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The Coconut Tree eyes expansion as David Phelps joins board

24-May-2019 By James McAllister

Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree has confirmed it has intentions to expand to locations including London, Brighton and Reading.

20 Jamie Oliver restaurant sites put up for sale

24-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Twenty restaurant sites which traded as part of the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group have been put up for sale following the company’s collapse this week.

Life after CVA: Carluccio's extends Fresca transformation plan

24-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Carluccio’s is to roll out its £10m Fresca refurbishment programme to at least five further restaurants following a trial in London.

Generation Next: Sow

23-May-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The bowl food concept launches in Soho next month but already has eyes on expansion, according to its founder Peter Farrell.

Pret a Manger to 'turbo charge' vegetarian expansion with Eat deal

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Pret a Manger has today (22 May) confirmed it is to buy rival cafe chain Eat with plans to convert much of its estate to vegetarian-only sites.

Jamie Oliver closes 22 restaurants with 1,000 jobs lost

21-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Jamie Oliver has closed 22 of his UK restaurants as the business enters administration, with only his three Gatwick Airport sites remaining open.

SRA to help restaurants reduce food waste

21-May-2019 By James McAllister

The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) is to support 100 restaurants in reaching national and international food waste reduction targets as part of a new initiative.

Jamie Oliver's restaurant group calls in administrators

21-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant group is to enter administration, less than two years after it narrowly avoided collapse.

It's a no-show: finding a solution to the problem of disappearing diners

21-May-2019 By Tony Naylor

Financially damaging, physically demoralising... no-shows are the bane of the restaurant industry. Is there a solution to this age-old issue?

Industry warned HMRC will continue to target restaurants over tax evasion

20-May-2019 By James McAllister

Restaurant owners have been warned by accountancy firm BDO that HMRC is continuing to target the industry in a bid to crackdown on tax avoiders.

Pret a Manger poised to take a bite of rival Eat chain

17-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Pret a Manger is reportedly close to buying rival sandwich chain Eat with an eye to turning its cafes in to more vegetarian-only stores.

Amazon leads £450m Deliveroo funding drive

17-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Online tech giant Amazon is to invest millions in restaurant delivery platform Deliveroo as it mounts a challenge to rivals such as UberEats.

Mowgli confirms Bristol restaurant opening

16-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Expanding Indian street food brand Mowgli is to open its first Bristol restaurant later this year.

Twisted London expands operations

15-May-2019 By James McAllister

Delivery only fast-food service Twisted London is to open five more units in the capital following the success of its trial location in East London.

London restaurants commit to cutting food waste

14-May-2019 By James McAllister

Brasserie Zedel, Angela Hartnett’s Café Murano and Hawksmoor Air Street are among 11 restaurants from across Regent Street and St James’s to collectively commit to reducing food waste by 25% in the next year.