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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 -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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10 NovemberPubs and Bars
Youngs revenues rise 25% as ‘normal’ trading returns
Young’s has seen revenues rise by 24.7% to £186.5m in the half-year ended 26 September, as the group welcomed a return to a “normal pub environment”. Over the period, profit-before-tax was up by 14.7% to £25m, while adjusted EBITDA rose by 5.4% to £45m. Managed house EBITDA was £55.5m, up…
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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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7 NovemberRestaurants
New restaurant Pedlar opens in Canary Wharf
New restaurant Pedlar has opened in Canary Wharf on Monday 7 November. Its menu features king tiger prawns ‘al ajillio’, Iberico pork and foie gras sliders and globe artichoke ‘oysters’ teamed up with cocktails, beer and an artisan wine list. It has partnered with Gio from the Johan Nélson gallery…
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4 NovemberRestaurants
Poke House welcomes most successful opening to date at Battersea
Following the opening of its newest restaurant location at Battersea Power Station, Poke House has announced that the new site has become its “most successful to date”, selling more than 15,000 bowls in the first two weeks alone. Of this, more than 3,000 of the bowls sold at the newly…
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4 NovemberRestaurants
New Mediterranean restaurant Cavo to open in December
New Mediterranean restaurant concept Cavo will open its doors in Central London this winter, in the new Tottenham Court Road Station development The Outernet. Following the launch of hospitality concepts in Greece and Spain, London is the next destination for founder Ivo Dimitrov who has set his sights on the…
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4 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Cooks Coffee appoints new non-executive director
International “coffee-focused” café chain, Cooks Coffee, has announced the appointment of Elena Garside to the role of non-executive director effective immediately. Garside, who is based in the UK, is said to have “significant” experience in financial and ESG communications with a focus on advising on current and emerging trends within…
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2 NovemberVenues & Properties
Boxpark introduces four new food traders
Boxpark is set to introduce four new food traders across its sites in Shoreditch and Croydon, including two brand-new vegan food traders. Vegan Wing Shack, the sister brand to Wing Shack Co, will open in Boxpark Shoreditch this month. Wing Shack was founded in 2017 by three friends, and after…
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1 NovemberFeatures
Operations behind Lusin, Mayfair’s first Armenian restaurant
Can you tell me about your career and how you came to be director of operations at Lusin Mayfair? I started hospitality management back in Lebanon, my home country, and I continued my master’s degree in the same field. At the same time I was working in restaurants, starting from…
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Oct- 2022 -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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