-strong Chozen Noodle, in March this year. The Beaconsfield Extra MSA Group store was the first to be converted, in

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Tipping Point

30th October 2023 Restaurant goers are tipping almost 40% less than a year ago as the cost-of-living crisis tightens its stranglehold on the economy. SumUp, contactless payment device maker, has reported the average value of tips given to cafés, restaurants, hairdressers and other small businesses that use its payment system has plunged from £4.65 in

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My Delhi Expansion

25th October 2023 Indian street food concept My Delhi is planning nationwide expansion after opening the first site outside the North East. Owners Shah and Elahi Amin, Gaurav Dayal and Garry and Neha Goyal have launched the venue in a former Zizzi site in Leicester, which closed in 2020. It is the third branch for

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