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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Sep- 2024 -2 September
A&M Hospitality to launch Terra Mare in Cardiff
A&M Hospitality Group, the same creative force behind Roath restaurant Silures, is set to unveil a new Italian restaurant, Terra Mare, in Cardiff on 11 October 2024. Terra Mare, translating to ‘Land and Sea’ in Italian, will bring the culinary traditions of Puglia, Southern Italy, to the Welsh capital. Taking…
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Aug- 2024 -30 August
Caulders Garden Centre to open new 300-seat restaurant
Caulders Garden Centre Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, is set to build a new 300-seat restaurant following a £1.5m investment. The new restaurant will be more than double the size of the existing restaurant overlooking Campsie Hills and will create at least an additional 30 jobs for the area. As part of Caulders…
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29 August
Celentano’s in Glasgow set to become restaurant with rooms
Michelin-bib awarded Celentano’s by co-owners Dean and Anna Parkers will evolve into Celentano’s Restaurant with Rooms this autumn. Located within Glasgow’s historic Cathedral Square area, it is set to become the first restaurant of its kind in the city. The husband-and-wife team opened Celentano’s in 2021, housed within Cathedral House,…
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28 August
De Nadas to open new empanadería in Stoke Newington
De Nadas, the UK’s first empanadería to specialise in Argentinian hand-shaped empanadas, is opening a 20-seater shop on Stoke Newington Church Street in London. The empanada specialist, which first launched on Notting Hill’s Golborne Road in 2022, followed by Shoreditch’s Rivington Street, will open the new shop in North London…
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28 August
Prezzo set to revamp restaurants
Prezzo has announced that it is set to embark on a programme of refurbishing its restaurants with several having already completed their transformations. In the last three months, Prezzo has completed several refurbishments of select restaurants across the UK, whilst more refurbishments across other venues will be taking place in…
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23 August
The Savoy to launch a new restaurant in November
London luxury hotel, The Savoy, will be officially opening its new dining destination – the Savoy Lounge – later this year in November. It comes after the Thames Foyer served its final afternoon tea this week in the evening of Wednesday 21 August. The space will now undergo a complete…
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22 August
EG on the Move expands Cinnabon UK estate
The master franchisee of Cinnabon in the UK, EG on the Move, has opened more stores at the Bullring in Birmingham and in Livingston, Scotland, as part of the brand’s plans to expand its footprint. EG on the Move is also planning to open at least six more stores before…
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21 August
UK hospitality groups report 1.5% YoY growth in July
Britain’s top hospitality groups achieved year-on-year growth of 1.5% in July 2024, down from June’s rate of 2.9%, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. As July started with the peak of the 2024 Euros, including the quarter, semi-final and final games, Britain’s pubs experienced like-for-like growth of…
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20 August
Rick Stein’s restaurant group returns to profit in FY23
Steins Trading Ltd, which operates Rick Stein restaurants, has returned to profit in FY23, despite turnover dropping by 5% to just under £11.9m. In its latest full-year results, the group reported an operating profit of £63k for the year to 31 December 2023, up by 106.2% against the prior year,…
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19 August
Wingstop UK opens 50th site amid ongoing expansion plans
Wingstop UK has opened its fiftieth UK site in Bolton, amid plans to expand its already growing portfolio, with six more locations planned for the remainder of the year. The group has already opened 11 sites this year alone.The new Bolton site, located in the UK’s largest retail park, will…
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