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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.

  • Nov- 2020 -
    3 November
    GovernmentMinister for Hospitality petition gains over 37,000 signatures

    Minister for Hospitality petition gains over 37,000 signatures

    A petition calling for the Government to create a minister for hospitality has gathered 37,700 signatures since its creation. The online petition, made in reaction to the current Covid-19 restrictions and upcoming lockdown, asks for a dedicated minister who would liaise with industry representatives. Currently, the UK hospitality industry creates…

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  • 3 November
    Food and DrinkDeliveroo pledges free meals to NHS workers

    Deliveroo pledges free meals to NHS workers

    Deliveroo has relaunched its ‘Supporting the NHS’ campaign, with a new commitment to deliver “hundreds of thousands” free, hot meals to NHS frontline staff. Deliveroo said it “pledged” to donate hot meals to the NHS from Pizza Hut, Rosa’s Thai Cafe and other independent restaurants who will donate 500 meals…

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  • 2 November
    FeaturesQ&A with Jonathan Dockrell

    Q&A with Jonathan Dockrell

    What difficulties were there in opening the shop in Canary Wharf, especially during the pandemic? I suppose that the initial pain was getting people to fit the new kitchen in as you normally would. Usually you go in with relatively large teams and very quickly sort it so we’ve had…

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  • 2 November
    NewsTasty reports £11m loss

    Tasty reports £11m loss

    Tasty, a restaurant group that owns Wildwood and Dim T, has reported a loss of £11m for the six month period ending 28 June. According to the company’s interim report, Covid-19 restrictions caused total sales to fall 59% from £21.1m to £8.7m.  All of the firm’s sites closed from 24…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    30 October
    CoronavirusGordon Ramsay opens new restaurant amid calls to ‘kick-start’ economy

    Gordon Ramsay opens new restaurant amid calls to ‘kick-start’ economy

    Gordon Ramsay has taken to Twitter to announce the opening of a new Street Pizza venue in Southwark on 5 November, as he tells followers the industry must “bounce back” from Covid-19.  In a video posted on the chef’s social media site, he said: “You may think it’s crazy opening a…

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  • 30 October
    Food and DrinkPizza Express to axe a further 1,300 jobs

    Pizza Express to axe a further 1,300 jobs

    Pizza Express will reportedly cut 1,300 additional jobs across its 370 UK restaurants attributed to poor sales and the continued impact of Covid-19, according to the BBC. The losses come weeks after the firm launched a CVA bid that proposed 1,100 jobs would be cut and 73 restaurants close. The…

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  • 26 October
    CommentPivoting during a Pandemic

    Pivoting during a Pandemic

    You could have once argued that London’s Chinatown was one of the best spots to open a restaurant (prior to Covid of course), placed strategically just minutes away from the city’s theatre district, vendors could attract hungry musical goers and tourists right after they emerged from the latest West-End show. …

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  • 26 October
    RestaurantsIberica closes two sites in CVA, 135 jobs saved

    Iberica closes two sites in CVA, 135 jobs saved

    Iberica, the Spanish tapas restaurant and bar group owned and operated by Iberica Food and Culture Limited, has preserved 135 jobs after a successful CVA restructuring. The Iberica CVA was approved in late September, securing over 99% support from creditors, with every landlord among them voting in favour. Although Iberica’s…

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  • 26 October
    NewsHarcourt Inns chef director departs

    Harcourt Inns chef director departs

    Henry Harris, chef director at the London-based pub group Harcourt Inns, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. Harris joined Harcourt in 2017 with the sole responsibility to oversee Maida Vale’s The Truscott Arms.  Since then, the former Racine chef patron took over the culinary aspects across Harcourt’s…

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  • 22 October
    News100 jobs at risk at Langan’s Brasserie

    100 jobs at risk at Langan’s Brasserie

    100 employees at Langan’s Brasserie may face redundancy as the restaurant struggles to stay afloat due to Covid-19.   According to the Guardian, the London restaurant, which has been open since 1976, has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, with financial advisory firm Begbies Traynor selected as the potential…

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