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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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Oct- 2024 -11 OctoberFood and Drink
Boxpark receives planning permission for Birmingham site
Boxpark has received planning permission approval for its new location in Birmingham. Located in Digbeth, Boxpark has signed a 15-year lease in the iconic Floodgate Street Arches. Investing around £5m into the local area, the new opening is expected to create approximately 200 new job opportunities and is set to…
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9 OctoberRestaurants
Loungers H1 revenues rise 19.2% to £178.3m
Loungers has reported that total revenues rose 19.2% to £178.3m for the 24-week period to 6 October, as it opened a total of 17 new locations. It comes as Loungers’ like-for-like sales rose by 4.7% over the period, representing a continuation of the like-for-like sales growth of 5% that was…
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8 OctoberPubs and Bars
Admiral Taverns unveils Travellers Rest refurb
Admiral Taverns has reopened The Travellers Rest in Stoke-on-Trent following a £196,000 refurbishment. Inside, the pub has received a full refurbishment including updates to both the bar and lounge area complete with a new dartboard and four televisions. Outside, the pub hosts a garden complete with a brand new, 65-inch…
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7 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 07/10/24
TGI Fridays is close to a rescue deal with D&D London owners Breal Capital and Calveton, as they could acquire the majority of the business as early as 7 October. Sky News has learnt that the rescue deal will salvage more than 2,000 jobs and an announcement is likely to…
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7 OctoberPubs and Bars
Montgomery Group to open pub with rooms in Oxfordshire
The Montgomery Group has announced that it is set to launch The Bat and Ball, a pub with rooms, in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, in November. This will be the second opening from owner Ben Moss, who successfully took over 15th-Century pub The Lamb Inn in 2022 It also marks the beginning…
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4 OctoberNews
Inception Group revenues jump 16.7% in FY23
Inception Group’s turnover hit £26.5m in 2023, a 16.7% increase from £22.7m in 2022, as the 2023 financial year ended. The hospitality group, which owns venues including Bunga Bunga, Cahoots, and Mr Fogg’s, now forecasts a “record-breaking” year with projected revenues of £29m in 2024. However, group EBITDA during the…
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3 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Blank Street Coffee UK turnover leaps 517% in first full year
New York-based coffee chain Blank Street Coffee has reported that UK turnover rose sharply by 517% to £11.4m ($15.2m) in the year ended 31 December 2023. Group revenues in the UK were also higher than the £1.9m ($2.3m) generated in its first six months in the market. According to its…
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2 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Trio of F&B brands to open at Festival Place
Boswells, Heavenly Desserts and Wagamama are set to open new locations at the shopping destination in Basingstoke. Opening in Bedford Square, Boswells is a family-run cafe business established in 1972, operating throughout the South, South West and Wales. The cafe will offer a menu of made to order food, including…
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1 OctoberPubs and Bars
Admiral Taverns unveils The Goodrest Tavern refurb
Admiral Taverns has unveiled its £178,000 refurbishment of The Goodrest Tavern in Worcester. As part of the investment, the pub has revamped its games offering by updating the dartboards, pool tables and skittle alley for customers to enjoy. In addition the outside of the pub now features a spacious beer…
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1 OctoberFood and Drink
Greggs sales rise 10.6% in Q3
Greggs has reported “good” like-for-like sales growth over the Q3 ended 28 September, as total sales rose 10.6% and like-for-like sales in company-managed shops rose by 5% against the same period last year. According to the high street bakery chain, September proved to be the strongest month of the quarter,…
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