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Chris Miller, a star of Million Pound Menu, on 12 ways to seek investment and build a business

12 steps to starting your own restaurant business

Chris Miller, a star of Million Pound Menu and backer of restaurant brands Kricket, Kym's, Lina Stores and Island Poke, on how to seek investment and deal with investors

Acai Berry chooses Chelsea for second site

Brazilian ‘superfood’ brand Acai Berry has opened a second grab-and-go site in Chelsea following the success of its inaugural bricks-and-mortar location in Soho’s Kingly Court.

Friday Five: the week's top news

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

Thai restaurant group Mango Tree to lay roots in transport hubs

Thai restaurant group Mango Tree is looking to gain a greater foothold in the UK with expansion into transport hubs such as airports and railway stations.

Chef Helena Puolakka: “I don’t want to run an army, I’d rather conduct an orchestra”

Finnish-born Helena Puolakka is chef patron at D&D London restaurants Aster in Victoria and Skylon on the South Bank.

Opening of the Month: Mana

Attracted by a wave of development, restaurant operators are flocking to Ancoats (aka Scrancoats) in Manchester. Mana is by far the most hotly anticipated of those openings

Chef Luke Thomas launches first London restaurant

Luke Thomas, previously dubbed ‘the UK’s youngest head chef’, has opened his first standalone restaurant in London.

Chef Adam Stokes to open The Oyster Club in Birmingham

Chef Adam Stokes is to open a second Birmingham restaurant early next year.

Toque d’Or 2019 open for entries

Registration has opened for the 2019 Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or, a national competition for students and junior chefs.

The Lowdown: Heksenkaas

A row over a Dutch cheese spread has resulted in Europe’s highest court ruling that the taste of food can’t be copyrighted.

Patisserie Valerie CEO resigns amid accounting investigation

The CEO of Patisserie Holdings has resigned amid an ongoing investigation in to the company's accounts.

Latest opening: Pabellón

Lee Shipley's follow up to Circo is located in a listed building next to Brighton Pavilion and again blends Spanish and Asian influences.

Denbies winery to launch restaurant and hotel

Surrey winery Denbies Wine Estate is to launch a hotel and restaurant following a £4m investment drive.

Middletons Steakhouse & Grill continues regional expansion

Middletons Steakhouse & Grill is to launch its eighth restaurant, in Chelmsford, with plans for a further two openings in 2019.

We want.... bowls?

First-time restaurateur Zarifa Ragimova is to open a Soho restaurant that serves food only in bowls.

HOP Vietnamese changes up for fifth City site

Grab-and-go group HOP Vietnamese will launch its largest ever site at The Leadenhall Building (AKA The Cheesegrater) early next month.

KERB to launch its first bricks and mortar market

Street food collective KERB and major London landlord Shaftesbury are teaming up to open a food hall concept in a former warehouse building in Covent Garden.

Duncan Welgemoed: "Celebrity culture has caused chefs to become hypocrites"

Chef Duncan Welgemoed has warned the rise of celebrity chef culture is causing many in the restaurant industry to become ‘hypocrites’.

Five ways to raise your restaurant’s chocolate game

Want to get more creative with chocolate? Here's five interesting ways to dabble with the dark stuff.

Emily Roux: "If I'm going to make it I'm going to make it by myself"

Michel Roux Jr’s daughter opened her debut restaurant Caractère earlier this year with her Italian husband Diego Ferrari, in Notting Hill.

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