Network Rail
Coverage of hospitality and foodservice within UK rail hubs, highlighting café, pub, and restaurant openings, refurbishments, and menu innovation. Tracks operator contracts, supplier partnerships, and investment in high-footfall stations, alongside staffing dynamics and consumer behaviour shaped by commuter and traveller demand. Provides insight into how transport-led regeneration creates opportunities for operators, landlords, and suppliers across the UK.
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Dec- 2025 -2 DecemberRestaurants
Wasabi to open new restaurant at Euston Station
Wasabi is set to open a new restaurant at Euston Station on 4 December, adding to its network of sites across London’s busiest rail locations. The 1,200 sq ft venue is located on the station’s first floor and forms part of the group’s wider plan to expand in high-footfall transport…
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Mar- 2025 -7 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Gail’s opens two travel sites with Network Rail
Network Rail has welcomed two new Gail’s at London Bridge and London Liverpool Street stations, as part of the bakery chain’s entry into travel retail. Gail’s London Bridge, which has just opened, occupies 980 sq ft and gives customers a clear view of the bakery engine room to “add a…
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Dec- 2024 -23 DecemberFood and Drink
Network Rail and SSP partner with Olio to tackle food waste
Network Rail and SSP Group have partnered with food sharing app Olio to tackle food waste through its Food Waste Heroes programme. It is estimated that the partnership could feed nearly 11,000 households annually by donating 150 tonnes of food every year. This partnership will see a total of 34…
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Jul- 2024 -25 JulyRestaurants
Popeyes joins Network Rail portfolio with Waterloo opening
Network Rail has announced the opening of Louisiana chicken chain Popeyes at Waterloo station, marking the brand’s entry into travel catering. The opening comes as, over the last 12 months, Network Rail has evolved the retail mix across its managed stations by introducing new brands and experiences at destination stations. …
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Nov- 2023 -15 NovemberFeatures
Will train strikes affect the hospitality industry this Christmas?
Last week the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) which sets out a process for a mutually agreed way forward. The union has been in dispute with the RDG for months over…
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Dec- 2022 -6 DecemberAnalysis
Here’s how the train strikes will impact hospitality
A new wave of fresh rail strikes have been scheduled this winter as Network Rail and 14 other train companies are taking strike action on 13, 14, 16 and 17 December and on 3, 4, 6 and 7 January. However, the chief executive of UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls, is worried about…
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Jul- 2022 -13 JulyRestaurants
Benugo launches new concept store at St Pancras
Benugo has opened a new concept store at St Pancras International which it, and has said it hopes to roll out at other major transport hubs.The new opening features two distinct offerings: a Café Deli and a Café Bar. Both offerings will be open each day until 9pm. The brand…
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May- 2022 -25 MayBusiness
National rail strike will ‘jeopardise’ hospitality recovery, says UKH
UKHospitality has warned that RMT’s proposed national rail strike this summer will “further jeopardise” the recovery of hospitality businesses working to rebuild following the pandemic, in the face of rising costs and a fall in consumer confidence. Kate Nicholls, UKHospitality CEO, said disruption to the rail network will discourage both…
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Oct- 2018 -24 OctoberBeverages
Errant Brewery in Newcastle to open despite fears it would put drinkers ‘in danger’
Errant Brewery is to open in Newcastle despite National Rail fears that drinkers would be “putting themselves in danger”. The brewery will open under a railway arch at the city’s Forth Goods Yard, inviting drinkers to “high quality” tasting sessions on Saturdays. The tasting sessions led to National Rail issuing…
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Jun- 2018 -6 JuneRegulations & Policies
Network Rail to restrict plastic use for food retailers
Network Rail has announced plans to tackle environmental issues in the country’s biggest and busiest rail stations. The group plans to ban retailers from supplying plastic cutlery and cups in managed stations, implement a coffee cup recycling scheme for managed stations, and expand the role out of coffee ground recycling…
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