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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.

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.

Prescott and Conran ‘was in £14m debt’ during collapse

Restaurant group Prescott and Conran owed £14m to its creditors when it collapsed, recent…

Former The Ivy owner in bid to save Gaucho

Restaurant investor and former owner of The Ivy, Luke Johnson, has been revealed as one of…

Restaurant boss banned for fake five-star hygiene rating

A restaurant owner has been banned from running companies for five years after he falsely…

CAMRA: ‘Pub closures are making us all poorer’

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has said that UK pub closures are “making us all poorer”…

Is the demise of restaurant chains a good thing for local independents?

The Gaucho restaurant group is the latest in a list of chain restaurants to appoint…

Gunpowder founder to close Madame D and Gul and Sepoy restaurants

Harneet Baweja, founder of Gunpowder Holdings, has announced the closure of Gul and Sepoy,…

Gaucho on the verge of administration

Argentine restaurant group Gaucho is reportedly on the verge of entering administration as…

EXCLUSIVE: Starbucks says ‘no UK store closures’ after US announcement

Starbucks’ recent US store closures announcement “does not affect” its UK stores”, Catering…

Eat avoids CVA following sales boost

Sandwich chain Eat has avoided having to draft in advisors as recent closures and an…

50 firefighters called to Cardiff restaurant inferno

As many has 50 firefighters were sent to deal with a blaze at a Cardiff restaurant shortly…
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