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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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Dec- 2019 -18 DecemberApps & Technology
London restaurants go paperless with digital receipts
Giraffe, Ed’s Easy Diner, Slim Chickens, Japan Centre and Sakagura have announced plans to use digital receipts over paper ones. Partnering with digital receipts platform Flux, they join KFC, Itsu and Just Eat in moving to paperless receipt technology. Flux found that the use of digital receipts has risen by…
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17 DecemberRestaurants
Fraiche restaurant claims top spot in ‘Harden’s 100’
Marc Wilkinson’s 14-seater Fraiche restaurant, near Birkenhead, has claimed the top spot in the ‘Harden’s 100’ list of the UK’s top dining destinations. Fraiche was amongst the north west’s tally of 10 entries in the Harden’s 100, the highest of any region outside the south east and London. Harden’s said…
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17 DecemberRestaurants
Zizzi owner reports 7% increase in total sales
The Azzurri Group, the parent company of Zizzi, Ask Italian, Radio Alice and Coco di Mama, has reported an increase of 7% in total sales to £299.4m. According to the groups financial reports for the 52 weeks to 30 June 2019, the group experienced a 3% increase in EBITDA to…
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16 DecemberRestaurants
The Cavendish London to launch vegan menu in January
The Cavendish London has announced it will launch an all-new vegan menu for the month of January. Its menu, which has been released in support of the annual ‘Veganuary’ event, will be offered in its 2AA Rosette fine dining Petrichor Restaurant throughout the month in addition to its usual menu.…
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16 DecemberRestaurants
Franco Manca revenues jump 9.3% in half-year results
Fulham Shore, parent company of Franco Manca and Real Greek has reported a 9.3% increase in revenues to £36m compared with £33m in 2018, in the six months to 29 September. The group also reported EBITDA was £8.4m after the adoption of accounting method IFRS 16, compared with £4.6m last…
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13 DecemberRestaurants
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall closes
Jamie Oliver restaurant, Fifteen Cornwall, has announced it is to close its doors with immediate effect. The site was owned and operated by the Cornwall Food Foundation, despite its use of the Jamie Oliver group name. The outpost was one of the last remaining Jamie Oliver sites in the UK. …
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11 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
The Breakfast Club appoints Charlie McVeigh as chairman
The Breakfast Club has appointed Draft House founder and chairman, Charlie McVeigh as chairman. The news of the appointment follows the restaurant reporting record sales and “positive” like-for-like growth for the year. It revealed the first seven months of the current financial year ended with £9.7m worth of sales, increased…
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10 DecemberBusiness Bites
Want to know who will win the election? Watch the pound
In recent years there has been a lot of talk about how badly wrong pollsters can get it. Nobody thought Trump would win, nobody thought Leave would win the referendum, indeed even elections have been too close to call. Though it now feels like a different historical epoch to look…
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10 DecemberPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon reveals £200m expansion plan
JD Wetherspoon has announced an investment of over £200m in order to develop new pubs and hotels, as well as expanding existing ones in the UK and Ireland, creating about 10,000 new jobs. The pub and hotel chain said the majority of the investment will be channelled into developments in…
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10 DecemberRestaurants
Carluccio’s plans further expansion through franchise partners
Carluccio’s has announced its intention to seek strategic franchise partners to support it in further business expansion. The Italian restaurant chain plans to expand into travel and airport markets, as well as within the Republic of Ireland. The new franchise sites will reportedly adhere by the new ‘Fresca’ format, with…
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