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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Jun- 2023 -16 June
Yo! Sushi owner sold to Japanese investor group for £485m
The Snowfox Group, owner of Yo! Sushi, has agreed a deal to be acquired by Japanese investor group Zensho Holdings for $621m (£485m). As a result of the agreement Mayfair Equity Partners will fully exit Snowfox after first investing in Yo! in 2015. The terms of transaction are to be…
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16 June
Richard Corrigan to open The Portrait Restaurant
Irish chef and restaurateur Richard Corrigan is set to open The Portrait Restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery on 5 July in partnership with hospitality group Searcys. Situated on the corner of Trafalgar Square, The Portrait will serve dishes inspired by Corringan’s culinary career, while welcoming new classics to his…
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14 June
San Carlo Group to move Cicchetti restaurant
San Carlo Group has announced that it has signed a lease to move its Cichetti restaurant to a bigger site in Piccadilly. The move from 215 Piccadilly to 172-173 Piccadilly will allow the company to double the size of the restaurant. The new 7,000 sq ft site forms part of…
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13 June
Brasserie Bar Co rebrands to Heartwood Collection
Brasserie Bar Co will be rebranding to Heartwood Collection, marking its strategy and evolution into becoming a freehold pub company with a brasserie division. As a result of this move, one of the group’s brands, White Brasserie Company, will become Heartwood Inns effective from 6 July. News of the rebrand…
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12 June
Tiger Yard food court opens in Cardiff Bay
Tiger Yard, a brand new outdoor food court, has opened its doors in Cardiff Bay this summer. After months of work, Tiger Yard has transformed the former Dr Who Experience in Cardiff Bay into an outdoor food court, featuring six permanent shipping container kitchens and two purpose-built bars. The new…
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9 June
Market Place London launches in Peckham
London’s street food restaurant and bar brand, Market Place London, has announced it will be opening the doors to a new venue in Peckham’s high street later this summer. The news follows the closure of the team’s previous Peckham venue, located at the same site. Located at Unit 10, The…
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8 June
Loungers’ Brightside opens second site in Cornwall
Brightside, Loungers’ roadside dining concept, has opened its second site on the A38 at Trerulefoot in Saltash, Cornwall, today (8 June). The former Route 38 site has been completely transformed over the past four months to replicate the interiors of its sister site on the A38 south of Exeter, which…
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7 June
TGI Fridays operator sees Q1 sales slide 3%
TGI Fridays operator Hostmore has revealed a 3% drop in like-for-like sales in the 22 weeks ended 4 June 2023, down from a 1% decline in the first 16 weeks of the year. The group maintains that like-for-like revenue and total revenue for the period remains “broadly consistent” with the…
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6 June
Amethyst set to close following Carlo Scotto departure
Amethyst restaurant in Mayfair, London is set to close after chef Carlo Scotto announced his departure citing “differences with his business partners”. The restaurant was opened in 2021 and its opening was announced by Scotto while he was head chef of Xier in Marylebone, London. The restaurant was listed in…
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6 June
The Calcot Collection launches new restaurant and café lounge
Calcot and Spa in Gloucestershire has unveiled its new restaurant, The Brasserie, and day-to-night café lounge, The Hive. Serving breakfast (for guests), lunch, dinner afternoon tea and Sunday lunch, The Brasserie overlooks the surrounding gardens and rewilded grounds. According to the hotel, interiors and menus of the new restaurant are…
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