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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May- 2023 -9 May
The Vurger Co secures new investors in pre-pack deal
Vegan burger chain, The Vurger Co., has been rescued out of a pre-pack administration by co-founder Rachel Hugh under a new company with the help of investors after appointing administrators at the end of last month. The vegan restaurant chain started out in 2016 as a stall in Tottenham, North…
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5 May
Americana opens in London’s Haymarket
Americana, a new Southern American restaurant, has opened its doors in London’s Haymarket. The new restaurant is refurbished by hospitality entrepreneur Stephen Less and features vaulted ceilings, art deco chandeliers, “commodious” leather booths and American brasserie-inspired retro tiling. Americana’s ample menu features a selection of traditional Southern American fare including…
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4 May
Blenheim Palace unveils Clementine’s on the Lawn restaurant
Blenheim Palace has launched a new restaurant, Clementine’s on the Lawn, this summer. The Orangery, which will undergo major renovations in 2023, and Clementine Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill’s wife, are the inspirations behind the restaurant’s citrus name. The new restaurant is built inside a glass conservatory structure and oversees the…
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3 May
Maison De Boeuf to open in Cardiff
A new Parisian-inspired bistro, Maison De Boeuf, is set to launch in Cardiff’s Castle Arcade on 12 May. The restaurant is the latest venture from the team behind Vintage Tea and Coffee Co, the family business behind independent bar chains Gin and Juice and Rum and Fizz, and the Coffee…
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3 May
Hostmore to further cost cutting plans amid new CEO appointment
Hostmore has announced a further cost reduction programme that will result in £4.1m of annualised savings, in addition to the group’s £1.8m annualised savings, as well as the appointment of Julie McEwan as permanent CEO of the group. The cost reduction announcement brings the total aggregate cost reduction to £5.9m…
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2 May
TRG reports Wagama sales up 9% despite backlash from investors
Wagamama owner, the Restaurant Group, has revealed that Wagamama sales grew 9% compared with 2022, over the four weeks to April 30, despite facing backlash from activist investors. According to its latest trading update, covering the 13 weeks to 2 April 2023, it recorded a 15% increase in dine in…
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Apr- 2023 -28 April
Blacklock to open new site in Canary Wharf
Black has announced the launch of its new restaurant in Canary Wharf on 15 May 2023. Located in a standalone warehouse on the North Dock under the railway tracks right by the waterside, at 4,000 square feet and with 120 covers, Blacklock said that the new site will be its…
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27 April
Tapas Revolution sold in pre-pack deal
Tapas Revolution’s group business and assets have been sold to Tapas Bidco in a pre-pack administration deal for £235k. Tapas Bidco is led by James Picton who is the former managing director of Tapas Revolution’s parent company Spanish Restaurant Group. Tapas Revolution appointed administrators from RG Insolvency on 5 April…
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27 April
Rudy’s to open third site in Birmingham this July
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana has announced it is due to open in Harborne, Birmingham, in the former Hawkshead bar at 77 High Street this July. The Neapolitan pizza restaurant first opened in Ancoats in 2015 and has since opened more sites, with the Harborne location soon to be its third location…
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26 April
Mills Hill Developments appoints new executive head chef
Mills Hill Developments, owner of El Gato Negro, Canto and Habas, has announced the appointment of Carlos Gomes as executive head chef. Gomes joined the business in 2017, working alongside chef patron and creative director Simon Shaw to open Mediterranean tapas restaurant, Canto, in Ancoats, Manchester. Over the last six…
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