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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Nov- 2018 -16 November
Marco Pierre White to serve Eastenders star’s gin in restaurants
Black and White Hospitality, the company co-founded by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White, has signed a deal to stock a new gin brand created by a British soap star. The firm will now offer Neat Gin across its restaurant estate which currently stands at 50 sites. The gin, which is…
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15 November
KERB to open food concept in Seven Dials
Street food company KERB and London-based landlords Shaftesbury have announced the opening of a new food hall concept in the 19th century Thomas Neal’s Warehouse in Seven Dials, London. It is hoped that KERB’s bricks and mortar debut, Seven Dials Market, will “rival the best food halls in the world”…
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15 November
Michelin-starred Adam Stokes to open new Birmingham restaurant
Michelin-starred chef, Adam Stokes, is to open a new Birmingham restaurant named Oyster Club. Located on Temple Street, the location will feature an oyster bar and seafood restaurant, underneath the currently existing Ivy Restaurant. The Oyster Club will open in February 2019, featuring a 30-cover restaurant and 24-seater bar. Oysters…
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15 November
CDG signs exclusivity deal for Las Iguanas, Oriel and Bella Italia in UAE
Casual Dining Group (CDG), the operator of mid-market restaurant brands, has agreed a new franchising deal for its Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Oriel Grande Brasserie brands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The deal with RELAM Investment will give exclusivity to open and operate the brands in the UAE…
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14 November
Fire-hit restaurant to reopen and expand
Owners of Piccolino’s flagship Caffé Grande, Manchester, have announced plans for expansion as the restaurant prepares to reopen at the end of November. The Italian restaurant, which enjoyed a £1.3m refurbishment in spring 2016 and is a popular haunt of Manchester’s business community, celebrities and sport stars; is to develop…
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14 November
Boxpark Wembley to open with Rinse FM takeover
Boxpark Wembley will open on Saturday 8 December at Quintain’s £3bn Wembley Park development, making it the largest site to date for the food and retail company. Ugly Dumpling, Nanny Bills, Smoky Boys, Mitsuryu and Cut + Grind are among the street food vendors that will open at the venue,…
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13 November
London’s newest street food market to open in Holloway
The Upper Place, a brand-new street food market, is set to open early 2019 on the first floor of Nags Head Market in Holloway. The Upper Place will offer guests a tour around the globe through a selection of street food brands with a focus on authentic and innovative concepts.…
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13 November
Leon to pilot allergy questioning scheme
Leon is to pilot a new scheme that will see its staff question customers on their allergies before being served. A Leon spokesperson told Catering Today: “We are currently piloting a programme in a small number of restaurants. It is of the utmost importance to us that we continue to…
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12 November
Restaurant Group plans rights issue to fund Wagamama purchase
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced it is a offer a discounted rights issue in order to fund its purchase of Wagamama. As many as 290 million new shares are set to be issued in a ‘13 for nine’ rights issue priced at 108.5p. Current shareholders and analysts have already…
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12 November
Chopstix launches new Westfield site
Chopstix, UK-based Asian quick service restaurant (QSR) brand, has opened a brand-new store, complete with next generation design at Westfield Stratford. The new opening, which brings to fruition a brand enhancement exercise for the business, will launch on the former Sticky Rice site. The newly designed store will place further…
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