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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Oct- 2018 -16 OctoberRestaurants
Gino D’Acampo to open new Leeds restaurant
Gino D’Acampo will be opening a new restaurant, named My Restaurant, at The Springs in Leeds Thorpe Park, on the 26 October. The 150-cover restaurant is the chef’s fourth in Yorkshire, and the third in-partnership with Next. My Restaurant will be complemented by an extensive new coffee and deli bar…
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16 OctoberFeatures
The industry pioneers tackling food waste
One of the most threatening issues, to water use, greenhouse gas emissions and food poverty, is food waste, a chronic problem gripping the UK and having catastrophic effect on our planet, communities and finances. The EU collectively throws away 89 million tonnes of food every year and the UK are…
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5 OctoberPeople
Gino D’Acampo officially launches My Coffee & Deli Bar
Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has visited Manchester today (Friday 5 October) to officially launch his first My Coffee and Deli Bar. The new Italian fast-casual dining offer, which is located on the ground floor of his Pizza and Prosecco bar in fashion retailer Next, is the chef’s third venue…
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1 OctoberBeverages
Brewdog cancels all events and supply with partner Scofflaw after promotion for ‘Trump supporters’
Brewdog has announced it has cancelled all events and supply from partners Scofflaw after it attempted to run a promotion offering free beer for “Trump supporters” at Brewdog pubs. The pub operator had previously announced a collaboration with the brewer to stock its beer in its pubs and run promotional…
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Sep- 2018 -13 SeptemberBeverages
Scofflaw Brewing Co partners with Brewdog for UK expansion
Atlanta brewery Scofflaw Brewing Co will be bringing its craft beer to the UK this autumn through a new partnership with BrewDog. Co-founders Matt Shirah and Travis Herman began the company with a bootlegged brewing operation in an Atlanta, Georgia cellar. After acquiring the proper licensing, the brewery has become…
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11 SeptemberBusiness
Number of licensed F&B businesses drops by 3000 in a year
Britain has 3,116 fewer restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises than 12 months ago, according to the latest Market Growth Monitor, from CGA and AlixPartners. The report showed there were 119,800 licensed sites across the country in June 2018 – a fall of 2.5% since June 2017. On average,…
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Aug- 2018 -9 AugustPeople
Gino D’Acampo to open new Thorpe Park restaurant
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has announced a new ‘My Restaurant’ at the rebranded Thorpe Park development, The Springs in Leeds. The 150-cover restaurant will include a coffee and deli bar where guests can eat in or take away from breakfast onwards, a prosecco bar and alfresco terrace complete with games…
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyBusiness
Late-night customers account for 83% of British foodservice growth
British people visit food or beverage outlets 257 million times between midnight and 7am every year, according to new figures. The data, released by market research firm, The NPD Group, for the year ending May 2018 suggested that the growing demand for late-night and early morning food and beverages consumed…
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11 JulyEntrepreneurship
Pep Guardiola makes first foray into restaurants with Tast
Manchester City FC manager Pep Guardiola is set to open his first restaurant in the city alongside Michelin star chef Paco Perez and the Fazenda Group. The restaurant, named Tast, is set to open on 20 July specialising in food native to the pair’s home of Catalonia. Guardiola, alongside his…
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Jun- 2018 -28 JuneRestaurants
UK restaurant numbers drop with two closures a week
The number of restaurants in Britain fell by 0.4% in the year to March an equivalent of nearly two closures a week, the new edition of the Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has revealed. Analysts suggested that the decline comes amid fears among operators of oversupply in the…
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