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From the West End to the East End, our London coverage keeps hospitality professionals in the know. Our dedicated reporting on London’s vibrant and highly competitive foodservice market, spans restaurant group expansions, new pub and bar concepts, catering contracts, high-street openings, licensing changes, staff shortages, and operational trends shaping the capital. Whether you’re a central London restaurant operator, a neighbourhood café owner, a high-volume catering contractor, or an F&B executive overseeing multiple venues across zones, this archive delivers actionable insights and strategic updates designed for decision-makers navigating the capital’s fast-moving hospitality landscape.
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Sep- 2022 -12 SeptemberNews
Inception Group to open new bar in Battersea Power Station
The Inception Group has announced it will open a new 1950s bar concept inside Battersea Power Station’s control room B from 14 October. The experience will take inspiration from its iconic architecture and history, as staff will don utilitarian boiler suits in a nod to the Power Station’s employees back…
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12 SeptemberRestaurants
Barrio Familia Group set to open new site in Watford
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia Group of bars, has announced the new opening for Barrio in Watford later this year. The ground and first floor character building is located at Bosley’s, The Parade, Watford and comprises a total area measuring…
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9 SeptemberCatering Companies
Brigade Bar and Kitchen joins Searcys portfolio
British restaurateur and caterer Searcys has added restaurant, Brigade Bar and Kitchen, to its portfolio of restaurants, champagne bars and venues. Searcys take on the day-to-day management of the London Bridge eatery while continuing a commitment to founder Simon Boyle’s Beyond Food Foundation, Searcys’ charity partner since 2018. The charity…
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8 SeptemberRestaurants
Otto pasta bar to launch first site in Piccadilly
Otto, the london-based pasta delivery company, is set to open its first brick and mortar site in early November 2022. The all-day “pasta bar” will be located in Piccadilly. The news of the opening follows the company’s success after michelin-starred chef, Phil Howard, and his business partner, Julian Dyer, initially…
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7 SeptemberRestaurants
Kapincha unveils brand redesign amid expansion plans
Sri-Lankan kitchen Kapincha has teamed up with creative agency Free The Birds as part of an interior design overhaul to match the brands expansion plans. Launched in 2018 by two twin sisters – Vasanthini and Dharshini Perumal, Karapincha brings family recipes to life in the form of Sri Lankan cafes…
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6 SeptemberGovernment
Government has ‘no plan’ to introduce hospitality work visa
The Government has said it has “no plan” to introduce a hospitality worker visa scheme despite a petition which has gained nearly 17,000 signatures. The petition, started by Thiago Luz Togni (general manager of Temper Shoreditch in London), called for the creation of a visa like the seasonal worker visa…
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2 SeptemberRestaurants
The Fulham Shore reports resilient trading despite disruption
The Fulham Shore has revealed its trading remains “resilient and running in line with management expectations” despite train disruption and the rise in the cost of living. As part of its recent AGM, the group said that during the current financial year ending March 2023, the group has opened nine…
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2 SeptemberPeople
Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as new CEO
Starbucks has announced that Laxman Narasimhan will become the company’s next chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the Starbucks board of directors, joining as incoming CEO on October 1 2022. Narasimhan will relocate from London to the Seattle area and will work closely with Howard Schultz, interim CEO,…
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1 SeptemberFeatures
Chef Claudio Covino on the intimate environment of The Franklin
How did you get into the industry and what would you say was your first serious position as a chef? I grew up in a family of farmers where we used to cultivate almost everything we needed for our everyday life. I learned to cook what grew from the land…
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1 SeptemberFeatures
Are seasonal visa’s the answer to the hospitality staffing issue?
To try and raise awareness and tackle some of the issues that many hospitality bosses are facing, a petition was launched by Thiago Luz Togni, a general manager at Temper in Shoreditch, London, calling for the Government to create EU hospitality worker visas. It has reached over 15,000 signatures and…
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