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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Sep- 2025 -15 September
Farzi launches corporate catering and online delivery services
Farzi, the Michelin-recognised modern Indian restaurant, is expanding its offering in London with the launch of a tiffin box-style corporate catering service and new online delivery options. From today (15 September), the Haymarket site will introduce a Tiffin Delivery Service for offices, students and events in the area. Meals, presented…
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12 September
Marylebone yakitori bar Junsei relaunches as Japanese listening bar
Marylebone restaurant Junsei has reopened following refurbishment with a new identity as one of London’s few Japanese listening bars. The restaurant, which specialises in yakitori – a Japanese dish of bite-sized chicken pieces – will now combine dining with curated vinyl sessions and late-night service, taking inspiration from Tokyo’s after-work…
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11 September
Chipotle to expand into Asia for the first time
Chipotle Mexican Grill has signed a joint venture to open restaurants in Asia for the first time. Through a new partnership with SPC Group, a leading South Korea-based food company, Chipotle plans to open the first Chipotle restaurants in South Korea and Singapore in 2026. Chipotle’s existing international portfolio includes…
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9 September
The Clove Club appoints Rhys Lebreux as head chef
Rhys Lebreux has been appointed as head chef at The Clove Club. Lebreux was previously senior sous chef at the two Michelin-starred restaurant, where he has been an “instrumental part of the kitchen team”, and now brings seven years of training and professional experience to the role. He will focus…
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9 September
Burger and Lobster operating profit hits £2m in 2024
Burger and Lobster has revealed that its UK operating profit rose £0.2m up to £2m for the year ended 29 December 2024. Alongside this, its UK restaurants’ sales amounted to £32.3m, delivering an EBITDA of 10%. However, the company’s UK turnover fell to £34.1m, down from £36.1m the previous year,…
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5 September
Rafael Cagali to open new restaurant in Hove
Chef Rafael Cagali will open a new restaurant, Marea, in Hove on 10 September, working with his partner Charlie Lee and head chef Ewan Waller. The Church Road venue will seat 38 diners and aims to combine seasonal Sussex produce with Cagali’s Brazilian-Italian influences. The menu will sit between the…
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4 September
Raising Cane’s to open first UK restaurant in 2026
Raising Cane’s, the US fried chicken chain known for its popularity on TikTok, is set to open its first UK restaurant next year, according to City AM. The flagship site will be located at 21–22 Coventry Street in London’s West End, between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. The site, a…
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4 September
McWin and TriSpan take joint control of Flat Iron
Private equity firms McWin Capital Partners and TriSpan have acquired a co-control majority stake in restaurant chain Flat Iron, marking the first investment by McWin’s newly launched Foodservice Fund. The deal sees Piper, which backed Flat Iron in 2017, exit the business. The investment supports the next phase of growth…
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4 September
UK restaurant groups see delivery sales rise 13.5% in July
Britain’s top restaurant groups recorded a 13.5% year-on-year increase in delivery and takeaway orders in July, as at-home dining sales rose sharply during the month, according to new data from CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker. The monthly rise marks a clear improvement on the flat growth seen earlier…
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3 September
Côte owner weighs fresh capital injection as sale talks continue
The owner of the Côte restaurant chain is reportedly considering injecting new funding into the business rather than proceeding with a sale after two months of talks with potential buyers, according to Sky News. The outlet has learnt that Partners Group, the Swiss-based private equity firm that acquired Côte out…
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