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Aug- 2025 -15 August
Valiant Pub Company secures further £14m debt finance
The Valiant Pub Company has received a further £14m in debt financing from Metro Bank. This latest facility brings Metro Bank’s total funding to Valiant to £26m. Valiant is backed by Njord Partners, which provides financial support to the group as well as deep operational and strategic expertise. With Njord’s…
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15 August
Il Bambini Club to open first UK restaurant in Shoreditch
Italian dining brand Il Bambini Club will open its first UK site in September 2025 on the ground floor of The Hoxton hotel in Shoreditch. The restaurant will take over the hotel’s former Hoxton Grill space and will be operated by RIKAS Group Hospitality in partnership with Paris Society, which…
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15 August
Applegreen to open Ireland’s first Taco Bell
Applegreen has announced it will open Ireland’s first Taco Bell restaurant in September as part of a €15m (£12.9m) motorway service area development at Junction 6 on the M3 in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath. The project will create more than 100 jobs and includes a range of food and retail outlets,…
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14 August
UKH unveils new apprentice programme
UKHospitality has unveiled the Hospitality Graduate Apprenticeship Programme for A Level, T Level and Level 3 Vocational Technical Qualifications (VTQs) graduates. Launching this September, the five-year, work-based programme is designed to create a pipeline of future hospitality leaders, offering an alternative to the traditional graduate route. The five year programme…
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14 August
AA unveils shortlists for Hospitality Awards 2025
The AA has unveiled the shortlists for eight major categories for its annual Hospitality Awards, set to take place on 22 September at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London. These include shortlists for the AA Sustainable Award, AA Restaurant Team Award, AA Spa Hotel of the Year, and AA Housekeeper…
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14 August
The Chancery Rosewood to launch new culinary line-up in September
The Chancery Rosewood hotel in Mayfair will launch five new restaurants and bars in September, each led by a different chef or hospitality figure. The venues are located in the Grade II-listed former US Embassy at Grosvenor Square, redesigned by David Chipperfield Architects. Out of the five new venues, Serra,…
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14 August
XP Factory revenues bounce back following difficult Q1 trading
Experiential hospitality operator, XP Factory, has seen owner-operated revenues rise 12% year-on-year for the 19-week period to 10 August with the support of new openings and improving consumer demand. The update follows a difficult start to the financial year, with like-for-like said to be returning to growth across both its…
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13 August
Somerset’s Red Post Inn reduces asking price
The Red Post Inn in the village of Peasedown Saint John in North Somerset, has been made available for a reduced price of £550,000. The large wet-led pub offers a sports bar and a lounge bar, with a large beer garden. It also offers a private function room with capacity…
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13 August
Loungers opens 300th site in Hampshire
Loungers has opened its 300th site with the launch of Antico Lounge in Alton, East Hampshire. Founded in Bristol in 2002 by Alex Reilley, Jake Bishop and Dave Reid, the café/bar group operates all day café/bar/restaurants under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands. It has opened 21 new Lounges…
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13 August
Wenzel’s signs first-ever franchise partnership
Wenzel’s has signed its first-ever franchise partnership following a new deal with Southern Co-op, in a move that will see it expand its customer base into new regions across the country. It comes as the independent family-run bakery, which is led by founder Peter Wenzel and his daughter Sarah as…
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