Manchester
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality developments across Manchester, with a focus on high-activity areas such as the Northern Quarter, Ancoats, Spinningfields, and Deansgate. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, investment trends, and evolving footfall dynamics. Insight is tailored for operators tracking urban trading patterns, premium casual formats, and consumer behaviour in one of the UK’s most competitive city markets.
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Mar- 2023 -22 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
200 Degrees to open coffee shop and barista school in Chester
Independent coffee roaster 200 Degrees will be opening a coffee shop and barista school on Bridge Street, Chester, below the Grosvenor Shopping centre this May. The imminent opening in Chester, which will bring 15 new full-time and part-time jobs to the area, will be the chain’s 19th UK venue and…
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14 MarchRestaurants
Doner Shack to debut in London this month
Berlin street food brand Doner Shack has announced that it will be opening its first London store on Baker Street on 27 March. To celebrate the opening of the store, which comes after its success in Manchester, Leicester and Glasgow, the brand will be offering 200 free kebaps a day…
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9 MarchNews
Food and accommodation was North West’s fastest-growing sector in 2022
Food and accommodation is the fastest-growing industry in the North West, the new 2023 ‘Fastest-growing regional sectors’ list by Fintech company Iwoca has revealed. The latest statistics, which analysed ONS UK business data between 2018 and 2022, reported an 18% increase in the North West’s accommodation and food business, which…
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6 MarchPeople
Mollie’s appoints Dan Gover as group innovation and development chef
Mollie’s motel and diners, has appointed Dan Gover as group innovation and development chef following the launch of its Manchester-based site in late 2023. Gover plans to assist with the brand’s creative F&B development. He started his hospitality career as a head chef at the White Horse Hotel in Romsey…
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2 MarchPubs and Bars
Northern cities lead growth for UK hospitality, research finds
Cities in the north of England are leading growth in UK hospitality despite the impacts of Covid, the cost of living crisis and rail strikes, new research has found. The ‘State of the North’ research from Northern Restaurant and Bar and CGA by NielsenIQ found that in most key northern…
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Feb- 2023 -28 FebruaryPubs and Bars
NQ64 to open in Shoreditch London
Retro gaming bar NQ64 has announced that it will open its second London site in Old Street Shoreditch in May 2023. The 9000 square foot Shoreditch based bar will be the brand’s biggest bar yet capable of hosting 450 people. NQ64 Shoreditch will house some new and rare games which…
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22 FebruaryVenues & Properties
Soho House to open first Manchester location
Soho House has announced plans to open its first members’ club in Manchester later this year. The Manchester opening will be the 13th UK Soho House club and fourth outside of London, following the group’s launch in Brighton last year. Members’ clubs are also located in Oxfordshire and Somerset. The…
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10 FebruaryRestaurants
Gino D’Acampo’s Luciano restaurant sold to San Carlo Group
Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant Luciano, in Alderley Edge Cheshire, has been acquired by the San Carlo Group. The restaurant will close its doors on 14 February 2023, just one year after it opened. It will be closed for five weeks and then reopen under the San Carlo brand. The restaurant will…
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Jan- 2023 -26 JanuaryBusiness
Great North Pie Co to open kitchen and bar
The Great North Pie Co has announced that it is set to open a kitchen and bar in the Manchester city centre space, Kampus in February. The opening of the site in the centre of Manchester will join the company’s existing sites including places in Altrincham and the Lake District.…
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23 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Salonica Maroon increases Creams shareholding
Investment firm Salonica Maroon has announced that it has acquired further shareholdings in Creams Cafe. Salonica Maroon co-invested in the dessert business alongside majority shareholder Pistachio Holdings in December 2020. Creams opened a flagship store in Manchester Arndale Centre in December 2022 and has 15 new locations in the pipeline…
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