Chester
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice activity in this historic North West city, with reporting focused on the city centre, Northgate development, Foregate Street, and the Rows. Topics include independent and group-led restaurant openings, tourism-driven footfall, premium casual formats, and local sourcing trends. Insight is tailored for operators and suppliers responding to Chester’s mix of affluent residents, destination shoppers, and visitor demand in a heritage-rich trading environment.
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Jun- 2023 -1 JunePeople
Palé Hall appoints new head chef
Palé Hall has announced the appointment of Sam Griffiths as its new head chef, who will join the five-star hotel later this summer. He replaces Gareth Stevenson in his role as head chef, which he held since the venue’s opening. Griffiths, who was named ‘Welsh Chef of the Year’ in…
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May- 2023 -22 MayNews
Fazenda’s sales hit £20m in FY23
South-American restaurant brand, Fazenda Group, which operates five regional sites across the UK, reported a 37% year-over-year growth in FY23. Sales for the group surpassed £20m for the first-time in the thirteen years that the company has been trading, even with the closure of its Chester site in 2021 as…
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22 MayCafes and Coffee Shops
200 Degrees to open 19th location in Chester
The specialty coffee shop 200 Degrees will be opening its 19th location on the historic Bridge Street, Chester, on Saturday 27 May. The unit, which will be housed in a Tudor building that has sat empty since 2019, has undergone a refurbishment to make the space “cool and cosy”. Customers…
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Mar- 2023 -29 MarchPeople
200 Degrees appoints financial director
The East Midlands-based coffee roaster, 200 Degrees, has announced the appointment of its second senior promotion of 2023, with Nicki Jones joining the board as financial director. Jones joined the company last year as financial controller and succeeded Stephen Fern as financial director, following Fern’s promotion to managing director of…
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27 MarchFeatures
Noah’s Ark-le: Surviving rising waters for a successful launch
“The hotel has got a really massive turnover of finance and footfall and effectively puts the customers in the building where our restaurant is,” says Sam Griffiths, executive sous chef at Arkle. 2022 was a difficult year for those in the restaurant business with over 1500 restaurants in the UK…
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22 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
200 Degrees to open coffee shop and barista school in Chester
Independent coffee roaster 200 Degrees will be opening a coffee shop and barista school on Bridge Street, Chester, below the Grosvenor Shopping centre this May. The imminent opening in Chester, which will bring 15 new full-time and part-time jobs to the area, will be the chain’s 19th UK venue and…
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2 MarchPubs and Bars
Northern cities lead growth for UK hospitality, research finds
Cities in the north of England are leading growth in UK hospitality despite the impacts of Covid, the cost of living crisis and rail strikes, new research has found. The ‘State of the North’ research from Northern Restaurant and Bar and CGA by NielsenIQ found that in most key northern…
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Jan- 2023 -17 JanuaryRestaurants
Leila Lily’s appoints Masterchef winner as head chef
Masterchef winner Jim Hall has taken the head chef position at Newcastle restaurant Leila Lily’s. Hall, who joins Leila Lily’s from four AA star Lumley Castle Hotel, at Chester-le-Street, brings more than 20 years’ experience to his new position including stints at hotels and restaurants across the UK and at…
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Sep- 2022 -21 SeptemberRestaurants
Chef Kevin Dalgleish opens first restaurant
Scottish chef, Kevin Dalgleish, has opened his first restaurant and bar, Amuse, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Amuse is a 70-cover restaurant complete with a bar, private dining space, and an outdoor area. Dalgleish has used his classical training to create a menu that highlights the local and regional Scottish produce available…
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Apr- 2022 -27 AprilNews
Augusto Pizzeria opens in Chester
Turin and Neapolitan pizza restaurant, Augusto Pizzeria, has revealed it opened a new site Chester, Northgate Street on 14 April. The restaurant is the latest accomplishment of husband and wife Valentina Aviotti and Fabrizio Gobbato, owners of Da Noi on Bridge Street. The pair said Augusto Pizzeria has been “years…
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