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.

Jan- 2024 -

12 January

TDR secures majority stake in Popeyes UK

Private equity firm TDR Capital has secured a majority stake in Popeyes UK following a subsequent investment. The news comes after TDR made a £50m investment in Popeyes last year and has since raised its ownership to effectively overtake dual partner Ring International Holdings, who hold a minor stake. The…
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11 January

D&D London sees double-digit sales growth across sites in December

Restaurant group D&D London has reported double-digit revenue growth across its restaurants for the month of December. For the six weeks to 31 December, this was achieved across a number of restaurants, including Skylon and Madison with a 13% growth, Butlers Wharf Chophouse increased by 18%, New Street Warehouse by…
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9 January

Trio behind Fallow to open new restaurant in Wood Wharf

Chefs Will Murray and Jack Croft, alongside Fallow restaurant chairman James Robson, have announced they are set to launch their next venture, Roe, in Wood Wharf in spring 2024. Named after native deer of the British Isles, Roe will follow the same “nose-to-tail” and “root-to-stem” ethos as its sister restaurant,…
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8 January

The Raby Hunt restaurant hits the market ahead of closure

The Raby Hunt, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant near Darlington, has hit the market for an undisclosed amount. The restaurant has announced it will close its doors later this month as its two Michelin star chef, James Close, plans to step away and embark on a new challenge at Darlington’s Rockliffe Hall. …
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5 January

Chef Michel Roux extends partnership with Cunard Cruise

Two-Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux is set to bring his London restaurant, Le Gavroche, to guests on Cunard’s cruise ships Queen Anne and Queen Mary 2. Roux, who will close the Mayfair venue this month, will oversee four Le Gavroche residencies across four Fjords voyages in 2024. The restaurant is known…
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4 January

Mission Mars reports ‘record’ LFL sales during festive season

Mission Mars has reported “record” sales of £10.0m, up 38% during the festive period (27 November to 31 December 2023). Its group like-for-like (LFL) sales also increased by 18% versus the same five-week period in the prior year (2022). Mission Mars, which owns both the Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana and Albert’s…
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4 January

Whitbread sells stake in Pure

Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, has sold its 49% stake in healthy eating chain Pure, eight years after acquiring it for £6.8m. The company acquired the stake in the company which trades as Healthy Retail Limited in 2016 when it had eight restaurants. A spokesperson for Whitbread stated: “As Pure…
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3 January

Simon Rimmer’s vegetarian restaurant Greens to close after 33 years

Chef Simon Rimmer has announced that the vegetarian restaurant Greens, which he co-founded, has shut with immediate effect after 33 years of trading. Rimmer announced the closure of its site in Didsbury via social media and blamed the rise in rent and running costs and called it a “heartbreaking day”.…
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22 December

Ceviche Soho to close after 13 years of trading

Peruvian restaurant Ceviche Soho has recently announced the closure of the restaurant after 13 years. The Frith Street location was opened by Martin Morales in 2012 who then went on to open other Ceviche sites in the capital. In 2019 the group fell into administration and the site was bought…
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21 December

Gino D’Acampo to open new Manchester restaurant and bar

Gino D’Acampo has announced he is to open a new restaurant and bar at the INNSiDE by Melia Manchester hotel in February. This opening will follow an extensive £800k refurbishment of the First Street venue, which the chef’s team currently operates under the First Street Bar and Kitchen brand. Designed…
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