The Daily Mail reports that the opening of Poundcafe in one of Britain's most deprived areas resulted in hundreds of customers flooding the new eatery. Poundcafe is the new venue in Kirkby, Merseyside that offers a fry up for just £1 – it even allows a choice of four items from egg, bacon, sausage, hash brown, baked beans and tomatoes. Drinks and desserts cost a further 50p … [Read more...]
La Tasca: turnaround complete, new design and growth on the way
La Tasca, the Spanish tapas business has reported that its turnaround has been completed. La Tasca went through a restructure in 2012 and, as the new management team approaches the end of the first quarter of its third year since taking over the ailing business, it’s good news for the business. The company reports that four years of sales decline have been halted, guest … [Read more...]
Tossed secures £1.5m funding from Santander
Tossed, London’s leading group of healthier eating places, has secured a £1.5m funding line from Santander, which will enable it to pursue its expansion plans. Tossed operates 11 stores in and around London. Its ethos is that ‘healthy eating does not have to be boring’ and its quirky take on branding and marketing, combined with its wide range of healthy freshly … [Read more...]
Jamie’s Italian fined: special diets need special measures
Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurant chain has been fined £8,000 for contravening food safety laws and is to pay a further £9,000 in costs after a customer who suffers from coeliac disease was mistakenly served wheat pasta. Kristy Richardson, a coeliac and therefore not able to digest gluten, is reported to have told staff in the Portsmouth restaurant on three occasions that … [Read more...]
Domino’s rolls out the stars and the stripes
Domino’s Pizza, the pizza delivery expert, is celebrating its American heritage with two deliciously flavoured all-star pizzas. This May sees the Carolina and New York Deli pizzas hit Domino’s menus up and down the UK. It doesn’t stop there with that stateside feel as two other US favourites, spicy BBQ Chicken Wings and Chocolate Brownies, join the array of Domino’s side … [Read more...]