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Is the £30 ready meal really a threat to restaurants?

Restaurant22 Oct 2025by Sophie Witts

Is the rise of the posh ready meal – such as the Charlie Bigham steak wellington – bringing about an even faster decline of restaurants? Or will a night out always trump a trip to the supermarket?

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