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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31 July

AngloThai restaurant to debut in London

Debut restaurant AngloThai, from husband and wife team John and Desiree Chantarasak, will open in Autumn in partnership with MJMK Restaurants. Following on from a number of pop-ups and residencies, the pair will be bringing their take on Thai-British cuisine with a European focused wine list to their first bricks…
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31 July

Turtle Bay FY sales hit ‘record’ £93.7m

Caribbean-themed restaurant chain, Turtle Bay, has reported a sales rise of 6.1% to a record high of £93.7m for the 52-week period to 31 March. According to the group, it managed to bounce back “quicker and stronger” following the pandemic and experienced “industry-leading” like-for-like growth in its estates with further…
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29 July

Xmas hospitality bookings up 54% so far, Zonal finds

Hospitality bookings for Christmas 2024 are up by 54%, compared with the same point in 2023 according to data from technology provider Zonal. Over half of the bookings (52%) that have already been made are for Christmas Day itself, compared with 44% this time last year. Saturday 14 December 2024…
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26 July

Duo of restaurateurs expand presence in Chinatown

Korean street food brand Bunsik and Kung Fu Burger are opening new locations in London’s Chinatown. Bunsik will join Chinatown London’s food landscape in September, marking the restaurant group’s second site within the destination. The 900 sq ft site at 31 Wardour Street is next-door to Pochawa Grill, Maguro Group’s…
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25 July

Popeyes joins Network Rail portfolio with Waterloo opening

Network Rail has announced the opening of Louisiana chicken chain Popeyes at Waterloo station, marking the brand’s entry into travel catering. The opening comes as, over the last 12 months, Network Rail has evolved the retail mix across its managed stations by introducing new brands and experiences at destination stations. …
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24 July

Tortilla HY revenues fall to £31.5m

Mexican restaurant group Tortilla has reported a 5.9% drop in revenues to £31.5m for the half year ended 30 June 2024. The group attributed this decline to its strategic decision in Q1 to condense to a dual delivery platform to improve profit conversion and increase focus on in store revenue.…
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24 July

Proper Slice BYGB to open in EVE Kensington

Proper Slice BYGB is set to open a residency at EVE, Ember Locke’s restaurant from 1 August to 2 September 2024. Proper Slice BYGB is the latest venture from Gibran Baydoun, the person who brought Lucali BYGB to Singapore. The new venture aims to celebrate New York’s old-school pizzerias, with…
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24 July

Slim Chickens opens at Basingstoke’s Festival Place

American fried chicken restaurant chain Slim Chickens has launched a new location at Festival Place, marking its Basingstoke debut. The chain has launched in a 3,503 sq ft unit on Festival Place’s ground floor, occupying a space on the F&B-focused mall opposite the Festival Square entrance, close to Five Guys…
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23 July

Tropea expands site to boost restaurant covers

Birmingham-based restaurant Tropea has announced its extension into the premises next door as it looks to expand its offering. The extension will see the addition of a bar that will accommodate up to four covers for walk-ins and table top style dining, alongside a further 15 covers in the restaurant.…
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22 July

The Woodsman receives 2 AA Rosettes

The Woodsman, located within Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon, has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes for food quality for the first time. The Woodsman is headed up by restaurateur Mike Robinson, co-owner of the Michelin-starred Harwood Arms in Fulham, whose passion for British produce and sustainable wild food is “well renowned”. Led…
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