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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25 April

Pasture to open first Birmingham restaurant

Steak-house and late night bar Pasture is set to open the doors of its first Birmingham restaurant on 27 May. Pasture restaurants are known for their fire-based cooking and local ingredients. With existing restaurants in Bristol and Cardiff, Pasture Birmingham will soon occupy 6,500 sq ft across one floor of…
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24 April

Tortilla revenues rise 14% to £65.7m in FY23

Tortilla has reported that revenues rose by 14% to £65.7m in the year to 31 December 2023, as it built on the momentum from the previous year’s record. Like-for-like revenues also grew 3.6% during the period, equivalent to 4.9% when adjusted for the Q1 VAT benefit from 2022. Meanwhile, adjusted…
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19 April

Rangeford Villages appoints new executive chef for The Orangery

Rangeford Villages has announced the appointment of Danijel Furjan to open and manage its new restaurant, ‘The Orangery’. The new venue at Siddington Park village in Cirencester will open to the public on 13 May for lunch every day and dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings. Furjan was born and…
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19 April

London’s Soho welcomes six new F&B offerings

Six new F&B additions are set to open in Soho’s Shaftesbury Capital portfolio. Kingly Street has welcomed two new signings from The Counter and Little Door and Co alongside the upsize of pub and cocktail bar Two Floors. Three-storey alfresco dining destination, Kingly Court, has introduced two new debut concepts,…
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18 April

Loungers continues rollout of stores with eight new openings

Loungers, the operator of all day café,bar and restaurants across the UK under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has announced the opening of a number of new sites bringing the current total to 257 sites. In the past three months, the group opened new Lounges in Bromsgrove (Verraco…
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16 April

Italian restaurant Sale e Pepe appoints new GM

Italian restaurant Sale e Pepe located in Knightsbridge has announced the appointment of Luca Danisi as its new general manager. With a distinguished career in the hospitality industry, Danisi brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the front-of-house team at Sale e Pepe, having previously worked as a GM…
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16 April

Sticks’ N’ Sushi to open new site in Richmond

Sticks’n’Sushi is set to open the doors of its newest UK restaurant in Richmond, London on 5 May. The new site will offer its unique combination of sushi and yakitori-sticks. Its menu will also cater to all tastes including plant-based options such as the Kinoko Katzu, Eringi, Green Gate and…
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16 April

Hostmore to acquire TGI Fridays for £177m

Hostmore has reached an agreement for an all-share acquisition of TGI Fridays for £177m, including the business’ brand in the US which is the company’s franchisor. The parties have agreed that the proposed transaction would result in existing Hostmore shareholders holding a 36% shareholding in the enlarged business upon completion,…
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15 April

Busaba eyes expansion opportunities closer to London

Thai restaurant chain Busaba has revealed it will focus on London and the surrounding areas, as its latest opening in Essex’s Lakeside Shopping Centre has proved successful. According to the group’s latest filings on Companies House, turnover stood at £21.1m for the year ended 17 September 2023, a slight dip…
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15 April

Little Door and Co. to open fifth site in Carnaby

House-party inspired late night bar and restaurant concept, Little Door and Co., is set to open its fifth site on Carnaby’s Kingly Street in June. The Little Violet Door is the group’s second central London site, joining The Little Scarlet Door in Soho and neighbourhood locations: The Little Yellow Door…
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