Hampstead

Soho Coffee Co. FY losses widen by 60% to £3.2m

BTC Group Holdings’ Soho Coffee Co. and Euphorium Bakery have reported that losses widened in the year to 31 January 2024, with the coffee group’s losses rising 60% from £2m to £3.2m and the bakery chain’s losses rising 27% from £944,402 to £1.2m.  Nevertheless, Soho Coffee Co. maintains that it…

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Sticks’n’Sushi to open in Islington this September

Sticks’n’Sushi, has announced that it will open its 14th UK location in Islington this September. This marks the brand’s first venture into North London and is part of Sticks’n’Sushi’s growth strategy to extend its reach into London’s residential neighbourhoods. The space features a large open plan dining room, kitchen counter,…

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Today’s news in brief – 26/01/24

New border checks could bring about a resurgence in inflation despite the recent downward trend, CGA has warned. The government is set to implement new paperwork requirements for EU businesses sending animal and plant products to the UK from the end of January, with physical inspections commencing in April. Paddy…

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Chartwells announces raft of new contract wins and retentions

Chartwells Independent has announced it has successfully won two new three-year contracts with South Hampstead High School and Wimbledon High School. Both schools are members of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s largest group of independent schools educating 20,000 girls each year. Chartwells Independent will also support both…

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Seven Dials Market to welcome new food traders in January

KERB, a hospitality organisation founded in 2012, has announced that Seven Dials Market is parting ways with four of its most lucrative traders in order to provide opportunity for new food talent. Having built credible reputations supported by KERB and its trading opportunities, the four members – Truffle, Club Mexicana,…

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Chipotle to open new Hampstead restaurant

Chipotle has announced it is opening a new restaurant in West Hampstead on 11 October. Earlier this year, Chipotle opened its first location outside the greater London area in Watford. The company currently has 12 locations in the UK. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of June 30, 2022, in…

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Urban Pub and Bars acquires three London venues

Urban Pub and Bars has furthered its growth plans through the acquisition of three new venues in “iconic” London locations, bringing the total sites in its portfolio to 40.  The three new acquisitions, the Queens Head, formerly the Goose Island site in Shoreditch, Monarchy in Camden town and The Horseshoe…

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Neyba to raise £15m amid plans to open 14 new sites

Neyba, the multi-cuisine kitchen, and grocery concept, has launched a £15m Series A funding round amid plans to further expand its presence in the UK. The unique food concept, owned by Burger and Lobster founder, Misha Zelman and ex Harrods and Heston Blumenthal sales and marketing head, Ben Hedley opened…

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Wagamama reopens five London restaurants

Wagamama has announced the reopening of five London restaurants that temporarily closed due to the pandemic. Following government advice the capital, as well as other major cities and towns, has been quiet as most people worked from home. Now, after months of “increased demand” at Wagamama’s other central London restaurants,…

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Kojo to open second London site

Kojo, a plant-based eatery, has announced plans to open its second site this month, in London’s Liverpool Street – where the group will launch its new ‘Kojo to Go’ concept focusing on “grab and go only”.  The restaurant concept, which opened its first site in December 2020 in Hampstead, was…

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