Bristol
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice developments in one of the UK’s most creative and independently driven cities, with a focus on areas such as Stokes Croft, Clifton, Harbourside, and Gloucester Road. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, sustainability-focused concepts, operator-led growth, and shifting local demand — offering insights for businesses responding to Bristol’s distinctive blend of student, professional, and destination dining audiences.
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Jan- 2020 -2 JanuaryPubs and Bars
First-time pub owners acquire The Darlington Arms
The Darlington Arms, located in the village of Redhill, near Wrington, has been acquired by first-time pub owners Thayanesan Karnan and Sivaji Rajmohan. The pub recently became a contemporary roadside inn and was once an old coaching inn known as The Bell, which provided facilities for stabling, watering and changing…
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2 JanuaryFood and Drink
Burger King UK expands portfolio
Burger King UK Group has announced the acquisition of KFG Quickserve Limited, a business that operates 34 franchisee restaurants across the UK from the Kout Food Group. This purchase will increase the group’s company owned portfolio to 136 sites within a total UK estate of 517 restaurants. Burger King UK…
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Dec- 2019 -16 DecemberRestaurants
Mowgli Street Food to launch first restaurant in Bristol
Mowgli Street Food has announced plans to open its first restaurant in Bristol, which will open its doors on Corn Street this winter. Set inside an “elegantly” high-ceilinged building, the brand said the space will be the home to the “fresh, light zing of Indian food unplugged”. The restaurant chain…
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9 DecemberRestaurants
Pho owners consider sale ahead of expansion plans
The private equity owners of vietnamese restaurant chain Pho are reportedly mulling over a potential sale of the business. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Gresham House, which acquired the chain from Livingbridge in 2018, is considering offloading the business before it embarks on a plan to increase its store state.…
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3 DecemberVenues & Properties
Burger King UK expands portfolio
Burger King UK has announced a further expansion to its business after the acquisition of eight new sites. The franchisee behind Burger King has purchased the Oxford and Bristol Burger King businesses from the Silver family. After the opening of the Cribbs Causeway site in Bristol, the group will have…
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Nov- 2019 -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 cafe’s site on Old Christchurch Road.It will join other branches based in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham. Coconut Tree’s menu offers “smaller tapas-style…
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberRestaurants
Wilks Bristol restaurant placed up for sale
One of Bristol’s best known restaurants, Wilks on Chandos Road, has been put up for sale at a guide premium of £175,000 and an annual rent of £27,500 per annum. The michelin-starred restaurant has been trading for seven years, under the ownership of James Wilkins and Christine Vayssade. The site…
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18 OctoberRestaurants
Deliveroo names Oowee Vegan as its ‘Restaurant of the Year’
The Oowee Vegan restaurant in Bristol has been named as Deliveroo’s ‘Restaurant of the Year’, at its inaugural Restaurant Awards in London last night. The restaurant started off as a ‘virtual brand’ of burger joint Oowee Diner in a Deliveroo Editions site, with the aim of recreating its menu but…
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15 OctoberPeople
Deliveroo riders boycott Wagamama restaurants in Bristol
Around 80 Deliveroo riders boycotted Wagamama restaurants in Bristol last week, over complaints that staff at the Japanese chain took too long to prepare food for deliveries. According to Bristol Live, Joseph Nunes, who organised the boycott, said “riders often have to wait 25 minutes in Wagamama for orders to…
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1 OctoberPubs and Bars
Halewood Wines & Spirits opens the Bristol & Bath Rum Distillery
Halewood Wines and Spirits is to open a bar, distillery and rum school in Bristol. Located on the site of the former Jamie’s Italian on Park Street, Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery will open its doors at the end of the month. The 7,500 sq ft venue will house two…
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