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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- 2025 -11 AprilFood and Drink
Roadchef opens new McDonald’s drive-thru at Strensham Services
Roadchef has announced the opening of a new McDonald’s drive-thru at its Strensham Service station, located southbound on the M5, which enhances the service’s customer convenience and on-the-go dining options. This addition to the service station, which is Roadchef’s seventh McDonald’s Drive-Thru across its 30 McDonalds restaurants across the UK,…
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10 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 10/04/25
Cooks Coffee has seen store sales rise 26.4% to £35.1m in the year to 31 March 2025, with fourth quarter sales having jumped 35% to £9.5m due to strong trading momentum. It comes as the operator of the Esquires coffee chain expanded its estate in the year, from 75 to…
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10 AprilFood and Drink
German Doner Kebab to open two new sites
German Doner Kebab (GDK) has announced that it is set to open two new UK sites, in Norwich and Bluewater Shopping Centre. The launch of its Norwich site marks the company’s 4th opening of the year and its 147th UK location to date. The planned opening of its Bluewater site…
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9 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 09/04/25
The BII has called for “meaningful” support for pubs, as its latest survey revealed that 80% of its members said that all four elements of the changes that came into force this April have negatively impacted their businesses. Due to the budget changes, the BII’s survey revealed that 83% of…
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9 AprilRestaurants
Yard Sale Pizza secures growth investment from Piper
Yard Sale Pizza has secured an investment from private equity firm Piper to fund growth across the capital and into new UK cities. Piper will also support investment in technology to enhance Yard Sale’s customer experience and its innovation in collaborations and partnerships. Founded in 2013 by Johnnie Tate and…
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7 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 07/04/25
Hospitality venues will be released from red tape which stifles business as the government “backs the British night out”, after revealing its new Plan for Change initiative. Action includes moves to improve the application of licensing laws and strengthen businesses’ competitiveness, giving diners, pub and party-goers more time and more…
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7 AprilPubs and Bars
Brakspear adds Moreton-in-Marsh pub to Honeycomb Houses division
Pub operator Brakspear has announced that it is adding to its Honeycomb Houses managed division with the purchase of The Redesdale Arms in Moreton-in-Marsh in the Cotswolds. The acquisition bolsters Honeycomb Houses’ presence in the Cotswolds and takes the total estate up to 11 sites. The Redesdale Arms is a…
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7 AprilGovernment
Gov launches initative to cut red tape to boost British nightlife
Pubs, clubs and restaurants are set to be released from red tape which has stifled business as the government ‘backs the British night out’, after revealing its new Plan for Change initiative. Action includes moves to improve the application of licensing laws and strengthen businesses’ competitiveness, giving diners, pub and…
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7 AprilRestaurants
Kricket to open new restaurant in Covent Garden
Modern Indian restaurant Kricket has signed for a restaurant new site in London’s Covent Garden. The restaurant is set to open in the heart of Covent Garden’s Seven Dials, in Neal’s Yard, complementing its selection of F&B concepts and adding diversity to the destination’s dining scene. Opening later this year, Kricket will…
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4 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 04/04/25
JD Wetherspoon aims to expand beyond 1,000 locations by franchising with hotel groups. The pub group is specifically targeting hoteliers across the UK, noting that as hotel operators seek to maximise profits and utilise space, developing bars and restaurants can be seen as risky in the current climate, with even…
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