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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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Apr- 2021 -23 AprilPubs and Bars
Chef Harriet Mansell to open Lilac wine bar
Chef Harriet Mansell has announced her second Lyme Regis venture with the upcoming opening of Lilac, a wine bar tap room. Specialising in low-intervention wines and small plates, the 40-cover establishment is due to launch in July 2021. The venue will follow in the path of Mansell’s debut restaurant Robin…
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21 AprilPeople
200 Degrees names new commercial director
Independent coffee roaster, wholesaler, and cafe owner 200 Degrees Coffee has announced the appointment of Will Kenney as commercial director at the group. In the role, Kenney will be tasked with managing and driving all commercial aspects of the business, specialising on its wholesale offer and online sale of beans…
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20 AprilGovernment
Outdoor hospitality in Wales to reopen on 26 April
Outdoor hospitality in Wales will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26 April, the Welsh government has confirmed. It comes as first minister Mark Drakeford said Covid-19 cases in the area continue to fall – with officials also allowing for six people from different households to mix outside from 24…
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19 AprilAdvice
Gourmet on-demand: The expanding delivery app market
Before the pandemic struck, businesses were lurching towards a new on-demand world, with rising apps making all manner of services available at the click-of-a-button. This was undoubtedly accelerated by Covid-19, as people sheltered at home and businesses looked for ways to adapt and continue to function despite the confines of…
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19 AprilTrade Associations
UKH Cymru urges Welsh gov to ‘bring forward’ indoor reopening
UKHospitality Cymru (UKHC) is calling for the Welsh government to “bring forward” the date for the reopening of indoor hospitality in the country. The trade association is calling for the reopening of Wales’ hospitality sector to at least align with England and Scotland’s commitment to opening doors on 17 May.…
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15 AprilRestaurants
Purezza to launch Manchester restaurant
Vegan pizzeria Purezza is set to expand its portfolio to six with the opening of a Manchester site in May 2021. Situated in the city’s Northern Quarter at what formerly traded as Dough Pizza Kitchen, the launch follows previous openings in Bristol, Brixton, and Hove. Founded in 2015, the group…
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14 AprilBreweries and Distilleries
BrewDog announces new hotel and bar site in Edinburgh
BrewDog has announced it will be opening a new hotel and bar in Edinburgh later this year. James Watt, the brand’s chief executive, confirmed the plans to expand Brewdog’s hotel business to the Scottish capital on Twitter. Watt said: “Announcing the BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh. An amazing beer hotel & bar…
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14 AprilTrade Associations
SLTA ‘disappointed’ over hospitality alcohol rules
The Scottish Licence Trade Association (SLTA) has reiterated its disappointment that bars, restaurants and cafés will still not be able to serve alcohol indoors until the licensed hospitality industry begins to reopens later next month. The news follows an announcement made by first minister Nicola Sturgeon who stated that while…
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9 AprilFeatures
An al fresco reopening is a tail of two fortunes
The time is nearing for Boris Johnson’s roadmap to recovery to finally facilitate the reopening of the hospitality industry, with outdoor venues once again allowed to return to trading on 12 April. The easing of restrictions is without doubt greatly anticipated by all involved, but does the four-staged strategy perpetuate…
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9 AprilGovernment
Restaurateur engages in legal action against Welsh gov over reopening plans
The owner of the Sticky Fingers Street Food restaurant, Matt Connolly, has engaged in a legal challenge against the Welsh government over its failure to set out an opening date for indoor hospitality. The restaurant owner has hired law firm JMW Solicitors, which is also handling Sacha Lord’s legal case,…
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