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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Feb- 2019 -1 February
Burger & Lobster to launch in Singapore
Burger & Lobster is continuing on its global expansion plans in 2019 with the launch of its latest restaurant at Singapore’s upcoming tourist destination, Jewel Changi Airport. The yet to be opened destination was designed by architect Moshe Safdie and features a dome-shaped facade made of glass and steel. It…
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1 February
British fish shops found ‘selling endangered species of shark’
A new study has found that British fish and chip shops have been “selling endangered species of shark”. The research by the University of Exeter, found that the majority of fish sold under generic names such as rock eel, rock salmon and huss, turned out to be spiny dogfish, an…
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1 February
Gordon Ramsay to open first Japanese restaurant in Mayfair
Gordon Ramsay is to make his first foray into Japanese cuisine, opening a new restaurant in London’s Mayfair. The restaurant will be named Lucky Cat and will open on the former site of Maze on Grosvenor Square this summer. Maze is set to close this weekend after what it called…
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1 February
Fish and chip chain Harry Ramsden makes Malaysian debut
UK-based fish and chip brand Harry Ramsden has partnered with Genting Malaysia to open a new concept at its Resorts World Genting, Genting Highlands. Opening on 31 January 2019, this latest addition to the Harry Ramsden’s chain is also the brand’s first ever opening in Malaysia. The integrated resort on…
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Jan- 2019 -30 January
The Piano Works Group reports record Christmas trading
Bar and restaurant operator, The Piano Works Group, has reported its “best ever Christmas” with sales of £1.637m for the five weeks up to 23 December. Like-for-like sales at The Piano Works Farringdon saw an increase of 9% for the year whilst the new West End Piano Works (previously Studio…
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30 January
Enxaneta ‘dining experience’ to launch at Guardiola’s Tast restaurant
A new dining experience is to be launched at Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s Tast Cuina Catalana restaurant in February. The restaurant’s second floor will become Enxaneta, featuring two new tasting menus in a 16-cover space. The Enxaneta concept (named after the Catalan word for the youngest member of a…
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30 January
Rockfish hires former Burger & Lobster MD to drive south coast expansion
Dave Strauss, the former managing director of Goodman, London steak restaurant group, and Burger & Lobster, has joined Rockfish as restaurant director to oversee its expansion on the south coast. Rockfish, the seafood restaurant group founded by food writer and seafood ambassador Mitch Tonks, has five coastal sites in the…
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28 January
16-year-old Prestwick restaurant set for ‘transformation’
Prestwick restaurant, Elliot’s bar and restaurant is set for a “complete transformation” following “significant investment”. The restaurant, under its old name, closed its doors for the last time on 27 January, with work on the restaurant, to be renamed, Vic’s & The Vine, commencing right away. Kenny Blair, Buzzworks Holdings…
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28 January
Celebrity chef Dan Doherty accused of sexual harassment
An external investigation has been conducted at the Royal Oak restaurant in London’s Marylebone after celebrity chef Dan Doherty was accused of sexual harassment. According to a report in the Sunday Times Doherty was “forced to leave” his Royal Oak restaurant in Marylebone in November 2018 while consultancy firm HR180…
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28 January
Stew & Oyster moves into Malton’s Town Hall
The Fitzwilliam (Malton) Estate has confirmed the Stew & Oyster brand have signed a new lease of the former Malton Town Hall. Malton is the sixth and latest site for the Stew & Oyster team, who plan to open in April 2019. The bar and restaurant will serve regional craft…
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