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Metro
28-05-2025
- Business
- Metro
American restaurant announces ‘major comeback' in UK with first-ever breakfast menu
It's been 39 years since American chain TGI Fridays launched here in the UK, with the first restaurant opening in Birmingham in 1986. Since then, they've opened dozens more and today they have 49 locations nationwide. The chain's parent company Hostmore went into administration in October 2024 which saw a number of sites shutter, but the brand has since been purchased by Breal Capital and Calveton (Evolv Collection), with a major relaunch planned for July 4. As part of this, the menu is being overhauled both here and across the pond, with TGI Fridays launching its first-ever breakfast offering in the UK, as part of what Simon Wilkinson, board director and operating partner at Evolv and TGI Fridays, described as 'the comeback of all comebacks'. The new 'Rise and Dine' menu is available now at more than 20 of the chain's restaurants and prices start from £5. Dishes available include a bacon ciabatta (£5), a Breakfast Melt featuring pulled beef, pulled pork or crushed avocado (from £6.50) and a literal tray of food known as the All-American Slam (£10.95). This beast of a breakfast features pork sausages, bacon, fried eggs, sautéed mushrooms, baked beans, grilled tomato, hash brown bites and toasted ciabatta bread. Still hungry? Another new dish boasts an 8oz steak, mushrooms, grilled tomato, a fried egg and hash brown bites for £14.95. And for those who prefer something a little sweeter, there's also a triple stack of pancakes topped with Oreo crumble and vanilla ice cream (£8) or the Big New Yorker (£9) which sees pancakes topped with maple glazed bacon, crispy chicken strips, a fried egg and maple syrup. Vegetarian options will be available too, incluidng The Garden State Slam (£10.95) made with plant-based chicken, smashed avocado, Cajun-spiced corn chips, fried eggs, hash brown bites and toasted ciabatta. And there's a Hash Brown Stack (£7) where the bites are loaded up with melted cheese, pink pickled onions and a fried egg before being drizzled in a maple siracha dressing. Those who fancy it can also add BBQ pulled pork or maple glazed bacon too. No menu change would be complete without a few new drinks, which TGI Fridays are calling 'Sunrise sips'. These beverages are available in the morning for £5.73 each and include the Gold Medalist (banana, strawberry, pineapple and grenadine), Fresh as Cucumber (cucumber, lemon, elderflower, cranberry and soda water) and Minty Apple Soda (apple, vanilla, mint and soda water). A selection of fresh apple, cranberry, orange or pineapple juice is also available for £4 each. Full list of TGI Fridays locations that offer breakfast: Birmingham NEC (event days only) Bluewater Bournemouth Braintree Crawley Cribbs Causeway Doncaster Glasgow Fort High Wycombe Junction 27 Lakeside Quay Leeds White Rose Liverpool One Meadowhall Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Stadium Norwich Nottingham Rushden Lakes Silverburn St David's (Cardiff) Teesside Telford The O2 Trafford Centre Union Square Aberdeen Watford Central Wembley Do you have a story to share?
Metro
28-05-2025
- Business
- Metro
American restaurant chain unveils first breakfast menu in UK with dishes from £5
It's been 39 years since American chain TGI Fridays launched here in the UK, with the first restaurant opening in Birmingham in 1986. Since then, they've opened dozens more and today they have 49 locations nationwide. The company went into administration in October 2024 which saw a number of sites shutter, but it has since been purchased by Breal Capital and Calveton (Evolv Collection), with a major relaunch of the brand planned for July 4. As part of this, the menu is being overhauled both here and across the pond, with TGI Fridays launching its first-ever breakfast offering in the UK, as part of what Simon Wilkinson, board director and operating partner at Evolv and TGI Fridays, described as 'the comeback of all comebacks'. The new 'Rise and Dine' menu is available now at more than 20 of the chain's restaurants and prices start from £5. Dishes available include a bacon ciabatta (£5), a Breakfast Melt featuring pulled beef, pulled pork or crushed avocado (from £6.50) and a literal tray of food known as the All-American Slam (£10.95). This beast of a breakfast features pork sausages, bacon, fried eggs, sautéed mushrooms, baked beans, grilled tomato, hash brown bites and toasted ciabatta bread. Still hungry? Another new dish boasts an 8oz steak, mushrooms, grilled tomato, a fried egg and hash brown bites for £14.95. And for those who prefer something a little sweeter, there's also a triple stack of pancakes topped with Oreo crumble and vanilla ice cream (£8) or the Big New Yorker (£9) which sees pancakes topped with maple glazed bacon, crispy chicken strips, a fried egg and maple syrup. Vegetarian options will be available too, incluidng The Garden State Slam (£10.95) made with plant-based chicken, smashed avocado, Cajun-spiced corn chips, fried eggs, hash brown bites and toasted ciabatta. More