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Bella Italia operator pilots robot waiters

The “BellaBots” can carry plates and be arranged to perform and entertain.

Homeslice Pizza opens first vegan site

The move is done in collaboration with Neil Rankin’s Symplicity Foods.

Elsewhere Coffee Roasters opening site in Brockley

The speciality coffee brand is celebrating the upcoming opening with a celebratory week of coffee for £1.

Papa John’s opens restaurant in Suffolk

The site at Felixstowe is one of the first in the UK to incorporate the chain’s updated branding.

Virtual Hero’s Sides to reach 200 locations by end-2022

Fifty of these upcoming launches will be in the UK.

Island Poké opens first UK location outside of London

It has plans to open 100 locations across the UK in the next five years.

McDonald’s highlights European flavours in new summer menu

Various items will be rolled out across two waves.

Pret A Manger signs franchise agreement with A&W to kickstart Canadian expansion

The first shop to trial the brand will be in Vancouver and plans to open this summer.

Comptoir Libanais swings to profitability but issues warning on inflation impact

The Lebanese restaurant group runs 21 restaurants and 4 franchises in the UK. 

Honest Burgers launches New Orleans-themed special

It collaborated with The Garden of Eva, a startup that produces pickles and condiments with American Southern heritage.