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.

  • Jan- 2020 -
    27 January
    PeoplePanoramic 34 appoints new head chef

    Panoramic 34 appoints new head chef

    Liverpool restaurant Panoramic 34 has announced the appointment of Elliot Hill as its new head chef. The restaurant said that Hill will bring a “unique” style of cooking to Panoramic, and that the front of house and kitchen team are “hugely excited with the new developments that are planned under…

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  • 23 January
    RestaurantsRestaurant group Tre Ciccio enters administration

    Restaurant group Tre Ciccio enters administration

    Manchester-based Italian restaurant group Tre Ciccio has entered administration. Tre Ciccio opened its first restaurant in Altrincham in 2018 and opened two more sites in Bramhall and Ramsbottom soon after. The group confirmed the closure on social media. In a Facebook post it said: “We can confirm Tre Ciccio Ltd…

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  • 16 January
    Food and DrinkGreggs partners ‘exclusively’ with Just Eat for nationwide delivery

    Greggs partners ‘exclusively’ with Just Eat for nationwide delivery

    Bakery chain Greggs has confirmed Just Eat as its exclusive delivery partner. Following a successful trial in London, Newcastle and Glasgow, Greggs said it has opted to work “exclusively” with Just Eat to provide its “food-on-the-go favourites” directly to the customer’s door. A further rollout will begin this week, adding…

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  • 15 January
    Business BitesBoohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated

    Boohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated

    From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto cliché to refer to Marks and Spencer as the “high street bellwether”, yet that is the status it has held for so many decades. The once mighty monolith was the first British retailer to reach a market capitalisation of £1bn and…

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  • 9 January
    RestaurantsChef Aiden Byrne to close Restaurant MCR

    Chef Aiden Byrne to close Restaurant MCR

    Chef Aiden Byrne has announced the closure of Restaurant MCR in Manchester. Originally known as Manchester House, the restaurant was first closed in October 2018 when it went into administration with its sister restaurant and bar Artisan. The restaurant reopened in December 2018 after rebranding to Restaurant MCR. According to…

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  • 9 January
    RestaurantsCafé Rouge to open ‘world’s first’ cheese-themed hotel

    Café Rouge to open ‘world’s first’ cheese-themed hotel

    Café Rouge has announced plans to open the “world’s first” cheese-themed hotel in Camden London. Suitably draped in cheese-themed decor, the Cheese Suite includes a cheese hotline delivery service, cheese board games, cheese soap and giant cheese installations. Guests can also expect a plethora of cheese boards and “crackers galore”…

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  • 6 January
    RestaurantsChaophraya shuts Manchester site after a decade

    Chaophraya shuts Manchester site after a decade

    Thai restaurant chain Chaophraya has closed its Manchester city centre site after operating for more than a decade. According to Manchester Evening News, the Manchester site shut its doors shortly before Christmas.  The Chaophraya brand, which is run by Thai Leisure Group (TLG), has seven sites across the UK, which…

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  • 2 January
    AdviceCatering for the new year health-kick

    Catering for the new year health-kick

    For many, January marks one thing: a fresh start. The bottle-filled recycle bins are emptied, the mince pies have all been eaten and the health-kick is in full swing. As part of a new and healthier lifestyle, increasing numbers of people are choosing to start the year by cutting down…

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  • Dec- 2019 -
    16 December
    RestaurantsMowgli Street Food to launch first restaurant in Bristol

    Mowgli Street Food to launch first restaurant in Bristol

    Mowgli Street Food has announced plans to open its first restaurant in Bristol, which will open its doors on Corn Street this winter.  Set inside an “elegantly” high-ceilinged building, the brand said the space will be the home to the “fresh, light zing of Indian food unplugged”. The restaurant chain…

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  • 10 December
    RestaurantsCarluccio’s plans further expansion through franchise partners

    Carluccio’s plans further expansion through franchise partners

    Carluccio’s has announced its intention to seek strategic franchise partners to support it in further business expansion. The Italian restaurant chain plans to expand into travel and airport markets, as well as within the Republic of Ireland. The new franchise sites will reportedly adhere by the new ‘Fresca’ format, with…

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