Latin American restaurant group Las Iguanas are opening three sites this spring in Woking, Torquay and Swansea, bringing their total number of sites to 41. The additional restaurants will also create over 130 new jobs for the local areas. Woking At the end of March, Las Iguanas will launch a 170 cover restaurant complete with piazza in the town of Woking on Commercial … [Read more...]
What’s hot in the US restaurant industry in 2015?
U.S. restaurant industry sales reached $683.4 billion in 2014, making the U.S. market the place to discover new trends, exciting technologies and breakthrough innovations. The American National Restaurant Association surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – to find which foods, cuisines, beverages and culinary themes will be … [Read more...]
The Chancery: hidden but sparkling gem
The Chancery was opened by restaurateur Zak Jones back in 2004, and is located just off Holborn/Chancery Lane in central London. Graham Long joined The Chancery as Head Chef in late 2014 – in time to celebrate its tenth anniversary and the pressures of the Christmas period. Alerted by rumours of the quality of his modern European, seasonal menus and the skills he has … [Read more...]
TGI Friday’s tops Sunday Times Best Companies listing
The Sunday Times has published its listing of Best Companies to Work For 2015. This is the 15th annual ranking of the cream of Britain’s happy and motivated workforces, and its appearance each year is now a highly anticipated event in the business calendar. Remarkably, TGI Friday’s has leapt straight to the top of the Best Big Companies listing, whilst Red carnation Hotels … [Read more...]
Government recognises 50 rising stars of Britain’s food and drink
Fifty of the country’s most promising food and drink entrepreneurs are to be recognised as Food Stars for their contribution to the UK’s growing economy. The 50 Food Stars, carefully selected from hundreds of award-winning businesses, range from fiery Scotch bonnet pepper sauce makers in Scotland to chocolatiers using Indian spices in London. The revival of UK food and … [Read more...]