Restaurant & Hospitality News 28 July

Hong Kong-based restaurant group Aqua has revealed details of its forthcoming restaurants atop the former Dickins & Jones department store in central London. In a move first revealed by Caterersearch in May, Aqua, which operates ten fine dining restaurants in Hong Kong ... read more

Diners say they intend to eat out more over the next year, but will spend less on alcohol, starters and desserts when they do, according to the quarterly QuickBite survey... full story

The restaurant market is still suffering in the recession and, while diners are starting to eat out more, they are increasingly spending less, research has found. The Quickbite survey from market analyst Horizons, which questioned 1,000 consumers, found that more than two thirds... more

Restaurant & Hospitality News 27 July

Takeaway chain Domino’s pizza is thriving despite the recession with first half profits up by 25.2% to £13.6m. Sales increased by 15.4% over the six month period and like for like sales were up by 7.1%, but down from 9% in the first four months as the warmer weather coaxed customers to leave ... more

Camden Restaurant Coast is a palace of surf’n’turf. Cornwall meets Camden: the cool interior of the dining room at Coast on Parkway in Camden Town. With its clean, white interior, pebble-grey tiles and seaside art from St Ives, this fish-slanted restaurant delivers its promise of “a breath of crisp Cornish air in the heart of Camden” — even if Parkway is hardly a sea view. - full story

Wahaca’s third restaurant will join Roka, Jamie’s Italian and Canteen when it opens at Canary Wharf this autumn .. full story