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.
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Nov- 2023 -21 NovemberRestaurants
Bodega and Ballers Pizza to open at Cardiff’s Lakeside
Two family-owned restaurants Bodega and Ballers Pizza are set to open their doors at Lakeside, Cardiff on 1 December. Situated side by side, both businesses are owned and operated by Sophie Pascoe and Benito Martinez; the couple who also operates The Priory hotel and restaurant in Caerleon. Bodega, seen within…
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6 NovemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 06/11/23
RBI, the parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons, reported Q3 revenues of $1.83bn (£1.48bn), up from $1.72bn (£1.39bn), primarily driven by increases in system-wide sales in all of its segments. EBITDA for the group increased by 9.3% to $698m (£563m), while net income for the quarter was…
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6 NovemberRestaurants
Outpost Bar and Kitchen to open in Pontcanna’s Laundry Quarter
Outpost, a new Welsh independent bar and kitchen based in Pontcanna’s Laundry Quarter, is set to open its doors on Wednesday, 8 November. The man behind the new venture is Nick Saunders, founder of Cardiff’s Depot venue and Depot’s spin-off, the Tiger Yard street food venue in Cardiff Bay. He…
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1 NovemberNews
Various Eateries revenues surpass expectations in FY23
Various Eateries has announced that revenues for the year ended on 1 October were slightly higher than market expectations at £45.5m, largely driven by new site openings. Group like-for-like sales were “maintained” despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, train strikes, and unseasonably wet weather during the summer months. Group EBITDA is…
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Oct- 2023 -27 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 27/10/23
Punch Pubs reported total revenues of £313.5m for FY23, up from £284.4m in FY22. Management Partnership division’s revenues also increased by 24% to £139.8m over 52 weeks. All three divisions, including leased and tenanted, management partnership, and Laine, achieved like-for-like sales growth. EBITDA for the period was £79.1m, a decrease…
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27 OctoberPubs and Bars
Star Pubs and Bars opens The Unicorn in Cardiff
Star Pubs and Bars has launched The Unicorn pub in Cardiff following a £1.4m upgrade. The pub group stated that with the new opening, it has completed its “biggest single investment” in the UK this year. Closed for five years, the pub has been transformed into a Just Add Talent…
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17 OctoberRestaurants
Six by Nico to open 13th location in Birmingham
The six-course dining experience, Six by Nico, will be opening in Birmingham at 81 Colmore Row on 30 November – its 13th location across the UK and Ireland. The venue will accommodate approximately 72 guests, and will create 60 new jobs for the area. Founded by chef Nico Simeone, Six…
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Sep- 2023 -26 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 26/09/23
Brighton Pier Group reported a decrease in total revenues, falling from £17.3m to £16.2m in H1, primarily due to declining sales in its bar division. Ongoing inflationary pressures impacted operating margins, resulting in lower earnings compared to the previous year. EBITDA dropped from £3m to £1.4m, with a loss before…
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26 SeptemberRestaurants
Pasture Restaurants to open Birmingham site in 2024
Pasture Restaurant Group has announced the launch of its Birmingham site in early Spring 2024. Pasture is known for its fire-based cooking and local ingredients; in-house butchers handpick and prepare meat from selected farms raising grass fed cattle. Pasture Birmingham will occupy 6,500 sq ft across one floor of a…
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22 SeptemberPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon puts new pubs up for sale
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed that it has put a further 11 pubs across England and Wales up for sale. CBRE and Savills have both been appointed to oversee the sales of the pubs which are mainly freehold properties with one leasehold property. The company has confirmed that all the pubs…
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