Grosvenor has announced that Tortilla, the Mexican restaurant brand, is to open its first restaurant in the North West at Liverpool ONE. Taking a 2,200 sq ft site over two levels on Lord Street, Tortilla will open mid-November 2014. The largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant group in the UK and Europe launched in London in 2007 selling authentic California-style Mexican … [Read more...]
AA shortlist for 5 Hospitality Awards
The finalists for five categories at the upcoming AA Hospitality Awards have just been announced by the AA - with just three weeks to wait until the winners are announced. The shortlists are for AA Food Service Award, AA Housekeeper of the Year Award, AA Eco Hotel of the Year, AA Eco Hotel Group of the Year and the new AA Spirit Award. AA Food Service Award Introduced … [Read more...]
Pizza Hut reveals investment programme in Scotland
Pizza Hut Restaurants is to invest more than £1.7 million into its Scottish estate, creating 35 new jobs. The investment will be made across a number of key sites in Scotland and form the next phase of Pizza Hut Restaurants’ UK-wide re-imaging programme. The first opening will be at Hamilton Palace Retail Park, followed by Glasgow and Inverness. The Huts aim to set the … [Read more...]
Conflict Kitchen London: peace through food
To mark International Day of Peace (21 September), peacebuilding charity International Alert is opening an innovative three-week pop-up restaurant combining great food with illuminating conversations about peace. Conflict Kitchen London, which launches in partnership with Grub Club and Monikers Restaurant in Hoxton Square on 11 September and runs through to 27 September, … [Read more...]
White Brasserie Company opens fourth pub, The British Queen
Brasserie Bar Co, which also owns Brasserie Blanc, is set to open its fourth pub, The British Queen, in Orpington in early September. The British Queen will open as part of the White Brasserie Company’s plan to roll out 20 pubs over the next three years, with The Sun Inn in Chobham due to open towards the end of the year. Designed by PNW, The British Queen, which has been … [Read more...]