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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.

  • Sep- 2018 -
    24 September
    Pubs and BarsUsain Bolt to open London restaurant

    Usain Bolt to open London restaurant

    Usain Bolt has announced he is to open his first restaurant named Tracks & Records near London’s Liverpool Street station, Bolt has plans to open a total of 15 restaurants under the name in sites across the UK. The new restaurant will open its doors on 10 October with the…

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  • 24 September
    AdviceCatering colleges: A lesson in how to fight the fatbergs

    Catering colleges: A lesson in how to fight the fatbergs

    While many assume that the focus of catering courses is on cooking, a great deal of attention is also paid to everything that surrounds this core component. From food hygiene to disposing of food and other kitchen waste, it is important for students to learn about more than just how…

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  • 21 September
    Apps & TechnologyUberEats eyeing up Deliveroo purchase

    UberEats eyeing up Deliveroo purchase

    American food delivery and ride share company Uber is reportedly looking at purchasing UK-based delivery firm Deliveroo. Deliveroo was recently valued at just over £2bn and according to a Bloomberg report, sources close to the companies say the deal could be worth “several billion dollars”. The interest comes as Uber…

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  • 21 September
    Food and DrinkChefs admit free-from options will contain small amounts of ‘restricted ingredients’

    Chefs admit free-from options will contain small amounts of ‘restricted ingredients’

    New research has found that ‘free-from’ options at some restaurants “contain small amounts of restricted ingredients”, according to London chefs. The study by The Change Group revealed that, while more than 95% chefs report that their restaurant caters for food intolerances and healthy eating, and half are providing on the…

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  • 20 September
    PeopleMcDonalds, TGI and Wetherspoons staff to go on ‘historic strike’ for better pay

    McDonalds, TGI and Wetherspoons staff to go on ‘historic strike’ for better pay

    Hospitality staff from McDonalds, TGI Fridays and Wetherspoons will be coming together to collectively strike for better pay and union recognition. In what has been described as a “historic move” by the organisers, hospitality workers in the McStrike, TGI Fridays Strike and SpoonStrike [JD Wetherspoon] will stage coordinated walkouts to…

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  • 20 September
    BusinessDeliveroo to take on hotels and events with relaunched corporate offering

    Deliveroo to take on hotels and events with relaunched corporate offering

    Deliveroo has announced that it will relaunch its revamped corporate offering, ‘Deliveroo for Business’, with aims to provide food delivery services to over 7,000 corporate customers in 15 minutes. The service, which launched in September 2016, is being extended with the addition of new features and services. Deliveroo said it…

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  • 19 September
    BusinessTraditional Suffolk pub becomes ‘first in UK’ to go cash free

    Traditional Suffolk pub becomes ‘first in UK’ to go cash free

    The Boot pub in Freston, Suffolk has claimed to be the first traditional pub in Britain to go cashless. The pub only accepts payments by card or phone, there is no minimum spend and the landlord claimed its decision to go cashless had “pipped [London] to the post”. The Boot,…

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  • 17 September
    PeopleHelena Puolakka named executive chef at Skylon

    Helena Puolakka named executive chef at Skylon

    D&D London has appointed Helena Puolakka as executive chef of modern European restaurant, Skylon on Southbank. She is currently the chef patron at Aster restaurant located in Nova Victoria, London and her new appointment will see Puolakka expand her role and take the helm at two restaurants in the capital…

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  • 17 September
    BusinessRestaurant sales recover as holiday season boosts eating-out market

    Restaurant sales recover as holiday season boosts eating-out market

    Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales edge up 0.6% in August, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. Managed pubs saw collective like-for-likes grow 0.2% against August last year, while restaurant groups were up 1.4% for the month. This showed a recovery from June…

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  • 14 September
    RestaurantsCorbin & King to open ninth restaurant in 2019

    Corbin & King to open ninth restaurant in 2019

    Hospitality group Corbin and King will be opening its new restaurant Soutine on St John’s Wood High Street, London at the beginning of 2019. Soutine will become the ninth opening for Corbin and King, following the recently launched Café Wolseley at Bicester Village. The new site will take inspiration from…

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