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🍑 Wagamama launches Soul Club loyalty program, allowing users to collect digital hanko stamps with each visit and a minimum spend of £12. The program offers rewards such as free dishes and exclusive experiences, with the chance to win monthly premium merchandise. Members also get access to recipe and foodie videos by senior chefs and brand ambassadors like GK Barry, Alfie Steiner, and Rahel Stephanie. The initiative aims to thank guests and enhance engagement.

🏠 Portland mourns the passing of renowned chef Naomi Pomeroy, who died at 49 in a tubing accident. Pomeroy, a self-taught chef, opened Beast in 2007, influencing Portland's culinary scene. She was named one of Food & Wine’s “Best New Chefs” in 2009 and received the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef in the Northwest and Pacific in 2014. She also founded Expatriate in 2013, which closed in 2022. Pomeroy was a founding member of the Independent Restaurant Coalition and recently opened Cornet Custard. Her cookbook, "Taste & Technique," was published in 2016. Oregon congressman Earl Blumenauer noted her contribution of $28.6 billion to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund during the pandemic.

🍺 Mission Mars' Albert’s Schloss brand surged with a 51% revenue growth to £71.1m in the 2023 financial year from £47.1m the previous year, contributing £32.3m from just three sites. Rudy’s Pizza, another brand from the group, generated £29.3m from around 20 sites, both outperforming their market segments by 15%. Adjusted EBITDA for the group rose to £8.7m from £5.2m. Albert’s Schloss, launched in Manchester in 2015, expanded to London, taking over the former Rainforest Café site, with plans for further expansion.

📱 Hollie Race appointed as influencer marketing director at Trending Travel, previously content and brand manager at Travel Counsellors for nearly two years. Race has experience from In The Style as a senior creative executive and creative manager, and held a senior brand manager role at The Fragrance Shop. Kieran Shew, managing director, and CEO Keith Herman of Trending Travel welcome her expertise to enhance influencer campaigns.

🎶 Oliver Zon, at age 21, organized his first electronic music festival in June 2012 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which faced challenges due to external factors. Zon learned from this experience not to be blinded by dreams. He later founded the QSR brand Kebhouze, which opened its first store in December 2021 during a challenging post-pandemic period, yet received positive customer feedback from the outset.