Scottish diners are to be offered the chance to help cut the volume of food waste from restaurants by taking their leftovers home. Zero Waste Scotland’s ‘Good to Go’ scheme, being piloted in participating restaurants in Glasgow, Edinburgh, East Kilbride and Irvine, will offer those dining out the chance to take food they can’t finish home with them in new branded take-home … [Read more...]
Foodservice: considered optimism but staffing concerns
The eating out market is on the up, but consumer confidence is still very fragile and foodservice operators must be cautious in assuming the sector is in full-term recovery. This was the conclusion of Horizons’ managing director Peter Backman speaking to an audience of over 80 invited foodservice operators, analysts and suppliers at the company’s Annual Briefing, held … [Read more...]
intu submits plans for leisure and dining development at intu Bromley
intu has submitted a planning application to create an exciting leisure development to provide more choice and variety in Bromley. The plans include internal remodelling to provide a casual dining cluster of restaurants around the Elmfield Road entrance to the centre. This layout will ensure that the leisure and catering offer is integrated with all floors of the centre and … [Read more...]
SHORYU ramen to open their third restaurant
The successful ramen bar Shoryu is set to open its third restaurant in Kingly Court, Soho. With two existing restaurant sites a stone throw away in Denman Street and Regent Street, the natural progression for expansion was towards Kingly Court. The restaurant is set to open in April 2014 The Shoryu menu will consist of Tonkotsu and Ramen as well as a selection of gyoza and … [Read more...]
Patty&Bun to open opposite UK’s busiest McDonalds
Patty&Bun, one of London’s best burger joints, is opening its second venue on Liverpool Street, London in April 2014. Consistently voted as producing one of the top burgers in the UK, the new site is opposite the busiest McDonalds in the UK. Unlike the James Street location (above), the Liverpool street is going to be more geared to take away, with customers ordering at … [Read more...]