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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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Sep- 2024 -6 SeptemberNews
The Emory launches rooftop pop-up with Argentinian bartender Renato Giovannoni
The Emory Rooftop Bar in Knightsbridge is today (6 September) opening a rooftop pop-up with Argentinian bartender Renato ‘Tato’ Giovannoni. Usually accessed by hotel guests only, the bar will be open for outside reservations during Tato’s residency. Giovannoni is the founder of Florería Atlántico bar in Buenos Aires and winner…
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5 SeptemberPubs and Bars
The Hero Maida Vale launches The Grill
The Hero pub located in Maida Vale has announced its next phase of opening with the introduction of The Grill. The Grill,, which is set to open on 17 September 2024, will serve as an “elevated” dining experience within the newest venue from the team behind The Pelican in Notting…
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5 SeptemberRestaurants
Abuelo launches second café-restaurant
Abuelo has announced that it has launched its second café-restaurant on Cavendish Place in Marylebone. The new site is the second site in London for the mother and daughter team with the first being opened in 2018. All of the interior elements at the new space were built on site,…
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5 SeptemberNews
Boxpark to relaunch Camden Buck Street Market in September
Boxpark has confirmed it has begun refurbishment of its newest venture Camden’s Buck Street Market which will open in late September. In anticipation of the reopening, Boxpark has also announced it has secured a licence to operate the three-floor market that will include 60 independent food and retail traders alongside…
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3 SeptemberNews
Big Mamma to open La Bellezza in Birmingham
Italian restaurant group Big Mamma Group has announced that it will open its first restaurant in Birmingham on 29 November. La Bellezza will be opening at Paradise, 2 Chamberlain Square in the heart of Birmingham, bringing Big Mamma’s hospitality offering to the Midlands. The menu will feature a collection of…
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Aug- 2024 -28 AugustNews
De Nadas to open new empanadería in Stoke Newington
De Nadas, the UK’s first empanadería to specialise in Argentinian hand-shaped empanadas, is opening a 20-seater shop on Stoke Newington Church Street in London. The empanada specialist, which first launched on Notting Hill’s Golborne Road in 2022, followed by Shoreditch’s Rivington Street, will open the new shop in North London…
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28 AugustRestaurants
Prezzo set to revamp restaurants
Prezzo has announced that it is set to embark on a programme of refurbishing its restaurants with several having already completed their transformations. In the last three months, Prezzo has completed several refurbishments of select restaurants across the UK, whilst more refurbishments across other venues will be taking place in…
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27 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief – 27/08/24
Hydes has reported a “record” turnover of £39.3m for the year ended 31 March, when its overall pre-tax profits also rose from £2.3m to £2.6m. The family-owned business has attributed its performance to investing in refurbishments, the opening of a landmark site on the Wirral, and the growth of contract…
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27 AugustPubs and Bars
Hydes achieves ‘record’ FY turnover of £39.3m
Brewer and pub chain, Hydes, has reported that its turnover rose £5m to £39.3m for the year ended 31 March. Hydes also saw its overall pre-tax profits rise from £2.3m to £2.6m during the period. The family-owned business has attributed its “record” results to its investment in refurbishments, the opening…
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23 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief – 23/08/24
UKH Scotland has warned against Edinburgh’s “unsustainable” visitor levy. The trade body believes that the visitor levy should be kept “to a reasonable minimum”, as failure to do so will increase costs for both visitors and businesses in the city. In light of the council’s vote on a higher levy…
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