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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- 2019 -17 AprilPeople
Jason Atherton rebrands Mayfair’s Little Social restaurant
Jason Atherton and The Social Company have announced a new concept for the group’s French bistro, Little Social, following six years of trading. The new restaurant is to be called No.5 Social and will celebrate seasonal British produce under the leadership of executive chef, Kostas Papathanasiou and restaurant manager, Nils…
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16 AprilPubs and Bars
Ei Managed Investments supports PubLove expansion
PubLove, the London-based pub company that houses backpacker hostels and serves its own burgers in its venues, is entering a period of expansion as it opens the refurbished White Ferry House, Victoria, following a £500,000 investment. The pub is the latest fully refurbished site to open since PubLove became the…
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16 AprilPubs and Bars
Craft Union Pub Company announces 300th opening
The Craft Union Pub Company has announced the opening of its 300th pub – The Tivoli Tavern in Grimsby. The Tivoli Tavern reopened its doors last Friday (12 April) following a substantial £130,000 refurbishment project. The pub is now being operated by long-term staff member, Marie Moran, who has worked…
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15 AprilRestaurants
Monsieur Le Duck moves to new site in Clerkenwell
London-based duck restaurant, Monsieur Le Duck has announced it has moved to a new site in the city’s Clerkenwell area. The move follows a tenure in Spitalfields Market over the last six months as a pop-up restaurant. Monsieur Le Duck will be opening its doors at it new site on…
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12 AprilRestaurants
Marco Pierre White to open Bredbury Restaurant
Marco Pierre White has announced he is to open his new Steakhouse Bar and Grill at the Bredbury Hall Hotel. The new restaurant, located near Stockport will open towards the end of July, promising “everything you would expect from a traditional steakhouse, but with the superior quality synonymous from arguably…
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12 AprilRestaurants
Rosa’s Thai Cafe continues northern expansion
Rosa’s Thai Cafe, the restaurant group founded by Thai chef Saiphin Moore, will open its first restaurant in Leeds on 4 May in Trinity Leeds shopping centre. The new restaurant will be Rosa’s second opening outside the capital, with both in the north of England, following the launch of their…
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10 AprilPubs and Bars
City Pub Group returns to profit
City Pub Group has reported profits of £2m in its audited results for the 52 weeks ended 30 December 2018, a turnaround from its loss of £200,000 in the previous year. The pub operator’s revenue saw a 22% increase to £47.5m, up from 2017’s revenue of £37.4m and during the…
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10 AprilRestaurants
Former Soho House Group director to launch new restaurant
The former director of hotel chain and member’s club company Soho House Group, Ben Crofton and his wife Vanessa will be opening a new restaurant, bakery and wine shop in Somerton this autumn. The Grade 2* listed buildings that make up 28 Market Place and Market Bakery are currently undergoing…
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4 AprilBeverages
Brewdog to open first UK craft beer hotel in London
Craft beer company Brewdog has announced plans to open its first UK craft beer hotel in London, following a “successful”opening in Ohio, America. The group is now searching for a location that it can convert into the Doghouse London, and said the hotel will be “packed with so many cool…
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3 AprilPubs and Bars
New Botanist restaurant opens in Bath
The Botanist’s new bar and restaurant in Bath has opened its doors with over 400 guests present at its launch party. The 8000 sq ft bar and restaurant has opened in the city’s Grade II listed Octagon building offering a menu of deli, grill and rotisserie dishes as well as…
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