Bath
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice developments in this historic and tourism-driven city, including restaurant and pub openings, independent operator activity, seasonal trading dynamics, and local investment trends. Reporting supports professionals monitoring regional opportunities, visitor-led demand, and the balance between heritage appeal and modern dining expectations.
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May- 2022 -12 MayRestaurants
Various Eateries revenue soars 439% in H1
Various Eateries has welcomed a period of “robust” trading in the half-year ended 3 April 2022. Total group revenue for the period was £17.8m, up 439% year-on-year against £3.3m in H1 FY21, largely driven by new site openings and reflecting fewer restricted periods of trading. While part of the period…
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Feb- 2022 -2 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Society Café opens fifth site in Bristol
Local award-winning coffee shop chain Society Café has confirmed that they will be opening their next community coffee shop at Alliance House, Baldwin Street, Bristol. Society Café is the latest business to take up residence in the landmark mixed-use scheme, by local independent developer Acorn Property Group. This will be…
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Jan- 2022 -14 JanuaryRestaurants
Notts restaurant owner fined £5,000 for breaching Covid rules
The director of a restaurant in Kettering has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs after admitting to flouting Covid regulations by hosting a wedding in May 2021. Wanda Trela-Pyzalska, director of The Tavern and Restaurant Ltd in Bath Road, Kettering pleaded guilty to the charge during a hearing…
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11 JanuaryRestaurants
Gastrono-me to open second site in Cambridge
Gastrono-me Restaurants has revealed plans to open a second site in Cambridge in March 2022 as it looks to expand the group across the UK. The group, which currently operates only one site in Bury St Edmunds, first announced its expansion plans for the all-day concept last year. Founders Gemma…
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Dec- 2021 -7 DecemberFood and Drink
The Coconut Tree to open in Birmingham
Sri Lankan street food restaurant group The Coconut Tree is continuing its “organic” growth, with a new site set to open in Birmingham in early 2022. The eighth restaurant in its portfolio, following Reading and Bath openings in 2021, will join other branches in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham and Bournemouth.…
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Oct- 2021 -26 OctoberRestaurants
The Holcombe set to reopen
The Holcombe, a recently upgraded 17th Century restaurant with 11 bedrooms, has opened after an “extensive” upgrade. It is located in the northeast of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, just 30 minutes from Bath. It opens after an upgrade which was overseen by designer Annabelle Holland, and is owned and…
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Sep- 2021 -9 SeptemberPeople
Itsu appoints new CCO
Itsu has announced the appointment of Neil Miller as its new chief customer officer (CCO). In the newly created role, Miller will lead the development and strategy of Itsu’s customer proposition, marketing, digital transformation and management of the brand. Prior to joining the group, he spent 25 years as a…
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Apr- 2021 -28 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
WatchHouse opens seventh and largest site
WatchHouse has announced that it has opened its seventh and largest site, located in central London at St Mary’s Axe. To celebrate the opening, WatchHouse will offer a complimentary coffee to customers of their choosing on Friday 30 April between 9am and 12pm. The rest of 2021 will see the…
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Feb- 2021 -11 FebruaryRestaurants
Sri Lankan restaurant The Coconut Tree to open its seventh site
Sri Lankan street food restaurant group The Coconut Tree has announced plans to open a seventh site in Bath. The seventh site – which will join branches in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham and Bournemouth – is on track to open at 36 Broad Street in late Spring. The Coconut Tree…
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Nov- 2020 -11 NovemberBreweries and Distilleries
Wadworth offloads 21 pubs to Liberation Group
Wadworth has confirmed it has exchanged contracts for the sale of 21 pubs to Liberation Group for an undisclosed sum. The 21 pubs are predominantly situated in the south west of England in locations near Bristol, Gloucester and Bath. The brewery which was founded in 1875 and operates 150 pubs…
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