The 1 million sq ft Kingfisher Centre in Redditch, West Midlands is seeking to create a new restaurant quarter, featuring four new units from 3,200 to 7,500 sq ft, available to let from 2013, located at main mall level below the 7-screen Apollo cinema. The Kingfisher Centre is currently undergoing plans for an exclusive refurbishment of its prime fashion mall and the … [Read more...]
wagamama unveils new website
wagamama is launching its new website in the UK, designed to extend customers’ restaurant experience, bring the wagamama brand to life online, and place a wealth of new information at customers’ fingertips. Innovative sitecore technology is used to personalise the customer experience, along with a host of new information about the japanese-inspired dishes, wagamama ingredients, … [Read more...]
Chef’s Restaurant of the Week, Stephen Crane at Ockenden Manor
Part of a very impressive hotel and spa, one of the Historic Hotels range in the village of Cuckfield in West Sussex and therefore well-placed for the allure of Brighton, Ockenden Manor doesn’t do things by halves. It’s a spa, a hotel and a Michelin-starred restaurant in one; it looms out of its grounds which suggests about five … [Read more...]
America’s Favourite Sandwich Chain: lessons for the UK?
According to a national study from Market Force, Panera Bread tops of the list of favourite sandwich chains in the USA. Panera was voted No. 1 sandwich chain in a restaurant industry survey of more than 7,600 consumers designed to uncover which sandwich chains consumers like most and why they prefer one to another. For those serving sandwiches in the UK – whether dedicated … [Read more...]
Nicholson’s Pubs takes new direction
Nicholson’s enjoys a legacy of history – William Nicholson and his original gin distillery – that has been reinforced by its recent experience of excellent sales growth in cask ales. But, as many pubs and pub groups around the country have found in recent years, history does not secure the future, and Nicholson’s has now embarked on developing its offering to meet present and … [Read more...]