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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.

  • Aug- 2024 -
    14 August
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 14/08/24

    Today’s news in brief – 14/08/24

    Starbucks has appointed Brian Niccol as its new incoming CEO from 9 September this year. It comes as Laxman Narasimhan is stepping down from the role with immediate effect. In the meantime, CFO Rachel Ruggeri will serve in an interim capacity. Niccol currently serves as chairman and CEO of Chipotle…

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  • 14 August
    RestaurantsChit ‘n’ Chaat to open new site at Trafford Centre

    Chit ‘n’ Chaat to open new site at Trafford Centre

    Indian street food brand Chit ‘n’ Chaat has announced the opening of its new restaurant at Trafford Centre this Autumn. The Manchester-based brand’s new opening will mark its fourth restaurant in the city. With a focus on streamlined kitchen operations and sustainability practices, the new restaurant will be set in…

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  • 12 August
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 12/08/24

    Today’s news in brief – 12/08/24

    Revolution Bars Group will go ahead with its restructuring plan, which was first launched on 31 May. The news comes after the group’s subsidiary, Revolution Bars Limited, which proposed the restructuring plan, was sanctioned by the Court last week (8 August). The board expects this plan to deliver a “significant”…

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  • 12 August
    RestaurantsKricket to launch fifth London site in Shoreditch

    Kricket to launch fifth London site in Shoreditch

    Modern-Indian restaurant group Kricket has confirmed plans to launch its fifth site in late 2024. Its second opening this year, co-founders Rik Campbell and Will Bowlby will open a 120-cover all day restaurant and bar in Shoreditch. The duo founded Kricket in 2015 as a pop-up in a shipping container…

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  • 9 August
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 09/08/24

    Today’s news in brief – 09/08/24

    RBI’s total revenues for Q2 leapt 17.2% to $2.08bn (£1.63bn), as group-wide sales grew 5.4% to $11.25bn (£8.82bn). Tim Hortons saw a 5.4% rise in group-wide sales to $1.93bn (£1.51bn), while Burger King experienced a slight 0.7% decline to $2.92bn (£2.29bn). Popeyes also saw sales growth of 4.6%, reaching $1.55bn…

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  • 9 August
    RestaurantsItsu to open first shopping centre site in Manchester

    Itsu to open first shopping centre site in Manchester

    Itsu, the Asian-inspired restaurant brand with over 80 locations across the UK, has announced it is set to open its first shopping centre site in the North at retail and leisure destination, Trafford  Centre.  Set to open in Autumn 2024, the new Trafford Centre location will take over a 2,900…

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  • 9 August
    RestaurantsThe Salad Project to open sixth site on Fenchurch Street

    The Salad Project to open sixth site on Fenchurch Street

    The Salad Project will be opening its sixth location on London’s Fenchurch Street on 16 August.  Fenchurch Street will not only serve as one of the chain’s healthy lunch spots, but will also house The Salad Project Training Academy and the SP Testing Lab for “the latest recipe development and…

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  • 7 August
    RestaurantsDanish steakhouse KöD to open second site in Soho

    Danish steakhouse KöD to open second site in Soho

    DiningSix restaurant brand KöD, London’s only Danish steakhouse, is set to open a second site in Soho in mid August. Behind the brand is London based founding partner Morten P. Ortwed who, along with five friends, launched KöD in Denmark in 2014 before expanding into Norway and moving to the…

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  • 6 August
    NewsDomino’s lowers FY profit forecast

    Domino’s lowers FY profit forecast

    Domino’s has downgraded its FY profit forecast saying it now expects underlying EBITDA to be on the lower range of £144.3m – £149.2m. In the 26 weeks ended 30 June 2024, the pizza company saw its statutory profit-before-tax plummet 35.2% to £59.4m. However, underlying PBT slightly increased 0.8% to £51.3m.…

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  • 2 August
    NewsRiva Blu restaurant opens at Spring Leeds

    Riva Blu restaurant opens at Spring Leeds

    Italian restaurant Riva Blu has opened a new location at The Springs Leeds.  With food drawing on inspiration from Southern Italy and the interiors featuring plush teal accents, the latest addition to the retail park will provide guests with an open kitchen, cocktail bar and al fresco terrace area. Part…

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