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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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Feb- 2025 -26 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 26/02/25
Starbucks is set to cut 1,100 jobs as part of its global turnaround plan. Chief executive Brian Niccol stated that the decision aims to streamline the company’s structure by eliminating redundancies and forming smaller, more agile teams. While individual partners whose jobs are being eliminated have been informed, the group…
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26 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Café Kitsuné to open in Covent Garden
French-Japanese fusion brand Café Kitsuné is set to open in London’s Covent Garden in the spring. Opening at 55 Monmouth Street, the concept will be the Kitsuné group-owned brand’s second UK location, joining its site in Belgravia. The café will cover 530 sq ft with seating for 15 inside and…
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25 FebruaryRestaurants
081 Pizzeria to open new site in Shoreditch
081 Pizzeria is set to open its biggest bricks and mortar location yet in East London, following the success of its flagship site in Peckham. Located on Great Eastern Street, the new 2,000-square-foot venue will transform a former event space (Iron Bloom) into a pizzeria with modern street-art, inspired by…
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24 FebruaryRestaurants
Six by Nico opens new Bristol site
Six by Nico, the restaurant group renowned for its six-course tasting menus, officially opened the doors to its new Bristol venue. The new restaurant is located at Unit SU9, Quakers Friars Cabot Circus, blending “contemporary elegance with a welcoming atmosphere”. Founded by chef Nico Simeone, Six by Nico offers an…
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21 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 21/02/25
Contract caterers saw their sales rise by 12% year-on-year in Q4 of 2024, following increases of 7%, 10% and 7% in the first three quarters. This means that caterers have now upped their sales year-on-year in every quarter since mid-2021 when venues were reopening after Covid restrictions. Monthly breakdowns showed…
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21 FebruaryRestaurants
Popeyes to open in Edinburgh
Popeyes UK has announced that it will be opening a location in Edinburgh this Spring. Bringing a taste of New Orleans to Edinburgh’s Princes Street, the all-new Popeyes will be the brand’s third restaurant opening in Scotland this year and the seventh in the country overall. As part of plans…
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21 FebruaryFood and Drink
Wine up and spirits down in flat fortnight for drinks sales
Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues were level year-on-year for the seven days ended 1 February, according to data from CGA. However, drinks sales did see growth of 2% on both Friday 31 January and Saturday 1 February. This coincided with the start of the Six Nations rugby tournament…
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20 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 20/02/25
The Nero Group has seen its overall sales rise by 13% to $680m (£539m) in FY24, having restarted its openings programme and added 61 new stores globally – 29 of which were in the UK. The Caffè Nero operator, which has a portfolio of 1,122 stores across 11 countries with…
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20 FebruaryRestaurants
Salad Bar Atis to open new site in Covent Garden
Atis, the sustainable, plant-focused salad and plate concept, is set to open its newest flagship site in Covent Garden on Friday, 14 March 2025. This marks the brand’s 10th location in London and its first opening of 2025, with more expansion plans in the pipeline. The new Covent Garden site…
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20 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
The Nero Group sales rise 13% to $680m in FY24
The Nero Group has reported that overall sales rose by 13% to $680m (£539m) in the year to 31 May 2024, having restarted its openings programme and added 61 new stores globally – 29 of which were in the UK. The Caffè Nero operator, which has a portfolio of 1,122…
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