Restaurant Chains

Restaurant magazine's R200 winners announced

05-Dec-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Flat Iron, Wagamama, Caravan and Lina Stores were among the restaurants crowned winners at Restaurant magazine’s annual R200 Awards, which were held in London last night (4 December).

Thai and Japanese chains in UK soar while Chinese brands stumble

26-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Britain’s restaurant tastes are changing, with Chinese and Spanish cuisines losing out to Thai and Japanese in the branded space over the last five years.

Big restaurant chains see turnover rise, tough outlook for smaller businesses

08-Aug-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The top 100 restaurant chains saw turnover increase by 5.6 per cent last year, a big improvement on the 2.6 per cent increase of 2010. But the market isn't becoming any easier for smaller businesses as the beleaguered state of the UK economy is making...

Casual dining restaurant chains refuse to give up deep discounting

11-Jan-2012 By Joe Lutrario

A review of discounting activity in the casual-dining sector by Restaurant magazine has shown that many restaurant chains who pledged to shake off their old deep discounting habits for the New Year have already fallen off the wagon.

US restaurant chains agree to mandatory calorie labelling

11-Jun-2009 By Becky Paskin

Large chain restaurants in the US have agreed to support a new law to make calorie and nutrition labelling on menus compulsory, sparking fears such a move may be implemented in the UK

Restaurants to face increased costs under new tips rules

14-Aug-2008 By Becky Paskin

Under new legislation, restaurant chains could face rising costs of up to 10 per cent