Chelmsford
Regional coverage of foodservice and hospitality activity in Chelmsford, including the city centre, Bond Street, Moulsham Street, and the railway station area. This section highlights restaurant and pub openings, commuter and leisure trade, independent business growth, and F&B trends shaped by local affluence and evolving consumer demand. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into running venues in one of Essexโs fastest-growing and well-connected urban centres.
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Sep- 2022 -30 SeptemberFood and Drink
Popeyes expands its UK presence with four more sites
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen UK, has announced its next wave of UK restaurant openings, with in-line sites due to open in Derby, Leicester, Liverpool and Cambridge.ย The news follows the successful launch of its two latest sites, Gateshead and Oxford. Its Derby site will open to the public in late October,…
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29 SeptemberBusiness
Big Table Group acquires Banana Tree
The Big Table Group, operator of Las Iguanas, Bella Italia and Cafรฉ Rouge, has acquired the fast-casual Pan-Asian restaurant chain, Banana Tree, adding a new cuisine flavour to its family of restaurant brands. The group said Banana Tree is famous for its authentic, exotic and street-food inspired dishes, with flavours…
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26 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Scratch Consultancy expands lease with Star Pubs and Bars
Business consultancy company, Scratch Consultancy, has taken the lease on its second site with Star Pub and Bars, The Compasses in Chelmsford, with aspirations to build an estate of five pubs across Essex and North Kent with the pub and bar operator. The two companies will undertake a joint ยฃ250k…
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Jun- 2022 -13 JuneVenues & Properties
Popeyes UK to open six more sites
Popeyeโs UK, which first launched in November 2021 with โrunaway successโ, has announced plans to speed up its national rollout with six new sites confirmed across the country in Nottingham, Gateshead, Oxford, Reading, Brighton, and Ealing.ย Popeyes was founded in New Orleans in 1972, and currently has sites in Stratford,…
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May- 2022 -26 MayRestaurants
Fridays owner set to double estate despite profit warning
Hostmore is set to expand its portfolio with the addition of three new sites in FY22, as it outlined its ambition to almost double its site locations from the current 89 over the medium term, subject to an improved trading environment. The owner of Fridays and 63rd+1st said this growth…
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12 MayFood and Drink
Popeyes doubles up in Essex with new Romford restaurant
Popeyes UK is opening its second restaurant in Essex with the new Romford site set to open on Saturday 11 June 2022, seating up to 72 guests. The Romford restaurant marks the brandโs third site in the country, following the announcement of a Chelmsford location and the launch of its…
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Apr- 2022 -4 AprilRestaurants
Popeyes opens first standalone UK site
Popeyes UK, the master franchise for the United Kingdom, is set to open its first standalone, sit-down restaurant in the UK in Chelmsford, shortly following its Westfield Stratford opening. Menu items already available at the Stratford restaurant will be offered at the standalone site, including Popeyesโ 12-hour marinated chicken and…
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Feb- 2022 -23 FebruaryPeople
Fridays appoints Julie McEwan as COO
Fridays, part of newly listed Hostmore plc, has announced the appointment of Julie McEwan as its chief operating officer. McEwan started her career at Whitbread, spending several years as operations manager for Premier Inn, before joining Spirit Pub Company. At Spirit, she held several senior roles, including leading the Flaming…
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Jan- 2022 -17 JanuaryRestaurants
Fridays owner ups guidance following positive December trading
Hostmore, the owner of casual dining brand Fridays, and the cocktail-led bar and restaurant brand 63rd+1st, has said it expects full-year revenue to be ahead of expectations following stronger than expected trading in December.ย Trading for the month of December 2021 was ahead of early-month expectations despite the fact that…
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May- 2020 -1 MayRestaurants
Five Guys reopens eight more UK sites for delivery and takeaway
Five Guys has reopened a further eight of its UK sites for takeaway and delivery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Restaurants in Norwich, Cambridge, Colchester, Chelmsford, Reading,York, Southampton and Londonโs Kensington reopened their doors this week, following government guidelines to temporarily close last month. It comes a week after the burger…
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