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The Real Food Café fights against Black Friday

The Real Food Café fights against Black Friday

The café uses the day to highlight the needs of others by raising funds for the charity Toilet Twinning.

Subway extends festive sandwich range

It has launched its new Festive Feast Deluxe in stores nationwide.

Caffè Nero appoints new UK CEO

Will Stratton-Morris joins Caffè Nero from SSE retail, where he was divisional CEO.

Zing Zing plans suburban London strategy to take bite out of £1.5 bn Chinese market

The brand looks to take on an industry that is hugely popular in the UK, with their principles of great quality food, fresh flavours and simplicity. Zing Zing focuses on customer service, packaging, recipe books, training, and quality. It revealed plans to expand the brand to a wider market by going a bit further out in little bit less populated areas. 

London restaurants hit by flat figures sales

The like-for-likes sales are up by just 0.3% nationally, against last October.

CMA clears Just Eat/Hungryhouse transaction

Just Eat expects the transaction to be completed on the 31st of January 2018.

Muffin Break to open 15 stores

The four new cafes will be opened in early December, with another 10 planned for early next year.

Eight tips to make the best use of time for busy restaurant operators

Written by Kevin Greene, International Product Manager, CBE Software.

Greggs to introduce Christmas Advent Calendar

The calendar will feature Greggs-themed pictures behind each door and a gift card on 24th December.

Swedish Chain Wayne's Coffee to open first Central London location

The store is set to launch in December before the year ends.

KFC trials new fries in ten locations across UK

The fries are on sale since the 10th of November until the end of December.

Chopstix concludes first acquisition

It purchased the Yangtze chain of restaurants from The Wok Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Busaba Eathai report £18m pre-tax loss

The loss was 239% up on last year’s figure of -£5 million.

Domino's launches first store in Austria

The store offers online ordering and an easy-to-use ordering kiosk.

Pret A Manger to expand into transport hubs in Europe, North America

It has partnered with Autogrill to open shops in major airports and train stations.