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🔪 The top F&B industry news from the past week
Why Virtual Restaurants Can’t Be an Afterthought
📍 USA | Laura Michaels | Food On Demand
“Aaron Noveshen, CEO of fast-casual concept Starbird, and founder and chairman of restaurant consultancy The Culinary Edge, cautioned against what he called “soundbite brands” and said restaurants ultimately need to be able to execute on the food. Product consistency and quality can suffer when a virtual brand is added to an existing restaurant’s operations, an increasingly common approach.”
Major Food Group Is Opening a Members-Only Version of Carbone in NYC
📍 New York | Luke Fortney | Eater
Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone, & Rich Torrisi, of Carbone and Major Food Group, are building out a new members-only club in Hudson Yards.
The Great British Street Food Revival
📍 UK | Emma Weinbren | The Grocer
The UK’s street food was in a strong position before covid; what about now?
Al fresco dining on pavements is officially here to stay post-lockdown
📍 UK | Emma Brazell | Metro
A new law is set to give the green light for outdoor seating, with each seat bringing in an estimated £6,000-a-year.
Edinburgh ramen restaurant on BBC's Britain's Best Takeaways opens second city venue
📍 Scotland | Gary Armstrong | Edinburgh Live
Ikigai has opened its second branch in Scotland’s capital.
Lucía Freitas: The star chef of Santiago de Compostela
📍 Spain | Sofia Perez | BBC
Spanish chef Freitas seeks a greater work-life balance.
Indian food delivery giant Swiggy is acquiring Dineout for $200 million
📍 India | TechCrunch | Manish Singh
The Bengaluru-based food delivery startup is set to acquire Dineout, a restaurant tech platform.
Zomato 10-minute delivery plan feels the heat
📍 India | Ratna Bhushan & Apoorva Mittal | The Economic Times
The 10-minute window is proving to be incredibly difficult to achieve due to multiple unforeseen factors.