Restaurants

The latest news and updates on restaurants, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Oct- 2022 -

27 October

Creams appoints new CEO

Creams has appointed Everett Fieldgate as its new CEO as the company enters its next stage of growth both internationally and in the UK. Othman Shoukat will remain as managing director until the end of year for a smooth transition before stepping down from the day-to-day running of the business.…
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27 October

Kora to become full-time restaurant amid expansion

Chef Tom Kitchin and his wife Michaela have announced that their latest venue – Edinburgh neighbourhood restaurant and bar Kora by Tom Kitchin, will double the size of its team and will move to a seven-day a week operation. From Monday 14 November, Kora will open for dinner from Monday…
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26 October

Big Mamma Group to launch Jacuzzi in January

Big Mamma Group has announced that it will open Jacuzzi, a four-storied restaurant on High Street Kensington in January 2023. Jacuzzi will be the groups first restaurant in West London, and fourth restaurant in London after Gloria, Circolo Popolare and Ave Mario. The restaurant is spread across 4,000 sq ft,…
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26 October

Shake Shack to open 12th UK site on Oxford Circus

Shake Shack has announced it is expanding to its 12th location in the UK with the opening of a new site on Argyll Street in Oxford Circus. It is situated on a quieter street between luxury department store Liberty and Oxford Street, The menu will feature signature dishes as well…
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25 October

Marugame Udon outlines plans to open 150 Europe sites by 2027

Marugame Udon has announced plans to open 150 kitchens across Europe by 2027, with the rollout in the UK set to commence with six new UK kitchens to open by Spring 2023, including its first out-of-London site in Reading. The Japanese brand will launch further sites in UK locations including…
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24 October

Edo Izakaya to launch with debut site this December

A debut site has been secured for Edo Izakaya, a Japanese sake concept founded by Sonny Huang, the owner of Robata, the popular West End sushi restaurant. Located at 154 Old Street, the new 1,894 sq ft restaurant is set to launch in December. Named after the informal bars popular…
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24 October

Zia Lucia launches in Canary Wharf

Independent pizzeria, Zia Lucia, is set to launch a new Canary Wharf location tomorrow (25 October), marking the eighth site to be opened by founders Gianluca D’Angelo and Claudio Vescovo in London’s financial district. Located on the ground floor of one of the district’s skyscrapers, the restaurant has a seating…
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20 October

Hospitality loses 2,200 sites in three months amid cost challenges

Britain’s hospitality sector saw a net decline of one closure every hour in the third quarter of 2022, including pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes and hotels, according to the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. The closures over the last quarter follow a “sharp rise” in prices in energy,…
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19 October

Chopstix opens latest Kent site

Chopstix has announced the opening of a site in Canterbury. The new restaurant, located on St George’s Street in the city centre, is Chopstix’s 82nd site. Last year Chopstix conducted a complete training overhaul, in partnership with Mapal One, launching a new digital training model, delivering a new induction module…
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18 October

Leon welcomes three new sites in London

Leon has announced the opening of three new sites across central London, in Euston Rd (26 September), Battersea (10 October) and Brixton (TBC). The news follows several recent London openings including Angel, Waterloo Bridge and Kensington. The group has also confirmed further plans to expand in other areas of London…
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