Venues & Properties
The latest news and updates on venues and properties, 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.
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Oct- 2018 -4 October
The Restaurant Group puts nine sites up for sale
Frankie and Benny’s and Chiquito owner, The Restaurant Group (TRG) has put nine of its restaurants up for sale following the successful sale of 31 of its restaurants. International real estate advisor Savills has been instructed to sell its former sites in England and Scotland. The units are available on…
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4 October
Bar soon to close named ‘world’s best’
Dandelyan based in London’s Southbank has been announced as the ‘World’s Best Bar for 2018’ despite announcing its closure on 1 October. Ryan Chetiyawardana, the bar’s co-founder said he was “flabbergasted” by the award, adding: “In a way it’s the most fitting thing. We’ve worked so hard and with so…
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2 October
Nottingham pub operator undertakes second Star Bars and Pubs site
A Nottingham pub operator is set to undertake his second “transformational” investment with Star Bars and Pubs, following a successful refurbishment of the Mill & Brook, Long Eaton. Anthony Dowling will undertake the restoration of Finnbars in Sherwood, Nottingham, transforming it into a “stylish and contemporary” kitchen and bar called…
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Sep- 2018 -24 September
Michelin-listed 14 Upgate restaurant suddenly announces closure
Michelin-listed Louth restaurant 14 Upgate has announced it will close its doors at the end of the year in a message posted to its Facebook page late last night. 14 Upgate will serve customers for the final time on new year’s eve with owner Andrew Leonard recently looking to begin…
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21 September
Ross Chatburn appointed head chef at Oddfellows On The Park
Hospitality group Oddfellows Hotels has appointed Ross Chatburn as head chef at the Oddfellows On The Park hotel. Chatburn joins the team at the park side boutique hotel from Hotel Gotham in Manchester, where he held the reins for over three years, and will head up the entire chef operation…
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18 September
Deal Pier site set to reopen under new ownership
The cafe at the end of Deal Pier in Kent is set to reopen as Deal Pier Kitchen after it completes an extensive refurbishment programme. The cafe will be occupied by Deal Pier Kitchen Limited, which was founded by Tim Biggs and Rebecca Hodson. Once completed, the restaurant will offer…
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13 September
Incipio Group’s Royal Festival Hall rooftop bar plans condemned as ‘shocking’
Incipio Group’s plans to open a rooftop bar called Pergola on the River, on the top of the Royal Festival Hall have been described as “shocking” by conservation group Twentieth Century Society. The Southbank Centre alongside the bar operator has applied for planning permission to erect the temporary transparent pavillion…
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12 September
Soho’s Vinoteca Restaurant closes due to rent increases and licencing restrictions
Vinoteca Restaurant in Soho has announced it is to close due to rent increases and licencing restrictions in the area. The restaurant’s other branches in Farringdon, Marylebone, Bloomberg Arcade and Chiswick will remain open. Charlie Young, co-founder and director at Vinoteca, said: “Although it’s true that the rent has increased…
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11 September
Hawker Union street food concept closes after 12 weeks
Hawker Union, the street food and bar concept by Street Feast, is set to close just 12 weeks after it opened in Wood Green, London. On Twitter, co-founder Jonathan Downey said Haringey council were “deliberately difficult” and claimed they tried “very hard” to stop the venue from opening which had…
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11 September
Locals ‘devastated’ as Norwich pub forced to close by major chain
A Norwich pub has been forced to close after it claims it was denied a renewal of its licence by landlord Enterprise Inns which plans to run the pub under its Craft Union Pubs brand. The Garden House announced the news on Facebook with a statement which read: “It is…
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