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.

  • Nov- 2020 -
    17 November
    NewsRichard Galli joins Poké the Bear as executive chef

    Richard Galli joins Poké the Bear as executive chef

    Michelin Star chef Richard Galli has announced he will be joining hospitality and TV personnels Calum Best and Fraser Carruthers at the delivery only poké kitchen, Poké the Bear. Galli will be based at the restaurant chain’s second site, in London, Clapham. The previous Goring Hotel executive chef will bring…

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  • 11 November
    CoronavirusGovernment urged to reevaluate lockdown restrictions

    Government urged to reevaluate lockdown restrictions

    Sacha Lord, the night time economy advisor for Greater Manchester, has urged parliament to reassess its latest lockdown measures. In a letter to the government legal department, Lord picked upon the “insufficient level of detail” provided by the study used to back up lockdown measures. He also called upon three…

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  • 3 November
    Food and DrinkDeliveroo pledges free meals to NHS workers

    Deliveroo pledges free meals to NHS workers

    Deliveroo has relaunched its ‘Supporting the NHS’ campaign, with a new commitment to deliver “hundreds of thousands” free, hot meals to NHS frontline staff. Deliveroo said it “pledged” to donate hot meals to the NHS from Pizza Hut, Rosa’s Thai Cafe and other independent restaurants who will donate 500 meals…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    29 October
    CoronavirusG-A-Y 10pm curfew battle placed on hold

    G-A-Y 10pm curfew battle placed on hold

    The legal challenge against the Government’s 10pm curfew on hospitality launched by the owner of the G-A-Y nightclub has been placed on hold after the court refused permission for the case to move forward. In a statement posted to Twitter, owner Jeremy Joseph revealed that the decision was made by…

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  • 26 October
    RestaurantsIberica closes two sites in CVA, 135 jobs saved

    Iberica closes two sites in CVA, 135 jobs saved

    Iberica, the Spanish tapas restaurant and bar group owned and operated by Iberica Food and Culture Limited, has preserved 135 jobs after a successful CVA restructuring. The Iberica CVA was approved in late September, securing over 99% support from creditors, with every landlord among them voting in favour. Although Iberica’s…

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  • 26 October
    Regulations & PoliciesManchester hospitality sector slams ‘insufficient’ government response

    Manchester hospitality sector slams ‘insufficient’ government response

    Hospitality leaders in Greater Manchester, led by the region’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord, are continuing legal proceedings against the introduction of Tier 3 restrictions after receiving an “insufficient” government response. The group has previously said the decision has no scientific basis and will “recklessly destroy” the region’s hospitality…

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  • 23 October
    CoronavirusHospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas

    Hospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas

    Hospitality sales dropped by nearly two thirds in the upper tiers of the government’s new Covid alert system, with Tier 3 areas suffering from an immediate drop in sales, according to CGA’s latest data. Pubs, bars and restaurants in ‘Very High’ tiers in England have seen their sales fall between…

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  • 21 October
    CoronavirusSouth Yorkshire to enter Tier three

    South Yorkshire to enter Tier three

    South Yorkshire will be placed into the ‘very high’ alert level of Covid lockdown measures from Saturday (24 October), according to a statement by Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region. Pubs and restaurants must close unless they are serving substantial meals, while mixing with different households is forbidden…

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  • 20 October
    CoronavirusManchester moved into Tier three

    Manchester moved into Tier three

    Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that Manchester will be placed into Tier 3 Covid-19 restrictions, after talks between mayor Andy Burnham and the UK government collapsed.  As a result of being placed under Tier 3, pubs and restaurants must close unless they are supplying substantial meals and outside household…

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  • 15 October
    CoronavirusLondon to move to Tier 2

    London to move to Tier 2

    London and Essex will face tougher Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday (17 October), including a ban on the mixing of households, local MPs have been told. According to the BBC, health secretary Matt Hancock is set to update MPs on the latest measures in the Commons later today. Under…

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