Restaurant

Competition

JJ Food Service and Lavazza launch National Coffee Week competition

17-Apr-2015 By PubFood

JJ Food Service and Lavazza coffee are offering operators the chance to win a selection of prizes as part of National Coffee Week, which commences on Monday 4 May.

Strong Easter rescues disappointing March for eating out sector

17-Apr-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Easter weekend like-for-like sales across the eating and drinking out sector were up 5.1% year-on-year, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker, but followed the first monthly drop in like-for-like sales for two year.

Award winning London site the Truscott Arms to expand with new Truscott Cellar concept

15-Apr-2015 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

Andrew Fishwick, fledgling multiple operator, has secured his second London site in Belsize Park on Haverstock Hill on a former Chinese restaurant to open a wine bar called the Truscott Cellar, M&C Report has learnt.

BUSINESS PREVIEW

Mark Sargeant: Duke William pub to be 'accessible to all'

15-Apr-2015 By Emma Eversham

Mark Sargeant is planning for his first pub - The Duke William - to be an accessible and welcoming environment where customers will be able to order 'simple pub food done well' alongside local ales, drinks and bar snacks. 

Veteran St John chefs to open "proper London boozer" the Marksman

10-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Two chefs who previously worked at top chef Fergus Henderson’s acclaimed St John eatery are set to re-launch Hackney pub the Marksman in May.

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Noble Inns eyes Bad Egg expansion

10-Apr-2015 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report

Bad Egg, the diner concept from Noble Inns is looking to open its second site by the end of the year in central London as founder Simon Holroyd said there is scope to grow it beyond 10 sites, M&C Report has learnt.

Michelin-starred chef Daniel Clifford buys Essex pub

31-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Clifford, who is chef patron of acclaimed Cambridge eatery Midsummer House, bought the freehold of the Flitch of Bacon, in Little Dunmow, for £300k with an eye to re-opening it in under five months after a £500k refurbishment.

"Local Food Hero" chef takes on Cornish foodie pub

30-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

An award-winning chef has opened Cornish food pub the St Tudy Inn.

Expert Insight

Service award finalist's top tips

27-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Amelia Thornhill, restaurant manager at Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs site the Plough Inn, in Longparish, is currently competing in the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts’ Annual Awards of Excellence. She told Daniel Woolfson about competing in the awards,...

Customer desire for wider range of vegetarian menu options growing

26-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

British diners are demanding more and more meat-free menu options from food and drink operators, new data reports.

Awards

Pub operators celebrate success in Development Chef Awards 2015

25-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Five pub companies have been recognised for the quality of their food offers in Restaurant's Farm Frites Development Chef Awards 2015.

Ex-Gordon Ramsay head chef to open Kent Pub

13-Mar-2015 By Mark Wingett

Mark Sargeant, Gordon Ramsay’s former right hand man and former Head Chef of Claridge’s, is to open his first pub, M&C Report understands.

Trend watch

Trend watch: bone appétit?

06-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Bone broth may not sound like a particularly appetising concept. However, the dish is being touted as having immense health benefits and is making a stir in the foodie scene.

Opinion

Lets call curtains on samey salmon dishes

06-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

I only began eating meat at age 11 after being raised by pescetarian parents, so believe me when I say I have nothing against salmon. 

Entries now open for Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year Awards 2016

03-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Waitrose has launched the Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Awards 2016.

business booster

Money makers: healthy set menus and jazz lunches

26-Feb-2015 By Alison Baker

For £17, guests enjoy two courses plus coffee with dishes including spinach and feta salad with Kalamata olive Puy lentils, Asian chicken broth with edamame, bean shoots and chilli and the very popular poached egg on wholegrain toast with crushed avocado,...

London pub named UK’s most sustainable

24-Feb-2015 By Jo Bruce

The Truscott Arms in London’s Maida Vale has been named Sustainable Pub of the Year.

Chinese is Britain's favourite foreign food, says study

19-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Chinese is the UK’s foreign cuisine of choice, new research reports. 

Trend watch

Trend watch: could secret menus crack the UK?

05-Feb-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

It may sound ridiculous, but creating outrageous dishes that you don’t actually tell anyone about could help create brand loyalty and drive profits.

Discount-hungry customers biggest challenge for operators

02-Feb-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Discount driven customers are the top challenge for the eating and drinking our sector, according to a new survey.

Greene King's Flame Grill among finalists for National Fish & Chip Awards

19-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Greene King pubs’ Flame Grill is one of five finalists in with a chance to top the Best Multiple Foodservice Operator category at Seafish’s National Fish & Chip Awards.

Deadline approaches for Farm Frites Development Chef Awards 2015

19-Jan-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The deadline for entries to this year’s Farm Frites Development Chef Awards is approaching.

Roll call for Great Sausage Roll Off 2015

12-Jan-2015 By Jo Bruce

The competitors in the Great Sausage Roll Off 2015 have been announced.

Great Sausage Roll Off returns for 2015

07-Jan-2015 By Naomi Larsson

The Great Sausage Roll Off is back for its third year at the Red Lion, Barnes.

