Denmark
Reporting on culinary innovation, sustainability leadership, and hospitality trends emerging from one of Europe’s most influential food nations. This section explores developments in Denmark’s restaurant culture, F&B sustainability standards, chef-led movements, and supplier models, offering strategic inspiration for UK operators, chefs, and foodservice leaders seeking to elevate sourcing, design, and guest experience in both casual and premium environments.
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Aug- 2022 -24 AugustPubs and Bars
Rekom to open UK’s first Proud Mary Pub
Rekom, a pub and bar operator, has begun work on the former Yard Bar, St Mary’s Street in Cardiff which will see it become the UK’s first Proud Mary Pub. Operating over two floors, with a 950 capacity, Proud Mary Pub will be a “relaxed, party pub with the blended…
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Feb- 2022 -7 FebruaryPeople
Compass welcomes new executive committee members
Compass Group has confirmed the internal appointments of Shelley Roberts and Kathinka Friis-Møller to its group executive committee. Roberts has been appointed group chief commercial officer, and is responsible for leading the group’s Global Clients, Strategy, M&A, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Digital and Procurement functions. She first joined Compass in…
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Dec- 2021 -10 DecemberFeatures
Sticks’n’Sushi: An insight into a hybrid restaurant’s success
What is the history of the business? We are a Japanese restaurant with heritage from Copenhagen as two of our founders are half Japanese and half Danish. There are some elements of Nordic inspiration across our menu, but in essence, we have a Japanese kitchen, including both a hot kitchen…
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3 DecemberRestaurants
Sticks’n’Sushi posts record profits in FY21
The Danish sushi chain Sticks’n’Sushi has reported record pre-tax profits of 51.5m DKK (£5.89m) for the financial year 2020/2021, up 4% compared to 484m DKK (£55.4m) in 2019/2020. The chain also saw revenues of 503.2m DKK (£57.6m), marking the first time Sticks’n’Sushi has hit the 500m DKK (£57.2m) mark in…
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Sep- 2021 -1 SeptemberRestaurants
Tattu to launch London restaurant in 2022
Independent restaurant group Tattu has announced plans to expand into London with the opening of its fifth site in early 2022. Tattu’s debut venue in the capital will be situated on Denmark Street at Outernet Global’s The Now Building, which will also feature a four-storey high digital canvas. The contemporary…
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Jul- 2021 -5 JulyFeatures
Are apps the answer to tackling food waste in the hospitality industry?
‘Magic bags’ from the surplus food app ‘Too Good To Go’ have become something of a viral sensation across social media channels such as TikTok over the past couple of months. The 30 second videos of savvy consumers bragging about the dozens of baked goods they scored from Greggs or…
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Apr- 2021 -26 AprilFeatures
Refugee to rising restaurant star
“I arrived in England on the back of a lorry,” says Sohail Ahmad as he reflects on his journey to the UK. His delivery may come across as blunt, but this is the best way the upcoming restaurateur and boxer can describe an experience that many adults would be unable…
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Dec- 2020 -18 DecemberNews
Deltic saved by Nordic buyout
Deltic, the UK’s largest operator of late-night bars and clubs, has been bought out of administration by Rekom UK, the British subsidiary of the Nordics’ largest nightlife group. The deal will see Rekom takeover 42 bars and pubs across the UK, possibly saving over 1,300 jobs in the process. Rekom…
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Jun- 2020 -15 JunePubs and Bars
BBPA urges government to confirm date for pub reopenings
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to confirm a definitive date when all pubs can re-open as well as publish the final safety guidelines the sector needs to be ready for reopening. The government’s roadmap indicated pubs would be able to re-open from 4 July.…
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11 JuneFood and Drink
Reduction of two metre social distancing rule essential for pubs’ survival, says BBPA
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the government to review the two metre guideline for social distancing ahead of the publication of sector guidance. According to research by the BBPA, the current position will mean that only a third (12,500) of England’s pubs will be able to…
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