Trending And there's a Hash Brown Stack (£7) where the bites are loaded up with melted cheese, pink pickled onions and a fried egg before being drizzled in a maple siracha dressing. Those who fancy it can also add BBQ pulled pork or maple glazed bacon too. No menu change would be complete without a few new drinks, which TGI Fridays are calling 'Sunrise sips'. These beverages are available in the morning for £5.73 each and include the Gold Medalist (banana, strawberry, pineapple and grenadine), Fresh as Cucumber (cucumber, lemon, elderflower, cranberry and soda water) and Minty Apple Soda (apple, vanilla, mint and soda water). A selection of fresh apple, cranberry, orange or pineapple juice is also available for £4 each. Birmingham NEC (event days only) Bluewater Bournemouth Braintree Crawley Cribbs Causeway Doncaster Glasgow Fort High Wycombe Junction 27 Lakeside Quay Leeds White Rose Liverpool One Meadowhall Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Stadium Norwich Nottingham Rushden Lakes Silverburn St David's (Cardiff) Teesside Telford The O2 Trafford Centre Union Square Aberdeen Watford Central Wembley Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ View More » MORE: The UK's best restaurant has been crowned and it sells 'superb' £10 sandwiches MORE: Rare Cadbury chocolate bar spotted in UK and fans say it's 'delightful' MORE: French fast food chain with 'top notch' burgers is launching in UK
Scottish Sun
27-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Family favourite restaurant chain with 49 sites launches all-new breakfast menu and prices start at just £5
Meateaters and veggies will have a selection of mouthwatering options to choose from BARGAIN BREKKIE Family favourite restaurant chain with 49 sites launches all-new breakfast menu and prices start at just £5 Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A POPULAR restaurant chain with 49 locations across the UK has launched an all-new mouthwatering breakfast menu. TGI Fridays will wave in customers with the selection of dishes to start the day - with some offerings as cheap as a fiver. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 TGI Fridays has launched an exciting new breakfast menu Credit: Alamy 2 The chain will introduce the meals as it fights its way back from administration The 'Rise and Dine' menu, which begins on July 4, will feature an Oreo Crunch Pancake Stack, the All-American Slam breakfast and Steak & Egg. Veggies can join in the delicious fun too, as its Garden State Slam comes complete with plant-based chicken, smashed avocado, Cajun-spiced corn chips, fried eggs, hash brown bites and toasted ciabatta. Punters keen not to break the bank can sink their teeth into a Bacon Ciabatta. The breakfast classic made affordable at just £5, with crispy bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, and fresh tomato on a warm ciabatta. Diners can accompany their meal with a thirst-quenching beverage, with fresh apple, cranberry, orange and pineapple juice available, as well as a choice of 'Sunrise Sips'. The chain's facelift comes after TGI Fridays plunged into administration in September, putting all 87 locations at risk. Since its debut in Birmingham in 1986, TGI Fridays quickly expanded nationwide, winning over diners with its casual American bistro-style experience. Serving staff were known as Dub Dubs, and taught the art of entertaining their customers with jokes, banter, and other gimmicks like juggling and magic tricks, all performed with impeccable table craft and cheeriness. A decade ago, the chain was acquired by a private equity firm, which rebranded it by removing all punctuation, changing the name from T.G.I Friday's to TGI Fridays. In 2021, the company was spun off into Hostmore, which was a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange until the recent administration led to its being delisted. I went to TGI Fridays for bottomless brunch - the service was super quick and two things really shocked me Recently, the chain's fortunes have waned, with Hostmore reporting that UK sales have dropped by more than 10% this year compared to last year. TGI Fridays' biggest market is the US, where it operates 128 restaurants, including franchised sites. It also operates more than 270 restaurants in countries around the world. I'M LOVIN' IT It comes after McDonald's made mornings even tastier with its first-ever Breakfast Saver Menu. The bargain meals are launching in selected branches across the country with bites starting from as little as 79p. The fast food is serving up favourites like the Cheesy Bacon Flatbread (£1.99), Saver Bacon Roll (£2.19), and porridge pots (£1.69). The Sausage Sandwich is an exciting new addition to the morning offerings and costs just £1.99. There is a variety of snacks on offer, including apple slices (79p) and hash browns (£1.59), which can be washed down with Tropicana apple or orange juice (£1.89). The Breakfast Saver Menu launched on May 7 across 332 UK restaurants in the North of the country.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Are people losing their appetite for the classic American breakfast?
