Bournemouth
Regional reporting on foodservice and hospitality activity across Bournemouth, including the town centre, Westbourne, Boscombe, and Southbourne. This section covers restaurant and bar openings, tourism-led trade, student-driven demand, and evolving F&B trends along the coast. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into trading in a seaside destination shaped by seasonal footfall, local communities, and year-round leisure appeal.
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Jul- 2020 -15 JulyRestaurants
The Coconut Tree announces phased reopening
Award-winning Sri Lankan bar and restaurant group The Coconut Tree has announced a phased reopening schedule for all six sites across England and Wales. The street food chain will reopen its Cardiff restaurant – the only one in Wales – on Wednesday 22 July; in line with guidelines set out…
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Nov- 2019 -27 NovemberRestaurants
YO! set to open sushi counters across 50 Tesco stores nationwide
Japanese restaurant group, YO! (previously known as YO! Sushi) has opened its 25th โTo Goโ kiosk at Tesco Durham Extra, as part of the 50 kiosk roll out in Tesco stores nationwide. The 50 kiosk partnership builds on the successful trials of YO! To Go kiosks at Tescoโs Sunbury-on-Thames Extra…
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15 NovemberRestaurants
Coconut Tree announces plans to open sixth site in Bournemouth
Sri Lankan street food restaurant group, The Coconut Tree, has announced plans to open its sixth UK site in Bournemouth. The restaurant will replace the former Brunch Club cafeโs site on Old Christchurch Road.It will join other branches based in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham. Coconut Treeโs menu offers โsmaller tapas-style…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyCatering Companies
Orderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities
Online ordering platform Orderswift and on-demand logistics specialist Stuart have expanded their direct delivery partnership to cover 34 cities and towns around the UK. The move comes after a successful two-year collaboration between the two companies in London. With direct delivery, customer orders are placed through a restaurantโs own website…
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Feb- 2019 -4 FebruaryGovernment
Brothers jailed 14 years for ยฃ3m pub and restaurant tax scam
Three brothers, who stole ยฃ3m in a tax scam involving pubs and restaurants, have been jailed and banned from being directors for 28 years. Bournemouth brothers Shahab Hashtroudi, 64, Shahin Hashtroudi, 58 and Hedayat Hashtroudi, 68, ran pubs and restaurants in Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey, using the money to prop…
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Dec- 2018 -13 DecemberBusiness
23.5 Degrees opens 60th Starbucks store after 50th anniversary
Starbucksโ first UK franchised business partner, 23.5 Degrees, has announced it will open its 60th store in six years, on 14 December in Sheffield. The business has plans to open six further Starbucks stores in the next three months, and has 23 new stores planned for 2019. 23.5 Degrees says…
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