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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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Oct- 2021 -19 OctoberRestaurants
D&D suffers from staff shortages
The revenue growth of D&D has been held back by staff shortages, D&D has revealed. Trading in each of its new restaurant openings, which opened since or shortly before Covid, are constrained by the availability of skilled staff. This includes sites at 14 Hills, Klosterhaus in Bristol, and Haugen in…
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19 OctoberNews
Lewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger to launch 30 new sites
Celebrity endorsed plant-based group Neat Burger has announced a triple expansion of 30 new sites, 14 restaurants and 16 delivery kitchens. It revealed the launch follows the completion of a funding round valuing the company at £50m, an increase from a £19.5m valuation last year. New restaurants to open in the next…
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18 OctoberVenues & Properties
Growing consumer confidence boosts September sales, CGA reveals
Managed restaurant, pub and bar groups saw September total sales increase 42% compared with 2020, according to the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Trading was boosted by growing consumer confidence about safety and spending, good weather in many areas and ongoing staycations. The tracker, produced by CGA…
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15 OctoberPubs and Bars
Adam Handling opens Ugly Butterfly
Chef Adam Handling has announced that he has opened his first venture outside of London with the Cornish bar and restaurant Ugly Butterfly. Based on the seafront in Carbis Bay, the bar follows in the footsteps of Handling’s flagship Eve Bar. The Ugly Butterfly’s bar uses cocktail ingredients which have…
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15 OctoberFood and Drink
Matthew Kenney to open plant-based restaurant in Selfridges
Matthew Kenney and his innovation team has announced the opening of a new plant-based restaurant Adesse Globally, in Selfridges. Launching 2 December, the restaurant will offer innovative cuisine to enhance lifestyle and wellbeing. The menus will include a wine list of organic and biodynamic varietals as well as spirits and…
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15 OctoberRestaurants
Coco di Mama partners with Sainsbury’s
Italian food-to-go brand Coco di Mama has partnered with Sainsbury’s to trial a range of its grab-and-go products in 15 London convenience stores. Sainsbury’s customers will be able to choose from eight of Coco di Mama’s ‘made fresh, every day’ baguettes and salads, complementing its Taste the Difference and £3.50…
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14 OctoberRestaurants
D&D to roll out chef training programme permanently
D&D London has announced it will be permanently rolling out its chef training programme. In partnership with Electric Mayonnaise, D&D has been working on a long-term commitment to “secure employment for people with little or no previous experience looking to enter kitchens, while giving a much-needed boost to staffing numbers…
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13 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
CrepeAffaire to open 10 UK sites
CrepeAffaire, the European fast casual crepe café group, has announced its plans to open 10 UK sites amongst the development of 50 new stores over the coming 24-36 months. It revealed the company is also on track to expand its international portfolio by 10 additional units by the end of…
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12 OctoberRestaurants
Hospitality coalition calls on PM to keep VAT at 12.5%
A coalition of the country’s hospitality and tourism trade and membership bodies has called on the prime minister to keep VAT low for businesses in their sectors. Co-ordinated by UK Hospitality, the letter argues that keeping VAT at its current rate of 12.5% for these sectors will help to “accelerate…
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11 OctoberRestaurants
Fallow to open permanent site in St James’s
The owners of Fallow, including chefs Will Murray and Jack Croft, alongside chairman James Robson, have announced that their restaurant will be moving to a permanent site in London’s St James’s Market this November. Fallow was originally launched as a 12-week pop-up in March 2020 at 10 Heddon Street, The…
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