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“Freshly churned from the Isle of Carte D’or”, says one in five restaurants

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Sometimes you just feel like giving up. Are you actually supposed to interrogate the waiter and then sneak into the kitchen to find the wrapper your food might have come in, just to make sure your restaurant doesn’t lie to you?

Council food enforcement officers investigated around 300 restaurants, retail outlets and food manufacturing premises, and found that one in five restaurant descriptions were misleading people. For example, New Zealand lamb was passed off as Welsh, Scottish butter and French brie were sold as Somerset products, ‘local’ ice-cream was found to be Carte D’Or brand, and local Devon ham was actually Danish.

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Samosa café opens first site in Reading

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*Nom-nom!*
An Indian couple have opened their first Samosa café in Reading, with the aim of bringing ‘authentic Indian street food to UK consumers throughout the day. Husband and wife Ravi and Jaspinder Sidhu said their aim is to change the way people eat Indian food, and they hope to rapidly expand their concept in other UK locations. “Within the next six months we are looking to open two to three new Jaswa restaurants in larger cities in the UK,” they told BigHospitality
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Food Trends 2011: Dining Trends

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Producing a coupon is the quickest way to fill your restaurant: so how can restaurants prove they’re worth the price in 2011?
Vouchers and discounts have meant big business for restaurants over the last year, but with consumers increasingly looking for value in more than just their wallets, and with warnings that vouchers could permanently damage brands, restaurants will need to pay attention to other dining trends in order to fulfil their customers desires.
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