Closure
In this section, we report on restaurant, pub, bar, cafรฉ, 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.
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Jan- 2024 -8 JanuaryNews
The Raby Hunt restaurant hits the market ahead of closure
The Raby Hunt, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant near Darlington, has hit the market for an undisclosed amount.ย The restaurant has announced it will close its doors later this month as its two Michelin star chef, James Close, plans to step away and embark on a new challenge at Darlington’s Rockliffe Hall.ย …
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5 JanuaryNews
Todayโs news in brief – 05/01/24
The latest round of strikes from RMT members on the London Underground could cost hospitality businesses up to ยฃ50m, according to UKHospitality. Staff on the tube will go on strike between 7 January and 11 January and disruption will last from the evening of 6 January until midday on the…
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5 JanuaryNews
Revolution Bars Group to close eight sites
Revolution Bars Group, trading mainly under the Revolution, Revoluciรณn de Cuba and Peach Pubs brands, has announced the closure of eight sites despite a 9% like-for-like sales increase for the four weeks from 4 to 31 December. Revoluciรณn de Cuba and Peach Pubs performed well, and whilst the Revolution brand…
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3 JanuaryNews
Todayโs news in brief – 03/01/24
Black Sheep Coffee turnover has doubled to ยฃ21.3m in the year ended 31 December 2022 from ยฃ10.7m the year before. The companyโs net assets surged to ยฃ33.7m from ยฃ4.9m in 2021. Expanding aggressively, they opened 11 new stores, now operating over 70 across the UK. With a strategy spanning both…
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3 JanuaryRestaurants
Simon Rimmerโs vegetarian restaurant Greens to close after 33 years
Chef Simon Rimmer has announced that the vegetarian restaurant Greens, which he co-founded, has shut with immediate effect after 33 years of trading. Rimmer announced the closure of its site in Didsbury via social media and blamed the rise in rent and running costs and called it a โheartbreaking dayโ.…
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Dec- 2023 -22 DecemberNews
Ceviche Soho to close after 13 years of trading
Peruvian restaurant Ceviche Soho has recently announced the closure of the restaurant after 13 years.ย The Frith Street location was opened by Martin Morales in 2012 who then went on to open other Ceviche sites in the capital.ย In 2019 the group fell into administration and the site was bought…
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8 DecemberNews
Todayโs news in brief โ 08/12/23
The Carlsberg Marston Brewing Company has announced the closure of the Ringwood Brewery. Founded in 1978 and known for its craft ales, the brewery faced a decline in production and employment over recent years. Despite efforts from a consortium aiming to revitalise the brewery as an independent craft ale producer,…
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Nov- 2023 -23 NovemberPubs and Bars
Coulsdon pub reopens following ยฃ250k refurb
The Pembroke Pub in Coulsdon has reopened its doors following a ยฃ250k investment by the Stonegate Group. The pub has been refreshed during its short closure and the new site features additional seating, new fixtures and fittings, as well as a new sports area with a pool table and darts…
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Oct- 2023 -30 OctoberBusiness
UK licensed premises drop below 100k for first time in 20 years
The number of Britainโs licensed premises has fallen by nearly a third in the last two decades to below 100,000 for the first time in 20 years, according to new figures from UKH in partnership with CGA by NIQ. At the end of this September, the total number of licensed…
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23 OctoberPubs and Bars
Hydes Brewery to open new ยฃ3.6m pub restaurant
North West brewery and pub retailer Hydes is set to launch its new ยฃ3.6m pub restaurant, The Harry Beswick, in Heswall. The opening of The Harry Beswick has created 55 full and part-time jobs in the Heswall area, ranging from management and front of house team to chefs, bar supervisors…
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