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Tom Kerridge: Cookery shows raise restaurant standards

Tom Kerridge has said restaurant standards have been raised by people’s increased interest in food, in part thanks to TV cookery shows.

The chef told Nihal Arthanayake: “We’re one of the best and most diverse food scenes in the world.â€

Commenting on the problem experienced by high street chains Prezzo, Jamie’s Italian and Byron, all of which have announced restructuring and branch closures, he added: “Something somewhere is not right, those profit margins are being eaten away at and it’s very difficult to make money.â€

This clip is originally from Afternoon Edition on Thursday 31 May 2018.

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