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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.

  • Feb- 2022 -
    8 February
    Pubs and BarsLeeds ‘most vibrant’ UK city for hospitality, report finds

    Leeds ‘most vibrant’ UK city for hospitality, report finds

    Leeds has been named the most vibrant city for eating and drinking out in the UK, with only a -0.2% drop in sales compared with the same period in 2019, ahead of Glasgow, Bristol and Birmingham, where restaurant, pub and bar sales held up relatively well in late December and…

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  • 7 February
    PeopleCompass welcomes new executive committee members

    Compass welcomes new executive committee members

    Compass Group has confirmed the internal appointments of Shelley Roberts and Kathinka Friis-Møller to its group executive committee. Roberts has been appointed group chief commercial officer, and is responsible for leading the group’s Global Clients, Strategy, M&A, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Digital and Procurement functions. She first joined Compass in…

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  • 3 February
    Catering CompaniesVenues by CH&CO enters £2m partnership with Brewers’ Hall

    Venues by CH&CO enters £2m partnership with Brewers’ Hall

    Venues by CH&CO has entered a partnership worth £2m with catering company Brewers’ Hall, set to reopen in April 2022 following its renovation. The partnership will see Venues by CH&CO exclusively manage and deliver a wide range of events at the Hall over a period of five years – from…

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  • 2 February
    FeaturesHow to refine career progression within hospitality

    How to refine career progression within hospitality

    Although hospitality may still be enduring some uncertainty, consumer confidence is on the rise. According to a recent study from the CGA, more than two thirds (70%) of the UK now feel optimistic about visiting pubs, bars and restaurants – over double that of those showing similar optimism at the…

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  • 2 February
    RestaurantsGordon Ramsay to open Restaurant 1890 at The Savoy

    Gordon Ramsay to open Restaurant 1890 at The Savoy

    Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay is set to open at The Savoy, London, on 23 February, 2022.  The new restaurant will pay homage to chef and restaurateur Georges Auguste Escoffier, who joined the hotel in 1890, and will offer “highly exclusive, contemporary fine dining” to guests for dinner only. The…

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  • 2 February
    NewsNeat Burger to open new concept site in Chelsea

    Neat Burger to open new concept site in Chelsea

    Plant-based food group, Neat Burger has announced it is to open a new site in Chelsea, King’s Road, this summer. It revealed the restaurant will debut Neat Burger’s latest concept store and a bespoke menu, as the operator gears up for several new site openings throughout 2022. Totalling circa 4,000…

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  • 1 February
    NewsSeasoned wins Royal Museums Greenwich contract

    Seasoned wins Royal Museums Greenwich contract

    Independent caterer Seasoned has been named as an approved caterer for Royal Museums Greenwich on a three-year contract. The company pointed to its green credentials as a key factor in the deal, after it said its “executive team has been working towards the venues becoming carbon neutral and one area…

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  • Jan- 2022 -
    28 January
    Food and DrinkMaximal Concepts debuts in the UK with new London offering

    Maximal Concepts debuts in the UK with new London offering

    Maximal concepts has made its first venture into the UK with the opening of The Aubrey London, a new drinking and dining space in Hyde Park. The Aubrey, which replaces Bar Boulud, is described as “an eccentric Izakaya” with two distinctive bar experiences and accompanying Japanese cuisine. According to the…

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  • 27 January
    RestaurantsWagamama reopens five London restaurants

    Wagamama reopens five London restaurants

    Wagamama has announced the reopening of five London restaurants that temporarily closed due to the pandemic. Following government advice the capital, as well as other major cities and towns, has been quiet as most people worked from home. Now, after months of “increased demand” at Wagamama’s other central London restaurants,…

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  • 27 January
    Catering CompaniesWhitbread expands Bar + Block presence with two new sites

    Whitbread expands Bar + Block presence with two new sites

    Whitbread’s contemporary steakhouse brand, Bar + Block, has announced further expansion in London with the launch of two new sites. This takes the brand’s total portfolio to 20 steakhouses nationwide, and six in London. Joining its sister restaurants will be Bar + Block Hammersmith in mid-February on Shepherds Bush Road…

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