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Search is on for The Sustainable Restaurant of the Year

The Estrella Damm National Restaurants Awards and The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) have launched a search for the Sustainable Restaurant of the Year.

Friday Five: the week's top news

We round-up the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Paramount Lebanese Kitchen makes UK debut with three simultaneous openings

Lebanese-style fast casual restaurant chain Paramount Lebanese Kitchen makes its UK debut today, with three simultaneous restaurant launches across the capital.

Pizza Hut completes management buyout after £60m turnaround

The senior team at Pizza Hut Restaurants has completed a management buyout (MBO) of the chain from its private equity backer Rutland Partners.

New food charity is recruiting restaurant chefs to improve school dinners

A new project is encouraging chefs to swap the restaurant pass for school kitchens in a bid to improve the food on offer to children.

Daisy Green adds Soho site to its expanding collection of restaurants

All-day restaurant, bar and coffee group Daisy Green Collection is set to open its ninth location, having secured a site in Soho.

Latest opening: Beck at Brown’s

The German-born Italian food maestro is back in London with a casual – by his standards, at least – restaurant at Brown’s Hotel.

Ollie Dabbous, Yevgeny Chichvarkin and Tatiana Fokina on Hide

Nearly five years in the making, the Russian-owned Hide is the biggest restaurant opening of 2018 and the next chapter for one of the UK’s most exciting chefs.

The lowdown: marathon season

As marathon season gets under way, the restaurant industry is gearing up for its annual cardio workout.

Vapiano plans move away from the high street in to transport hubs

Italian chain Vapiano is planning to expand away from the high street in to transport hubs in the UK and across Europe.

Last orders for HungryHouse following Just Eat takeover

National online food ordering service Hungryhouse has confirmed that it will be “calling it a day” next month, following its acquisition by rival Just Eat.

Chick ‘n’ Sours founders to double capacity of original Haggerston site

Carl Clarke and David Wolanski's debut Chick ‘n’ Sours restaurant in Haggerston will close its doors later this month and re-open six weeks later following a refurb and the addition of a new late-night bar named Sub Culture that will double its seating...

Sale of plastic straws and stirrers could be banned in UK

The sale of plastic straws and drinks stirrers in the UK could soon be banned under Government proposals.

Bukowski Grill closes last London restaurant

Charcoal grill restaurant Bukowski Grill has closed the last of its four London sites.

Restaurant Magazine Eats Out: East London Barbecue

From Middle Eastern/US fusion to Thai drinking foods, there is no shortage of eclectic and original barbecue restaurants in Shoreditch.

Jessie Liu is awarded first ever BBVA Scholarship by The World's 50 Best Restaurants

Taiwanese chef Jessie Liu has been awarded the first ever 50 Best BBVA Scholarship by the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants.

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