The UK’s original gourmet pie business, Square Pie, has teamed up with Crowdcube to offer an exclusive ‘Pie Bond’, giving investors the opportunity to get a slice of the pie and earn 8% interest p.a. The company has set a target of raising between £750,000 and £2 million to fund new restaurants and new products for the supermarket range. On track for sales of £5 … [Read more...]
Imbibe Live smashes targets with 20% visitor increase
Last week, the UK drinks industry ventured out into the scorching London sunshine to make its annual pilgrimage to Olympia for the sixth consecutive year of Imbibe Live. With a total unique attendance of 11,568 (ABC audit pending), and a 20% increase in visitors, the on-trade focused drinks show once again raised the bar for the industry with a show combining quality buyers, … [Read more...]
Azzurri Group to acquire Coco di Mama
Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, announced last week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Coco di Mama, London’s leading quick-service Italian food and coffee operator. Coco di Mama was founded in 2011 by Jeremy Sanders and Daniel Land. It specialises in fresh, fast and healthy Italian food, including pasta, baguettes, salads and coffee. … [Read more...]
Quadruple opening day for Wetherspoons
Wetherspoons is opening four pubs on the same day in July. The company will open The Old Borough in Swords (Republic of Ireland), The Jolie Brise in Teignmouth, The Golden Hope in Sittingbourne and The Queen’s Head in Tavistock on Tuesday 21 July. One of the pubs, The Queen’s Head in Tavistock will also feature a 12 bedroom hotel. In total Wetherspoon is opening six … [Read more...]
Polish Cultural Institute Enlist Chef Damian Wawrzyniak for Special Pop Up Event
House of Ferment, a special series from Grizedale Arts and Science Gallery London which looks at the future of food production, kicks off today as a mobile installation on Borough Market. The pop-up project is open 7-11 July and celebrates the array of different international culinary cultures from Polish to Korean origins. On 10 July House of Ferment will present The … [Read more...]