Liverpool
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality developments across one of the UK’s most culturally vibrant cities, with reporting focused on areas such as the Baltic Triangle, Ropewalks, Castle Street, and the Albert Dock. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, regional investment, tourism-driven trade, and evolving consumer trends — offering valuable insights for operators and suppliers tracking urban growth and opportunity in the North West.
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Nov- 2022 -15 NovemberRestaurants
Big Fang Collective appoints CEO
Big Fang Collective has appointed Natasha Waterfield as its new CEO. Waterfield joins Big Fang Collective after an eight-year stint across two roles at The New World Trading company, as HR director and chief operating officer. Big Fang Collective is an entertainment venue operator and owner of the Golf Fang…
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10 NovemberRestaurants
Aqua Restaurant Group to open fifth location in London
Aqua Restaurant Group has announced the opening of contemporary Japanese restaurant Shiro in late November 2022. This is the brand’s fifth location in the UK and will be located in Liverpool Street’s Broadgate Circle. It is reported that restaurant and bar Shiro is “hugely” popular in Hong Kong where the…
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1 NovemberRegulations & Policies
UKH calls for Liverpool City Council to scrap late night levy
UKHospitality has urged Liverpool City Council to remove its late night levy, warning that continuing to collect the levy alongside additional pressures could lead to closures, discourage new openings and impact on employment in the city. According to the trade body, during the time they have been in operation, levies…
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Oct- 2022 -28 OctoberRestaurants
Gaucho to open first Liverpool restaurant
Restaurant group Gaucho has announced it is opening its first ever location in Liverpool in November 2022. Housed within a Grade II listed property on Water Street, the new restaurant will see a interior design scheme implemented by award-winning agency, DesignLSM. The group said “Split over two floors, the restaurant…
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28 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Primark launches ‘Tasty by Greggs’ in Oxford St flagship
Primark, in partnership with Greggs, has opened a new ‘Tasty by Greggs’ café on the top floor of the clothing retailer’s flagship store on Oxford Street. The news of the new café launch follows the launch of a collaboration between the two companies earlier this year, which reportedly saw clothing…
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25 OctoberRestaurants
Marugame Udon outlines plans to open 150 Europe sites by 2027
Marugame Udon has announced plans to open 150 kitchens across Europe by 2027, with the rollout in the UK set to commence with six new UK kitchens to open by Spring 2023, including its first out-of-London site in Reading. The Japanese brand will launch further sites in UK locations including…
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18 OctoberBusiness
Vegan burger restaurant Frost Burgers enters administration
Frost Burgers, a vegan burger restaurant in Manchester and Liverpool, has entered into administration following “financial distress”. Paul Stanley and Jason Greenhalgh from Begbies Traynor have been appointed as joint administrators after the vegan restaurant chain ceased trading last month. The firm is now looking for someone to buy the…
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3 OctoberRestaurants
Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa names new head chef
Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa has announced the appointment of executive head chef Paul Feery, who has designed a new à la carte menu with head chef Graham Alley and his brigade. Available at the resort’s Fairway Grill restaurant, Feery and his team present a menu of seasonal, modern…
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Sep- 2022 -30 SeptemberFood and Drink
Popeyes expands its UK presence with four more sites
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen UK, has announced its next wave of UK restaurant openings, with in-line sites due to open in Derby, Leicester, Liverpool and Cambridge. The news follows the successful launch of its two latest sites, Gateshead and Oxford. Its Derby site will open to the public in late October,…
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22 SeptemberPeople
Stoke by Radisson Red Liverpool appoints head chef
Radisson Red Liverpool, which is set to launch later this year, has announced the appointment of Paul Whitfield as the new head chef at the venue’s restaurant, Stoke. It is reported that Whitfield brings 30 years of fine dining culinary experience to his new role at Radisson Red Liverpool and…
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