Canary Wharf
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments in this major London business district, including restaurant and bar openings, workplace dining strategies, grab-and-go trends, and operator responses to hybrid working patterns. Reporting offers insights for businesses navigating weekday footfall, premium office clientele, and evolving consumer behaviours in a corporate-driven environment.
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Oct- 2025 -27 OctoberRestaurants
Korean restaurant Soom to open in Covent Garden this November
Soom, a new Korean barbecue restaurant, is set to open in Covent Garden in November, marking the latest venture from the team behind 3Kobros in Canary Wharf. Located at 99 St Martinโs Lane, Soom will offer a contemporary interpretation of traditional Korean barbecue dining. It has been designed to highlight…
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberPeople
Market Halls appoints Laine founder as non-exec director
Food hall operator Market Halls has announced the appointment of Gavin George, founder and former chief executive of Laine Pub Company, to its board as a non-executive director. George, who left Laine last year after nearly 30 years leading the pub and brewing business he co-founded, joins Market Halls as…
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May- 2025 -13 MayRestaurants
Rare Restaurants to shutter last remaining M Restaurantย
Rare Restaurants is reportedly set to permanently shut its last remaining M Restaurant site next week after 10 years of operation, City AM has reported.The move comes after founder Martin Williams stepped down from parent company Rare Restaurants last October.ย Williams, who left the company to focus on his next…
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8 MayNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 08/05/25
JD Wetherspoon has seen its like-for-like sales rise by 5.6% in Q1, with year-to-date like-for-like sales rising by 5.1%. Total sales only increased by 5% in the quarter, which is slightly less than like-for-like sales as the group opened two pubs and sold seven in the year-to-date. The pub operator…
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8 MayRestaurants
Big Mamma to open new restaurant in YY London Canary Wharf
Big Mamma has signed at Quadrantโs YY London building in Canary Wharf to open a new 9,500 sq ft restaurant in June.ย This is the latest in a raft of F&B deals to have completed at YY London. Earlier this year Brother Marcus, Londonโs leading Eastern Mediterranean restaurant group, announced…
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Mar- 2025 -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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4 MarchRestaurants
Blacklock to open first Birmingham site
Blacklock has revealed that it is set to open a new restaurant in Birmingham, its first in Britainโs second city. The group will transform the ground floor of St Philipโs House in the city centre into a 100-seat restaurant and bar. The new venue will offer a variety of steaks…
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 31/01/25
Loungers has agreed to Fortress Investment Groupโs ยฃ354.4m takeover bid. News comes after Fortress submitted a revised deal after its first attempt of 310p a share was opposed by Loungers shareholders. The deal is due to be sanctioned in a court hearing expected to take place on Friday 7 February.ย …
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31 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Brother Marcus and Hagen to open new sites in Canary Wharf
Brother Marcus and Hagen are set to open new F&B sites at YY London, a newly refurbished 415,000 sq ft Canary Wharf office building. Brother Marcus, Londonโs Eastern Mediterranean restaurant group, founded by duo Tas Gaitanos and Alex Large, is bringing its brunch, mezze, cocktails and Eastern Med wines to…
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Oct- 2024 -22 OctoberRestaurants
Big Mamma FY turnover hits ยฃ40m amid social media buzz
French hospitality group Big Mamma, which operates Italian-style restaurants, has reported that its UK turnover almost doubled from ยฃ26m in 2022 to ยฃ40m in the year to 31 December 2023. Meanwhile, pre-tax profits hit ยฃ3.7m during the period, rising exponentially since the ยฃ359k recorded for 2022.ย The group has attributed…
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