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National Burger Day returns for its 7th year on August 26, celebrating the start of the bank holiday weekend the following day — Friday August 27 — with one of London’s most iconic burger parties. The cult burger event will be moving into central London this year, heading to London Bridge’s outdoor dining space Vinegar […]
Richard Turner, the chef behind London’s renowned butchers Turner & George, Meatopia, Hawksmoor, Pitt Cue Co. and Blacklock, has launched a takeaway food service called Dickie’s. The brand will first launch in the Battersea and South London area before opening up across the whole capital with the slogan “Meat. Done. Right.” An announcement said Dickie’s […]
The vegan burger brand Neat Burger has expanded to Canary Wharf, marking its first step on a road to many more. The company was launched in Mayfair in 2019, and sells plant-based burgers in the style of fast food in the style of McDonald’s, though at Five Guys prices. Neat Burger told Harden’s there will […]
Gordon Ramsay will open a second ‘Street Burger’ restaurant in London next month. The chef has taken on a former Byron – that struggling brand – site on Charing Cross Road. Prime position. Will his name live up to the rent? The restaurant will be spread over two floors, with graffiti on the walls, and […]
Wahlburgers, the US chain run by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with his brothers Mark – the Hollywood actor – and Donnie, is rumoured to be soon to go on sale. Propel reported the company, which owns 33 sites in the US, is set to place its UK debut site in London’s Covent Garden on […]
Five-time FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton is launching an international vegan burger chain. The racing driver is collaborating with hospitality organisation The Cream Group and Beyond Meat investor Tommaso Chiabra to launch Neat Burger in London on September 2. After the first outlet opens just off Regent Street, the team has ambitious plans […]
Five Guys is lined up three upcoming regional openings, according to Propel hospitality. The US burger brand has been rapidly increasing its UK portfolio over the past few years, and slated to open next are sites in West London, on Portobello Road, as well as Ashford designer outlet in Kent, and in Cathedral Square, Worcester. […]
Hollywood A-lister Mark Wahlberg hosted a celebrity-studded party to launch his first London burger restaurant last Saturday night. Wahlberg and family already has more than 30 Wahlburger branches in the US, which he set up with his two brothers, one of whom is a chef. This is the first branch outside of America. The actor’s […]
Shake Shack’s UK operation has posted a £7.7m loss in its end of year results for 2017. Diverse Dining, the UK brand operator for the US burger chain, saw loss before tax rise by £3.2m from the £4.5m loss reported in 2016. The top line is more encouraging than the bottom line however. Revenue more than […]
Gourmet Burger Kitchen owner Famous Brands has announced it will seek a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), with a possible 17 restaurants sighted for closure. The brand has been struggling for some time and appointed accountants Grant Thornton to pursue the CVA towards the end of a year in which dozens of other groups opted for the […]
