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The Bundobust boys on beer, bhajis and backers

The Bundobust boys on beer, bhajis and backers

By Joe Lutrario

With sites in Leeds and Manchester, Gujarati street food and craft beer specialist Bundobust is hotly tipped to expand nationwide. Not bad for a vegetarian Indian restaurant that doesn’t sell curry

London outshines the regions on OpenTable's top 100 list

London outshines the regions on OpenTable's top 100 list

By Joe Lutrario

London restaurants continue to dominate OpenTable’s annual ranking of the top 100 restaurants in the UK with just seven from outside the capital on this year’s list, which is based on user reviews.

Byron burgers facing cut-price sale

Byron could face cut-price sale

By Sophie Witts

Byron could be the latest restaurant chain to be sold in a cut-price deal in a further sign of the difficulties facing the casual dining sector.

Phillip Oppenheim MP Cubana crowdfunding restaurants

Cubana launches £200k crowdfunding drive

By Sophie Witts

Cubana, the restaurant group founded by former Conservative treasury minister Phillip Oppenheim, has launched a crowdfunding drive to expand.

Industry 'hasn't seen the light' on tech

Industry 'hasn't seen the light' on tech

By Mark Wingett

Many restaurant groups have “not seen the light” when it comes to technology, despite the huge potential for improving efficiency, according to Wagamama customer director Emma Woods.

New wave restaurants driving growth in Indian sector

New wave restaurants driving growth in Indian sector

By Joe Lutrario

New wave Indian restaurants are having a transformational effect on the Indian restaurant sector with branded restaurants in the space predicted to grow by 20% this year, new MCA research has shown.

Aggressive discounting “damages productivity

Aggressive discounting “damages productivity"

By Joe Lutrario

Hospitality software supplier Fourth says that productivity across the restaurant sector has fallen, with the key measure of sales per labour hour currently sitting at £30.65 – a 43p reduction since May 2017.

Yorkshire Meatball Co ceases trading

Yorkshire Meatball Co ceases trading

By Finn Scott-Delaney & Sophie Witts

The Yorkshire Meatball Co, which closed it sole restaurant in Harrogate in October 2016, has ceased trading after its meatball range was delisted by Morrisons.

Roux Scholarship 2018 opens for entries

Could you be the 2018 Roux Scholar?

By Sophie Witts

The Roux family have launched their search for the 35th Roux Scholar, with three female chefs joining the 2018 judging team.

 Five steps to restaurant Instagram success

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Five steps to restaurant Instagram success

By Neil Sheth

Neil Sheth, digital marketing strategist at boutique social media agency Only Way Online, shares his five top Instagram tips for restaurants.

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