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30th July 2008 - Restaurant tipping law to change
Employers are to be banned from using tips and service charges to 'top up' staff pay to meet the minimum wage, under government plans. more...

29th July 2008 - Buxhall Crown owner dies
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8th July 2008 - TV chefs 'fail on basic hygiene'
TV chefs are setting a bad example by failing to following basic hygiene standards, public health chiefs say. more...

27th June 2008 - TV chef loses Tesco chicken vote
Tesco shareholders have not backed proposals to improve welfare standards for chickens championed by TV cook Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. more...

10th June 2008 - Vivat Bacchus Opening New Site at London Bridge
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6th June 2008 - New Jamie's chain to open more...

29th May 2008 - Opening 3rd June - Soprano Hotel Wine Bar & Bistro, Aberdeen more...

22nd May 2008 - City restaurant blast injures one
An explosion at a restaurant in Exeter has injured at least one person. more...

23rd April 2008 - McDonald's savours designer look
Restaurant giant McDonald's is providing its UK workers with new designer uniforms, in a "mark of respect" for its staff. more...

21st April 2008 - Battle to 'save great British curry'
Thousands of protesters in London's Trafalgar Square insisted they were on a mission - to save the great British curry. more...

20th April 2008 - Restaurants in migrants protest
Thousands of restaurant workers are due to gather in London to protest about recent changes to immigration laws. more...

14th April 2008 - Disabled woman turned away by pub
A wheelchair-bound woman has been paid £3,000 after being refused entry to a County Armagh bar which holds weekly meetings for people with disabilities. more...

2nd April 2008 - Cafe owner bans babies for crying
A Brighton businessman has been accused of rudeness after banning a group of young mothers from bringing their crying babies into his cafe. more...

24th March 2008 - Lotto winner's burger bar return
A man who scooped £1.3m on the National Lottery nearly two years ago has gone back to work at McDonald's - because he missed his workmates. more...

25th February 2008 - Cake-eating contest death tragedy
Detectives plan to interview other guests at a cafe party where a man died during a fairy cake-eating competition. more...

20th February 2008 - Restaurant sorry over F word bill
A restaurant owner has apologised after diners had their very own F word experience - without Gordon Ramsay. more...

15th February 2008 - Pub chef is crowned best in Wales
A chef at a pub in Powys has been crowned Wales' best after beating cooks from hotels and restaurants throughout the country. more...

4th January 2008 - Pub chain limits parents' drinks
Adults with children are only allowed two alcoholic drinks at JD Wetherspoon pubs in order to limit their stay. more...

11th December 2007 - Carbon cost of Christmas dinner
A carbon footprint equivalent to 6,000 car journeys around the world will be produced by the UK tucking into Christmas dinner, researchers say. more...

23rd November 2007 - Consumers opt for ethnic foods
More consumers are choosing to buy ethnic foods, such as Polish products. more...

21st November 2007 - Celebrity Chefs go around the world in 60 dishes to support charity
Top celebrity chefs, including Gordon Ramsey, Brian Turner and Delia Smith, have donated recipes to a cook book produced by BUPA to raise funds for three cancer charities and celebrate the company's 60th anniversary. more...

19th November 2007 - Food Makers Pressured to Cut Sodium
Think cooking the perfect Thanksgiving dinner is stressful? Something else is far more likely to raise your blood pressure: salt hidden in all those goodies. more...

16th November 2007 - Man admits Tesco blackmail campaign
An unemployed man has admitted waging a blackmail and bomb hoax campaign against supermarket chain Tesco. more...

13th November 2007 - Call for school lunchtime "lock-in"
Glasgow Council has been urged to consider stopping pupils going out of school at lunchtime - to keep them away from junk food. more...

12th November 2007 - Celebrity chefs support Streetsmart campaign
Gordon Ramsay and Antony Worrall Thompson are amongst many famous chefs supporting the annual Streetsmart "put on a pound this Christmas" campaign. more...

1st November 2007 - Showcase for gourmet Lanarkshire
Food and drinks companies from Lanarkshire will be showcasing their products at this year's BBC Good Food Show in Glasgow. more...

10th October 2007 - New restaurant website launched
Featuring free advertising and Marketing ideas for restaurant owners
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9th October 2007 - Restaurants 'face chefs shortage'
Britain is facing a shortage of highly skilled chefs, despite its growing reputation for culinary excellence, according to industry leaders. more...

27th September 2007 - Custard, a new English diner, opens in Padstow
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26th September 2007 - Braille is on the menu for pub
Helping a pub put its menu into braille is among the changes a new company has brought about to help improve facilities for disabled people. more...

14th September 2007 - McDonald's fined for bolt in meal
Fast food giant McDonald's has been fined £13,500 after a metal bolt was found in a snack at a West Midlands shopping centre. more...

13th September 2007 - Ramsay burns genitals in kitchen
British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been seriously injured in his kitchen - after his genitals were set alight because he wasn't wearing any underwear. more...

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