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29th April 2019   The UK foodservice industry needs to do more to support the environment, according to a report issued by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA).   In the report the SRA urges businesses to join what it calls “the tastiest challenge on the planet” to tackle three major issues: the amount of meat is […]

28th April 2019   With Ramadan estimated at being worth more than £200 million in the UK, Tilda Foodservice is encouraging operators to make the most of this ‘untapped opportunity’ by serving Iftar feasts. Iftar – meaning breaking the fast – will see over four million Muslims in Britain gather together each evening during Ramadan. As the

27th April 2019   Asahi UK  has introduced the first range of cask ales and ciders into its portfolio following the acquisition Asahi Europe’s Fuller’s Beer Company.  These include Fuller’s London Pride, Frontier and Asahi UK’s first Premium Cider brand, Cornish Orchards.   The acquisition is part of Asahi’s international growth strategy to lead the Premium Beer

25th April 2019   British Takeaway Campaign chairman Ibrahim Dogus has been sworn in as mayor of Lambeth.   The former Kurdish refugee, whose parents fled to the UK when he was 14, owns three central London restaurants – Troia, Westminster Kitchen and Cucina – and is founder of the British Kebab Awards.   Dogus also

24th April 2019   The number of businesses sentenced in court for food safety and hygiene offences have more than doubled since 2013, according to NFU Mutual.   The number of firms convicted of offences rose from about 60 in 2013 to 130 in 2016.  New sentencing guidelines, introduced in 2016, have also seen fines

23rd April 2019   Delivery is the foodservice industry’s fastest-growing channel, with the breakfast and lunch segments growing 86% and 99% respectively since 2015, according to research from The NPD Group.   There were 755 million deliveries in the year ending December 2018, an increase of 210 million or 39% since December 2015. In contrast,

22nd April 2019   London-based street food Indian wraps concept Chapati Man is US-bound having sold the master franchise rights for New York.   The Chaat Is Safe, headed by Tejas Vemparala, has purchased the Chapati Man licence rights to open fixed food-to-go sites and food trucks across New York. state.   Chris Rai, owner

21st April 2017   YO! Sushi is to eliminate its conveyor belts from some of its restaurants, to broaden its appeal and highlight that it is no longer a sushi-only concept.   This summer the chain, which opened more than 20 years ago, will establish its first restaurant – at the Westfield shopping centre London –

20th April 2019   Leamington Spa’s Millennium Balti is to host a fund raising event in Coventry to raise money for Plastic Pollution Awareness Action Projects (PPAAP) and This Is Me charities on Sunday 28th April.   Mission Each year the restaurant adopts two charities for little known and taboo causes.   The evening, at the Banqueting

18th April 2019   Spend on delivery services rose 19% in 2018, significantly outperforming the rest of the sector and driving growth in UK dining according to data from Cardlytics analysts.    The report, based on the transactions of more than 2.5 million UK bank customers last year, revealed overall dining grew only 3% year-on-year, compared