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2nd March 2018   UKHospitality, the  unified voice for the sector following the merger of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and British Hospitality Association, has backed the approach being taken to revitalise London’s night-time economy.   Following publication of the London Assembly Economy Committee’s report, UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “The mayor’s approach […]

1st March 2018   London-based Japanese restaurant Jidori has opened its second site in the capital, in Covent Garden. Co owners Natalie Lee-Joe and Brett Redman have launched the venue in Catherine Street.   The restaurant is on the ground and first floors seating about 50 diners, while the lower ground floor features a 12

28th February 2018   Supermarket chain Tesco has finally sealed its £4bn takeover of wholesaler Booker after shareholders of both companies approved the long-running deal that had hit stumbling blocks with regulators and investors.   The UK grocer said that just over 85% of its investors had voted in favour of the deal to buy

21st February 2018 Palm Pan Asia – Gandhi – The Shapla   Three Palm Group restaurants in Hampshire have been shortlisted for the Asian Restaurant Awards, where the winners will be announced at a glittered ceremony next month. The Palm Pan Asia and Gandhi Indian Restaurant, both located on the city’s High Street, and The

17th February 2018     The future of Goa Premium Beer is in doubt, after the staff and directors in the UK all resigned, claiming to be owed three months’ back pay.  The final straw for UK employees came at Christmas when owner Sachiin Joshi tweeted pictures of himself from his luxury mansion in Goa, formerly known

10th February 2018   Asian Restaurant Awards shortlist   Manchester venue for glittering ceremony Busy schedule for Asian Catering Federation European launch House of Lords Dinner The shortlist has been announced for the first Asian Restaurant Awards, which will be held at the Manchester Hilton, on Monday 5th March 2018.   The shortlisted was determined

22nd January 2018   Sushi restaurant chain  Sushimania is to open  in Nottingham – its most northerly site to date.  The location is at a former Azzurri group-owned ASK Italian in Chapel Bar, which closed seven months ago.   Sushimania has more than 150 dishes on the menu, including seven types of tempura, from sea

20th January 2018   London-based street food concept Chapati Man is launching a franchise model as it looks to expand throughout the UK.   The Chapati Man was founded in 2007 by husband-and-wife team Chris and Andrea Rai, based on Chris’s habit of  taking leftover curry to work in a wrap. Having debuted at various street food markets and

13th January 2018   Des McDonald has closed his £3m izakaya-style rooftop restaurant Rofuto at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham. The Japanese restaurant, cocktail lounge and sake bar Kurabu, opened in April 2016 on the 16th floor of the hotel offering 360-degree views of the city’s skyline at more than 140 feet.   The

12th January 2017   Manchester-based Ban di Bul has lined up a second site in the city. An application has been made to the city council to launch a Korean barbecue house in the Old Half Moon Chambers building in Chapel Walks.   The new restaurant, Ann Yeong, would occupy the basement, ground and first floors