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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May- 2024 -14 May
Pizza Pilgrims to open in Euston
Pizza Pilgrims has announced that it is set to open a new venue in Euston, London in June. The new site will be situated near London Euston station and will officially open on Monday 10 June. This new pizzeria will seat 72 inside, and will also feature a large outdoor…
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14 May
Various Eateries sales jump 10.2% to £22.7m in H1
Various Eateries’ sales increased 10.2% to £22.7m during the 26-week period ending 31 March 2024. Group like-for-like sales were marginally down, against a backdrop of one of the wettest winters since records began and with the company maintaining its strategy of absorbing most price increases. While this strategy puts temporary…
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13 May
Sotto Cucina and Bar to open this month
Sotto Cucina and Bar, a contemporary Sicilian kitchen and bar in London’s Whitechapel, is set to open on 14 May. The venue will be housed at Hyatt Place London City East focusing on contemporary Sicilian dishes. Led by Sicilian executive chef Alfio Laudani, the menu will marry Sicilian influences with…
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13 May
Pizza Pilgrims to expand in Scotland and Wales amid ‘record’ FY
Pizza Pilgrims has unveiled plans to expand into Scotland and Wales as revenues rose by 37% to a “record” £28.7m during the year ended 25 June 2023. The pizza chain, which currently trades from 20 locations, has also revealed that pre-tax profit more than doubled to £700k and EBITDA before…
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13 May
PizzaExpress to open first airport restaurant at London Gatwick
PizzaExpress has announced it is set to open its first UK airport restaurant at London Gatwick’s South Terminal on Monday 20 May. It will be the first and only PizzaExpress in the UK serving a breakfast menu, available from 3:30am – 11:00am daily, with dishes including an Italian Bacon and…
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9 May
Piccolino restaurant to open in Marlow
Italian restaurant Piccolino has announced that it is opening a new location in Marlow this month. Opening on 20 May, guests will be greeted by Italian chic interiors and Piccolino’s exclusive menu. Run by privately owned restaurant group, Individual Restaurants, the new Piccolino will seat up to 160 guests in…
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9 May
Chopstix opens latest Welcome Break site
Chopstix has opened its latest site at Welcome Break Woodall Southbound Services on the M1, as it continues to invest in roadside locations. This opening marks its fourth site with the motorway service area (MSA) operator in the past six months. The new Welcome Break location is also the 17th…
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8 May
Hospitality closures slow in Q1
Closures in Britain’s hospitality sector slowed from eight sites a day in 2023 to four a day in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from CGA. The sector saw a 0.4% decline in total numbers between the start of January and the end of March, the third smallest…
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8 May
Atis to open flagship store on Regent Street
Plant-forward salad bowl brand Atis has announced that it will open a new flagship store on London’s Regent Street on 3 June. This will mark the brand’s sixth location in London and the first opening of 2024, with additional sites planned for Monument, Moorgate, Covent Garden and Battersea by the…
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8 May
Chef Rodney Wages brings Avery to Edinburgh from San Francisco
Acclaimed American chef Rodney Wages is set to open his first UK restaurant, Avery, in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge on 21 May. Avery Edinburgh is the evolution of Wages’ Michelin-starred restaurant of the same name which opened in San Francisco in 2018. In 2023, Wages decided to close Avery San Francisco and…
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