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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Jan- 2024 -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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Dec- 2023 -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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20 December
Deliveries rise 4% but takeaways fall by 6% in November
Delivery sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant groups rose 4% year-on-year in November 2023, but takeaway sales fell 6%, according to data from CGA. Deliveries in November accounted for 61% of restaurant groups’ orders, up from 52% just 12 months ago. Meanwhile, takeaways and click-and-collect orders attracted 39% of spending.…
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19 December
Carters unveils pop-up at Birmingham member’s club
The Michelin-starred restaurateurs, Brad and Holly Carter, are relocating Carters to Birmingham’s city centre from 2 February to 31 May 2024 to the private members club, Eighteen, at 103 Colmore Row. Carters moved to Westlands UK in Evesham this summer from their Moseley location of 13 years. This is to…
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15 December
Des Gunewardena to open flagship restaurant at The Royal Exchange
Des Gunewardena, the co-founder and former CEO of restaurant group D&D London, has announced he has signed an agreement with The Ardent Companies UK to open a new flagship restaurant, bar and event space at The Royal Exchange. The venture will be Gunewardena’s first project since his departure from D&D…
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