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IHG to expand Theo Randall's casual restaurant brand

10-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to open four new restaurants in partnership with chef Theo Randall this year.

Move over Nando’s, there’s a new piri piri place in town

10-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Algarvian restaurant Casa do Frango marks a number of new projects in the capital for restaurant and bar group The Collective MJMK.

Leon's Thai Tuk Shop 'pops down' and disappears from Shaftesbury Avenue

10-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Leon has closed its experimental Thai fast food restaurant Tuk Shop on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue after just two months of trading.

Casual Dining Group CEO: "My highest paid waitress is on £50k a year with tips"

10-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

The CEO of Casual Dining Group (CDG) has said the industry needs to dispel the “myth” that all restaurant workers are low paid.

Daisy Green smashes Crowdcube goal in under two hours

09-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Antipodean restaurant group Daisy Green has surpassed its £500,000 crowdfund target just hours after it launched on Crowdcube today.

Eat founders to resign after company restructure

09-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The founders of sandwich chain Eat are expected to resign after the company closes 10% of its sites.

Green & Fortune to undergo £1.5million birthday refurbishment

09-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Green & Fortune will mark its tenth anniversary with a £1.5 million renovation of its Kings Place café, restaurant and bar.

Dan Doherty's pub reopens ahead of major revamp

06-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

Dan Doherty’s London pub has reopened with a short menu ahead of a full renovation later this year.

The Weekender Interview: Dhruv Mittal

06-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Cordon Bleu-trained DUM Biryani chef patron on saffron old fashioneds, clicking at waiters, and why toddlers shouldn't listen to T-Pain.

Friday Five: the week's top news

06-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

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

Latest opening: Bancone

06-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

In for a penne, in for a pound: pasta-centric restaurant Bancone has launched in Covent Garden this month.

Leon warns of high street struggles as sales growth slows

06-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

Leon CEO John Vincent has said the rising cost of trading on the UK high street is “incentivising” the group to open more restaurants overseas.

Kin + Deum joins eclectic London Bridge restaurant scene

06-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

An authentic and family-run Thai restaurant will join the increasingly varied food offering in the burgeoning dining destination of London Bridge.

Casual Dining Group trials delivery brand Blazing Bird

06-Jul-2018 By James Wallin

Casual Dining Group is trialling a delivery-only concept, Blazing Bird, from a selection of its Las Iguanas restaurants.

Thai Express joins Grand Central's diverse operator line-up

05-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Casual quick-service Thai restaurant Thai Express will make its Birmingham debut this month at a site in the Grand Central, part of the city’s Bullring Estate.