Restaurants

The Restaurants section on Catering Today delivers comprehensive coverage of the UK restaurant industry, from independent operators to national chains. It reports on business performance, openings, acquisitions, and leadership changes, alongside analysis of market trends, menu innovation, and consumer behaviour. With insight into finance, operations, technology, and sustainability, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with the intelligence and updates shaping commercial strategy across the UK dining landscape.

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21 September

Hostmore revenues jump 147% in H1

Hostmore has announced that its revenues surged 147% to £98.5m for the 26 weeks ended 3 July 2022 (H1 FY22), compared to £39.9m in H1 FY21, when business was “significantly” impacted by the pandemic. The hospitality business owns brands including Fridays, 63rd+1st and Fridays and Go. Both volume and customer…
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21 September

Chef Kevin Dalgleish opens first restaurant

Scottish chef, Kevin Dalgleish, has opened his first restaurant and bar, Amuse, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Amuse is a 70-cover restaurant complete with a bar, private dining space, and an outdoor area. Dalgleish has used his classical training to create a menu that highlights the local and regional Scottish produce available…
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20 September

Great Fosters to reopen Tudor Pass with new executive chef

Great Fosters has announced that the Tudor Room will be reopening as The Tudor Pass on October 1 2022, under new executive chef Alex Payne. Payne joins Great Fosters from The Thames Table at Crockers, where he was head chef. The Tudor Pass is a gastronomic restaurant with only seven…
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16 September

Coupette director to open new restaurant in Edgware Road

Executive chef Arsh Thakur has teamed up with Subjahit Mitra, director of Coupette in Bethnal Green, to open BKC in Edgware Road. Due to open on 22 September, BKC, which stands for Biryani Kebab Chai, will offer Awadhi cuisine from Awadh (modern day Lucknow) in Northern India. Lucknow cuisine is…
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16 September

Dishoom reveals Canary Wharf opening date

Dishoom has announced it will open its first site Canary Wharf in November this year, marking the company’s first London opening in five years. Located on a corner of Wood Wharf at 13 Water Street, the 8,000 square foot site will occupy a double-height building overlooking the water, and will…
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15 September

Drunch to expand London footprint in Autumn

Drunch has announced it will expand its London portfolio with the opening of a new 40-cover restaurant and speakeasy in Fitzrovia this autumn, marking the brand’s third opening in the capital. The new venue is located on Great Titchfield Street, and the kitchen will be headed up by Valerio Vivetti…
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15 September

Heavenly Desserts opens new site in Bath

Heavenly Desserts has announced it will open the doors to its new store in Bath on 17 September. The announcement follows a period of growth for the company and brings the brand to nearly 50 restaurants across the UK which was founded in 2008 by Mohammad Imran and Yousif Aslam,…
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14 September

Restaurant Terre to open at Castlemartyr Resort this September

Chef Vincent Crepel will reportedly open his first solo restaurant outside of France within the 17th-Century, 5-star Castlemartyr estate in Ireland this September. It is reported that chef Crepel will serve French cuisine at this venue with the “bright flavours” of Asia, while using fresh Irish produce. The experience is…
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14 September

Hub Box to open its first Dorset site

Hub Box, the Cornish bar and restaurant group, has announced it will be opening its first Dorset establishment in early October in Dorchester. This will be the twelfth opening for the burger and beer restaurant group, located in Brewery Square, its new 120-seat Dorchester restaurant will serve gourmet burgers, hand-cut…
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12 September

Barrio Familia Group set to open new site in Watford

Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia Group of bars, has announced the new opening for Barrio in Watford later this year. The ground and first floor character building is located at Bosley’s, The Parade, Watford and comprises a total area measuring…
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