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.

Mar- 2023 -

1 March

Galvin at Windows and 10° Sky Bar appoints new deputy GM

Galvin at Windows and 10° Sky Bar has announced the appointment of Antonino Forte as its new deputy general manager. Forte has over 20 years of experience in the hospitality sector and joined Galvin at Windows 11 years ago as assistant head sommelier. He has since been promoted to several…
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Feb- 2023 -

28 February

Various Eateries FY losses widen amid margin pressures

Various Eateries has seen its pre-tax loss widen to £7.2m, up from a loss of £3.7m in FY21, as profitability was impacted by higher costs and margin pressures. The group said it had resisted passing price increases onto customers in full “until there was more certainty around the trajectory of…
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27 February

Urban Greens to open a third site amid expansion plans

Urban Greens salad bar is all set to open its third branch at St Paul’s One New Change mid-March, followed by more outlets in the capital this year. The brand was launched by three university friends, Yannis Divas, Houman Ashrafzadeh and Rushil Ramjee. The trio have already opened their first…
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24 February

Leon opens two new central London locations

Fast food brand Leon has opened two new restaurants across central London in Earls Court and Hanover Square this week. The new store openings follow the brand’s other recent high-profile London openings, which included Southbank, Battersea, and Brixton. The larger of the two restaurants, which is in Hanover Square, is…
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23 February

Macellaio on Union Street rebrands to Osteriadel Macellaio

London-based Italian restaurant, Macellaio RC on Union Street, is rebranding to Osteriadel Macellaio, a restaurant serving wine and “simple, yet delicious” Italian food from this month. The rebranding of the restaurant comes as the venue wishes to offer a new sustainable menu, using all parts of the cow cooked by…
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22 February

Oasis reiterates ‘need for transparency’ amid Wagamama’s performance

Oasis, the Hong Kong-based activist investor, has again reiterated the need for transparency from The Restaurant Group (TRG) – the owner of Wagamama – following a response to its open letter which demanded sweeping changes after a 65% slump in share over the past year.In an open letter last week,…
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20 February

Chef duo to open second bar and restaurant in Edinburgh

Chef patron duo, Tomás Gormley and Sam Yorke, are set to open their second restaurant, Skua, in Edinburgh this Spring. The founders of Heron have curated a menu of small plates that are “inspired by the seasons”. They will also offer a drinks list featuring cocktails, beers, spirits, natural and…
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17 February

Rhubarb Hospitality Collection opens Larch

Rhubarb Hospitality Group has announced the opening of Larch, a new Italian restaurant and café concept located at 1 Sky Garden Walk. The restaurant opened this week and joins Rhubarb’s portfolio of bars and two restaurants within Sky Garden. Upstairs, the 50-cover restaurant and bar will showcase an Italian inspired…
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17 February

TRG welcomes shareholder calls to restore market confidence

The Restaurant Group (TRG), the operator of Wagamama, has welcomed constructive input from its shareholders at the Oasis Management Company, who issued the company a letter yesterday (16 February) calling on it to restore market confidence. In this letter, Oasis outlined a proposal for a governance review, which included a…
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16 February

Final quarter of 2022 ‘worst on record’ for restaurant closures

The final quarter of 2022 was the “worst on record” for restaurant closures, as 504 restaurant companies entered insolvency in Q4 of 2022, according to new data from Mazars. This marked an 11% rise against the previous quarter. Meanwhile, restaurant company insolvencies reached their highest level in four years in…
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