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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Sep- 2020 -3 SeptemberRestaurants
Naveen Handa acquires East Coast Concepts out of administration
An investment group led by Naveen Handa of leisure company The Cairn Group has acquired restaurant and bar group East Coast Concepts out of administration. The Manchester-based restaurant and bar group, which operates the Neighbourhood and Victors brands, has five sites across the UK, including Hale, Alderley Edge, Liverpool, Leeds…
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Aug- 2020 -27 AugustRestaurants
Wahaca to shutter a third of sites
Wahaca is set to shutter more than a third of its sites, following impacted sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group is now planning to close 10 of its 28 sites. Branches affected by the closure include sites in Bluewater, Kent; St Pauls, London; Liverpool; Manchester and Bristol. Alongside…
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12 AugustCoronavirus
Manchester pubs flouting guidance, undercover report finds
Pubs and bars in a Manchester borough are ignoring Covid-19 guidance and potentially endangering customers, an undercover Sky News investigation has found. A team of undercover reporters posed as walk-in customers at a range of pubs and bars in a Greater Manchester suburb, and discovered the majority of sites were…
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Jul- 2020 -23 JulyBusiness
Chilango set to call in administrators
Mexican fast food chain Chilango is reportedly set to call in administrators, potentially putting 152 jobs at risk of redundancy. According to The Guardian, the move could lead to the closure of Chilango’s 12 restaurants located in London, Manchester and Birmingham. Further to this, investors who contributed to the group’s…
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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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