Cambridge
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality developments in this prominent university city, including restaurant and pub openings, independent concepts, student-driven trade patterns, and local investment activity. Reporting provides insights for operators and suppliers navigating a market shaped by academic footfall, affluent demographics, and demand for both casual and premium dining experiences.
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Jan- 2024 -26 JanuaryCatering Companies
Chartwells announces raft of new contract wins and retentions
Chartwells Independent has announced it has successfully won two new three-year contracts with South Hampstead High School and Wimbledon High School. Both schools are members of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UKโs largest group of independent schools educating 20,000 girls each year. Chartwells Independent will also support both…
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Aug- 2023 -3 AugustRestaurants
Pizza Pilgrims joins Zero Carbon Forum
Pizza Pilgrims has joined the Zero Carbon Forum to accelerate its progress to net zero, as well as to share its sustainability insight and learnings across the sector.ย ย According to the pizza chain, one of the biggest challenges that pizza companies face is how to address the environmental impact of…
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Jul- 2023 -10 JulyNews
McMullen revenues hit ยฃ100m in FY22
Brewer and pub operator McMullenโs has reported ยฃ101m in turnover for the 52 weeks ended in October 2022.ย Operating profit for the group also more than doubled to ยฃ13.4m, compared to ยฃ6m in 2021.ย McMullenโs said that the retail division particularly benefited from the developments in the previous year, reaching…
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3 JulyNews
Pizza Pilgrims sales increase 80% to ยฃ21m in FY22
Pizza Pilgrims has reported sales of ยฃ21m, an increase of 80%, for the period ended in June 2022.ย EBITDA for the company was ยฃ1.1m, a 56% increase on the previous year as a result of new openings and operational efficiencies. In 2022, the company operated 19 pizzerias in London and…
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Feb- 2023 -14 FebruaryRestaurants
Popeyes UK to open in 7 new locationsย
Popeyes UK has confirmed that it is set to open seven new sites as it continues its rapid expansion in the region. The new openings will include two additional London sites as well as its first drive-thru.ย The new sites will be located in: Cambridge; Reading; Cardiff; Plymouth; Richmond; Rotherham…
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Nov- 2022 -15 NovemberRestaurants
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 โrunaway successโ of its Oxford restaurant. Its Nottingham opening in…
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Oct- 2022 -12 OctoberRestaurants
Las Iguanas trials service robots in two locations
Las Iguanas, the Latin American-inspired chain restaurant, has reportedly introduced six new service robots at its restaurants in Center Parcs Elveden Forest and in Cambridge through a trial partnership with Soft Bank Robotics.ย It is reported that the robots will support team members with everyday tasks such as delivering food…
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5 OctoberRestaurants
Poke House expands outside London
Poke House has announced it is expanding outside of London for the first time, with a new site due to open in Cambridge in early 2023. Poke House said this will be the first of many sites outside of London to open, and the announcement follows the new opening in…
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Sep- 2022 -30 SeptemberFood and Drink
Popeyes expands its UK presence with four more sites
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen UK, has announced its next wave of UK restaurant openings, with in-line sites due to open in Derby, Leicester, Liverpool and Cambridge.ย The news follows the successful launch of its two latest sites, Gateshead and Oxford. Its Derby site will open to the public in late October,…
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Jun- 2022 -28 JuneRestaurants
Slim Chickens to open four new UK sites simultaneously
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) will open four new Slim Chickens restaurants simultaneously on 4 July 2022 in Leicester, Liverpool, Milton Keynes and Londonโs Bishopsgate, continuing Slim Chickensโ roll out across the UK. The new restaurants will each occupy 2500+ square feet locations, bringing the US fast casual brandโs UK portfolio…
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