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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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Feb- 2021 -5 FebruaryPubs and Bars
London pubs encouraged to use sites for film and TV
London pubs are being encouraged to generate alternative income during lockdown by promoting their venues to be used as locations for the TV and film industry. Locations London, a leading filming location agency, said it is now backing the hospitality industry by encouraging pubs to get listed on their books,…
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4 FebruaryEducation
Gordon Ramsay to launch culinary academy for novices
Gordan Ramsay has announced that he is set to launch a dual-functioned Woking establishment in Autumn 2021. The scheme will feature two floors, with the Gordon Ramsay Academy, an educational venue for culinary novices, taking up the top floor of the building. The ground floor will comprise the seven-Michelin starred…
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Jan- 2021 -26 JanuaryAwards & Events
Two London restaurants awarded three Michelin stars
Two London restaurants have achieved the highest accolade at the 2021 Michelin guide for Great Britain and Ireland that was launched via an online event yesterday (25 January). Headed by two female chefs, Clare Smyth and Hélène Darroze, the restaurants both received the maximum three stars, taking the total number…
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25 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Pub veterans join chase for M&A investment
Mark McQuarter and Mark Crowther are the latest in a succession of pub sector veterans seeking backing for pub deals, as reported by the Times. The former boss of Barracuda Pub Company and Revolution Bars, McQuarter has now been named as chairman of London pub operator, Portobello Brewery. He confirmed…
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25 JanuaryRestaurants
The India Club launches crowdfund to avoid eviction
The India Club, located at 143-145 the Strand in London, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money towards a legal battle against its landlords. The restaurant and bar has been served with notice to vacate the premises by Marston Properties. The family-owned business is planning to raise at least…
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20 JanuaryBusiness
CFL calls for food college to boost London culinary training
Centre for London (CFL) has called for the creation of a college of food to boost the capital’s strengths as a centre of culinary research, development and innovation. The college would help develop capacities, “scope out” consumer trends, assess the impact of innovative approaches to sourcing or hospitality management as…
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18 JanuaryComment
The way forward from the moratorium
The latest lockdown is another devastating blow to the hospitality and leisure industries. Any help which the Government can provide is clearly welcome. But, for many hospitality and leisure operators in major cities, where annual rents can exceed £100,000 per annum, the latest grants amount to less than three weeks rent. For businesses that have been closed, in many cases, for almost…
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18 JanuaryFeatures
The idea behind: Plant Hustlers
They say when entering the world of business the only thing to expect is the unexpected. Aaron Bryans, the owner of Plant Hustlers, a vegan restaurant in Bournemouth knows this all too well. With just a year of trading under his belt before the pandemic hit the North London native…
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13 JanuaryPeople
The Breakfast Club appoints interim MD
The Breakfast Club has appointed Steve Locke, co-founder of the UK pub chain All Bar One, as its interim managing director. Owner of the self-proclaimed “caf”, Jonathan Arana-Morton, first opened applications for the role in November 2020 through an online statement. At the time he made his need for “a…
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11 JanuaryCoronavirus
Pandemic costs D&D London £2.5m a month, owner warns
Des Gunewardena, the owner of restaurant group D&D London, has written to the government calling for greater support ahead of today’s (11 January) parliamentary debate on the hospitality industry. In a letter addressed to chancellor Rishi Sunak, Gunewardena revealed that Covid-19 is costing D&D London £2.5m per month of closure.…
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