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The Toby Carvery brand took over many former Beefeater sites. Fuzzy's Grub was a noted but short-lived carvery chain in London, founded in 2002 and voted "Best Traditional British Restaurant, but all but the carv in London" in Harden's 2007 guide before going out of business in 2008. Carvery food is now very popular and is now found in the ...
By the late 1990s, the pub restaurant scene in the UK was beginning a renaissance, if not starting to boom; the era of pub restaurants across the UK began to pick up haste. By late 1998, the price of the main carvery meal was now lowered to £5.95. Puddings came with the Toby Bottomless Custard Jug. By 1999 the company was run by Bass Leisure ...
Had locations near interstate highways. Howard Johnson's: Family United States 1,000+ at peak One of the first restaurant chains. At one time, had over 1,000 locations across the U.S. Final location closed in 2022. [13] How Do You Roll? Sushi United States 12 JB's Restaurants: Family United States 104 A Big Boy franchise until 1987.
In 2011, Five Guys was ranked first in "Fast Food – Large Chains" and "Best Burger" in Zagat's annual Fast Food Survey. [46] In 2012, Market Force Information, Inc. polled 7,600 fast-food consumers, and Five Guys ranked No. 1 in food quality and taste, service, cleanliness, and atmosphere. [ 47 ]
The exterior of a Pret a Manger store in London in 2013. Pret a Manger (/ ˈ p r ɛ t ə ˈ m ɒ̃ ʒ eɪ /; French for "ready to eat") is a multinational café chain founded in London, England, in 1983.
In July 2007, Quadrant Private Equity and Quick Service Restaurant Holdings now known as Craveable Brands (which owns Red Rooster and Chicken Treat) purchased Oporto. [5]In June 2011, Archer Capital acquired Quick Service Restaurant Holdings from Quadrant Private Equity for an estimated $450 million (including Red Rooster and Chicken Treat).
[9] [10] Six months after opening, Leon was named the "Best New Restaurant in Great Britain" at The Observer Food Monthly Awards. [8] In 2008, Leon became a founding member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. [11] In March 2009, McEvedy gave up her role at Leon to focus on writing and television work, but remains a shareholder.
Morley's, Wandsworth High Street, London Morley's is a fast food chain based in the United Kingdom, selling fried chicken, burgers and spare ribs. Morley's was founded in 1985, [2] by Sri Lankan immigrant Kannalingam "Indran" Selvendran (1951–2002). [3]