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.

Aug- 2025 -

12 August

L’Osteria acquires majority stake in Pizza Pilgrims

Italian restaurant brand L’Osteria has acquired a majority stake in UK-based pizza chain Pizza Pilgrims as part of a plan to expand its international portfolio, for an undisclosed sum. The Munich-headquartered group said that the deal, announced on 11 August, would help build an “Italian brand world” and support its…
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11 August

Wingstop UK opens fifth site in Leeds

Wingstop UK has opened its fifth site in Leeds, with a new 3,014 sq. ft site located at The Springs retail and leisure centre. The site hosts 77 covers and brings 50 jobs to the local community, and will serve the full Wingstop UK menu of wings, tenders, burgers and…
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7 August

Jordan Bailey set to launch new site in Soho

Two-Michelin-starred chef Jordan Bailey is set to launch a new site in Foubert’s Place, Soho, this September. Heard, an “elevated” burger restaurant from Bailey, whose fine dining career spans the three-Michelin-starred Maaemo in Oslo and his own two-star restaurant Aimsir in Ireland, is set to “transform the ultimate comfort food…
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7 August

Falling orders keep delivery and takeaway revenue flat in June

Restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales by value were virtually flat year-on-year in June 2025, according to data from CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker. Revenue was marginally down by 0.3% on a like-for-like basis across the month, a downward movement after 1.8% growth in May. It completes a…
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6 August

Yum Brands sales rise 4% in Q2

Yum Brands has reported that worldwide system sales rose by 4% in its second quarter, led by Taco Bell and KFC where sales were up by 6% and 5%, respectively. In the UK, KFC sales rose by 5% over the period. The group also welcomed “robust” digital system sales which…
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5 August

Sticks’n’Sushi marks ‘productive’ first year under McWin

Sticks’n’Sushi has described its first full year under private equity firm McWin Capital as “productive”, after opening three new sites and reporting revenues of £86.8m in the period from 16 January to 31 December 2024. The Danish-Japanese restaurant group, which operates in Denmark, Germany and the UK, also reported that…
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4 August

Mowgli Street Food opens new site in Norwich

Mowgli Street Food is set to open a new site in Norwich this week, marking its first ever restaurant in the city. Anyone dining during the first week of opening (Aug 8-15) will receive free Chat Bombs, one of Mowgli’s signature dishes. Chat Bombs are crisp bread puffs filled with…
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4 August

Tasty raises £9.25m to support its planned acquisition

Casual dining group Tasty has raised £9.25m before expenses through a share placing and subscription to support its planned acquisition. The news comes after the AIM-listed company placed 1.7 billion new shares and issued a further 150.6 million shares by subscription, each priced at 0.5p. The price represents a discount…
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Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Zambrero UK launches franchise recruitment programme

Mexican-inspired QSR franchise Zambrero has announced the launch of a franchise recruitment programme, as it plans to open 100 restaurants in the UK by 2030. The company is already on its way to achieving its target, having recently signed up its first three franchise partners who will open new sites…
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31 July

Michelin-starred chef Nathan Davies opens Vraic in Guernsey

Michelin-starred chef Nathan Davies has opened Vraic, a new 24-cover restaurant overlooking Chouet Bay in Guernsey, bringing his signature fire-led cooking to the Channel Islands. Named after the Guernésiais word for seaweed, the restaurant focuses on local fish, shellfish and seaweeds native to Guernsey’s coastline. Davies, who previously ran SY23…
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