The classic American breakfast — eggs, bacon, toast, coffee, orange juice and milk — has been a popular morning meal for decades. And no wonder: It's hot, hearty and filling. It's still a staple on menus at diner-style restaurants across the country, including Denny's, which serves up a close cousin, the All-American Slam. But times are changing. The U.S. orange juice supply is getting squeezed. Processed meat like bacon isn't good for you. Eggs are expensive. Coffee prices are spiking. People have a hard time digesting milk. And who has time to cook, let alone eat, all of that food in one sitting anyway? While the classic American breakfast isn't dead, as one writer for the Atlantic put it: 'More and more, the notion of the classic American breakfast — bacon, eggs, toast, milk, coffee and a glass of orange juice — is beginning to seem like a snapshot of a bygone era.' How did this become the quintessential breakfast in the first place? And what changed? Grab a seat at the breakfast table and have a listen. The history of the American breakfast and why we eat what we eat is a long and multifaceted story, but much of it comes down to two things: convenience and some really effective marketing. Humans have a lengthy history of eating eggs (we're talking millions of years) and pork. By the late 18th century, those protein-packed foods had become even more accessible: Pigs were abundant in America, and 'pretty much everybody had their own chickens,' both of which were usually cheap to keep, Sarah Wassberg Johnson, a culinary historian, tells Yahoo Life. But bacon and eggs didn't become an iconic duo until the 1920s, thanks to Edward Bernays, aka 'the Father of Public Relations.' While working on behalf of Beech-Nut to boost sagging bacon sales, he launched a campaign and got 4,500 doctors to sign a statement declaring that 'a hearty meal for breakfast was best,' turning bacon into 'a key player in the classic American breakfast.' 'It helps that American bacon is really delicious,' adds Wassberg Johnson. Even the concept of breakfast being the most important meal of the day was a 1917 marketing slogan from Kellogg's (yes, of the cereal fame) to get people to eat more cereal in the morning. Marketing also did wonders for orange juice. 'Orange juice wasn't super-expensive in Florida because everybody could have their own orange tree in their backyards,' says Wassberg Johnson. 'You have to go to places where you can't grow oranges in order to get a viable market.' Ads promoting drinking the juice, along with the discovery of vitamin C in the 1920s, which citrus fruit has in spades, propelled sales. Milk has also benefited from marketing. While humans have been drinking cow's milk for thousands of years, it didn't become a popular beverage in the U.S. until the late 19th and early 20th century. Even then it needed a PR boost, which at one point came from the government. Kendra Smith-Howard, an associate professor of history at the University of Albany and author of Pure and Modern Milk: An Environmental History Since 1900, told Scripps News that in the 1910s and 1920s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 'touted milk as 'a nutritionally complete food'' with the 'appropriate level of fats and proteins and sugars all in one component." Selling food is one thing. Getting it to customers is another. The transcontinental railroad in the late 19th century and its refrigerated train cars changed the game when it came to shipping food, and created a mass market for perishable items like eggs, processed meat and orange juice. The home appliance boom also played a big role. 'The rise of electric home appliances like electric waffle irons and electric coffee percolators and electric egg cookers and toaster ovens' made making breakfast at home easier, says Wassberg Johnson. All the marketing the world won't help you, though, if a food doesn't taste good, and from a culinary perspective, the classic American breakfast has a good mix of flavors and textures. 'Eggs have that luscious, creamy texture and they're savory, but their flavor isn't so overpowering — it's subtle,' says Sara Haas, a dietitian and recipe developer. 'When you pair that with bacon, which is obviously salty and crispy, you're balancing out that smooth and creamy egg,' she says. 'And then you have the toast, which, when you brown it, makes it a little sweet. So you've kind of got salty, sweet — all of the things going on, which is the secret to the success of many famous dishes. The trifecta of delicious.' Some elements of the classic American breakfast are still going strong. CivicScience's 2024 breakfast trends report shows that eggs continue to top the list, with 38% of U.S. adults saying they eat them for breakfast on a typical day. That's followed by toast or bagels (32%) and cereal or oatmeal (29%), with bacon or sausage (28%) close behind. Coffee obviously hasn't lost its luster either: It's still the most popular beverage at breakfast (or really any time of day), with 42% of people choosing to kick off their morning with a cup of joe, while fruit juice and milk (both 12%) ranked much lower. But eating all of this in one sitting? That's what's changed over time. Here are several reasons why: Cooking is time-consuming. People don't typically have time to make (or eat) a full hot breakfast before work. The Industrial Revolution played a big role in this. Also, as more women entered the workforce, there was a shift in cooking at home. Big breakfasts are 'dependent on other people's labor,' Sarah Lohman, a culinary historian and author of Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods, tells Yahoo Life. 'Fifty years ago, this was the labor of women.' In 2025, however, 'we are in an era where a two-income household still doesn't make ends meet,' she says. 'So who's making that breakfast?' Instead, it's been relegated to Sunday brunches at home or a local diner. People want convenience. When cold cereal was introduced in the 1890s (particularly with Kellogg's Corn Flakes), it changed the breakfast game. 