Dorset
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice developments across this South West coastal county, with reporting focused on key destinations including Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, and Bridport. Topics include restaurant and pub openings, tourism-driven seasonal trade, independent operator growth, and local sourcing trends. Insight is tailored for businesses navigating summer footfall peaks, rural staffing pressures, and the balance between year-round trade and visitor-dependent revenues.
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Oct- 2023 -12 OctoberRestaurants
Ashley Palmer-Watts to launch new restaurant with rooms in Cobham
Dorset-born chef Ashley Palmer-Watts is set to launch his new restaurant with rooms in Cobham, Surrey, at the former site of The Garden Cobham. The new site will incorporate a 35-seat “high-end” restaurant with additional seating on a garden terrace, a 52-seat wine bar, a café, and a bakery, all…
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Aug- 2023 -18 AugustFeatures
In conversation with the founder of the Cornish Bakery
Can you tell us a little bit about your career leading up to the Cornish Bakery? I really didn’t have a big career, because from my early 20s I backpacked all over the world. I funded that travelling by buying and selling pub properties. I would do between two and…
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Jul- 2023 -18 JulyRestaurants
Salt waterfront bar and kitchen opening in Portland Marina
Boatfolk has announced the launch of its latest venture, Salt, opening in the Portland Marina (Dorset) this summer. Set to open in July, Salt is an all-day dining destination that combines its waterside location with a seasonal menu. The restaurant will cater to guests looking to refuel between activities or…
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Dec- 2022 -13 DecemberRestaurants
Dorset restaurant Robin Wylde unveils bakery offering
Lyme Regis restaurant, Robin Wylde, will be getting a ‘wild food’ bakery this winter. The new offering aims to provide bread and pastries for the local community, while also supplying its sister restaurant Lilac. The bakery will be open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays, with an online shop…
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Oct- 2022 -6 OctoberPubs and Bars
Yummy Pubs offloads The Wiremill to Hall & Woodhouse
Yummy Pubs has sold The Wiremill, near Lingfield in Surrey, to independent family brewer Hall and Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum. Business partners Anthony Pender, Tim Foster and Jason Rowlands will now be pursuing separate projects, following their 15-year partnership at Yummy Pubs. Following the move, Yummy Pubs will rebrand…
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Sep- 2022 -14 SeptemberRestaurants
Hub Box to open its first Dorset site
Hub Box, the Cornish bar and restaurant group, has announced it will be opening its first Dorset establishment in early October in Dorchester. This will be the twelfth opening for the burger and beer restaurant group, located in Brewery Square, its new 120-seat Dorchester restaurant will serve gourmet burgers, hand-cut…
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6 SeptemberRestaurants
Nearly 40% of hospitality services facing worker shortages, study finds
Nearly two fifths of hospitality businesses are facing worker shortages, according to a new study of government data by digital marketing agency Koozai. The new data analysis, which looked at the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, reveals the extent of worker shortages across different industries and areas…
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Jul- 2022 -4 JulyNews
John Lewis launch chef academy to help hospitality sector
John Lewis Partnership (the Partnership) has launched its own Chef Academy to help address the current shortage of qualified chefs in the UK A joint survey released last week by UKHospitality, the British Institute of Innkeeping, and the British Beer and Pub Association, revealed that staff shortages in the hospitality…
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Mar- 2022 -24 MarchNews
The Grand Brighton promotes new executive chef
The Grand Brighton hotel’s head chef, Neil Gooding, has stepped up to take the position as executive chef after more than 15 years at the city’s flagship hotel. Gooding has worked at the hotel since 2006 when he first joined as a sous chef before being promoted to senior sous…
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18 MarchRestaurants
Street Food Warehouse to hold Cornwall Street Food Festival
Street Food Warehouse has announced it will hold the first Cornwall Street Food Festival, taking place on the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday weekend. The festival will feature food from cuisines around the world, and is aiming to cater to a wide variety of tastes. Initially due to take place in…
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