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Pubs take a hit on profits to keep prices down and customers coming

eating outPub and restaurants reduced menu prices despite rampant food inflation at the start of this year to entice cash-strapped punters.
Posted: 11 March 2008 | 12:34

Three new restaurant brands to open in London this year

people in a caféLondon is to see the arrival of three overseas restaurant brands this year, as the capital continues to expand its presence as an international dining destination.
Posted: 11 March 2008 | 07:00

Hibiscus hits the spot with critic

HibiscusZoe Williams finds Michelin-starred Hibiscus has taken root to spectacular effect.
Posted: 10 March 2008 | 11:05

What’s on the menu? - A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews

what's on the menu?A round-up of the latest restaurant reviews including: Apicius in Kent; The Royal Oak in Berkshire; Le Cassoulet, South Croydon; Franco Rossi, Bologna
Posted: 10 March 2008 | 10:56

Taste Festival offers industry special deal on tickets

girls enjoying Taste FestivalTickets for this year’s UK Taste Festivals are now on sale, with professionals from the hospitality industry being offered a special deal.
Posted: 06 March 2008 | 12:05

Food at art galleries

National GalleryFood operations in museums and galleries have come of age - at last. Humayun Hussain finds out how they shook off their old image and looks at who the operators are
Posted: 06 March 2008 | 00:00

Compass Group goes Fairtrade bananas

fairtrade bananasThe UK’s largest caterer Compass Group is to switch exclusively to Fairtrade bananas from May.
Posted: 03 March 2008 | 10:16

Foie gras campaigners target Leeds

geeseAnimal rights campaigners in Yorkshire have announced they are to target restaurants in Leeds this weekend in a bid to turn the city “foie gras free”.
Posted: 29 February 2008 | 17:24

Harrods to launch three new dining concepts

HarrodsLondon department store Harrods is to extend its dining offer with the launch of a series of new eating concepts this spring.
Posted: 29 February 2008 | 16:40

10,000-plus sign petition supporting pig industry

pig carcassesMore than 10,000 people have signed an online petition calling for an increase in pork prices in support of the struggling pig farming industry.
Posted: 29 February 2008 | 15:10

London campaigns for tap water to be free

mineral waterA campaign calling on London's hospitality operators to serve free tap water has been met with a mixed response from the industry.
Posted: 28 February 2008 | 10:00

Shaun Hill takes the reins at the Walnut Tree

Shaun Hill © Adrian FranklinTwo dormant but outstanding features of the UK's recent culinary history have begun a new era together. After a period in consultancy, Ludlow pioneer Shaun Hill is cooking again in a recently reopened and much-loved destination restaurant, the Walnut Tree in South Wales. Janet Harmer reports
Posted: 28 February 2008 | 00:00

Foie Gras

geeseFoie gras is the food that divides the dinner table. On the one side there are those who consider the fatty duck or goose liver the ultimate delicacy; while on the other there are those whose concerns over its production make them push their plates aside.
Posted: 27 February 2008 | 15:25

Birmingham to represent UK in Europe-wide culinary network

Andreas Antona, owner of Simpsons, Councillor Mike Whitby, David Colcombe, head chef of OpusBirmingham is to represent the UK in a Europe-wide culinary network designed to promote top-end restaurants, regional produce and the development of educational skills in the hospitality sector.
Posted: 25 February 2008 | 07:00

Pret A Manger sold for £345m to private equity firm

Pret A MangerSandwich bar operator Pret A Manger has been sold for an estimated £345m to private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital.
Posted: 22 February 2008 | 16:54

Theme parks to offer healthier food for kids

family on rollercoasterTheme park operator Merlin Entertainments has vowed to improve its healthy food offering in an effort to answer long-standing criticism of the attractions industry over limited menus.
Posted: 22 February 2008 | 15:48

Top chefs to prepare dinner at National Restaurateurs' Dinner

Brian TurnerA team of top chefs will prepare dinner at this year’s National Restaurateurs’ Dinner to mark the event’s 21st anniversary.
Posted: 22 February 2008 | 15:05

Gordon Ramsay backs campaign to support British pig industry

Celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay, Rick Stein and Tom Aikens are backing a campaign to support the British pig industry from financial meltdown.
Posted: 21 February 2008 | 12:22

Michelin-starred restaurant forced to take foie gras off the menu

Midsummer House, CambridgeMichelin-starred restaurant, Midsummer House, has been forced to take foie gras off its menu, following weeks of protests by animal rights groups.
Posted: 20 February 2008 | 11:58

Leeds’ Roundhay Park seeks restaurant tenant

The Mansion in Roundhay Park, LeedsOne of the most iconic buildings in Leeds, the Mansion in Roundhay Park, is looking for a new tenant to provide restaurant, café and bar facilities in one of Yorkshire’s more popular tourist destinations.
Posted: 18 February 2008 | 17:23

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