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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Jul- 2020 -9 JulyBreweries and Distilleries
New Brewdog drive-through set to open in the UK
Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has revealed plans to open a new ‘Brewdog Drive Thru’ in the UK. The sites will serve as beer collection points, hubs for electric vehicle deliveries as well as hubs for closed loop, zero waste packaging such as growlers, mini-kegs and returnable bottles. The group said…
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneRestaurants
TGI Fridays announces reopening of 66 sites on 6 July
TGI Fridays has announced the reopening of 66 of its UK restaurants on 6 July. The company said it will also reveal a “fresh new brand” which will be showcased at six specially selected restaurants, dubbed ‘Famous at Fridays’, with elements introduced across the rest of the estate. These new…
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19 JuneCoronavirus
D&D London to reopen 17 UK restaurants on 4 July
D&D London has announced the reopening of 17 of its restaurant venues on 4 July, pending the lifting of government restrictions. These restaurants, located in London, Manchester and Leeds, form the first phase of reopening of the full D&D London portfolio. The other of its UK restaurants, as well as…
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10 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Veggie Pret sites to reopen this week amid pandemic
Pret A Manger has announced the reopening of its Veggie Pret stores across the UK this week, with the majority offering delivery for the first time. All 10 locations, which include nine London sites and one Manchester store, will reopen tomorrow (11 June), having closed since March amid the Covid-19…
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May- 2020 -26 MayCoronavirus
Nando’s to reopen 94 sites with additional measures in place
Restaurant chain Nando’s has announced it has opened a further 54 sites for delivery or click and collect today (26 may) and will also reopen an additional 40 sites tomorrow. The news comes after it trialled around six sites in London and Manchester open to delivery for NHS staff last…
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22 MayCoronavirus
TGI Fridays to reopen a further 12 sites for click and collect services
TGI Fridays has announced the reopening of a further 12 of its UK sites for click and collect and delivery services amid the Covid-19 pandemic. From next week (27 May), the restaurant will be reopening its Aberdeen Beach, Bolton, Braintree, Coventry, Cribbs Causeway, Doncaster, Fareham, Romford sites, alongside Glasgow’s Buchanan…
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14 MayCafes and Coffee Shops
M&S Cafés begin to reopen for takeaway
Marks and Spencer has revealed plans to reopen 49 café locations across the UK today (14 May). The local cafés will be opening for takeaway hot drinks only, and the chosen locations to open are all based on the café being located next to the in-store Foodhall – meaning customers…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Pret reopens a further 71 sites
Pret A Manger has continued the gradual reopening of its UK store estate with the announcement of a further 71 of its stores now open for takeaway and delivery. Pret had previously reopened 30 initial sites in and around London last month however the new reopenings include sites in Birmingham,…
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Apr- 2020 -23 AprilRestaurants
Nandos reopens seven sites for NHS staff amid Covid-19 crisis
Nandos has announced it is reopening seven of its city-centre restaurants to provide 1,700 free meals to NHS and frontline workers each day amid the Covid-19 crisis. The restaurants reopening include four in London, two in Manchester and one in Dublin and will operate behind closed doors exclusively for NHS…
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21 AprilPubs and Bars
Brewdog relaunches draught beer delivery service
Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has announced it is re-launching its beer delivery service, which offers customers the opportunity to order freshly canned beer straight from their local Brewdog pubs. The first Brewfog locations to offer the on demand beer drops will be Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester,…
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