Popeyes to open first UK drive-thru restaurant next month
US fried chicken restaurant Popeyes UK is opening the doors to its first drive-thru restaurant next month.
Archives for April 26, 2023
Budgie Montoya to launch Filipino street food brand
Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya is to launch a Filipino street food concept next month within Market Halls Oxford Circus in London.
Uncorked: George Begg
The 'accidental restaurateur' behind Whitstable favourite Samphire on Margate's Botega Caruso, Krug 1988, Len Evans and his surprisingly affordable Domaine Tempier Bandol rosé.
Weekly eating out occasions fall by 6%
Weekly eating and drinking out occasions have declined 6.7% year on year as consumers continue to alter behaviours in response to the cost-of-living crisis, new data from Lumina Intelligence shows.
How I Got Here: Andrea Fraquelli
The co-founder of the Brasseria Family group London and grandson of Spaghetti House co-founder Lorenzo Fraquelli on being a third-generation restaurateur, working with his brother, and his problems with VAT.
The Restaurant of the Future: eight predictions for the kitchen
Major shake-ups including advances in robotics, a switch to hydrogen gas and a legal requirement for businesses to limit the amount of waste they create are set to change the way back of house operates over the coming years.
Pret overhauls loyalty programme
Pret a Manger has announced its coffee subscription service will be rebranded to Club Pret, with the price rising from £25 to £30 per month.
Oasis ups pressure on TRG as it urges shareholders to vote against remuneration policies
An activist investor in The Restaurant Group (TRG) has called on the company’s fellow shareholders to ‘reject pay without performance’ and vote against its remuneration policy at its upcoming AGM.
Latest opening: Story Cellar
Tom Sellers’ rotisserie restaurant sees the chef take a more casual, but no less precise, approach to cooking.
Latest opening: Browns Covent Garden
The brasserie and bar brand has relaunched its West End restaurant to celebrates its 50th birthday.
Restaurant groups 'relying on menu price rises to stem delivery and takeaway losses'
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s top restaurant groups in March were 3% below the same month in 2022, the new Hospitality at Home Tracker from CGA by NIQ reveals.