6th February 2023 Street food cafe, Chaiiwala, has opened the first Indian drive-thru in the UK. The site in Bolton, Greater Manchester, has been opened in partnership to serve an array of street food, hot and cold chai drinks and an all-day breakfast. After starting out serving cups of chaii on the streets of Delhi …
5th February 2023 Chinese restaurant group, Four Seasons, has opened a new site at London’s The Hippodrome. Chop Chop at The Hippodrome has opened on the ground floor of the Leicester Square venue, offering casual Cantonese dishes as well as late-night dining until 4am. The menu features Four Seasons’ signature Hong Kong-style roast duck, marinated …
4th February 2023 Hrishikesh Desai, formerly of Gilpin Lodge in the Lake District, has taken up the role of chef-patron at Farlam Hall, a boutique hotel on the other side Cumbria. Hrishikesh, a 2009 Roux scholar, left the Gilpin in Windermere on Boxing Day, having run its kitchens for seven years. By the end he …
17th January 2023 Curry Leader Calls for VAT Cut to Stem Rising Tide of Closures A ban on single-use plastic in the hospitality sector will come into force in October, announced by the Government, will be a final nail in the coffin of many takeaway businesses, according to the Asian Catering Federation [ACF]. Already struggling …
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12th January 2023 Wagamama, owned by The Restaurant Group, has launched a veganuary dish with a special partnership allowing one million meals to be donated to low income families. It has launched a new vegan take on its kare lomen dish – its regular menu is already more than 50 percent plant based. This will …
11th January 2023 Masala Zone operator MW Eat has reported turnover has nearly tripled but that business was still being affected by the covid pandemic in its year to March 2022. It returned to profit and was cash-flow positive. However, turnover was still down by some 40% on pre-covid levels. The company, whose outlets include …
10th January 2023 Wasabi, which operates 44 sushi and bento takeaway food shops and restaurants across London and the UK and sells its products through supermarkets throughout the country, increased its turnover by some 41% in the year to December, as stores saw an end to lockdown-related restrictions and the company continued to expand. Turnover …
8th January 2023 Harneet Baweja, the co-founder of Gunpowder, is to open a new disco-themed Indian restaurant, on All Saints Road in London’s Notting Hill. in March. Empire Empire will serve Punjabi regional dishes and blast “Bollywood bangers” from a custom-made jukebox. Baweja said he wanted to create a restaurant that celebrates the “golden age …
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17th November 2022 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have accepted officials’ recommendations and announced a significant rise in the national living wage from £9.50 an hour to £10.42.
16th November 2022 Just Eat for Business has expanded its partnership with sustainable packaging supplier ClubZero. The expansion will see more restaurants and cafes provide a packaging return scheme to London businesses. Customers will be able to opt for reusable packaging when placing an order through the Just Eat for Business platform. Packaging will be …
