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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Mar- 2021 -25 MarchRestaurants
Stem and Glory relocates to larger site
Stem and Glory, a vegan restaurant, has announced it will be relocating to a new larger site in central Cambridge which will open at the end of May 2021. The restaurant, which has been designed Afroditi Krassa, fronts Station Road, just metres from Cambridge railway station, and has a large…
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Feb- 2021 -5 FebruaryRestaurants
Shake Shack partners with Deliveroo for โdelivery onlyโ hub in Cambridge
Fast food restaurant Shake Shack has partnered with Deliveroo to open its first โdelivery onlyโ venue in Cambridge.ย The hub is set to open on 9 February and will operate from 12:00PM to 10:45PM, seven days a week. To celebrate the launch Deliveroo has offered customers free delivery until 14…
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Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberRestaurants
Bird announces five-year expansion plan
Bird Restaurants has announced an โambitious expansion planโ with several new site launches planned for early 2021. News of the expansion closely follows the appointment of the groupโs new managing director, Andrew Clover.ย The fried chicken and waffles chain currently has a range of sites across London, including Brixton, Westfield,…
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13 NovemberNews
Middletons Steakhouse & Grill to expand portfolio
Restaurant group Middletons Steakhouse and Grill has announced plans to expand its portfolio with an eighth restaurant in Cambridge. Some ยฃ500,000 has been invested into the 170-cover restaurant that is set to open in December. The group operates an annual turnover of roughly ยฃ15m, employing 275 staff across its seven…
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Sep- 2020 -24 SeptemberCoronavirus
Chancellor set to unveil furlough replacement after Budget cancellation
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has cancelled this yearโs Budget but is set to unveil new measures aimed at protecting employment and the UK economy in parliament later today (24 September). It is thought the new measures will replace the current furlough scheme, which is set to expire at the end of…
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23 SeptemberCoronavirus
TUC calls for โsmarter, targeted versionโ of furlough scheme
Representatives of the TUC and Cambridge Econometrics have called for the government to seek more industry counsel and create a โnew and improvedโ furlough scheme, in order to support affected businesses through the latest restrictions. Speaking on BBC Radio 4โs Today programme, Andrew Sentance, senior advisor to Cambridge Econometrics and…
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May- 2020 -1 MayBusiness Bites
Are we beginning to re-open anyway?
The PM says he will soon announce the reopening plan after weeks of compulsory lockdown for the UKs public and its businesses. Boris Johnson is under pressure to come up with the blueprint for restarting the economy as the list of suffering firms grows larger and more and more redundancies…
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1 MayRestaurants
Five Guys reopens eight more UK sites for delivery and takeaway
Five Guys has reopened a further eight of its UK sites for takeaway and delivery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Restaurants in Norwich, Cambridge, Colchester, Chelmsford, Reading,York, Southampton and Londonโs Kensington reopened their doors this week, following government guidelines to temporarily close last month. It comes a week after the burger…
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Mar- 2020 -24 MarchCoronavirus
Deliveroo announces M&S partnership
Deliveroo has announced it will begin delivering a range of Marks and Spencer groceries to those who are self-isolating at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The takeaway delivery service signed a deal with Marks and Spencers that will now enable them to deliver essential items to families from participating stores…
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Jan- 2020 -13 JanuaryPubs and Bars
City Pub Group warns on profits as ‘one-off factors’ hit earnings
The City Pub Group has warned that its earnings will come in slightly below expectations after a series of โone-off factorsโ dented its profitability. The owner and operator of 47 premium pubs across Southern England and Wales, revealed that for the 52-week period ending 29 December 2019 turnover was up…
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