Why diners can’t stop stealing – and the restaurants getting revenge
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Chris EubankOttolenghi NopiRobin HoodLe GavrocheJamie OliverFred SmithMichel Roux JrGordon RamsayThomas CrapperJames RamsdenHannah TwiggsElton John Aids FoundationJournal Of Consumer ResearchLondon, London, City Of, United KingdomParis, France (General), FranceCovent Garden, Westminster, United KingdomFranceLeicester, Leicester, United KingdomFrenchUnited Kingdom
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Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- the-independent.com06:36first to report
A new report from France suggests diners are costing restaurants thousands by pocketing everything from designer knives to toilet fittings. Hannah Twiggs asks why paying for dinner seems to make some think the tableware is theirs too – and how some restaurants have turned stolen items into marketing strategies