BGF (Business Growth Fund), the UK’s leading independent investor of growth capital in UK smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested a further £3.6m in award-winning burrito bar chain, Barburrito. BGF still retains a minority stake in the business following this latest investment. Barburrito was BGF’s first investment in the North West made in April 2012. UK’s first … [Read more...]
PizzaExpress opens 500th – in Beijing
Having opened their first restaurant in Chinatown in 1965, PizzaExpress has just launched their 500th in the capital of China - their first restaurant in the city, though there are now 22 sites in China - in Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The UK now has over 430 restaurants, whilst there is now also a strong global presence across 13 countries including India and the Middle East. … [Read more...]
Pizza Rossa ready to roll the dough
Opening its first venue on Friday 6 June as a pop-up in the City, Pizza Rossa, the award-winning company born out of crowd funding and specialising in gourmet-quality pizza al taglio – by the square slice - is already set for expansion. The pop-up is located at 4-12 Whittington Avenue, corner of Leadenhall St at Leadenhall Market, London EC3V 1AB, an area with high footfall and … [Read more...]
Kurobuta – a Rock n Roll Izakaya in London
Hospitality design consultancy Salon Edesia has just completed its first commissioned project, Kurobuta - a commercially scalable, Japanese restaurant concept with 5-8 more sites in the pipeline for London and undisclosed international locations. Salon Edesia specialises in the design, development and delivery of hospitality, F&B retail and leisure spaces and the food and … [Read more...]
Entry opens for first ever ‘FreeFrom’ Eating Out Awards
FreeFrom food (food free of gluten, wheat, dairy, soya, nuts and other allergens) is now seriously big business in the retail sector, with the market set to grow to over half a billion pounds in the next three years. But the rapidly growing number of those who either need or choose to eat FreeFrom has long complained that, while good free-from food is now relatively easy to … [Read more...]