Global restaurant collection, Gordon Ramsay Group, has secured a 10-year extension to its contract at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 for its site, Plane Food, to continue providing an elevated airport dining experience to internationally-bound travellers both before and during flight. The new agreement will enable the group to further enhance its offering that has helped transform … [Read more...]
Thai Leisure Group given royal seal of approval
The Royal Thai Government has recognised the quality of the food across Thai Leisure Group’s (TLG) portfolio – comprised of restaurant brands Thaikhun, Chaophraya and Yee Rah – by awarding nine of its restaurants with a Thai SELECT premium seal. Set up in 2003, the Thai SELECT certification is a government programme that aims to increase the recognition of quality Thai … [Read more...]
Lao Cafe launches in Covent Garden
Lao Café, the only restaurant in London to serve Laotian food, is to open in Covent Garden on 16th January 2017. Launched by the team behind phenomenally successful restaurant group Rosa’s Thai Cafe, it follows in the footsteps of a much lauded pop up that blazed a trail through Victoria in early 2016. Focussing on one of the last great undiscovered cuisines, Lao Café is … [Read more...]
SUBWAY appoints new County Director for UK and Ireland
The SUBWAY brand is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Country Director in the UK and Ireland. Peter Dowding joins the SUBWAY brand where he will be responsible for developing the brand in the UK and Ireland, working with a team of Development Agents across the territory. Peter brings a wealth of experience working in the retail and drinks industries, gained … [Read more...]
Restaurateur brings Victorian Splendour to Newcastle’s Quayside
A leading North East restaurateur has opened a flagship eatery on Newcastle’s vibrant Quayside. Andy Hook, owner of Blackfriars Restaurant in Newcastle and Hinnies Restaurant in Whitley Bay, has teamed up with head chef Troy Terrington to open Dobson and Parnell at 21 Queen Street, specialising in refined British and European cuisine. Set within a Victorian Grade II … [Read more...]