The restaurant market is volatile.
"More than 1,000 restaurants close down in Britain in the year through September, a 24 percent rise on the previous 12 months as the industry grapples with overcapacity as consumer spending slows, accountants Moore Stephens said yesterday.
Restaurant chains such as Carluccio’s, Prezzo, Jamie’s Italian and Strada have closed outlets in the last year, and there are few signs of any pickup in demand."
" Din Tai Fung opens its first London restaurant
UK FRANCHISE:The outlet has an ‘East meets West’-style interior with a large open kitchen and the first-ever Din Tai Fung cocktail bar serving Taiwan-inspired concoctions"