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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May- 2023 -15 May
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants posts record FY revenues of £79m
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has revealed record revenues of £78.9m for the year ending August 2022, an increase from £26.2m the previous year. The group attributed its performance to its post-Covid recovery as it enjoyed “12 months of uninterrupted trading” in the UK after the pandemic had brought operations to a…
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12 May
Jesmond Dene House appoints new executive head chef
Jesmond Dene House, a restaurant with rooms in Newcastle upon Tyne, has promoted chef Eddie Saint from senior sous chef to the role of executive head chef with immediate effect. Saint will be taking over from Danny Parker and will oversee all events at the house as well as the…
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11 May
Sticks n Sushi to open in Shoreditch
Sticks n Sushi has announced that it will be opening its 11th restaurant in Shoreditch London. The opening in Shoreditch marks the company’s first new restaurant this year after opening its first restaurant in Wimbledon in 2012. The 200-seat restaurant is designed by Diener and Diener, who are longstanding architects…
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10 May
Comptoir Group revenues up 50% to £31m in FY22
Comptoir Group has revealed a strong financial recovery in FY22 as full-year revenues soared by 49.9% to £31m compared with £20.7m in 2021, and gross profit rose by 44.3% to £24.4m compared with £16.9m in 2021. The results were driven by like-for-like store growth in the period and the absence…
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10 May
George Club reopens after year-long refurb
George, a heritage private members’ club, is reopening its doors in June 2023 after a year-long refurbishment. Located in Mayfair, the club is designed by Richard Caring and spearheaded by Patricia Caring. George features the “largest” covered and heated terrace, a wide collection of works by esteemed artist David Hockney…
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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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