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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- 2025 -2 OctoberRestaurants
The Cocochine reopens in Mayfair
The Cocochine has reopened in London’s Mayfair with a new menu from chef Larry Jayasekara, centred on produce from Rowler Farm in Northamptonshire. Jayasekara previously worked with chefs including Marcus Wareing, Alain Roux, Michel Bras, Raymond Blanc and Gordon Ramsay. He launched The Cocochine to focus on fine dining built…
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1 OctoberFood and Drink
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection partners with Greystar at Chapter London Bridge
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC) has partnered with Greystar to launch two new quick-service restaurant concepts at Chapter London Bridge, a new 950-bed purpose-built student accommodation development beside The Shard. Open to the public as well as the student community, the scalable formats consist of ‘Journal’, a contemporary coffee shop, and…
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Sep- 2025 -29 SeptemberRestaurants
Wingstop opens second Liverpool site as expansion continues
Wingstop has opened a second restaurant in Liverpool, following the brand’s debut at Liverpool One earlier this year. The new site, in Edge Lane’s Liverpool Shopping Park, spans 3,305 sq ft and seats 115 diners. It will serve the chain’s full menu of wings, tenders, burgers and sides. The opening…
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26 SeptemberRestaurants
Bullgogi to open UK’s ‘largest’ Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester
Bullgogi, the Korean barbecue brand owned by Maguro Group, is set to open what it says will be the UK’s “largest” Korean BBQ restaurant in Manchester on 10 October. The new 165-cover site at Piccadilly Plaza will be the second Bullgogi in the UK, following its Notting Hill Gate opening…
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18 SeptemberRestaurants
German Doner Kebab launches 150th UK site
German Doner Kebab has marked a “major growth milestone” with the launch of its 150th UK restaurant in Leeds Boar Lane. The move follows the brand’s 100th UK store opening in May 2022, underlining German Doner Kebab’s rapid growth trajectory in the country. Since entering the UK in 2015, German…
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18 SeptemberFood and Drink
KFC to open new restaurant in Moreton creating 40 jobs
KFC has revealed that it is opening a new restaurant in Moreton this weekend, creating 40 jobs as part of the fast-food chain’s wider expansion across the UK and Ireland. The outlet, which opens on 20 September, will have seating for 46 customers, six digital ordering kiosks, on-site parking and…
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11 SeptemberFood and Drink
Crafted unveils two F&B appointments ahead of Powdermills opening
Crafted has confirmed a duo of senior appointments to its food and beverage team ahead of the opening of Crafted at Powdermills. Neil Armstrong joins as executive chef, bringing over 30 years of experience, including senior roles at Edwardian Hotels in London and Nelson Hotels and Inns in Cheshire. Joining…
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10 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Ludo Sports and Live Lounge to open flagship Cardiff venue
Ludo Sports and Live Lounge is set to open its doors in Cardiff this September on St Mary’s Street. The venue, which will accommodate more than 700 guests, will combine live music, screenings of major sporting events, interactive darts, basketball and a year-round beer garden featuring what the company says…
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4 SeptemberRestaurants
Raising Cane’s to open first UK restaurant in 2026
Raising Cane’s, the US fried chicken chain known for its popularity on TikTok, is set to open its first UK restaurant next year, according to City AM. The flagship site will be located at 21–22 Coventry Street in London’s West End, between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. The site, a…
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2 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Heston Blumenthal calls for more gov action to save British pubs
Chef Heston Blumenthal has urged government and licensees to act to halt the closure of pubs across the UK, warning that the “Great British pub” is under threat from rising costs and changing social habits. More than one pub a day closed in the first half of 2025, according to…
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