Nottingham
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality activity across this major East Midlands city, with a focus on key areas including Hockley, Lace Market, West Bridgford, and the city centre. Reporting includes restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, student-driven footfall, and investment linked to retail and regeneration projects. Insight is tailored for operators responding to a mix of commuter, student, and leisure trade, and tracking how Nottingham’s diverse dining scene continues to evolve.
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Jul- 2022 -4 JulyRestaurants
Gusto Italian to expand South amid ‘resilient’ trading
Gusto Italian, the premium casual dining restaurant group, has announced it is looking to grow its estate and expand further South over the coming year. The announcement comes as the company revealed its turnover hit £12.4m in the full year ending September 2021 and an EBITDA of £585,000, which the…
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Jun- 2022 -13 JuneVenues & Properties
Popeyes UK to open six more sites
Popeye’s UK, which first launched in November 2021 with “runaway success”, has announced plans to speed up its national rollout with six new sites confirmed across the country in Nottingham, Gateshead, Oxford, Reading, Brighton, and Ealing. Popeyes was founded in New Orleans in 1972, and currently has sites in Stratford,…
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Apr- 2022 -28 AprilRestaurants
Gusto Italian appoints new chief operating officer
Gusto Italian, the casual dining restaurant group, has announced the appointment of Scott Grimbleby as its new chief operating officer (COO) to “drive expansion and growth as the business seeks to open in more locations across the UK”. Grimbleby joins from Living Ventures and replaces Tim Selby, who is leaving…
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Mar- 2022 -28 MarchBusiness
Legal experts urge councils to adopt new ‘British Summertime Licence’
More councils should follow the lead of Kensington and Chelsea by introducing policies that encourage outdoor eating and dining culture, legal experts say. The West London borough is the first in the UK to commit to encouraging al fresco dining as an ongoing feature of its high streets. A new…
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Jan- 2022 -24 JanuaryRestaurants
Hell Yeah Hospitality announces four new openings
Hell Yeah Hospitality Group, which operates three hospitality brand concepts; Pizza Punks, Mamasan and Veganizza, is set to double the number of its Pizza Punks restaurants in the UK in 2022 with four new openings. Furthermore, it has announced the appointment of Gordon Fraser as the groups financial director. He…
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Nov- 2021 -9 NovemberRestaurants
The Black Swan appoints new head chef
The Black Swan has announced the promotion of Callum Leslie to head chef at its Michelin-starred Yorkshire-based restaurant. Leslie has spent the last two and a half years at The Black Swan as senior sous chef. Prior to joining The Black Swan, he spent a year and a half at…
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberPubs and Bars
The Blind Rabbit opens in Nottingham
The Blind Rabbit, a New York inspired bar, grill and live entertainment space, has officially opened in Nottingham. The bar took over the space of the Belgian restaurant Belgo in June 2019, and has since reopened as a burger joint and live entertainment venue. The 5,000 sq ft, three-storey, Victorian…
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Aug- 2021 -13 AugustPubs and Bars
Star Pubs & Bars awards long service licensees
Star Pubs and Bars has presented Martin Davis and Sandra Shaw of The Half Moon on Nottingham Street in Melton Mowbray with an award to mark their 20th anniversary at the pub. The group said the award recognises the “contribution” the Davis and Shaw have made to The Half Moon…
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Jul- 2021 -27 JulyCatering Companies
Levy secures five-year contract with Nottingham Forest F.C
Catering company Levy UK and Ireland has announced a five-year hospitality deal with Nottingham Forest Football Club ahead of the 2021/22 season. The deal will see Levy support the football team through match day meals, beverage experiences at the City Ground stadium, as well as bolstering the venue’s conference and…
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May- 2021 -18 MayCafes and Coffee Shops
200 Degrees opens new coffee shop in York
200 Degrees coffee roasters has announced that the opening of its York store will be in late June 2021. The new shop, which can seat 82 people, will create 15 new full time and part time jobs in the retail setting of 68 Low Petergate, a short walk from many…
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