Derby
Regional reporting on foodservice and hospitality activity in Derby, including updates from the city centre, Cathedral Quarter, and Pride Park. This section covers restaurant and pub openings, regeneration-led development, student and commuter trade, and F&B trends shaping the local market. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it provides valuable insight into running successful venues in a growing East Midlands city balancing heritage and investment.
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Jan- 2024 -5 JanuaryNews
Revolution Bars Group to close eight sites
Revolution Bars Group, trading mainly under the Revolution, Revolución 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. Revolución de Cuba and Peach Pubs performed well, and whilst the Revolution brand…
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4 JanuaryNews
Amber Taverns sales jump 20% during festive period
Amber Taverns, the owner of 170 freehold community wet-led pubs, has announced strong trading over the key Christmas and New Year festive period across its pub portfolio with like-for-like sales up 20%. Focusing purely on drink sales enables Amber to provide value for money and a tailored wet-led offer with…
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Dec- 2023 -14 DecemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 14/12/23
HMRC has initiated a crackdown on restaurants that use illegal software to manipulate sales records. Following an amnesty deadline, raids have begun at 24 restaurants and takeaways. This software, known as Electronic Sales Suppression (ESS), hides or reduces card sales to evade tax. Businesses not coming forward could face criminal…
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14 DecemberNews
Amber Taverns to open four new pubs amid expansion plans
Amber Taverns, the operator of 170 freehold community, wet-led pubs, has announced that it has completed another four new sites, further expanding the company’s presence to four new locations, Derby, Bridgend, Airdrie and Motherwell in Scotland. A value-focused pub group, which is uniquely focused on the hybrid operator-managed business model,…
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Nov- 2023 -14 NovemberPubs and Bars
Drinks sales up 7% as footfall bounces back
Britains’ pubs and bars saw average drinks sales jump 7% in the week ended 4 November helped by Halloween, Bonfire Night and big sporting events. This is the best weekly performance since September and follows a flat second half of October, when poor weather hit footfall in pubs and bars.…
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Jul- 2023 -17 JulyNews
Tortilla revenues increase 22% in H1
Fast-casual Mexican restaurant group, Tortilla Mexican Grill, has reported a 22% revenue increase to £32.7m for the half year ended 2 July 2023. The group’s LFL revenue also increased 8.4% during the period. Net debt reported was in line with expectations at £1.6m. Tortilla reported that franchised sites performed particularly…
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Jun- 2023 -19 JunePubs and Bars
Drinks sales jump 15% in second week of June
Drinks sales in the UK rose 15% in the week ended Saturday 10 June compared with the same week in 2022 boosted by a number of sporting events. There was double-digit growth on five of the seven days, peaking at a 29% increase on 7 June when West Ham played…
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May- 2023 -23 MayRestaurants
Burger and Sauce to open new site in Wolverhampton
Burger and Sauce has announced the opening of its new site in Wolverhampton town centre this week. Saadiya Nawaz will run the restaurant with the help of around 20 new full and part time staff. Nawaz, who has a degree in law, is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Law…
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Apr- 2023 -13 AprilNews
AiP secures over £3m in school meals contracts
Alliance in Partnership (AiP), specialists in education catering, has recently secured £3.6m in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year. The new contracts comprise a total of 28 schools, including seven in Staffordshire, six schools in Aylesbury, nine in Worcestershire, two in Gloucester, three in Derby…
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4 AprilNews
Burger & Sauce to open new sites in the Midlands, Liverpool and Sheffield
Restaurant chain Burger and Sauce has recently signed five new franchisees to open restaurants in the Midlands, Liverpool and Sheffield before the end of the year. Originally set up during the pandemic, the chain quickly became popular with its first restaurant turning over £1.5m in the first year. The brand…
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