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20th July 2016   Cobra beer creator Lord Bilimoria has responded to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) calls for a new Indian visitor visa to boost UK tourism.     “For centuries, the UK and India have shared deep economic and cultural ties and the two nations have a long and important history […]

13th July 2016     Romsey Opening for Koh Thai Tapas Koh Thai Tapas restaurant will open its latest site in the Hampshire market town of Romsey on 28th July.  Romsey is the group’s third restaurant in Hampshire – and 11th in total.  . The opening comes within weeks of launching its Koh Noi concept

 28th June 2016   Prices held despite fall in sterling   In response to customer demand Viiking Ventures is now importing a 650ml bottle of its Goa Premium Beer.  The new sized 4.8% ABV beer adds to the original 340ml bottles.   Fortunately, the first shipment was paid for before the recent fall in the

A ‘clash of curries’ has emerged as one of the central themes in this week’s ‘Brexit’ referendum in the UK with restaurateurs arguing that free movement of people from Europe hampers the 4-billion-pound industry’s ability to bring in chefs from the Indian sub-continent. Ahead of the vote on Thursday, a group of South Asian restaurateurs

24th June 2016     Obituary Peter Grove 1942 – 2016     Restaurant industry pays tribute to “curry legend” Peter Grove       The Indian restaurant sector has paid tribute to the sad news of the sudden death of Peter Gove, founder of National Curry Week and the Curry Tree charitable foundation.  

9th June 2016 Compiling the votes for the teams for Curry Capital of Britain supported by partners Asda (lead sponsor), Bhai Cider, Goa Beer and Kingfisher has been a bigger than ever undertaking this year with thousands and thousands of votes from the beginning of February until the very close of voting at midnight on

7th June 2016   11th opening for fast growing concept   Koh Thai Tapas has revealed that it is to open in the Hampshire market town of Romsey.  Romsey will become the group’s third location in Hampshire – its 11th in total, when it opens in mid July after a four week refurbishment.  The announcement

1st June 2016                                                                              The Asian Catering Federation (ACF), which represents 20,000 of the nation’s restaurant and takeaway owners, has called for its members to vote to ‘Remain’ the EU in the referendum on 23rd June   Having listened to the arguments from both sides of the debate, ACF Chairman Yawar Khan, believes

26th May 2016     High street curry houses face renewed competition from Wetherspoon pub,  following changes its Curry Club menu.  The Curry Club at JD Wetherspoon sites , serves around of 80,000 curries across the UK each Thursday, between noon and 11pm.   The revamped menu sees the introduction of vindaloo, improved side dishes and

23rd May 2016   The Chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF), Yawar Khan, is among the first community leaders to condemn the “reckless” Indian restaurant owner jailed for 4 years following the conviction for manslaughter of a customer.   “This callous individual has done enormous damage to the hardworking restaurateurs and their staff, who