Leeds
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice developments across one of the UK’s fastest-growing regional cities, with a focus on areas such as Trinity Leeds, the Victoria Quarter, Call Lane, and Headingley. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent and group-led expansion, local investment, and changing consumer dynamics — offering valuable insight for businesses operating in or entering this vibrant Yorkshire market.
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyRestaurants
Tattu reveals preview of its fourth site ahead of Edinburgh launch
Contemporary Chinese restaurant group, Tattu, has revealed a preview of its upcoming fourth restaurant in Edinburgh. Inspired by Scotland’s cosmopolitan capital, Tattu Edinburgh will pay homage to the relationship between ‘traditional and contemporary’; complete with a Chinois-style interior that features wooden fretwork, antique furnishings and chinoiserie fabric panelling partnered with…
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24 JulyCatering Companies
Orderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities
Online ordering platform Orderswift and on-demand logistics specialist Stuart have expanded their direct delivery partnership to cover 34 cities and towns around the UK. The move comes after a successful two-year collaboration between the two companies in London. With direct delivery, customer orders are placed through a restaurant’s own website…
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23 JulyPubs and Bars
MasterChef finalist opens first pub after £180,000 renovation
Award-winning chef and MasterChef finalist Matt Healy and his team Seventh Course to open their first pub, the Beehive in Thorner, after a joint £180,000 refurbishment with Star Pubs and Bars. The revamp has been undertaken by Seventh Course using their contractors and designers Nanu Soda, who have renovated the…
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4 JulyRestaurants
El Gato Negro acquires former Jamie’s site for third opening
Restaurateur Simon Shaw and Mills Hill Developments have acquired 35 Park Row, Leeds, the former site of Jamie’s Italian restaurant to open a third El Gato Negro for a winter 2019 launch. The premises based in Leeds city centre were acquired from Jamie’s Italian’s administrators KPMG and the company was…
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Jun- 2019 -28 JuneVenues & Properties
Sodexo signs £100m deal with Yorkshire County Cricket
Global services company Sodexo has agreed a 15-year £100m partnership with Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) and Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletics (LCF&A) to provide catering to its Headingley Stadium. A full time team of 14 and more than 1,000 temporary staff will provide catering and hospitality services for all…
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17 JunePubs and Bars
The Alchemist turnover set to reach £50m after expansion
Bar and restaurant The Alchemist has said it is on track to achieve revenues of £50m at the end of the financial year following a period of rapid national expansion. Founded in 2010, The Alchemist originally set up in Manchester before opening venues in Leeds and London. The company was…
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14 JunePubs and Bars
John Quinlan joins chef Lee Murdoch for premium gastropub concept
Hospitality entrepreneur John Quinlan and international chef Lee Murdoch have teamed up to launch a Three’s A Crowd, a new concept in independent, contemporary ‘anytime’ dining and drinking. The concept is said to be for those of all ages who love good food and want to try the best ingredients…
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7 JunePubs and Bars
Fazenda Bar and Grill completes internal restructure
Leeds-based law firm Blacks Solicitors LLP has overseen and helped coordinate the internal restructuring of ownership in Fazenda Rodizio Bar and Grill for investment vehicle LLB Investments Limited. City District, which owns and operates the restaurant chain and brand, chose Blacks due to an existing relationship, and the firm’s extensive…
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May- 2019 -14 MayRestaurants
Indian street food venue reveals date for Liverpool opening
Indian street food and craft beer restaurant Bundobust has confirmed it will open its doors to its third site in Liverpool on 24 May. With its other sites in Leeds and Manchester, the Liverpool site sits at 4,000 sq ft with a dedicated bar and food kitchen. The menu will…
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3 MayBusiness
’17 million Brits’ have stolen tableware from a bar or restaurant
New research has revealed that an estimated 17 million people in Britain have stolen tableware – glasses, cups, napkins, cutlery, condiments – in their homes. Catering equipment supplier Nisbets uncovered the results following a survey in which 1,000 respondents were asked about their attitudes towards stealing such items from bars…
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