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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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Mar- 2019 -25 MarchRestaurants
Chick n’ Sours to open Chik’n Soho
Chick n’ Sours has announced it is to open its first restaurant under the Chik’n name in London’s Soho. The chain operated by Carl Clarke and David Wolanski will open in place of BRGR.co on Wardour Street. The Chik’n offshoot is expected to offer the same menu plus some new…
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22 MarchAnalysis
The emerging food-to-go trend
Within the food and drink industry, the food-to-go sector is booming and IGD has even forecasted that it will be worth £23.5bn by 2022. Within the sector, many different types of organisation are looking at how they can capitalise on consumers’ love affair with quick, convenient food. They should also…
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21 MarchRestaurants
French restaurant Abondance closes after 12 years
London-based French restaurant, Abondance has closed after 12 years in operation in the Primrose Hill area. The restaurant formerly known as Androuet before a 2018 rebrand has blamed “basic cost increases, lower sterling value, and staff recruitment difficulties” on its closure. Restaurant owners Alex and Leo Guarneri had announced that…
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20 MarchRestaurants
D&D London launches new restaurant in New York
Today marks the opening of Queensyard, a new restaurant, bar and café by D&D London within the Hudson Yards development in Manhattan. Offering luxury retail, work and residential space on the west side of Manhattan, Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in US history which, upon completion,…
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20 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Yolo dessert bar opens in Covent Garden
A dessert-only bar, Yolo, has opened in London’s Covent Garden, which aims to specialise in homemade cakes and plant-based desserts, alongside a record shop named RockPopRecords. The bar will bake all of its offering fresh every morning, and vows to use “no nasties or food colourings, just traditional baking techniques”…
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19 MarchCatering Companies
Vacherin beats predictions with 33% turnover
Vacherin has announced that in its second full year under a new management structure, turnover increased by 33% to £26.2m, exceeding company’s prediction of 20%. The London-based hospitality specialist has added eight new contracts to its portfolio worth an annualised turnover of more than £2.6m. Vacherin also recently invested in…
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19 MarchCatering Companies
Crussh announces first site opening in partnership with Sodexo
Crussh Fit Food and Juice Bars has opened its first site in partnership with hospitality company Sodexo, at City, University of London, on 18 March 2019. The new kiosk at City will offer the company’s classic menu, offering a range of healthy food from breakfast pots, toasties, salads, wraps and…
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18 MarchFeatures
The rise of private dining
Tom Gore, food director at award-winning City of London events venue The Brewery and The Grubstreet Author discusses the rise in private dining, how companies are blending business and pleasure with a little foodie inspiration and why this form of breaking bread is so popular with millennials. Private dining as…
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18 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Peggy Porschen opens second bakery
Peggy Porschen has opened its second bakery in London’s Chelsea area, nine years after it opened its first site in the city’s Belgravia area. The new bakery, which opened last week features its own cocktail bar along with a savory menu which it does not have at its Belgravia branch.…
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15 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Santa Nata to open two sites in Covent Garden
Santa Nata is to launch two new Portuguese pastelarias in London’s Covent Garden area. The new sites will specialise in the traditional Portuguese pastry with egg custard filling – Pastel de Nata. Santa Nata will open its first site on Covent Garden’s Russell Street with a second unit opening on…
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