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A taste of crowdfunding
With banks increasingly reluctant to lend money to start-up businesses, crowdfunding has become the only viable option for many first-time restaurateurs.
With banks increasingly reluctant to lend money to start-up businesses, crowdfunding has become the only viable option for many first-time restaurateurs.
One of the great port cities of Europe, Liverpool was once at the very crossroads of international commerce, a history reflected in its majestic waterfront architecture. Two famous bronze birds keep watch on top of the Liver Building, relative newcomers at just over a century old, one guarding the city itself, the other its maritime approaches.
Gary Usher to crowdfund Kala in Manchester, Rockfish opens in Exeter and then looks to Dorset for next launch, top Thai chef to cook at Kiln for one night only and Bristol chef Freddy Bird leaves The Lido to open his own restaurant
Launch date confirmed for Pinion, new restaurant for Nuno Mendes and more in this week’s GFG Briefing
A new crowdfunding target smashed for Gary Usher, ex-Gleneagles restaurant manager goes solo in Edinburgh and a trio of new sites for the Barrafina team