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The coffee shop chain shut down its Chester, Bold, Hatton stores and will be auctioning off fixtures and items online via its Facebook page.

Even as Chinese restaurants continue to thrive in the UK as they have been for more than 100 years, the Oriental food market is rarely researched in detail. It is for that reason that Wing Yip commissioned the Oriental Food Report consumer research, conducted by Populus and augmented by 19 expert interviews with key players.

The fish and chip brand announced the opening a new outlet and unveiling of a brand new concept in the North West in February.

The brand, which took the title Best Traditional Pasty in 2014 and 2015, will be competing again at The World Pasty Championships hosted at The Eden Project in St Austell.

The fast food chain is auctioning off its official Big Mac sauce in a charity auction on eBay, reaching £65,000 and with over 200 bids.

The pizza chain will be celebrating National Pizza Day on February 9 by giving its fans a chance to win the limited edition Easy Order Button.

According to a story by the Mirror, a group of 40 food critics were given a surprise experimental menu with dishes inspired by the contents of a McDonald's pantry.

The Vietnamese food chain announced that it is celebrating Lunar New Year with special treats for its guests.

According to a story by Bloomberg, the US coffee shop brand has less than half the number of outlets of market leader Costa Coffee, part of Whitbread Plc.

The digital marketplace for takeaway food delivery announced that it has agreed the acquisition of four businesses from Rocket Internet and foodpanda for €125.0 million in aggregate (£94.7 million), to be funded from existing cash resources.

The London salad chain are giving its customers extra salad ingredients for free every Friday.

Subway will be opening a new store with Jennings Motor Group within the company’s Kia dealership.

Sean Burlinson, formerly of Baxter Storey and Harris & Hoole, has been named the brand's new Food Director, while pod’s Marketing Director Meg Ellis has been promoted to the role of Commercial Director. Jovan Perovic will complete the senior management team as Operations Director. 

The company announced its commitment to animal welfare and pledged to transition to 100% cage-free eggs globally, starting with its U.S., Canadian, and Mexican Tim Hortons and Burger King locations by 2025.

The new tea brand will launch this month with its first tea house in St Albans, Hertfordshire on 15th February and an online range via its website: www.kanukatea.com.

New research conducted by Brasserie Blanc found a demand for high street restaurants to up their game when it comes to the dishes on menus. Respondents deemed food from many high street restaurants far too basic and expressed a want for more adventurous dishes such as game and offal.