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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Mar- 2022 -21 MarchFeatures
Crazy Pedro’s: the late night pizza party expansion
What is the history of Crazy Pedro’s? Crazy Pedro’s was born just over seven years ago by myself and co-founders, Ross Mackenzie and Lyndon Higginson. Our first venue opened in November 2014 on Bridge Street in Manchester. Mackenzie, Higginson and I wanted to bring something different to the city and…
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17 MarchRestaurants
Big Table Group launches Rouge concept in Birmingham
The Big Table Group has launched ‘Rouge’, a new concept restaurant in the Bullring, Birmingham, after a £250,000 refurbishment. The newly renovated restaurant is the second site nationwide, and first in the Midlands, to trial a refreshed design concept and French-inspired menu options. Located on the upper level of the…
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Feb- 2022 -16 FebruaryRestaurants
Newly-opened Upstairs by Tom Shepherd awarded Michelin Star
Upstairs by Tom Shepherd has been awarded a Michelin Star by the Michelin Guide UK and Ireland after trading for only four months. The restaurant, which opened its doors in October, serves contemporary dishes from a first-floor restaurant in Lichfield, Staffordshire. Shepherd’s dishes are based on a modern take of…
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8 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Leeds ‘most vibrant’ UK city for hospitality, report finds
Leeds has been named the most vibrant city for eating and drinking out in the UK, with only a -0.2% drop in sales compared with the same period in 2019, ahead of Glasgow, Bristol and Birmingham, where restaurant, pub and bar sales held up relatively well in late December and…
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3 FebruaryFeatures
The Tonight Josephine takeover
What inspired the expansion of Tonight Josephine, particularly in Cardiff? Since the start of the pandemic, we were determined to get through the hard times, and to create an even better brand and business on the other side. Doing the deal with Nightcap has opened up the possibility of doing…
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1 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations secures £14m banking agreement
Premium bar operator Arc Inspirations has secured a new £14m banking agreement with HSBC, which includes a separate £5m facility to help boost the group’s ongoing expansion and growth. The £5m will in particular support investment in a number of new sites for Arc. It comes as the operator of…
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Jan- 2022 -24 JanuaryRestaurants
Hell Yeah Hospitality announces four new openings
Hell Yeah Hospitality Group, which operates three hospitality brand concepts; Pizza Punks, Mamasan and Veganizza, is set to double the number of its Pizza Punks restaurants in the UK in 2022 with four new openings. Furthermore, it has announced the appointment of Gordon Fraser as the groups financial director. He…
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20 JanuaryNews
Adventure Bar to bring Tonight Josephine to Cardiff
The Adventure Bar Group, the company behind venues such as Adventure Bar, Blame Gloria, Bar Elba and The Escapologist, have announced plans to launch its latest Tonight Josephine site in Cardiff. It revealed the Cardiff site will launch in March with the opening creating 30 new jobs. Formerly known as…
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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 OctoberPubs and Bars
Nightcap PLC to open three new London Cocktail Club sites
Nightcap PLC has announced the openings for its three new London Cocktail Club sites in November 2021. The new sites will be based in Bristol, Reading and Central London, ahead of the company’s planned opening schedule and in time for the Christmas trading period. The new 3,500 square feet site…
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