Cardiff

Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments across the Welsh capital, with reporting focused on areas such as Cardiff Bay, the city centre, Canton, and Roath. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, independent growth, student and event-driven footfall, and investment trends. Insight is geared toward operators and suppliers monitoring trade dynamics in one of the UK’s most vibrant and fast-evolving regional markets.

Nov- 2022 -

1 November

Restaurants

Fulham Shore H1 revenues up 35% on pre-Covid levels

Fulham Shore has reported that its revenues for the six months to 25 September 2022 (H1) have increased by 35% compared to the same period in 2019 prior to the onset of Covid-19, and revenues have also grown 25% year-on-year. Overall, the group traded in line with management expectations in…
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Sep- 2022 -

29 September

News

Chopstix continues Welsh expansion with 5th restaurant

Chopstix is set to open its 5th site in Wales this week, located on North Walk, Cwmbran. It comes amid plans to “significantly increase” its footprint in North Wales over the next 12 months, following stores in Cardiff, Swansea and Bridgend. The new sites will include design elements the brand…
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2 September

Restaurants

The Fulham Shore reports resilient trading despite disruption

The Fulham Shore has revealed its trading remains “resilient and running in line with management expectations” despite train disruption and the rise in the cost of living. As part of its recent AGM, the group said that during the current financial year ending March 2023, the group has opened nine…
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Aug- 2022 -

31 August

Features

Why Rekom has expanded its presence into the UK with Proud Mary

Tell me about the history of Rekom. Rekom started in Copenhagen in 2007, a group of individual bars decided to stop competing against each other and decided to come together to create one company. Over the last 25 years it’s grown from just Copenhagen to other parts of Denmark, and…
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24 August

Pubs and Bars

Rekom to open UK’s first Proud Mary Pub

Rekom, a pub and bar operator, has begun work on the former Yard Bar, St Mary’s Street in Cardiff which will see it become the UK’s first Proud Mary Pub. Operating over two floors, with a 950 capacity, Proud Mary Pub will be a “relaxed, party pub with the blended…
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22 August

Features

Matsudai: From music to ramen kits to debut restaurant

Tell me the history of Matsudai? I’m not from a catering background, I worked in music and events until autumn 2019. In 2018, I got married, lost my job and moved house all in the space of a week, and it was an overwhelming period. I picked up a lot…
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9 August

Restaurants

Chopstix expands its footprint with three new sites

Chopstix has announced three new sites in Greater London which are set to open in the next month. The addition of Kingston-Upon-Thames, Brixton and Bromley marks its next steps for growth for the Pan-Asian noodle brand, which was founded in 2002 by brothers-in-law, Sam Elia and Menashe Sadik, totalling seven…
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Jul- 2022 -

28 July

Restaurants

Chopstix to open four new sites in Wales

Chopstix has announced plans to open at least four sites in Wales this year, building upon existing stores in Cardiff, Swansea and Bridgend. Starting a period of expansion in Wales, Chopstix opened its second site in the capital this month, with the St David’s Shopping Centre store launching to a…
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25 July

Restaurants

The Ivy Asia to open in St David’s Cardiff

The Ivy Asia is set to open a new site at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff after agreeing a deal with Landsec. The Asian-inspired concept is a first for the brand in Wales, and will launch later this summer on The Hayes, next to its sister restaurant The Ivy,…
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13 July

Pubs and Bars

JD Wetherspoon warns of full-year losses amid ‘laborious’ recovery

JD Wetherspoon has warned it is expecting an annual loss of £30m in its upcoming full-year results, as recovery for many businesses has been “slower and more laborious” than first anticipated. After investing heavily in labour, repairs and marketing, the group expects FY22 losses to be higher than expected, as…
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