Marco Pierre White has announced the opening of a new restaurant in Salisbury, The Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill. The new restaurant will have 80 covers and is located at The Stones Hotel just in time to start to welcome customers towards the end of the summer. Replacing the hotel’s on-site restaurant, the move to open one of the famed chef’s … [Read more...]
TGI Fridays rebrands as Fridays
Fridays is set to re-open the doors for dining at 66 locations on Monday 6th July, and will on the same day reveal a new brand. The changes will be unveiled at six restaurants, with new elements introduced across the rest of the estate. Fridays first opened in New York in 1965, now 55 years later, it’s proudly celebrating its unique heritage. Its simplified menu … [Read more...]
McDonald’s hail digital channels for reopening results
McDonald's have released details of worldwide financial performance during the COVID-19 crisis. Strong digital reach and delivery systems are credited by McDonald's leading to optimistic sentiment in its strategy to deal with the impact from Covid-19 globally. With about 95% of McDonald's restaurants now operational across the world, sequential improvement in … [Read more...]
New ‘biggest beer garden’ to open in Glasgow
Glasgow's Rotunda building in Finnieston has revealed plans for Glasgow's ‘biggest beer garden’ as soon as lockdown restrictions allow. Cranside Kitchen will be a new free-to-enter outdoor venue, open seven days a week with a food market and beer garden. Under the new plans, the areas currently used for parking and private patios, will be used as an outside space to offer … [Read more...]
Just Eat acquires Grubhub – for $7.3 billion
Just Eat acquires Grubhub In a move that creates the largest food delivery business in the world Just Eat Takeaway has confirmed the acquisition of US Grubhub for $7.3 billion. The $7.3 billion deal is an all shares takeover that still requires a vote of approval from both shareholder groups, seeing Grubhub’s shareholders own 30% of the merged group. The new group will … [Read more...]