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 -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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26 April
Italian restaurant Assaggini opens in Edinburgh
A new Italian restaurant, Assaggini, has opened on Rose Street, Edinburgh. According to the venue, it focuses on “fresh and flavourful” small plates, using a blend of both Scottish and Italian ingredients for pizzas and pasta dishes. The venue is styled using upcycled furnishings and offers a “casual yet contemporary”…
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25 April
Smoky Boys opens in Southside Shopping Centre
Smoky Boys has opened its doors at the Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth in a 3,659 sq ft unit located in the upper mall next to Five Guys. Founded in 2015 by Sharif Rahman and Hiron Miah, Smoky Boys offers guests a fully halal menu serving barbecue and grill meat…
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21 April
TGI Fridays axes free meals for staff
TGI Fridays has announced that staff who work a shift longer than 10 hours will no longer receive free meals. The company stated that staff would instead receive a 50% discount on all menu items, something that all staff received when working less than 10 hours. Unite Hospitality has launched…
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19 April
The Crown Hotel opens The Crown Pub and Grill
The Crown London Hotel is set to launch The Crown Pub and Grill which will open its doors on 30 April 2023. The pub is a terracotta, Grade II listed-Victorian structure, which was first constructed by the architects Shoebridge and Rising in 1899. It acted as a coaching tavern, lying…
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18 April
Atis to open fifth location in London Bridge this May
Salad and bowl bar Atis has announced the opening of its fifth location in London Bridge this May in the new Borough Yards development, with a sixth opening also in the works. The announcement comes as, since opening its flagship venue in October 2019, the chain has been successful in…
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