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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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Nov- 2019 -11 NovemberPeople
Paul UK appoints Mark Hilton as new CEO
French bakery and patisserie chain Paul has appointed Mark Hilton as its new chief executive officer. Hilton succeeds Jean- Michel Orieux as CEO, who stepped down last year, taking on the role of non-executive director with Paul International. Hilton’s new role focuses on driving growth of the brand throughout the…
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11 NovemberBreweries and Distilleries
Brakspear extends managed estate to 15 sites
Brakspear brewery has expanded its portfolio to 15 managed houses, after acquiring a new site near Maidenhead. The Golden Ball, situated in the village of Pinkneys Green, seats 110 customers and provides an extensive menu alongside its drink offering. Existing staff will remain employed by the company. Whilst its current…
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8 NovemberRestaurants
Barbecue restaurant Pitt Cue Co. returns to London
Pitt Cue Co., the restaurant that specialises in “barbecue, bourbon, and beer,” is set to return to London after closing its doors in June this year. Jamie Berger, who co-founded the company alongside Tom Adams in 2011, has announced that he will relaunch the restaurant under original ownership, with plans…
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8 NovemberRestaurants
Japanese restaurant Taka to open on former Providores site
Japanese restaurant Taka has announced it will be opening its latest restaurant at the former Providores and Tapa Room site in Marleybone. The new site will open in spring next year, making it Taka’s second London location. The restaurant was first brought to London Shepherd’s Market in 2017, by brother…
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6 NovemberPubs and Bars
The Inn Collection Group gets green light for pub with rooms at Sunderland Seafront
The Inn Collection group has been given the go ahead for pub with rooms at Seaburn by Sunderland City Council’s planning committee. The Seaburn development will be designed with 40 bedrooms across three floors, while a bar and eatery area will provide covers for diners all year round. Sean Donkin,…
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5 NovemberRestaurants
McDonald’s opens first UK ‘Delivery Kitchen’ in London
Fast food giant McDonald’s has opened its first ‘Delivery Kitchen’ in Hanworth, west London, to help nearby restaurants meet the demand from McDelivery orders. The new kitchen is part of a wider trial to test different restaurant formats. Most recently, the group opened ‘McDonald’s to Go’, a small format restaurant…
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Oct- 2019 -31 OctoberRestaurants
Bill’s opens new Spinningfields restaurant
Bill’s Restaurant and Bar has opened the doors to its new Spinningfields restaurant in Manchester. Bill’s has relocated from its former Manchester city centre location, on John Dalton Street, to its new Spinningfields home at 3 Hardman Square. The new 177 sq mt dining space accommodates up to 96 covers,…
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31 OctoberRestaurants
Jacques Restaurant announces new opening in Solihull
Jacques restaurant has announced a new opening in Solihull in March 2020. Chef Jacques Van Der Merwe and his team have purchased a venue situated in the town centre of Solihull, and claim it is “investing several million pounds creating a beautiful and illustrious new upmarket dining venue.” Van Der…
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30 OctoberRestaurants
Chick-fil-a facing fresh LGBT backlash over second UK restaurant
Chick-fil-a is facing fresh criticism from the LGBT community after its “quiet” opening of a second UK restaurant at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort in Scotland. The Highland LGBT Forum said in a Facebook post that it is “disappointed” to see that the hotel has allowed a business with an “atrocious…
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30 OctoberRestaurants
Breddos restaurant closes its Soho branch
Breddos has closed its Soho branch less than two years after opening. Breddos posted an instagram picture confirming the closure with the caption: “Soho, it’s been sweet. We’ve had an incredible 1.5 years here at Kingly St, have loved every second of it, but tonight we close our doors. Thank…
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