Brighton
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality activity across this coastal city, with a focus on vibrant districts such as The Lanes, North Laine, Kemptown, and the seafront. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, tourism and festival-driven footfall, sustainability-led concepts, and community dining culture. Insight is geared toward operators navigating high-street performance, weekend trade peaks, and local demand for casual, experiential, and plant-forward formats.
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Apr- 2025 -3 AprilRestaurants
Rudyโs Pizza Napoletana to open in Brighton
Rudyโs Pizza Napoletana, the Manchester-born pizza group, is set to open a new pizzeria in Brighton this Spring.ย The new pizzeria will serve pizzas cooked in just 60 seconds, using ingredients from Naples.ย Occupying the former Chilli Pickle site on Jubilee Square in the heart of Brightonโs North Laine, the…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 31/03/25
Kerb has seen its trader revenues rise by 37% to over ยฃ32m in 2024, up from ยฃ23.5m a year prior. This marks an 89% increase since 2022 when it first generated ยฃ17m in revenues for its food stalls. Kerbโs flagship food hall, Seven Dials Market, has welcomed on average 30,000…
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31 MarchFood and Drink
Market Halls acquires Shelter Hall in Brighton
Market Halls has announced its acquisition of Shelter Hall, Brightonโs seafront food hall, in a multi-million pound deal with Sessions โ marking a milestone in its expansion beyond London.ย The Shelter Hall deal makes it Market Hallsโ fifth site and its first venture outside of London.ย For Sessions, this sale…
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25 MarchNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 25/03/25
Red Engine has seen a 15% uplift in sales to ยฃ77.1m in FY24. During the year, the groupโs sales combined with its franchise partners reached ยฃ118.3m. It added that EBITDA is expected to have surpassed the ยฃ12m it recorded in 2023. Over the next five years, Red Engine aims to…
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25 MarchRestaurants
Roti King opens first restaurant in Brighton
Roti King has announced that it is set to open a new restaurant in Brighton in May, its first in the city and its first outside of London. The new venue will be at 57 Ship Street in the historic Lanes, set in a Grade II-listed building that was previously…
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18 MarchNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 18/03/25
Emerald Hospitality will be expanding in partnership with Regis Group, a luxury real estate investor, to launch three dining concepts in Central London. Regis Group, which is known as the owner of Claridgeโs Hotel in London, will enable Emerald to scale its portfolio while โcontinuing to set benchmarks in luxury…
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18 MarchRestaurants
Burger and Lobster to open new restaurant in Kensington
Burger and Lobster is set to open a new location in High Street Kensington London in early April.ย Located next to Holland Park, the High Street Kensington Burger and Lobster will also debut its first London brunch offering, which is not yet available at any other destinations in the capital.…
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12 MarchPeople
Nightcap promotes Sarah Miller to COO
Bar and nightclub operator, Nightcap, has announced the promotion of Sarah Miller to the role of chief operating officer.ย Miller first joined the group in June 2024 as director of business operations, having spent five years at Stonegate Group. She spent two years as business unit director for its late-night…
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Feb- 2025 -5 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 05/02/25
The Nero Group has seen a โrecordโ sales growth of 13.6% in H1, with sales reaching ยฃ310m โ underpinned by an 8% rise in like-for-like sales. In the UK, Caffรฉ Nero reported sales of ยฃ185.4m for the first half of the year, representing an overall growth of 11.4%. The airport…
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5 FebruaryFood and Drink
Nightcap acquires Brightonโs i360 Tower and hospitality venue
Nightcap has announced the acquisition of Brightonโs i360 Tower, following a decision by Brighton and Hove City Council to release the debt in support of the landmarkโs future under the hospitality operatorโs management.ย This means that the acquisition has been completed free of debt and any historic liabilities, allowing a…
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