Like some other successful businesses, Birmingham’s Lasan restaurant often suffers from people trying to exploit its reputation by stealing its name. Managing director, Jabbir Khan, says, ”We have to take legal action to prevent this from misleading customers and damaging our business. We really shouldn’t be forced to waste time and money in this way.” ...
London-based Kansaras Exclusive Chocolates recently announced an exciting new development specifically for the restaurant industry . It has launched a range of ‘Thank you’ carrier bags after a successful trial marketing period. Kansaras Manchester-based Ramesh Mohandas says, “With the Kansaras brand being known for its first class quality, it is very easy to promote the ...
A curry restaurant in Scotland has won a long legal battle after part of a gable wall and chimneys on a nearby building collapsed, sending brickwork through its roof. A judge at the Court of Session in Edinburgh has ordered Glasgow City Council to pay £175,000, plus interest to K2 Restaurants, which owns the Koh ...
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The 15th Annual BFA Awards Ceremony attracted around 500 young people and distinguished guests from the worlds of football and media, as well as local politicians, local businessmen and community leaders. All came to celebrate the achievements of the different BFA projects. The chief guest was Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, and ...
Thriving on competition, India’s largest beer company, United Breweries (UBL), has not only withstood the challenge of several international beers entering the India market in the past five years, it has also increased its market share and widened the gap between its nearest rival, SABMiller India. What’s more, the Bangalore-based brewer now plans to gain ...
Imam Uddin, owner of Roti restaurant in Norwich, is the man behind the city’s first curry festival. Held alongside the Norfolk Food Festival, the festival gives people the chance try out a range of different types of curry and also help show how local produce can be used in Bangladeshi and Indian catering sectors. Mr ...
Authentic Indian ‘street food’ has been brought to the heart of Newcastle, following the launch of Dabbawal, which aims to make Indian food something that local residents will consider for lunchtimes. It features an open show kitchen with one of the only Robata grills outside of London and lets diners see fresh breads and kebabs ...
Saffron, a restaurant in the town of Oldbury, near Birmingham, has become the first spice restaurant in the area to be awarded a AA rosette. Executive chef, Sudha Shankar Saha, says, “This is just the first few steps in achieving my dream of a Michelin star, I believe that with a lot more hard work ...
One hundred Indian restaurants across the country have been shortlisted for an award in Britain’s ‘Curry Oscars’. The winners of the 2011 British Curry Awards will be announced at the Battersea Evolution, London, on Monday 28 November. More than 2,700 restaurants were entered for the awards from a record 68,000 public nominations. These have now ...
Located in trendy Camden Town, Namaaste Kitchen is a restaurant from the team behind Salaam Namaste Bloomsbury, and similarly specialises in Indian grills prepared in an open kitchen. Dishes are cooked in the tandoori clay oven, on the sigri over a coal flame and on the tawa, a hot iron griddle plate. Chef-proprietor is Sabir ...
