The Devlin’s in the detail: Will Devlin on his farm-to-fork approach and closing The Curlew
The owner of Kent restaurants The Smallholding and Birchwood flies the flag for a more holistic approach to cooking.
Archives for January 22, 2024
Resy to close UK business this year
Online booking platform Resy is to close its UK arm later this year in order to concentrate on its wider international business.
IHOP and Applebee’s owner targets UK market
US-based casual dining operator Dine Brands Global is looking to launch a ‘duel-branded restaurant concept’ in the UK that encompasses its IHOP and Applebee’s chains.
Live-fire restaurant Nela to open at The Whiteley in London
Amsterdam-born live fire restaurant Nela will open in the former Whiteleys shopping centre later this year.
Chef Antonio ‘Lello’ Favuzzi joins Belvedere as head chef
Italian-born chef Antonio ‘Lello’ Favuzzi has been appointed to lead the kitchen at Holland Park restaurant Belvedere.
Patty & Bun ‘continues to focus on expansion’ as it swings to loss
Patty & Bun has said it is ‘continuing to focus on the development and expansion’ of its restaurant estate despite swinging to a £2.2m loss in its latest financial results.
Popeyes to open first travel hub location as it ramps up expansion
Popeyes will open its first travel hub restaurant this year with a site in London’s Waterloo station as part of plans that will see it double its UK estate in 2024.
Compass Group to buy CH&CO for £475m
Compass Group has signed an agreement to acquire rival contract caterer CH&CO in a deal worth £475m.
The Heartwood Collection sees turnover break £60m
The Heartwood Collection saw turnover at its pubs and brasseries break £60m in the financial year to June 2023.