'It gets popular because it takes literally no effort to make it,' says Wassberg Johnson. Cereal is quick and easy to prepare, freeing people up from being stuck in front of a stove in the morning. Some Americans don't eat breakfast at all. 'I think maybe intermittent fasting has killed the American breakfast,' says Lohman. 'I think lots of people aren't eating breakfast.' About 15% of Americans skip breakfast, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, while 13% of U.S. adults have tried intermittent fasting (which includes not eating breakfast), according to a 2024 survey from the International Food Information Council. Fewer people are drinking cow's milk. Milk consumption has continued to fall over the past 70 years, according to the USDA. A 2024 Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that 31% of U.S. adults rarely or never drink any type of milk. Younger generations — Gen Z in particular — have gone from 'Got milk?' to 'not milk,' drinking 20% less cow's milk than the national average in 2022. Cow's milk now competes with plant-based milk alternatives, such as almond milk and soy milk. Also, many people simply can't digest cow's milk. (That said, cow's milk may be making a comeback.) People are more health-conscious. However delicious bacon may be, most people are aware that processed meats aren't healthy. They raise the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and more. But cutting back on processed meat like bacon by just 30% reduces those risks. Prices have gone up. Breakfast isn't as affordable as it used to be. Along with egg and coffee prices, the average cost of frozen orange juice concentrate in U.S. supermarkets has skyrocketed by about 90% over the past five years, according to the Wall Street Journal. 'Higher food prices may also be taking a toll on Americans' love of traditional breakfasts,' says MarketWatch report. Although many people have ditched the full American breakfast for smaller, quicker meals or just a hot cup of coffee, Wassberg Johnson says the filling meal still persists, even if it's mostly at brunch on Sundays. It's a classic, after all.
Miami Herald
15-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Tax Day freebies: How to score free food today
Ah, April 15: a seemingly harmless day right in the middle of the spring. That is, until it dawns on you that today is tax day, and you have to give up much more of your income than you are comfortable with to the IRS. That's hardly the case for everyone, though. Depending on how you choose to claim, you might be owed a refund, setting the mood for a very different kind of tax day. Instead of the day you feel grumpy about taxes, for instance, it might be the day you go buy yourself a new laptop or TV. Don't miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet's FREE Daily newsletter Either way, one thing a lot of people don't know about tax day is that many restaurants and fast food chains give away free or discounted food. So if you need to cheer yourself up, check out our list and go claim some freebies. Your wallet may feel lighter than usual, but at least your belly will be full. Here are all the places you can go today to get a good deal. BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse: Whether you're planning to dine in or take out, you can get $10 off any $40 purchase at BJ's using the promo code 10OFF40. Buffalo Wild Wings: This deal is good not only today, but any day this month: spend $15 and get a free sandwich. You'll need to be a member of the company's rewards program to cash in, however. Burger King: BK's deal is ideal for the ultra frugal: spend a buck, and get a cheeseburger for a penny. As with Buffalo Wild Wings, you'll need to be a member of the BK loyalty program (Royal Perks) to get the deal. To find it, check out the offers tab in the BK app. Related: McDonald's is debuting a wild new sandwich The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf: Order any drink and get upgraded to the next size up for free. Checkers and Rally's: Stop by on April 15 and get a Crispy Fish or Spicy Chicken sandwich for $3. Denny's: Dine in and get your second Original Grand Slam or All-American Slam for $1. This deal starts today and is good through May 9. Great American Cookies: Grab a cookie-cake slice and get a second one for free. Hooters: To align with the 4/15 date, Hooters customers ordering in the app can get several appetizers for $4.15. Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers: You get double points in the Freddy's reward app for anything you buy today. Kona Ice: Find a Kona Ice truck today and get a cup of shaved ice for free. Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts today at a Krispy Kreme location and get a second dozen free. If you're ordering in the app, use the promo code TAXBREAK. Related: Huge burger chain franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Marco's Pizza: The pizza chain debuts its new Pepperoni Bread today. Spend $7.99 and get the new item for just $5. Olive Garden: Today through May 4, buy one entree priced at $14.99 and get a second free. Shake Shack: Perhaps the fanciest of all the deals, Shake Shack customers can get a free black truffle burger, 'shroom or parmesan fries with an order of $10.40 or more. Plug the code TRUFFLETAX in at checkout to score the deal. Smoothie King: The drink company is offering up $3 off $15 or $4 off $20 for its Healthy Rewards members. Taco Bell: You can get Toasted Cheddar Street Chalupas at the Bell today for $1 between 2-3 p.m., as long as you are a Taco Bel Rewards member. White Castle: The burger joint will give you 15% off your entire order today. Just use the code WC15OFF online or in-store. Related: Popular brewery files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, faces liquidation The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
