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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Mar- 2024 -6 March
Pizza Pilgrims earns B Corp Status
Pizza Pilgrims has officially secured B Corp certification, joining over 8,000 businesses globally and more than 1,500 in the UK. Over the last two years, the whole team at Pizza Pilgrims has been working to secure B Corp accreditation across every element of the business. To achieve B Corp certification,…
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6 March
Darwin and Wallace sales rise 1.8% in ‘challenging’ year
Darwin and Wallace, the operator of eight Greater London bar-restaurants, has reported a 1.8% rise in sales to £17.8m for the year ended 28 May 2023, despite macroeconomic challenges over the period. The group has attributed the erosion of its sales conversion and profits to an “incredibly” tight labour market…
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5 March
Thirty7 restaurant to open in Covent Garden
New all-day dining concept thirty7 will open its debut location in Covent Garden, London. Conceived by Hampton Lovell and Co, the founders of seafood and oyster restaurant The Oystermen, the launch of thirty7 marks their third hospitality venue within the Covent Garden neighbourhood, further reemphasising the destination’s commitment to…
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1 March
Motherdough opens first restaurant at London Dock
Motherdough, a new Neapolitan pizza parlour, has opened its first restaurant at London Dock in Wapping. Following on from his most recent success of independent brunch café BOBO & WILD – with locations in Shoreditch Park, Clapham Common and South Woodford – Motherdough’s creator Farkhod Najmetdinov is well-versed in creating…
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Feb- 2024 -29 February
Welcome Break becomes largest Chopstix franchisee
Welcome Break has become the largest Chopstix franchisee after opening its third store in three months. The new food court unit, in Corley South (M6) services in Warwickshire, opens this week and becomes Welcome Break’s 16th Chopstix site. Corley will follow highly successful openings at the end of 2023 in…
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29 February
Shanghai Noir brasserie to open in former Westminster Fire Station
Shanghai Noir, a new Indo-Chinese brasserie, is set to open this March on the lower ground floor of the Grade II listed old Westminster Fire Station. The new restaurant’s décor will hark back to the “heyday” of 1920s and 1930s Shanghai when the Asian city became known as ‘The Paris…
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27 February
Siren Craft Brew to open taproom and restaurant at Reading
Berkshire-based brewery Siren Craft Brew is set to open its new taproom and restaurant at Reading’s Station Hill mixed-use development in May this year. Siren has signed a 15-year lease for a 3,800 sq ft space on Friars Walk and will offer its range of locally produced ales, porters and…
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23 February
TT rooftop restaurant to open in London next month
A new rooftop restaurant, TT, is set to open on 22 March in London. Led by ex-Oren head chef, Sam Lone, fire-cooked seasonal produce is the focus, with smoking, pickling and baking featuring heavily across the sharing menu. Food will be served across two floors in the newly-renovated rooftop and…
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22 February
Black and White Hospitality to open new Blackpool restaurant
Black and White Hospitality is set to open a brand-new Marco Pierre White restaurant in Blackpool. Located in a brand-new, 127-bedroom Holiday Inn hotel, the restaurant, which will be a Marco’s New York Italian, follows an agreement between Blackpool Council and Black and White Hospitality, which is the franchising arm…
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22 February
Sticks n Sushi secures £22m loan
Sticks n Sushi has revealed that it has secured a £22m loan from Oak North Bank to support further growth. The business was acquired by leading private equity firm, McWin Capital Partners, in January this year. McWin is a sector specialist with stakes in a number of chains, including: Gail’s…
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