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Stay ahead with curated reporting on new restaurant, pub, bar, café, and catering openings across the UK. This highlights the latest venue launches, from independents to multi-site operators, and offers behind-the-scenes insights into concept development, site selection, kitchen design, menu strategy, and operational planning. Whether you’re tracking competitors, scouting for inspiration, or evaluating expansion trends, this coverage helps hospitality professionals understand where investment is going and how new openings are shaping the foodservice landscape. Essential reading for chefs, operators, landlords, and F&B executives watching the market evolve.
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Jan- 2022 -14 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero secures growth opportunities amid £85m loan
Caffe Nero has announced new growth opportunities after a six-year loan of approximately £85m was agreed with Carlyle, HSBC and Santander. The firm also revealed a loan of £330m was agreed by the banks in order to refinance the brands debt with majority ownership of the group remaining with Gerry…
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12 JanuaryRestaurants
Fridays opens 86th UK site
Fridays has announced it is set to open its latest and 86th UK restaurant in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The flagship site will be located at The Glass Works, a destination food and shopping centre that is situated near Superbowl UK and Cineworld. Spanning 5,300 square feet, the site will feature…
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12 JanuaryNews
The Double Red Duke names new executive chef
The Double Red Duke has named Henrik Ritzén as its new executive chef. Ritzén will continue to develop a menu, alongside Country Creatures’ Sam Pearman, that focuses on British, locally sourced, and seasonal ingredients, as well as cooking over fire. The restaurant said Ritzén grew up on a sheep farm…
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6 JanuaryFood and Drink
Happy Face Pizza expands with two new sites
Neapolitan Happy Face Pizza has announced the opening of two new restaurants in London, marking its expansion in the capital. Following in the footsteps of the 2018 flagship site in Kings Cross and underground Supermax bar, the first of the new sites has now opened in Victoria, followed by a…
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5 JanuaryFood and Drink
Burger King acquires 12 franchise restaurants
BKUK, the franchisee for Burger King in the UK, has agreed to acquire 12 new restaurants from existing franchise partners. The acquisition of all the BKUK restaurants operated by franchise companies, Kaykem Fast Foods Limited and Saxby, will increase the BKUK direct-owned portfolio to 172 restaurants. The acquisition will add…
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Dec- 2021 -23 DecemberFood and Drink
Deliveroo to open new delivery-only kitchens
Deliveroo has announced the UK-wide expansion of its ‘Editions’ kitchens with the opening of new sites across London, in Acton, Brent and Dulwich. The restaurant partners at the new sites include: Five Guys, Dishoom, Shake Shack, Pho, Rosa’s Thai, Tao Tao Ju, Bleecker, Chilango, Tortilla, and Pasta Evangelists. The delivery-only…
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17 DecemberFood and Drink
Jollibee eyes further UK expansion as sales soar 417%
Jollibee is set to expand further across the UK with new sites due to open in Scotland for the first time as sales soar. For the period between January and September 2021, overall sales grew 417% with 1.3 million pieces of the brand’s most popular menu item, Chickenjoy, being sold…
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15 DecemberRestaurants
The Jones Family Affair opens in Covent Garden
The Jones family have announced the opening of their latest restaurant, The Jones Family Affair, in Covent Garden. As a sister to The Jones Family Kitchen in Belgravia, this independently-owned steak restaurant and cocktail bar is situated just off Trafalgar Square. The new site has 150 covers which are spread…
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13 DecemberPubs and Bars
Oakman plans further sites amid sales boost
The Oakman Group has unveiled details of further expansion plans, with plans to open 70 sites by June 2026, having welcomed a period of sales growth in its latest trading update. The pub group delivered sales of just over £26m in the 21 weeks ended 5 December, having reported a…
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13 DecemberRestaurants
Prospect Pubs’ The Cambria to undergo £600k refurb
Multiple operator Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on the lease of The Cambria in Camberwell and is undertaking a £600,000+ upgrade of the pub with Star Pubs and Bars. It is the third Star Pubs and Bars pub that Prospect Pubs and Bars has taken on in 16 months,…
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