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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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Jun- 2019 -4 JuneRestaurants
M Victoria RAW launches vegetarian menu
London-based restaurant, M Victoria RAW, is to launch a new vegetarian and gluten-free menu to go live on 7 June. Executive chef Oleg Ibragimov, formerly of the Fat Duck and Le Manoir, has created a modern menu designed to accommodate clean eating dining and free from preferences. As well as…
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4 JuneRestaurants
D&D launches new co-working concept The Workroom
Restaurant group D&D London has launched a new concept to welcome the UK’s self-employed and freelance workers to its sites. The way people work has changed. The number of self-employed and freelance workers in the UK has increased from around 3.3 million in 2002, to over 5 million in 2018…
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4 JuneRestaurants
Former F1 boss launches pizza restaurant
Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman and former Formula One boss, will be opening his new restaurant Crazy Pizza in London this summer. Crazy Pizza is the newest addition to Briatore’s growing portfolio of bespoke entertainment-led restaurants, beach clubs and nightclubs across the UK, Italy, Dubai and Monaco. The restaurant’s traditional chefs…
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3 JuneRestaurants
Social media delivery only restaurant, Twisted London, expands
Twisted London, the delivery only restaurant born from Jungle Creations’ Twisted, which specialises in creating recipe videos for its 20 million followers across social media, has expanded with the launch of five new sites. The new sites include London-based branches in Bayswater, Gloucester Road, Russell Square, Piccadilly and Edgware Road.…
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3 JuneAwards & Events
First Andrew Fairlie award won by Prince Charles’ country house
The first award for hospitality excellence created in honour of legendary Scottish chef Andrew Fairlie has been won by Dumfries House, the 18th Century Ayrshire country mansion and estate rescued and redeveloped by Prince Charles. Fairlie, who died in January after a long battle with a brain tumour, was Scotland’s…
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May- 2019 -31 MayFood and Drink
Sainsbury’s set to launch vegan butcher
Sainsbury’s has announced it is set to launch a pop-up vegan butcher on London’s Bethnal Green Road from 21 June to 23 June. The pop-up, launched for World Meat Free Week will feature over 20 plant-based products including the supermarket’s Shroomdogs. Sainsbury’s buyer, James Hamilton said: “Whilst we’re seeing a…
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29 MayRestaurants
Sloane Place restaurant and hotel launches in Chelsea
Sloane Place restaurant and hotel has launched in Chelsea, London by a team which includes executive chef, Bernhard Mayer and Matt Hobbs, former managing director of The Groucho Club. Sloane Place is also dog friendly and invites guests to bring their pooches with them when they dine. Mayer will oversee…
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29 MayRestaurants
Baozi Inn to open new flagship restaurant in Borough
London-based dim sum chain, Baozi Inn has announced it is to launch a new flagship restaurant in the city’s Borough area. The new 120-cover site, which will be located on Southwark Street opposite Flat Iron Square, will join existing premises in Soho and Victoria’s Market Halls. It will serve Baozi…
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29 MayBusiness
UK’s top restaurant groups lost £82m in the last year
The UK’s top 100 restaurants made an £82m loss in the last year, down from a pre-tax profit of £102m 12 months ago, research by accounting firm UHY Hacker has found. Furthermore, pre-tax profits at the UK’s top 100 restaurant groups have fallen from £345m since the first quarter of…
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28 MayRestaurants
The Providores to close after 18 years
London restaurant, The Providores has announced it is to close at the end of July after 18 years in business on Marylebone High Street. The restaurant’s owners Peter Gordon and Michael McGrath said they had closed the restaurant in order to “pursue other personal projects and travel and relax after…
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