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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- 2020 -11 FebruaryRestaurants
Humpit targets 30 sites in five years amid Thorpe Park Leeds opening
Hummus and pita bar Humpit is set to open its 13th site at The Springs at Thorpe Park Leeds. Established as a street food pop-up in July 2014 the brand has since become one of the fastest growing plant-based food companies in the UK. With 12 existing stores from Edinburgh…
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10 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold
A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend every day providing updates on it, but it is worth noting quickly that there is likely to be some worldwide economic turbulence due to the latest developments. A slew of…
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10 FebruaryRestaurants
Maison Francois to open in St James
Maison François, a brasserie and wine bar in the heart of St James, London, has announced it is set to open in spring 2020 and will be headed by former Masterchef star Matthew Ryle. Founded by François O’Neill, Ryle will also be joined by Ed Wyand who will head up…
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10 FebruaryComment
From market stalls to brick walls: how pop-ups are riding the bricks-and-mortar wave
Ka Pao With a name and menu that packs a punch, Ka Pao is Glasgow’s latest permanent resident. The new restaurant and bar features the same team who opened rustic Glaswegian site Ox and Finch back in 2014, a restaurant that has garnered much critical acclaim in the city. The…
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5 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Tesla, Macy’s and organic food: serious change is afoot
Sometimes change is sudden and surprising, but sometimes it bubbles away under the surface for decades before making a serious impact, and in today’s roundup I have a few examples of the latter to highlight. First, there is Tesla. The firm led by billionaire space-AI Elon Musk has long been…
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5 FebruaryRestaurants
Purezza ‘triples the size’ of Camden site
Vegan pizza joint, Purezza, has announced plans to “triple the size” of its Camden branch, making it “one of the biggest vegan restaurants in the UK”. The extension, which marks the first part of the restaurant’s expansion plans for 2020, includes a new sheltered garden for al-fresco dining, as well…
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4 FebruaryFeatures
From barrister to restaurateur: Nisha Katona on her Indian street food chain
“I was a child protection barrister for 20 years but always with a completely blinding passion and obsession for the food of my ancestors – which is home-style Indian food,” says Nisha Katona, founder of Indian street food chain Mowgli. Katona started her restaurateur journey because she realised that a…
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4 FebruaryRestaurants
The Vurger Co. eyes 2020 expansion amid £1.4m investment
Vegan burger restaurant The Vurger Co. has secured a £1.4m investment as it continues its period of “rapid growth” in 2020. The vegan burger restaurant, which opened its first site in Shoreditch in March 2018 and its second in Canary Wharf in November 2018, will open two more sites in…
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4 FebruaryRestaurants
D&D London to open site at Stratford’s Pavillion
Restaurant and bar group D&D London has announced it will open its latest dining concept within the Stratford-based Pavilion at the International Quarter London (IQL). The Pavillion, which stands at the gateway to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, is currently under construction. The building includes a 3,000 sq ft terrace…
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3 FebruaryBusiness Bites
What’s Nissan driving at with Brexit plans?
Now that the technical aspect of leaving the EU has happened on paper, we are into the implementation period, but the negotiations will soon get going once again. The pound fell today as in a speech which actually overlapped Michel Barnier’s opening salvo with competing coverage, Boris Johnson reiterated his…
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