Birmingham
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice developments across Birmingham, with a focus on key districts such as the Jewellery Quarter, Digbeth, Colmore Row, and Brindleyplace. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent operator growth, regional investment, and evolving consumer demand. Insight is tailored for businesses tracking urban regeneration, high street performance, and dining trends in one of the UK’s most diverse and economically active cities.
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May- 2022 -25 MayPubs and Bars
Food and drink sales in major cities return to growth
Restaurants, pubs and bars in Britain’s major city centres are achieving solid growth in sales from pre-Covid levels, according to new research from CGA and Wireless Social shows. The joint ‘Top Cities’ report combines CGA’s sales data with device log-in data from Wireless Social, to provide a ‘vibrancy’ ranking of…
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18 MayRestaurants
Dishoom to launch Canary Wharf site
Dishoom has announced it will be opening a new restaurant in Canary Wharf this winter, marking five years on from its last London opening in Kensington in 2017. The new 8,800 square feet site in Wood Wharf will seat 355 across a double-height restaurant, bar and terrace overlooking the water.…
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16 MayFood and Drink
Greggs Q1 sales surge 27.4% to £495m
Greggs has reported its like-for-like sales in company-managed shops surged 27.4% to £495m in the first 19 weeks of FY22 (Q1), up from £378m in Q1 FY21 when restricted trading conditions impacted sales. However, sales levels in larger cities and in office locations continue to lag the rest of the…
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13 MayPeople
Big Table Group appoints first F&B director
The Big Table Group, the operator of Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Café Rouge, has appointed David Rust to the newly created role of director of Food and Beverage. Rust has over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, working with brands across hotels, restaurants and leisure. He joins from…
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11 MayPeople
The Montagu Arms names new executive chef
The Montagu Arms, a boutique hotel in New Forest, has appointed Nathan Eades as the new executive chef of the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant, The Terrace. In his new role, Eades will be responsible for the development and execution of the hotel’s menus, for both The Terrace and Monty’s Inn, as…
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Apr- 2022 -29 AprilPubs and Bars
Nightcap Q3 sales jump 52% on 2019 levels
Nightcap has announced its unaudited group sales for Q3 2022 were £9.6m, which represents a 52.7% net sales increase compared to the same period in 2019. It takes the total sales in the first three quarters of FY2022 to £25.2m, a 48.6% increase on 2019, after £7.6m in Q1 and…
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29 AprilRestaurants
Hospitality in London welcomes recovery as city centres rebound
Pubs, bars and restaurants in London are gradually returning to their pre-pandemic levels of visits after two years of disruption, according to new research from CGA and Wireless Social. Their joint Top Cities Vibrancy Report provides a “vibrancy” ranking of Britain’s 10 most populous cities over the four weeks to…
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13 AprilPubs and Bars
Nightcap announces Tonight Josephine Liverpool opening
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced a new opening for its Tonight Josephine brand in Liverpool later this year. The latest site for Tonight Josephine is located at 85-89 Hanover Street, Liverpool, and covers approximately 7,893…
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8 AprilPubs and Bars
Nightcap to open The Cocktail Club in Birmingham
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced a new opening for The Cocktail Club in Birmingham later this year. After the successful openings of larger The Cocktail Club venues in Reading and Bristol over the last few…
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Mar- 2022 -30 MarchFood and Drink
Hospitality sees city-centre recovery as sales and footfall rise
Hospitality businesses are starting to build sales momentum in Britain’s big cities after sales increased by 3% with a “steady” return of workers, shoppers and visitors, according to the latest ‘Top Cities Vibrancy Report’ from CGA and Wireless Social. Across the cities, sales increased by 3% on the equivalent pre-pandemic…
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