Closure

In this section, we report on restaurant, pub, bar, café, and catering business closures across the UK, and the commercial, operational, and market factors behind them. From high-street exits and group-wide restructures to insolvencies, lease surrenders, and strategic site rationalisations, we cover the real-world impacts of rising costs, labour shortages, shifting demand, and margin pressures. We go beyond headlines to explain why closures are happening and what they mean for the wider sector. Whether you’re benchmarking performance or navigating tough decisions, we provide the context hospitality professionals need to stay informed.

  • Mar- 2021 -
    25 March

    Leon closes its US operations

    Leon has called time on its US operations after just two years, announcing the closure of four sites in Washington DC and Virginia. Having launched in the US in 2018 with plans to further extend throughout the country, pressures from the “continuing pandemic” have led the group to streamline its…

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  • 25 March
    Trade Associations
    Business rates relief cap may ‘jeopardise’ sector recovery, warns UKH

    Business rates relief cap may ‘jeopardise’ sector recovery, warns UKH

    UKHospitality (UKH) has warned that the business rates relief cap could “jeopardise” the hospitality sector’s economic recovery following the pandemic. Analysis from the trade association reveals almost 8,000 business venues, employing an estimated 343,000 people will be paying full rates in July, despite Budget measures to soften the acute rates…

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  • 23 March
    GovernmentUKH calls for gov to look at ‘data not dates’ when lifting restrictions

    UKH calls for gov to look at ‘data not dates’ when lifting restrictions

    UKHospitality (UKH) is urging the government to follow “data not dates” and loosen some of the restrictions slightly earlier than the current roadmap.  According to the group, the continued success of the vaccination programme should allow for “hotels with self-contained rooms to be able to open alongside other self-contained accommodation…

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  • 19 March
    Pubs and BarsStonegate suffers £746m loss due to Covid-19

    Stonegate suffers £746m loss due to Covid-19

    Stonegate Pub Company has revealed it made a loss-before-tax of £746m for the full year ended 27 September 2020. The group, which is owned by TDR Capital, saw revenues fall 17.1% from £853m in FY 2019 to £707m. However, through its £1.27bn acquisition of Ei Group in March 2020, Stonegate…

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  • 18 March
    RestaurantsPizza Express to reopen 118 restaurant this April

    Pizza Express to reopen 118 restaurant this April

    PizzaExpress has announced that after a three-month hospitality hiatus, it will be welcoming back customers from 12 April to 118 of its restaurants in England for outdoor dining. Last year, the group formally launched a CVA in a bid to reduce its restaurant estate and rental cost base following the…

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  • 16 March
    Breweries and Distilleries
    Number of UK breweries rose by 7.5% in 2020

    Number of UK breweries rose by 7.5% in 2020

    The number of breweries in the UK increased by 7.5% in 2020, according to research carried out by UHY Hacker Young. There are now 3,000 breweries in the country, despite pub and bar closures resulting from pandemic lockdowns. In 2020, pubs were closed for 161 days, which is around 44%…

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  • 9 March
    PeopleHospitality salaries up ‘significantly’ despite pandemic, report finds

    Hospitality salaries up ‘significantly’ despite pandemic, report finds

    Despite the economic impact of Covid-19, average salary levels across the hospitality and leisure sector grew “significantly” in 2020, according to new data released by recruitment group Reed.    From analysis of over 6.5 million jobs posted to reed.co.uk over the last three years, the Reed Hospitality and Leisure Salary Guide…

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  • 8 March
    BusinessDeliveroo losses narrow to £233.7m ahead of London float

    Deliveroo losses narrow to £233.7m ahead of London float

    Deliveroo has revealed a narrowing of its losses to £233.7m during 2020 while also confirming its London stock market floatation. The food delivery app gave prospective investors an insight into its financial performance today (8 March,  as part of the launch of its Initial Public Offering (IPO). Its trading update showed…

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  • 2 March
    Trade AssociationsSunak’s ‘unrealistic’ rent figures spark uproar among pub tenants

    Sunak’s ‘unrealistic’ rent figures spark uproar among pub tenants

    A recent comment made by Rishi Sunak has “sparked uproar” amongst the nation’s tenant publicans after the chancellor quoted “wholly unrealistic figures” regarding the amount of rent they pay when speaking on a recent TV appearance.  According to Campaign for Real Pubs, on Sunday 28 February when talking on the…

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  • 1 March
    CoronavirusChancellor to unveil £5bn support package

    Chancellor to unveil £5bn support package

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to offer over 700,000 retail, hospitality and other businesses grants of up to £18,000 as part of a £5bn rescue package to be included in his Budget speech on Wednesday (3 March).  The new ‘Restart Grants’ will be directly distributed from local authorities from April…

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