Naturally fast food brand LEON has secured a funding package worth £11.5 million from new banking partner, HSBC. The facility will fund LEON’s plans to expand both nationally and internationally and restructure existing debt. LEON’s £11.5 million refinancing package from HSBC will help support their new openings and the brand’s plans to expand into North America and beyond. … [Read more...]
Feeling peckish? Elior UK hatches new chicken concept
Elior UK has launched a new street food inspired chicken concept in response to the rising popularity of street food and ‘chickenisation’ on the high street. Chicken now accounts for 31% of all out of home meals and, with this in mind, Elior has developed Beak Street Chicken as an exciting opportunity for catering outlets to upscale their chicken offering. Beak Street … [Read more...]
Arc Banyan Project success leads to more work for NoChintz
Amidst the excitement of the redeveloped Corn Exchange in Manchester, Northern Quarter based creative studio NoChintz, has completed designs for the £1.5m Banyan restaurant and bar situated within the scheme. The success of the project has led Banyan owner, Leeds-based bar and restaurant operator Arc Inspirations, to appoint NoChintz on two further Banyan venues in Leeds and … [Read more...]
The new look of Purnell’s Restaurant
Chef Glynn Purnell has opened the doors of Purnell’s, his Michelin-starred restaurant in Birmingham’s Colmore business district, to welcome guests into the newly refurbished space. This follows a two-week closure to install the new look, as designed by Richard Wilkinson and John Beven, the co-founders and directors of Birmingham based Wilkinson Beven Design. The new design … [Read more...]
Free app’etiser with every download of the TGI Fridays app
TGI Fridays has launched a brand new app offering rewards, features and benefits for those who sign up to be a friend of Fridays, from free burgers to Apple Watches – and even a free appetiser with every download! As well as allowing guests to browse the mouth-watering Fridays menu, make bookings, and find out where their nearest restaurant is, it also allows them to browse … [Read more...]