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.

Dec- 2019 -

16 December

Restaurants

Mowgli Street Food to launch first restaurant in Bristol

Mowgli Street Food has announced plans to open its first restaurant in Bristol, which will open its doors on Corn Street this winter. Set inside an “elegantly” high-ceilinged building, the brand said the space will be the home to the “fresh, light zing of Indian food unplugged”. The restaurant chain…
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12 December

Restaurants

Spanish restaurant operator Ultracomida to open fourth site in Wales

The husband-and-wife team behind Spanish bar and restaurant group Ultracomida has announced plans to open a second site in Cardiff city centre. The independent boutique operators already run popular the pinxtos bar Curado and two Ultracomida deli-restaurants in the coastal towns of Narberth and Aberystwyth. The new venue in the…
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Nov- 2019 -

19 November

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Tim Hortons announces opening date for Leicester branch

Canadian cafe and bakery chain, Tim Hortons, has announced it will be opening the door to to its biggest restaurant to date, in Leicester, on 28 November. Situated on East Gates, the restaurant will span over three floors to enjoy “Canada’s favourite coffee.” To celebrate the opening the first 100…
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15 November

Restaurants

Coconut Tree announces plans to open sixth site in Bournemouth

Sri Lankan street food restaurant group, The Coconut Tree, has announced plans to open its sixth UK site in Bournemouth. The restaurant will replace the former Brunch Club cafe’s site on Old Christchurch Road.It will join other branches based in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham. Coconut Tree’s menu offers “smaller tapas-style…
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Jul- 2019 -

24 July

Catering Companies

Orderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities

Online ordering platform Orderswift and on-demand logistics specialist Stuart have expanded their direct delivery partnership to cover 34 cities and towns around the UK. The move comes after a successful two-year collaboration between the two companies in London. With direct delivery, customer orders are placed through a restaurant’s own website…
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May- 2019 -

3 May

Business

’17 million Brits’ have stolen tableware from a bar or restaurant

New research has revealed that an estimated 17 million people in Britain have stolen tableware – glasses, cups, napkins, cutlery, condiments – in their homes. Catering equipment supplier Nisbets uncovered the results following a survey in which 1,000 respondents were asked about their attitudes towards stealing such items from bars…
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Apr- 2019 -

10 April

Pubs and Bars

City Pub Group returns to profit

City Pub Group has reported profits of £2m in its audited results for the 52 weeks ended 30 December 2018, a turnaround from its loss of £200,000 in the previous year. The pub operator’s revenue saw a 22% increase to £47.5m, up from 2017’s revenue of £37.4m and during the…
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Mar- 2019 -

25 March

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Cafe De Pierre to replace Patisserie Valerie sites in Debenhams

The Lux Management and Investment Group, the company behind the subsidiaries Caffe Concerto and The Grand Caffe – the Italian-inspired restaurant – and now Cafe De Pierre, has partnered with Debenhams for the relaunch of its French patisserie/brasserie concept. Cafe De Pierre has now taken over ex-Patisserie Valerie sites with…
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14 March

Advice

The impact of location on business

According to Keystone, London is “ideal for headquarters and central offices,” and this is partially because London attracts a fair amount of executive talent, and partially because of the prestige that the city offers. For example, there is a ring designing company called 77 Diamonds, and they enable you to…
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Nov- 2018 -

27 November

Food and Drink

Steak house chain launches the ‘Brexit Burger’

To help Britons count down to the Brexit deadline, steak house chain Steakout will be offering a Brexit Burger and French fries meal. The Brexit Burger will be a “topsy-turvy concoction of cultures” with a British beef patty, smothered in neutral Swiss cheese, Steakout’s own burger sauce, some Spanish Lettuce…
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