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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Aug- 2021 -25 August
Franco Manca owner planning UK and overseas expansion
The restaurant group behind the Franco Manca and Real Greek brands is reportedly planning up to 150 new restaurant openings over the next few years across the UK and overseas. According to The BBC, founder David Page has reportedly highlighted expansion plans for “towns and cities from Cardiff to Canterbury…
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25 August
Marco Pierre White restaurant to debut in Leicester Square this year
A Marco Pierre White branded restaurant is set to open in Leicester Square, London for the first time in 10 years, creating up to 80 jobs. The new restaurant named Mr White’s, will begin work next week on the transformation of the 14,500 sq ft, four-storey property. The menu will…
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24 August
The Oarsman to reopen under new ownership
The Oarsman, based in Marlow, will re-open its doors in September under the new ownership of trufflehunting duo Nigel Sutcliffe and James McLean. Located on Spittal Street, The Oarsman bar will be able to welcome 50 guests, while the Bistro will house an additional 50 people. It will have some…
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24 August
Gordon Ramsay to open new restaurant at The Savoy this September
Gordon Ramsay has announced that he will take on The River Restaurant in September, his second restaurant located at The Savoy, London. Already home to the Savoy Grill, the new restaurant will be located in the heart of the hotel, offering both hotel guests and destination diners an all day…
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20 August
The Avocado Show set to launch London restaurant
The Avocado Show is set to open a new London restaurant in September 2021, located in the Mayfair-Soho area on Princes Street near Oxford Circus. Founded by friends Ron Simpson and Julien Zaal, the concept took off in Amsterdam and soon expanded to Brussels and Madrid. With London “atop its…
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20 August
House of Gods hotel to open new Casablanca Cocktail Club
Edinburgh’s House of Gods hotel is set to launch a new restaurant – the Casablanca Cocktail Club. The hotel said the new “destination restaurant” is inspired by the “celebrity-fuelled club scene” of Los Angeles and will aim to be part restaurant, part late night hotspot. Located across a courtyard from…
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19 August
Nando’s aims for full reopening from Saturday after supply issues
Nando’s has said it is hoping to reopen all its restaurants from Saturday after shutting about 50 outlets because of supply problems, the BBC reports. The restaurants were closed after it ran out of food, with the group blaming the closures on staffing issues at its suppliers’ factories. Nando’s said…
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19 August
The Palmerston opens in Edinburgh
The Palmerston, a new dining concept located in Edinburgh, has officially opened its doors in the city’s West End. Founders James Snowdon and Lloyd Morse have transformed the former 20th-century bank, located at 1 Palmerston Place, into a neighbourhood restaurant with a bakery, coffee shop, bar, and in-house butchery. The…
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18 August
Nando’s temporarily closes 50 sites due to supply issues
Nando’s has had to shut around 50 of its UK outlets due to supply shortages. Confirming the news to the BBC, it is the latest chain to suffer shortages this summer, as the “pingdemic” has lead to staffing shortages due to self-isolation protocols affecting supply chains. The shortage reportedly refers…
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18 August
Kojo to open second London site
Kojo, a plant-based eatery, has announced plans to open its second site this month, in London’s Liverpool Street – where the group will launch its new ‘Kojo to Go’ concept focusing on “grab and go only”. The restaurant concept, which opened its first site in December 2020 in Hampstead, was…
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