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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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Nov- 2022 -18 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
EL&N to open new Edinburgh café
EL&N has announced that it will open a new café in St James Quarter, the 1.7m sq ft retail district in Edinburgh. It marks the café’s first UK launch outside of London. EL&N is known for its signature drinks such as the Spanish Latte and the Ombre Passionfruit Cooler mocktail.…
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17 NovemberPubs and Bars
Fuller’s revenues hit £169 in H1
Fuller’s has seen revenues increase to £168.9m in its half-year results, up from £116.3m the prior year, as trade recovered from the impact of Covid restrictions. Over the period, like-for-like sales rose by 20% compared to the prior year, with Central London sales growing by 67%. Adjusted profit before tax…
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17 NovemberPeople
Soho House CEO steps down
Nick Jones, the CEO and board director of Membership Collective Group (MCG), the group known for managing the member’s club Soho House, has announced his intention to step down from his role and transition to founder. The news comes following talks between Jones and executive director Ron Burkle have had…
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16 NovemberRestaurants
10° Sky Bar appoints new bar manager
10° Sky Bar at the London Hilton on Park Lane has announced the appointment of Matteo Giannuzzi as its new bar manager. With eight years of experience in some of London’s most well-known bars, where he has won awards such as Imbibe’s Best Cocktail List in 2020, Giannuzzi joined the…
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16 NovemberPubs and Bars
Wetherspoon to open new pub at The O2
Wetherspoon is set to open a new pub in February 2023 at The O2, investing almost £3m in the site, with building works beginning this week. The pub will be located within The O2’s Entertainment District, adjacent to Mamma Mia! The Party. It will be named The Stargazer in homage…
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16 NovemberBusiness
Costs crisis wipes out hospitality growth despite October sales rise
Sales in October 2022 for restaurants, pubs and bars rose by 1.5% when compared with October 2022, according to the latest data from CGA. Sales were also 4.3% higher than October 2019. This is the ninth month in a row that sales have been higher than pre-Covid comparatives. However, with…
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15 NovemberRestaurants
Popeyes accelerates UK roll out with new openings
Popeyes is continuing its UK expansion after confirming that Cambridge, Croydon and Reading will be the next opening locations in early 2023. It also has sites due to launch in Rotherham, Cardiff and Glasgow early next year. This follows the “runaway success” of its Oxford restaurant. Its Nottingham opening in…
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15 NovemberRestaurants
Art’otel set to officially launch in February
Art’otel London Battersea Power Station has announced that it will officially launch on 21 February 2023, with doors open from 12 December 2022 for first stays. The first UK opening for the art’otel brand, the launch is aiming to offer a “one-of-a-kind hotel experience that fuses art, design and hospitality…
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11 NovemberPubs and Bars
Hospitality sales rise by 4% in British cities
Pubs, bars, and restaurants have reported positive sales in Britain’s major cities, despite high inflation making real-terms growth “very difficult”, according to CGA. Its latest ‘Top Cities’ report found that combined sales in Britain’s 10 most populous cities in the four weeks to 22 October 2022 were 4% higher than…
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10 NovemberFeatures
Andy Lambert: ‘the perfect local restaurant’
Can you tell us a little bit about your career leading up to becoming head chef at the Bistro Union? I’ve been cooking professionally since I was 21, but if you’d asked me what I wanted to be when I was a young boy, I’d have said a chef. I…
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