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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.

  • Mar- 2019 -
    13 March
    NewsMasterchef finalist Dean Banks to open first restaurant

    Masterchef finalist Dean Banks to open first restaurant

    Dean Banks a finalist in the 2018 series of Masterchef: The Professionals, has announced he is to open his first restaurant, located in St Andrews, Scotland. The restaurant, named Haar, will open in the town’s five-star Kinnettles Hotel, and span the whole of the ground floor of the hotel, which…

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  • 12 March
    RestaurantsBoxpark to open its first site outside London

    Boxpark to open its first site outside London

    Development company, Boxpark, has signed a lease to create a landmark seafront dining destination and community cafe on Shoreham Beach. The Brighton-based firm, who are behind the acclaimed casual dining and retail developments in Shoreditch, Croydon and Wembley, have struck an agreement with Adur District Council to create the Big…

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  • 8 March
    Pubs and BarsEi Group launches Spitfire Pub & Kitchen

    Ei Group launches Spitfire Pub & Kitchen

    Pub operator, Ei Group, has announced it is to launch a new pub named Spitfire Pub & Kitchen. Launching as part of the Ei Publican Partnerships initiative which will see them partner with multi-operators, Adam and Sue Franklin, the new pub in Ainsdale has been refurbished following its acquisition as…

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  • 7 March
    RestaurantsDalston’s Screwdriver closes after six months

    Dalston’s Screwdriver closes after six months

    Basque restaurant Screwdriver, located in Dalston has closed after six months in business. The restaurant, opened by former Polpo and Five Points Brewing company operators Alexis and Emmanuel Ross, specialised in pintxo dishes cooked on a plancha grill. Upon the restaurant’s opening, the restaurateur brothers claimed they wanted its service…

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  • 4 March
    AdviceOpening a restaurant: how to keep it energy efficient

    Opening a restaurant: how to keep it energy efficient

    According to EnergyStar, restaurants use about 2.5 times more energy (per square foot) than other commercial buildings. In a world where we are all trying to be more energy efficient and the public are becoming more aware of what businesses are doing to play their part in the battle against…

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  • Feb- 2019 -
    27 February
    NewsBar + Block Steakhouse opens first Northern Ireland site

    Bar + Block Steakhouse opens first Northern Ireland site

    Whitbread’s contemporary high street steak brand, Bar + Block Steakhouse is set to open three new restaurants, with the first opening in Bristol on 23 April, followed by the first Northern Ireland site in Belfast on 24 April and Reading scheduled for mid-2019. This takes the group’s portfolio up to…

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  • 26 February
    RestaurantsLondon Bridge’s Londrino restaurant to close

    London Bridge’s Londrino restaurant to close

    Portuguese restaurant, Londrino, located in the London Bridge area has announced it is to close on 28 February. The restaurant, which opened in November 2017, has not given a reason for closure with its head chef Leandro Carreira said to be moving on to a new project. The restaurant has…

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  • 21 February
    Apps & TechnologyUber Eats opens its doors to 50,000 restaurants

    Uber Eats opens its doors to 50,000 restaurants

    Uber Eats has announced it is to add 50,0000 restaurants to its offering, as the food delivery app unlocks its technology to restaurants with their own delivery drivers. Launching nationwide today, the new service will offer restaurants in 100 towns and cities, whether they want to use their own delivery…

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  • 21 February
    BusinessHospitality businesses hailed ‘heroes of the high streets’

    Hospitality businesses hailed ‘heroes of the high streets’

    Hospitality trade bodies have applauded the housing, communities and local government’s report which was published today (21 February) and said high streets and town centres needed to shift the focus from shopping onto leisure. This report follows the committees recent enquiry into what is needed to save the UK high…

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  • 19 February
    BusinessSuffolk coffee start-up expands to the Middle East

    Suffolk coffee start-up expands to the Middle East

    A Bury St Edmunds coffee start-up is tapping into growing demand for British artisanal coffee in the Middle East by opening its first distribution hub in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with support from the Department for International Trade (DIT). Launched in 2007 from managing director Scott Russell’s car boot,…

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