LONDON — Hoxton Farms, a company that produces animal-free cultivated fat, has opened a pilot plant in London. The new facility is 14,000 square feet and features cell culturing laboratories, a food development kitchen and office space. “It’s no secret that the traditional meat industry is broken, but consumers are disappointed when they seek quality alternatives,” said Max Jamilly, co-founder of Hoxton Farms. “But as people turn away from meat because of concerns over health, environmental impact, or animal welfare, […]

The operator of Tabarek Worldwide Foods has opened a Middle Jap cafe in close proximity to her Lancaster city grocery store. Tanzeel International Cafe has opened at 798 E. New Holland Ave., having a location driving Turkey Hill in Grandview Plaza that is the former cafe home for Upohar, an global foods cafe that now only does catering out of a nearby professional kitchen. Tanzeel Global Cafe presents shawarma, shish kebab and falafel sandwiches and platters and also attributes a […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A restaurant chain with nearly 700 locations in over 35 states is opening its first Pennsylvania spot in Philadelphia on Thursday. Raising Cane’s, known for its chicken fingers, is located at 3925 Walnut Street in University City. To celebrate the grand opening, 20 customers ages 13 and older won Free Cane’s for a Year. In addition, the first 100 dine-in customers to order a Combo Meal received a commemorative Cane’s t-shirt and The Box Combo gift card […]

Carl Bachmann on restaurant industry adapting to the pandemic Smashburger has opened its first location with a full-service bar. The American fast-casual hamburger chain chose Colorado — its home state — to open a bar-equipped restaurant. Customers who are interested in visiting Smashburger’s first alcohol-licensed location can find the restaurant at the Lowry Town Center in Denver at 200 Quebec St. Smashburger opened its first location with a full-service bar in Denver, Colorado. The restaurant is in the Lowry Town […]

Michelle Domingo says her Stockton restaurant is the first to sell Filipino empanadas in the U.S. STOCKTON, California — Michelle Domingo has always had a passion for cooking. When she emigrated to the United States in 2015, she brought her family recipe for Filipino empanadas with her. “This is a very famous food in the Philippines. Everybody is craving for it,” said Domingo. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she decided to set aside her career as a critical care unit […]

Despite scattered criticism about the cost of events that had a per-diner cost of up to $275, all but one of Wilmington’s celebrity chef dinners were sellouts. Tickets are still available for the Jan. 30 event at Le Cavalier with visiting chef Niki Russ Federman joining Chef Dan Sheridan of Wilmington’s Stitch House Brewery.  Launched in December, the chef series included Wilmington restaurants – Bardea Food & Drink, La Fia Bistro, Le Cavalier at the Green Room, and Stitch House Brewery. Visiting celebrity chefs […]

Impossible Foods, the company known for its soy-based meat alternatives including the popular Impossible Burger, has opened four delivery-only restaurants in Arizona. The Impossible Shop operates out of Dog Haus restaurant locations in Phoenix, Gilbert, Tempe and Yuma. Plant-based meat companies including Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat have seen a rise in popularity in recent years as they expanded to more grocery stores and began collaborations with national chains from Taco Bell to White Castle, which offer vegetarian menu items made using Impossible or […]