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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- 2018 -29 MarchBusiness
Nisbets adds another store to its retail portfolio
Catering equipment supplier, Nisbets, has further added to its growing retail portfolio with the opening of a new store in Bayswater, west London. The new store – Nisbets’ 32nd retail outlet – will officially open its doors at 9.00am on Tuesday 3 April. To celebrate the arrival of the new…
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20 MarchNews
35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are loss making
35 of the UK’s Top 100 restaurant groups are now loss-making, up 75% from just 20 last year, new research shows. Chartered accountants, UHY Hacker Young, found that trading conditions have become increasingly difficult for restaurant chains dealing with oversaturation in the market as well as rising costs. Casualties include…
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19 MarchPeople
Former Locanda Locatelli chef enlisted for new Italian restaurant
Louis Korovilas, a former chef at London’s Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli, has taken on the head chef role at a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden. Korovilas has also previously worked at the Michelin-starred French restaurant Pied à Terre. The new eatery, called Bancone, will focus on fresh pasta and is…
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19 MarchVenues & Properties
Freemasons’ Hall announces Bubble as recommended supplier
Bubble has announced that it has been listed as a new recommended supplier for bespoke catering at Grade II listed venue, Freemasons’ Hall. Having recently hosted at the venue to 600 guests at the Flight Centre’s Winter Ball, Bubble’s product and services demonstrated at this high profile event helped the…
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16 MarchPeople
Hospitality apprentices are the most in demand, says Adzuna
With National Apprenticeship Week concluding last week (5 – 9 March), a study of over 8,600 apprenticeship positions by job search engine Adzuna revealed the types of apprenticeships most in demand. The study, which uses Adzuna’s live job market data, showed that there are currently 1,351 advertised hospitality and catering…
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16 MarchFeatures
The Curious Gin Consumer
Gin has rapidly grown in popularity in the last few years. We asked Nicholas Cook, director general of The Gin Guild to share his industry expertise about why this has happened The gin craze is most definitely in full swing and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down. The interest…
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16 MarchBusiness
Deliveroo unveils new street food pop-up concept
Deliveroo’s Editions has launched a new pop ups programme to help street-food brands reach new customers, grow the business and potentially become a permanent presence on Deliveroo Editions. Deliveroo Editions are delivery-only kitchen hubs set up in different areas across the UK, which allow chefs or restaurants to introduce themselves…
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16 MarchRestaurants
Marco Pierre White to open second Chophouse restaurant in Manchester hotel
Marco Pierre White is to open a new Chophouse brand restaurant at Manchester’s Velvet Hotel in April. Called Mr. White’s English Chophouse, the restaurant is to open following an agreement between Black & White Hospitality, which owns the franchise rights to five of White’s restaurant brands, and the hotel’s management…
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16 MarchRestaurants
Vegan, alcohol-free restaurant launches crowdfunding campaign
London-based vegan, wheat and alcohol-free restaurant Redemption Bar has launched a £300,000 crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to open two new outlets. Developed by former brand director of Virgin, Catherine Salway and New Zealand restaurateur and raw vegan chef, Andrea Waters, the company already has two restaurants in Shoreditch and Notting…
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16 MarchPeople
Healthy lifestyles changing the way customers eat out
Three in five out-of-home diners proactively try to lead a healthy lifestyle impacting the eating out sector, UKHospitality and CGA’s recent Future Shock report has found. Research showing falling alcohol consumption and rising demand for soft drinks has highlighted the need to cater to health-conscious consumers, and young urban people…
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