Casual Dining Group is the new name for the group behind household restaurant brands Bella Italia and Café Rouge. The new company name reflects the transformation from what was Tragus Group to a focused, highly capitalised and growing restaurant business. The announcement of Casual Dining Group’s new identity coincides with the posting of the last set of full-year accounts … [Read more...]
Pan Chai pan-Asian franchise pops-up at Bicester
Pan Chai, the UK’s first and only pan-Asian franchise has expanded with the recent opening of Pan Chai petite at Bicester Village, Oxfordshire. Pan Chai petite launched within designer outlet Bicester Village in late January with a temporary pop-up site planned to operate until 12 April 2015, with a plan to move within a permanent site within the complex following this. With … [Read more...]
Northern Restaurant & Bar breaks records
Figures from leading leisure consultants CGA Peach show that the percentage growth in the food and drink sectors of some major Northern cities has left London in the shade, a trend which has pushed industry trade show Northern Restaurant & Bar (NRB) to record-breaking levels. NRB, which takes place at Manchester Central on 17 and 18 March, covers 50,000 sq ft and has … [Read more...]
Speculation around Harris + Hoole as top Tesco exec leaves
CityA.M. reports that TESCO yesterday lost another senior executive as Michael Holmes responsible for in-store dining, left the company. Holmes was the director of Tesco businesses including restaurant chain Giraffe, coffee shop Harris + Hoole, in-store restaurant Decks, and Tesco’s Euphorium bakeries. His departure is the latest that accompanies the current re-structuring … [Read more...]
Thistle do nicely! Scottish Thistle Awards winners revealed
A Michelin-starred restaurant, an Aberdeenshire pub, a whisky distillery on Islay and a man instrumental in bringing the Ryder Cup to Gleneagles were among those to be crowned tourism champions at the Scottish Thistle Awards. A total of 13 winners received Scottish Thistle Award during a glittering final ceremony at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow, hosted by TV and radio star … [Read more...]