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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30 September

House of Louie opens in Covent Garden

House of Louie, a new hospitality collective from Paris Society, has opened in Covent Garden, bringing together Japanese restaurant Wani Tzuki, French dining at Louie and the Alligator Bar under one roof. The new venue is based in a historic 19th Century townhouse reconfigured across four floors to host the…
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29 September

Wingstop opens second Liverpool site as expansion continues

Wingstop has opened a second restaurant in Liverpool, following the brand’s debut at Liverpool One earlier this year. The new site, in Edge Lane’s Liverpool Shopping Park, spans 3,305 sq ft and seats 115 diners. It will serve the chain’s full menu of wings, tenders, burgers and sides. The opening…
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26 September

The Barbary Notting Hill names Ian Coogan as head chef

The Barbary Notting Hill has appointed Ian Coogan as head chef, drawing on more than 20 years of experience in leading New York restaurants. Coogan, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, began his career at Eleven Madison Park under chefs Kerry Heffernan and Daniel Humm before moving to the…
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26 September

Bullgogi to open UK’s ‘largest’ Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester

Bullgogi, the Korean barbecue brand owned by Maguro Group, is set to open what it says will be the UK’s “largest” Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester on 10 October. The new 165-cover site at Piccadilly Plaza will be the second Bullgogi in the UK, following its Notting Hill Gate opening…
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25 September

Comptoir Group reports modest profit and sales growth in H1

Comptoir Group has seen gross profit rise by 3.1% to £13.1m in its half year results, up from £12.7m the prior year, as the group looked to streamline management focus and operational efficiency. Over the period, revenues rose by 0.6% to £16m, up from £15.9m the prior year, marking a…
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25 September

Pizza Express takes £41.8m one-off charge as FY profits recover

Pizza Express has reported that a non-cash charge of £41.8m has reduced the carrying value of the brand to £421.7m for the year ended 29 December 2024. The company maintains that this accounting provision did not reflect underlying trading performance. Excluding exceptional charges, Pizza Express posted a profit before tax…
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24 September

Vegetarian Indian restaurant Namaste Village opens in Oxford

Vegetarian and vegan restaurant group Namaste Village has opened its first Oxford site, adding to its growing portfolio. The new branch is located opposite the Malmaison hotel in Oxford’s Castle development. It joins other Namaste Village restaurants in Twickenham, Southend-on-Sea, Cambridge and Islington, with further openings planned in 2025 and…
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23 September

Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen to debut in UK at Cumberland Hotel

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants Global is set to open the UK’s first Hell’s Kitchen at the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch in spring 2026, in partnership with Clermont Hotel Group. The concept, based on the television series created by Ramsay, is designed to combine open-kitchen theatre with a menu of signature…
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23 September

Cameron House opens new Loma restaurant

Cameron House in Loch Lomond has opened a new fine dining restaurant, Loma, which is sourcing much of its produce from a kitchen garden in the hotel grounds. The resort’s garden now provides around 60% of the restaurant’s herbs, vegetables and flowers, reducing food miles and adding to its wider…
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22 September

Mowgli moves into delivery with exclusive Uber Eats partnership

Mowgli Street Food has ventured into delivery for the first time through an exclusive national partnership with Uber Eats. The group said the move marks the “beginning of an exciting new chapter” for the brand, as signature street food dishes like Gunpowder Chicken, Angry Bird and Tamarind Treacle Fries and…
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