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Casual Dining

We report on the business of casual dining, a key segment of the UK foodservice sector encompassing high-street restaurant brands, all-day dining concepts, and accessible, mid-market hospitality. This includes our coverage of openings, closures, financial results, menu innovation, tech integration, and leadership moves across the casual dining space. Whether you’re managing a national chain or operating a regional brand, we deliver timely insight into the pressures, pivots, and opportunities shaping this highly competitive market, with a focus on operational performance, consumer trends, and commercial sustainability.

Casual Dining

We report on the business of casual dining, a key segment of the UK foodservice sector encompassing high-street restaurant brands, all-day dining concepts, and accessible, mid-market hospitality. This includes our coverage of openings, closures, financial results, menu innovation, tech integration, and leadership moves across the casual dining space. Whether you’re managing a national chain or operating a regional brand, we deliver timely insight into the pressures, pivots, and opportunities shaping this highly competitive market, with a focus on operational performance, consumer trends, and commercial sustainability.

The evolution and future of vegan and vegetarianism

Veganism and vegetarianism have both been taking the UK food and restaurant markets by…

Benito’s Hat secures £1m funding for 10th anniversary

Mexican restaurant Benito’s Hat has secured £1m investment to fund a three-year growth plan…

Gino D’Acampo to launch fast casual Italian brand

Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has announced plans to launch a fast casual dining Italian…

Avocado based pop-up restaurant becomes permanent

An avocado based pop-up restaurant has announced it is opening a permanent restaurant in…

Gaucho closes its Cau chain causing the loss of 540 jobs

Gaucho has announced it has closed its Cau chain, cutting 540 jobs as it enters a Company…

Practical, easy and cost-effective ideas to improve your pub

The current casual dining market offers pubs a unique opportunity to maximise the appeal of…

Gaining industry recognition and winning awards

In an industry brimming with creative and hard-working people, and in a market where…

Pubs on the upturn thanks to warm weather sales boost

Pubs are set to see a resurgence bolstered by the World Cup and warm weather, the BDO…

Cafe Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia owner invests £30m in high street

Casual Dining Group, the owner of Cafe Rouge, Las Iguanas and Bella Italia has announced it…

UK restaurant numbers drop with two closures a week

The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 0.4% in the year to March an equivalent of…
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