American burger brand Five Guys is continuing its UK expansion with a new restaurant at Hammerson’s iconic Bullring centre in Birmingham. The restaurant will be the brand’s first in the West Midlands, and will open this summer located on the centre’s middle level, overlooking the scheme’s central atrium and sited amongst popular eateries such as Jamie’s Italian and … [Read more...]
giraffe KIOSK comes to King’s Cross Square
Family-friendly restaurant group giraffe has added another string to their North London bow, opening KIOSK in King’s Cross Square. Unlike its older sibling giraffe STOP which opened in June 2013, the newest addition is exclusively about ‘grab-and-go’, making it perfect for one of London’s most bustling stations. Helping time-poor travellers dodge their pre-journey dash, … [Read more...]
Soft Drinks grow sales in 2013
According to the Britvic Soft Drinks Review 2014, soft drinks has once again emerged triumphant whilst other categories in FMCG continued to decline in the wake of the challenging economic backdrop. In contrast, soft drinks value sales grew steadily in 2013, rising by 2% to take the category over the £10bn mark for the first time. Faring considerably better than other FMCG … [Read more...]
Good Food Talks at the British Hospitality Association
The BHA is artnering with a new app that is revolutionising the dining experience for the visually impaired: the Good Food Talks app allows the UK’s nearly 2 million visually impaired people to access restaurant menus independently, quickly and easily in restaurants or at home. Carluccio’s, Pret A Manger and a handful of independent London pubs, hotels and restaurants have … [Read more...]
London tops global list of World’s Best Restaurants
The UK boasts a total of 12 restaurants in the Elite 100 Restaurants 2014, with eight of these based in London: The Ledbury (9), Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (23), Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (24), Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester (54), Le Gavroche (74), Amaya (76), Nobu (96) and Zuma (99). Meanwhile outside the capital, Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck (3) in Berkshire makes … [Read more...]