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Today’s news in brief – 26/03/25

Trispan has brought together Pho, Rosa’s Thai and Mowgli under a holding group called Arcturus Group to become the UK’s largest multi-site casual dining operator in the Asian restaurant segment. Each brand will continue to operate independently, with existing CEOs Sarah Hills (Rosa’s Thai), Patrick Marrinan (Pho) and Nisha Katona…

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Hammerson launches street food market ‘District’ at Brent Cross

Property developer Hammerson is set to launch a new street food market at Brent Cross on 31 March as part of its expanded line-up of retail, leisure and hospitality brands.  Occupying 20,000 sq ft of space, District will offer a 130-cover food court-style seating area encouraging communal dining and casual…

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EG on the Move expands Cinnabon UK estate

The master franchisee of Cinnabon in the UK, EG on the Move, has opened more stores at the Bullring in Birmingham and in Livingston, Scotland, as part of the brand’s plans to expand its footprint.  EG on the Move is also planning to open at least six more stores before…

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Just Eat appoints new CFO

Just Eat has announced that Mayte Oosterveld has been appointed as chief financial officer and member of its management board. Oosterveld joins from PLUS Holding B.V., a Dutch supermarket retailer with an annual consumer turnover of approximately €5bn (£4.2bn), where she served as chief financial officer.  She is an experienced,…

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Fenwick opens fourth Fuego by Fenwick venue

Department store Fenwick has announced the opening of the newest Fuego by Fenwick venue in Kingston, London. The new venue becomes the brand’s fourth Fuego by Fenwick, following the opening of venues in Newcastle, Bracknell and Brent Cross. Fuego Kingston by Fenwick features a light-filled, open-plan layout, complete with a…

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Hospitality food inflation slows in July, CGA finds

Food inflation in hospitality fell marginally to 21.7% year-on-year in July, according to the CGA’s foodservice price index. Despite the slight fall of 0.9 percentage points, inflation remains only just below the index’s previous peak of 22.9% in December 2022.  The latest index also reports a month-on-month increase of 0.7%,…

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Popeyes accelerates UK roll out with new openings

Popeyes is continuing its UK expansion after confirming that Cambridge, Croydon and Reading will be the next opening locations in early 2023. It also has sites due to launch in Rotherham, Cardiff and Glasgow early next year. This follows the “runaway success” of its Oxford restaurant. Its Nottingham opening in…

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Just Eat to appoint former MD as CCO

Just Eat Takeaway.com has expanded its management board by nominating Andrew Kenny, a previous managing director at the group, as its new chief commercial officer (CCO). Kenny has been with the company for five years and served as MD for Just Eat UK. He is also a member of the…

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Happy Face to open third London site this April

Neapolitan pizza brand, Happy Face Pizza, continues its expansion in the capital with its third restaurant set to open in northwest London this month. The new site will be one of the first to open in the new Brent Cross Town development, bringing its “refined, authentic” Italian menu and signature…

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Happy Face Pizza expands with two new sites

Neapolitan Happy Face Pizza has announced the opening of two new restaurants in London, marking its expansion in the capital. Following in the footsteps of the 2018 flagship site in Kings Cross and underground Supermax bar, the first of the new sites has now opened in Victoria, followed by a…

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