Friday Five: the week's top news
We round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.
Archives for April 20, 2018
The Weekender Interview: Josh Katz
Josh Katz opened Berber & Q in Haggerston in 2015 and has since opened two further restaurants under the brand, which sees Middle Eastern and North African dishes reinterpreted using US barbecue techniques.
Paramount Lebanese Kitchen makes UK debut with three simultaneous openings
Lebanese-style fast casual restaurant chain Paramount Lebanese Kitchen makes its UK debut today, with three simultaneous restaurant launches across the capital.
Pizza Hut completes management buyout after £60m turnaround
The senior team at Pizza Hut Restaurants has completed a management buyout (MBO) of the chain from its private equity backer Rutland Partners.
Daisy Green adds Soho site to its expanding collection of restaurants
All-day restaurant, bar and coffee group Daisy Green Collection is set to open its ninth location, having secured a site in Soho.
New food charity is recruiting restaurant chefs to improve school dinners
A new project is encouraging chefs to swap the restaurant pass for school kitchens in a bid to improve the food on offer to children.
Latest opening: Beck at Brown’s
The German-born Italian food maestro is back in London with a casual – by his standards, at least – restaurant at Brown’s Hotel.
Search is on for The Sustainable Restaurant of the Year
The Estrella Damm National Restaurants Awards and The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) have launched a search for the Sustainable Restaurant of the Year.