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.

Sep- 2020 -

15 September

D&D London’s Klosterhaus restaurant to open in October

D&D London announced that its new restaurant at Cabot Circus, Klosterhaus, will open on Friday 2 October. The restaurant has been developed within the landmark 18th Century grade 1 listed Quakers Friars building, a short walk from Cabot Circus. The restaurant, bar and outdoor terraces will be open all day…
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14 September

Nando’s joins Deliveroo for nationwide delivery rollout

Nando’s has begun an “exclusive new partnership” with Deliveroo which makes 360 of the chain’s restaurants across the UK and Ireland available for online delivery orders. Previously, only 180 of the chain’s restaurants in the UK and Ireland had been available for delivery. As part of the new ‘brought to…
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10 September

Various Eateries announces intention to float

Restaurant Group Various Eateries has revealed its intention to launch a public offering on the London Stock Exchange seeking to raise around £25m. The group operates two restaurant brands across ten locations – Coppa Club, an all-day clubhouse offer in prime locations throughout London and the South-East and Tavolino, a…
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10 September

Refurbishment planned for Llwyncelyn Hotel and pub following acquisition

The Llwyncelyn Hotel and pub in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has been sold off a guide price of £249,000. The property is a large, late 19th Century, purpose-built public house and hotel that sits in a three-storey building made of solid stone with an attractive carved, classical style entrance way.…
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9 September

Pizza Hut to close 29 sites, 450 jobs cut

Pizza Hut has confirmed it is to close 29 sites as part of a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) that will see around 450 jobs lost. Pizza Hut Restaurants revealed it is currently negotiating a CVA in order to “mitigate the financial impact of Covid-19”. It said PHR is “one of…
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9 September

Ellis Barrie to open new concept restaurant Lerpwl

Celebrity chef Ellis Barrie and his brother Liam have confirmed their new concept restaurant Lerpwl is set to open its doors on 12 September. The new 80 capacity restaurant is split across two levels, with the main space downstairs wrapping around an open kitchen and to the back of the…
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9 September

‘Hospitality Titans’ programme to launch in September

A group of hospitality professionals have launched a new platform to help “struggling” industry owners in a post-Covid-19 climate. Entitled ‘Hospitality Titans’, the programme aims to set up key events so members can network with peers, investors and innovators as well as listen to guest speakers and receive important industry…
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8 September

Bosporus to open new London venue

Bosporus, a turkish inspired restaurant is set to open in London’s Leicester Square this September. The restaurant, which was originally founded in Dubai in 2010 by GCS, also has six sites across Abu Dhabi and Egypt. The restaurant gets its name from the Strait, which runs through the centre of…
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7 September

Pizza Express creditors approve CVA

Pizza Express has announced today (7 September 2020) that its creditors have approved its proposed company voluntary agreement (CVA). In a virtual meeting last week, 89% of all responding creditors voted in favour of the CVA, passing the 75% threshold, while 67% of responding unconnected creditors approved the proposal. The…
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3 September

Naveen Handa acquires East Coast Concepts out of administration

An investment group led by Naveen Handa of leisure company The Cairn Group has acquired restaurant and bar group East Coast Concepts out of administration. The Manchester-based restaurant and bar group, which operates the Neighbourhood and Victors brands, has five sites across the UK, including Hale, Alderley Edge, Liverpool, Leeds…
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