Ireland
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments across Ireland, with a focus on key markets such as Dublin, Belfast, Cork, and Galway. Reporting includes brand expansion, trading trends, independent operator activity, and cross-border supply chain updates. Content is tailored for UK businesses tracking regional growth, consumer behaviour, and strategic moves by hospitality brands operating in or entering the Irish market.
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Sep- 2025 -1 SeptemberRestaurants
Moto Hospitality appoints new chief operating officer
Moto Hospitality has appointed Noel Collett as its new chief operating officer, effective 29 September 2025. Collett has more than 30 years’ experience in retail and hospitality. He was previously chief operating officer for the UK and Ireland at SSP Group, the transport hub food and beverage operator, and earlier…
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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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21 AugustPeople
McDonald’s UK&I CEO to step down
The CEO of McDonald’s UK&I, Alistair Macrow, has announced he is stepping down after four years in the role, as he looks to “pursue other UK-based opportunities outside McDonald’s”. Macrow will leave the group at the end of September and will provide a period of transition to support Lauren Schultz,…
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15 AugustFood and Drink
Applegreen to open Ireland’s first Taco Bell
Applegreen has announced it will open Ireland’s first Taco Bell restaurant in September as part of a €15m (£12.9m) motorway service area development at Junction 6 on the M3 in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath. The project will create more than 100 jobs and includes a range of food and retail outlets,…
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11 AugustPubs and Bars
Warm weather helps drinks sales hold level in late July
Average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 26 July were exactly in line with the same week in 2024, with growth on four of the seven days, according to data from CGA. Year-on-year increases peaked at 3% and 4% on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 July respectively,…
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8 AugustFood and Drink
Drinks sales back in growth as temperatures rise
Drinks sales bounced back into growth in the first full week of July thanks to widespread warm weather, according to data from CGA. The data shows average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 12 July were 5% ahead of the same period in 2024. This is a…
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7 AugustRestaurants
Jordan Bailey set to launch new site in Soho
Two-Michelin-starred chef Jordan Bailey is set to launch a new site in Foubert’s Place, Soho, this September. Heard, an “elevated” burger restaurant from Bailey, whose fine dining career spans the three-Michelin-starred Maaemo in Oslo and his own two-star restaurant Aimsir in Ireland, is set to “transform the ultimate comfort food…
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6 AugustFood and Drink
Hospitality openings slow in H1 2025, study finds
The number of new openings in the hospitality sector only saw a 1% increase in H1 2025, less than half the rate seen during H1 2024, 2.5%, according to data from market intelligence data company Meaningful Vision. Store openings across all fast food segments have slowed down, with the exception…
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Jul- 2025 -31 JulyRestaurants
Zambrero UK launches franchise recruitment programme
Mexican-inspired QSR franchise Zambrero has announced the launch of a franchise recruitment programme, as it plans to open 100 restaurants in the UK by 2030. The company is already on its way to achieving its target, having recently signed up its first three franchise partners who will open new sites…
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18 JulyFood and Drink
Pockets of growth amid drinks sales dip in June, CGA finds
On Premise drinks sales slipped below last year’s levels in June despite some encouraging spells of growth, according to data from the CGA. Average sales in managed venues in the week ended Saturday 14 June were 5% behind the same week in 2024, and losses widened to 7% in the…
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