17th August Berlin inspired street-food concept, Döner Shack, is expanding its restaurant portfolio with the opening of its London flagship site in late Autumn 2022, the first of four new openings planned for the capital over the next six months. Spread across two floors, the 3,000 sq ft site is located on Baker Street and […]
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16th August 2022 Midlands-based Korean-inspired Grounded Kitchen is to open 50 new UK sites with a £15m investment. The ten-strong company, which launched in Leicester in 2017, is looking to sign up franchise partners for up to 25 sites at a time, creating more than 500 jobs. Ralph Llanwarne, Grounded Kitchen’s franchise director, said: “We’re
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15th August 2022 21 Edinburgh eateries are among the 60+ establishments shortlisted for this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards (Scotland). The list covers some of the best loved Asian, Chinese, Japanese, and Nepalese restaurants and takeaways from across the Highlands, North East and Central Belt of Scotland. The winners will be announced at this year’s Asian
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11th August 2022 JKS Restaurants is launching a new Apprenticeship Academy, in September, with apprentices earning £18,000 a year. The company said The Academy will be a “unique chance for successful applicants to work the full breadth of the JKS portfolio from Michelin stars to more casual venues.” Designed to “develop, nurture and inspire”, the
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10th August 2022 In a combined effort The Craft Guild of Chefs and UK Curry Connect have raised over £6,000 to support those in need in Ukraine. The Craft Guild of Chefs and UK Curry Connect joined forces to launch a scheme called ‘Chefs Support Ukraine’ to raise vital funds to help the UN Refugee Agency continue life-saving protection to
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5th Augsut 2022 Sukho Group has opened a new supermarket venture as a brand extension to its Thai casual concept, Zaap Thai, in Nottingham. Zaap Thai Market has opened on the former Lifestyle Express shop in the city’s Upper Parliament Street. The supermarket stocks a range of Asian groceries. Zaap Thai ready meals, made by
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4th August 2022 Vegan chef Rishim Sachdeva has raised almost £240,000 on crowdfunding platform Seedrs to open a permanent London restaurant site for his “mostly vegan” concept, Tendril. The move comes after a residency for Tendril at Soho’s Sun & 13 Cantons – a starting ground for notable restaurant success stories, such as Sambal Shiok,
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3rd August 2022 Diba, the London-based, Persian restaurant concept, has secured its third London site, in Chelsea. The concept, which is led by Hamed Meybodi, has secured a lease on 386 Kings Road, for its third site, with an opening planned for later this year. The business currently operates sites in Paradise Road, Richmond, and
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27th July 2022 Hospitality sector ‘abandoned‘ Almost two-thirds of hospitality businesses feel abandoned by the government, accoring to a survey of 201 decision-makers within hospitality businesses. The findings revealed that: 79% think that restoring hospitality VAT to pre-pandemic levels should have been delayed for at least 12 months 35% want the government to subsidise energy
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26th July 2022 Hyper local menu to support local economy and reduce food miles Cookery classes and gastro travel arm revived Takeaway “curry” offered for the first time Owner-chef Dev Biswal, is rebranding his multi award-winning Ambrette Restaurant in Canterbury to The Cook’s Tale. The upmarket Anglo-Indian restaurant in Canterbury, offering “modern Mumbai dining”, is
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