Pieminister to roll out restaurant concept with 20 new sites

05-Jan-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

Pieminister is to add to its nine-strong pie and mash restaurant concept with a further 20 new outlets in 2015.

Farm Frites Development Chef Awards now open for entries

22-Dec-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The UK’s top multi-site chefs are being encouraged to enter the second annual Farm Frites Development Chef Awards.

Anglian Country Inns opens sixth site

02-Dec-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Anglian Country Inns, the pub and restaurant group led by James Nye, has opened its sixth site, The Cricketers at Weston, Hertfordshire.

Enterprise hopes new Kerridge pub will be inspirational

25-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

Enterprise Inns’ regional manager for Tom Kerridge’s new pub says he hopes the Coach’s format will inspire others in the trade and newcomers into the industry.

Hertfordshire pub restaurant wins first nationwide FreeFrom Eating Out Award

19-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

Salisbury Pubs' site the Alford Arms in Frithsden, Hertfordshire has won an award for being the most allergen-aware eatery in the UK. 

Pubs share of eating out visits up

19-Nov-2014 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Pubs are gaining ground on restaurants in terms of their share of the eating-out market and satisfaction scores.

Faucet Inn to debut all-day dining concept Neighbourhood

12-Nov-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

London-based multiple operator Faucet Inn will open the first of its all-day dining concept, Neighbourhood, in Stratford City on 22 November.

Food operators accept role of technology in dining experience, poll claims

06-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The majority of food operators now accept that technology is an important part of the customer’s dining experience, a survey has found.

Great British Pub Awards 2014 winner buys two new pubs

03-Nov-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

The team behind the Best Food Pub in the Yorkshire, North East & Scotland category at the PMA’s Great British Pub Awards 2014 have bought two new sites in Fife.

London venues Crocker's Folly and 125 Church Street set to open

22-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Two new north London venues that plan to serve food with a seasonal and an international flavour are set to open.

Pub manager named UK Restaurant Manager of the Year finalist

20-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A London pub manager has made it through to the final of a competition that celebrates the best restaurant manager in the country.

Former Chris Evans pub rescued by Michelin-starred chef

20-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A West Sussex pub formerly owned by DJ Chris Evans is to reopen next month after been taken on by a rising star of the restaurant scene.

Pub managers in frame for UK Restaurant Manager of the Year

09-Oct-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Two pub managers have made it through to the semi-final stage of a prestigious national restaurant manager competition.

CHEF FOCUS

Paul Mercandelli: The man in the moon

09-Oct-2014 By Pub Food

Pub Food talks perfect pub menus, pâté and chef motivation with Paul Mercandelli, kitchens director at six-strong Cheshire-based New Moon Pub Company.

Supplier JJ Foodservice sees profit growth of 65% in last year

07-Oct-2014 By Jo Bruce

Family-owned foodservice company JJ Food Service has achieved pre-tax profits of £7.5m for the year ended 31 March 2014, up from £4.5m for the previous year.

Tax Equality Day: VAT Club says 51 companies to drop prices by 7.5% today

24-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

Jacques Borel says the tally of companies taking part in Tax Equality Day has risen to 51 and claims pressure is growing on Government to see a VAT cut as the solution to the unemployment “timebomb”.

Line-up of chefs at Development Chef Club Food Forum revealed

08-Sep-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The Development Chef Club Food Forum, sponsored by Farm Frites and run by the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title Restaurant magazine, has revealed its line-up of chefs.

Menu Insights

Good catch

04-Sep-2014 By Jo Bruce

Antony Shirley, executive chef/director of the five-site Seafood Pub Company, which won Best Pub Group Menu in Restaurant’s Development Chef Awards 2014, shares menu insights

Foodservice wholesaler warns of potential food allergen legislation loophole

01-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A leading foodservice wholesaler has warned of a grey area concerning the new food allergen requirements that come into force at the end of the year.

New allergens law ‘will cost £200m a year’

27-Aug-2014 By James Wallin

Complying with food allergen requirements could cost the food service industry £200 million a year, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has warned.

MasterChef finalist takes the reins at Sunderland pub kitchen

22-Aug-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Leon Dodds, who reached the finals of MasterChef: the Professionals, has taken over the reins in the kitchen at the Pullman hotel and bar in Sunderland.

Great Taste 2014 stars released

18-Aug-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Food producers achieving the top rating in the Great Taste Awards 2014 have been announced.

Gourmet hotdogs 'a fad'

21-Jul-2014 By John Harrington

Gourmet hotdogs, juice bars and bubble tea bars are “short lived” crazes, although street food is starting to have a greater influence across the wider UK restaurant sector, according to the new Menu & Food Trends Report from Allegra Foodservice.

Fish Club owners dive into pub venture

14-Jul-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The owners of the Fish Club restaurant in London are opening their first pub this September.

Norfolk pub triumphs in Good Food Guide's reader award

01-Jul-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The Ingham Swan in Norfolk has been announced as one of ten regional winners in the Waitrose Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year 2015.

Tom Kerridge wins Gastropub of the Year but loses top spot in National Restaurant Awards 2014

01-Jul-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

The Hand and Flowers in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has been voted the UK’s Gastropub of the Year for the third successive year.