Restaurants

The latest news and updates on restaurants, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

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29 April

Black and White Hospitality to open new MPW Restaurant

Black and White Hospitality, which owns and manages the franchise rights to eight Marco Pierre White restaurant concepts, has signed a deal to open a new restaurant in South Gloucestershire. Located at The Gables Hotel in Falfield, the 104-cover restaurant (60 in restaurant / 44 in bar), which is planned…
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29 April

Hospitality in London welcomes recovery as city centres rebound

Pubs, bars and restaurants in London are gradually returning to their pre-pandemic levels of visits after two years of disruption, according to new research from CGA and Wireless Social. Their joint Top Cities Vibrancy Report provides a “vibrancy” ranking of Britain’s 10 most populous cities over the four weeks to…
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28 April

Gusto Italian appoints new chief operating officer

Gusto Italian, the casual dining restaurant group, has announced the appointment of Scott Grimbleby as its new chief operating officer (COO) to “drive expansion and growth as the business seeks to open in more locations across the UK”. Grimbleby joins from Living Ventures and replaces Tim Selby, who is leaving…
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28 April

Whitbread brings back dividend as it returns to profitability

Whitbread PLC has reported it has returned to profitability in the 53-week period ended 3 March 2022 (FY22) as it hailed pre-tax profits of £58.2m, compared to a loss of £1bn in FY21. As a result, Whitbread is reinstating dividend payments with the board declaring a final dividend per share…
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27 April

Augusto Pizzeria opens in Chester

Turin and Neapolitan pizza restaurant, Augusto Pizzeria, has revealed it opened a new site Chester, Northgate Street on 14 April. The restaurant is the latest accomplishment of husband and wife Valentina Aviotti and Fabrizio Gobbato, owners of Da Noi on Bridge Street. The pair said Augusto Pizzeria has been “years…
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27 April

City Pub Group hails recovery as it eyes 65 sites by 2023

The City Pub Group has reported a loss of -2.9m for the year end 2021, up from a-£6.5m loss over the same period in 2020, as it revealed trading is beginning to reach pre-pandemic levels. The group, which operates 41 pub sites, said Its revenues increased 37% during the period…
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26 April

The Patate to open two restaurants in Clerkenwell and Seven-Dials

Street food burger brand The Patate has announced it has now secured its first permanent bricks-and-mortar venues in Clerkenwell and Seven-Dials. It has already opened its Clerkenwell site with the Seven-Dials property opening from 27 April. Founders Paul-Henry De Vassoigne and Eatventure’s Jacob Young will bring their “herb-filled” bourguignon patties…
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21 April

D&D London names Baton Berisha as new MD

Restaurant owner and operating group D&D London has appointed Baton Berisha as managing director. Berisha was formerly chief executive of Richard Caring’s restaurants including the Ivy Collection. He will take up the position from 3 May and will work closely with Des Gunewardena and David Loewi on “all aspects” of…
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20 April

Nightcap to bring Blame Gloria to Bristol

Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced it is to open a new Blame Gloria site in Bristol. The latest Blame Gloria opening will be located at 22 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DW and covers an area…
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20 April

UK licensed premises contract as CGA warns of future closures

Britain’s number of licensed premises contracted 0.9% in the first quarter of 2022, the latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals. It indicates that Britain had just under 106,000 licensed premises at the end of March 2022. CGA said that “while this small decrease does represent a slowdown…
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