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 UKโs most vibrant and fast-evolving regional markets.
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Feb- 2022 -3 FebruaryFeatures
The Tonight Josephine takeover
What inspired the expansion of Tonight Josephine, particularly in Cardiff? Since the start of the pandemic, we were determined to get through the hard times, and to create an even better brand and business on the other side. Doing the deal with Nightcap has opened up the possibility of doing…
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2 FebruaryFeatures
Hell Yeah Hospitality: Secrets of growth during a pandemic
The past 18 months have not been all doom and gloom in the hospitality industry. Despite the period of uncertainty, companies have found ways to grow their business by exploring alternate avenues and diversifying their approach. Hell Yeah Hospitality Group, which operates three hospitality brand concepts; Pizza Punks, Mamasan and…
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Jan- 2022 -24 JanuaryRestaurants
Hell Yeah Hospitality announces four new openings
Hell Yeah Hospitality Group, which operates three hospitality brand concepts; Pizza Punks, Mamasan and Veganizza, is set to double the number of its Pizza Punks restaurants in the UK in 2022 with four new openings. Furthermore, it has announced the appointment of Gordon Fraser as the groups financial director. He…
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20 JanuaryNews
Adventure Bar to bring Tonight Josephine to Cardiff
The Adventure Bar Group, the company behind venues such as Adventure Bar, Blame Gloria, Bar Elba and The Escapologist, have announced plans to launch its latest Tonight Josephine site in Cardiff. It revealed the Cardiff site will launch in March with the opening creating 30 new jobs. Formerly known as…
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11 JanuaryRestaurants
Gastrono-me to open second site in Cambridgeย
Gastrono-me Restaurants has revealed plans to open a second site in Cambridge in March 2022 as it looks to expand the group across the UK.ย The group, which currently operates only one site in Bury St Edmunds, first announced its expansion plans for the all-day concept last year. Founders Gemma…
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Dec- 2021 -7 DecemberFood and Drink
The Coconut Tree to open in Birmingham
Sri Lankan street food restaurant group The Coconut Tree is continuing its โorganicโ growth, with a new site set to open in Birmingham in early 2022. The eighth restaurant in its portfolio, following Reading and Bath openings in 2021, will join other branches in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham and Bournemouth.…
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Oct- 2021 -12 OctoberCatering Companies
Sustainability-focused restaurant Kindle opens in Cardiff
Kindle has announced the opening of a sustainability-focused independent restaurant in Cardiff city centre, following a two-year process of fundraising, planning and renovation. In an effort to make the restaurant entirely sustainable, the owners revealed they worked closely with Object Space Place (OSP), an interior architecture and design company with…
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8 OctoberPubs and Bars
SA Brain and Co to sell off 99 pubs for ยฃ87.3m
SA Brain and Co has brought to market its portfolio of 99 pubs in Wales with initial offers invited in excess of ยฃ87.3m. Comprising 93 freehold and six long leasehold properties, the full portfolio is currently let to Marstonโs Estates Ltd on 25-year leases. Real estate advisor Avison Young was…
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Sep- 2021 -7 SeptemberFood and Drink
Jollibee to open new location in Reading
Fast-food chain Jollibee has announced that its new Reading store will launch on Thursday 9 September 2021. The restaurant is located on Broad Street, one of the townโs main shopping streets and pedestrianised areas. The opening in Reading is a strategic move from Jollibee who are branching out to reach…
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1 SeptemberRestaurants
Busaba opens first site in Walesย
Thai chain Busaba has announced that it has debuted in Wales, after Orchard Street Investment Management, a specialist commercial property investment manager, signed a 4,000 sq ft letting at the Brewery Quarter, Cardiff.ย The company has agreed to a 15-year lease across the ground and terrace floors of the property,…
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