Giggling Squid to double group size in 12 months
Thai tapas brand Giggling Squid is opening a site in Sevenoaks on 5 August – the first of a series of new venues that will double the size of the business by this time next year.
Archives for July 13, 2014
Farm Frites launches extra crispy roast potatoes
Frozen food provider Farm Frites has launched an extra crispy roast potato product to complement roast dinners.
Ribble Valley Inns re-opens The Highwayman and unveils fifth pub the Nag's Head
Ribble Valley Inns has re-opened its award-winning Kirky Lonsdale pub The Highwayman after an extensive refurbishment, with new head chef Jason ‘Bruno’ Birbeck taking the reins in the kitchen.
Harry Ramsden's signs franchise agreement for 10 new sites across West Sussex
Fish and chip restaurant brand Harry Ramsden’s is to open ten new outlets across West Sussex under a new franchise agreement with local businessman Ruslan Kyshtoobaev.
Hony Capital acquires PizzaExpress
Hony Capital, one of China’s largest private equity firms, has acquired PizzaExpress, in a deal that values the Cinven-backed chain at £900m - the largest transaction in the European restaurant sector in the past five years.
Flowify launches front-of-house software
Software provider Flowify has launched Sofia, an interactive tool working as a real-time advisor to front of house restaurant teams.
Boqueria team continues London expansion
The team behind tapas restaurant La Boqueria is expanding its London presence with a new site recently opened in Battersea and a sherry bar to launch in the near future in the same neighbourhood.
Raymond Blanc backs Cut Tourism VAT campaign
Celebrity chef and hotelier Raymond Blanc is supporting the campaign to cut VAT on accommodation and attractions in the UK.
Coco Chanel’s Rosehall Estate to become boutique hotel
Rosehall Estate, famous for being Coco Chanel’s love nest with the 2nd Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, is to be restored and turned into an upmarket boutique hotel.
Small Talk
Richard Corrigan on his cookery school, winning Great British Menu and plans for a third London restaurant
Richard Corrigan is the the inimitable chef behind Bentley’s and Corrigan’s Mayfair. He has also enjoyed a wide and varied media career, and was declared winner of Great British Menu no less than four times. He recently bought a cookery school in Cavan,...