Glasgow
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality activity across one of Scotland’s busiest urban markets, with a focus on key areas such as Finnieston, Merchant City, the West End, and city centre zones. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, investment trends, and nightlife-driven footfall, offering insight for operators navigating a diverse and high-volume trading environment.
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberRestaurants
Cameron House opens new Loma restaurant
Cameron House in Loch Lomond has opened a new fine dining restaurant, Loma, which is sourcing much of its produce from a kitchen garden in the hotel grounds. The resort’s garden now provides around 60% of the restaurant’s herbs, vegetables and flowers, reducing food miles and adding to its wider…
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22 SeptemberRestaurants
Mowgli moves into delivery with exclusive Uber Eats partnership
Mowgli Street Food has ventured into delivery for the first time through an exclusive national partnership with Uber Eats. The group said the move marks the “beginning of an exciting new chapter” for the brand, as signature street food dishes like Gunpowder Chicken, Angry Bird and Tamarind Treacle Fries and…
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19 SeptemberFood and Drink
Zambrero UK appoints first franchise development agents
Zambrero UK has announced the appointment of its first franchise development agents, Damian Bennett and Dawn Catherall, to drive expansion in the Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire region. Bennett and Catherall both bring over 20 years of franchising expertise, having previously spearheaded growth in this region for worldwide quick-service restaurant…
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Aug- 2025 -27 AugustFood and Drink
German Doner Kebab to open at Brent Cross Shopping Centre
German Doner Kebab (GDK) has announced that it is set to open a new site in Brent Cross Shopping Centre this autumn as part of its 2025 expansion plans. The new GDK site will create 20 new jobs in the local area and will include menu additions such as the…
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27 AugustRestaurants
Sticks’n’Sushi to open first Scottish restaurant in Glasgow
Sticks’n’Sushi will open its first Scottish site in Glasgow this November, making it the restaurant group’s first location outside the south east of England. The news comes as the brand has officially signed a 20-year lease for 8,500 sq ft across two levels at the G1 building, 7 St George…
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21 AugustPubs and Bars
Stonegate invests £6.5m in Slug and Lettuce refurbs
Stonegate Group has invested more than £6.5m in its Slug and Lettuce brand over the past 18 months, completing 12 refurbishments with four more due by the end of the financial year. The spending forms part of a wider growth strategy aimed at adapting sites to suit local markets and…
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21 AugustRestaurants
Dishoom to open new Glasgow restaurant
Indian restaurant group Dishoom will open its latest venue in Glasgow on 29 August, located in the city’s historic Stock Exchange building. The 6,720 sq ft site has been designed by interior architecture studio Macaulay Sinclair, which has worked on all 10 of Dishoom’s restaurants. The design takes inspiration from…
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5 AugustRestaurants
Sticks’n’Sushi marks ‘productive’ first year under McWin
Sticks’n’Sushi has described its first full year under private equity firm McWin Capital as “productive”, after opening three new sites and reporting revenues of £86.8m in the period from 16 January to 31 December 2024. The Danish-Japanese restaurant group, which operates in Denmark, Germany and the UK, also reported that…
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Jul- 2025 -25 JulyFeatures
Can leadership programmes solve hospitality’s recruitment woes?
The UK hospitality sector is facing one of its most significant challenges in years. According to UKHospitality, the industry has shed 69,000 jobs since October 2024, a sharp reversal from the previous year when 18,000 roles were created in the same period. Job losses in the sector have been three…
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14 JulyRestaurants
Sticks’n’Sushi to debut Scottish restaurant in Glasgow
Danish restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi will open its first Scottish restaurant in Glasgow this November, expanding its portfolio to 31 sites across Denmark, the UK and Germany. The restaurant, located on George Square, will have a 177-cover dining room and bar. Designed by Danish practice OEO Studio, known for its work…
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