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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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Jun- 2019 -13 JuneCafes and Coffee Shops
Paddy & Scott’s opens its biggest cafe in Ipswich
Suffolk coffee company, Paddy and Scott’s, has opened the doors to its brand new cafe based within the new Clip ‘n Climb Centre in Ipswich. Its largest fuelling station to date, the new 106-cover cafe is housed in a spacious, newly-renovated mezzanine overlooking the climbing area and serves Paddy and…
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12 JuneRestaurants
Eric’s Fish And Chips to open third restaurant in Holt
Closely following the group’s opening in St Ives in Cambridgeshire, Eric Snaith, executive chef and owner of award-winning Eric’s Fish And Chips, will open a third site in Holt, Norfolk on 27 June 2019. Eric’s Fish And Chips Holt will be a 30-cover licensed restaurant and takeaway serving classic fish…
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12 JunePeople
Jason Atherton returns to Grosvenor Square with new restaurant
LXR Hotels and Resorts, Hilton’s luxury collection brand and The Social Company have announced that chef and restaurateur, Jason Atherton, will soon launch The Betterment, opening at The Biltmore, Mayfair, LXR Hotels and Resorts. The opening marks a return to the area for Atherton, who rose to prominence launching Maze…
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11 JuneAwards & Events
Lancashire’s Moor Hall named UK’s best restaurant
The Moor Hall restaurant in Lancashire has topped a list of 100 at this year’s National Restaurant Awards. Opening in 2016 by chef Mark Birchall, the restaurant with rooms holds two Michelin stars and five AA Rosettes. It was the only non-London restaurant to come in the top five spot…
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11 JuneVenues & Properties
Stansted Airport to welcome first ever on-site drive-through
London Stansted Airport has identified a location on its estate for two new drive-through food and beverage units. The 13.3-hectare (133,000sqm) plot of land is situated on a key route out of the airport. Located southbound on Thremhall Avenue, the two units will be positioned to serve customers driving to…
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7 JuneGovernment
London Mayor to launch Night Time Enterprise zone
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced a new programme to boost the capital’s high streets at night. The pilot zone will be an opportunity for a borough to trial a range of approaches for the high street, such as running night-time markets, testing longer opening hours, or…
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5 JuneRestaurants
Orange Buffalo launches first ever restaurant in London
Orange Buffalo, an American-inspired food brand launched by Mike So and Nick White, will be opening its first restaurant in June in Tooting, London. The new opening follows the brand’s two sites at outdoor food courts The Old Truman Brewery and Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. The award-winning wings menu…
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5 JuneRestaurants
Marlow pub reopens after half million pound investment
The Oarsman in Marlow, has reopened after a £550,000 refurbishment, completed in cooperation with Star Pubs and Bars. The pub will offer both food and drink, with a 38-cover dining area opening onto a sun garden with seating for 60. The menu will focus on healthy eating and features light…
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4 JuneRestaurants
Former F1 boss launches pizza restaurant
Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman and former Formula One boss, will be opening his new restaurant Crazy Pizza in London this summer. Crazy Pizza is the newest addition to Briatore’s growing portfolio of bespoke entertainment-led restaurants, beach clubs and nightclubs across the UK, Italy, Dubai and Monaco. The restaurant’s traditional chefs…
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4 JuneRestaurants
Northern Quarter food village opens at Belfast International Airport
Catering company Mount Charles has announced the opening of the Northern Quarter of the new food village, at Belfast International Airport. The centre includes four food and drink destinations including, Coco Diablo Mexican Cantina and the Irish brand Freshly Chopped, where food is created in open theatre chopping stations. The…
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