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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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    13 June
    Trade Associations‘Back hospitality to serve Britain’, UKH urges

    ‘Back hospitality to serve Britain’, UKH urges

    UKHospitality plans to call on all political parties to give their backing to the sector at its annual summer conference, as it maintains that hospitality can grow at a “significantly” faster rate than the wider economy.  According to economic analysis from UKH and Ignite Economics, the sector can grow by…

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  • 12 June
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 12/06/24

    Today’s news in brief – 12/06/24

    Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Group posted a pre-tax loss of  £1.4m for the year ended 28 May 2023. In documents filed on Companies House, the parent company of Fat Duck and the Hinds Head pub in Bray saw a dip in turnover from £11.5m in 2022 to £9.5m in 2023.…

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  • 12 June
    RestaurantsSSP and The Breakfast Club open first railway site at St Pancras

    SSP and The Breakfast Club open first railway site at St Pancras

    F&B provider in travel locations, SSP Group, has partnered with The Breakfast Club and St Pancras International to open the all-day breakfast chain’s first outlet in a UK train station.  SSP and The Breakfast Club’s partnership began in 2023, with the aim of bringing the chain to the travelling public. …

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  • 11 June
    NewsPiccolino restaurant to open in Henley-on-Thames

    Piccolino restaurant to open in Henley-on-Thames

    Italian restaurant Piccolino is set to open its 21st restaurant in Henley-on-Thames’ Market Square on 24 June. Part of Individual Restaurants, the 5,000 sq ft restaurant will be serving its latest summer menu, bringing trending dishes of Italian cities and coastal regions to Henley. With over £2m invested in the…

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  • 7 June
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsLadurée opens new tea room in Covent Garden

    Ladurée opens new tea room in Covent Garden

    Luxury French pâtisserie brand Ladurée has opened a brand-new space for tea and haute cuisine above its flagship store in Covent Garden.  Situated on the corner of the Market Building, the expanded tea room overlooks the West Piazza, increasing the brand’s footprint in the heritage setting.  The design of the…

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  • 7 June
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsTrading Post Coffee Roasters to open ninth site in Worthing

    Trading Post Coffee Roasters to open ninth site in Worthing

    Brighton-based Trading Post Coffee Roasters will be opening its ninth location on Monday 10 June in Worthing, West Sussex, on Montague Street.  The site in central Worthing will have 72 covers inside, live roasting, an open plan kitchen and outdoor seating to the front. This opening follows the success of…

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  • 6 June
    RestaurantsKöD to open second London site

    KöD to open second London site

    Danish steakhouse KöD has announced that it is set to open its second site in London in Soho. This new restaurant, set to open in mid-July, follows the brand’s first London site, KöD City, in Devonshire Square opened last year. The brand is owned by DiningSix and KöD City was…

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  • 6 June
    RestaurantsPopeyes UK to roll-out first AI powered drive-thru

    Popeyes UK to roll-out first AI powered drive-thru

    Popeyes UK has officially launched its first AI powered drive-thru, following a successful trial in Northampton.  This launch has made Popeyes the first quick service restaurant chain in the country to leverage AI at drive-thru ordering, and is also the first Voice AI solution launched by any QSR brand in…

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  • 6 June
    RestaurantsJackson Boxer and the Experimental Group to open Henri in Covent Garden

    Jackson Boxer and the Experimental Group to open Henri in Covent Garden

    Renowned chef Jackson Boxer and the hospitality pioneers behind the Experimental Group are set to launch a new Parisian-inspired restaurant, Henri, on the ground floor of the hotel, Henrietta Experimental, in Covent Garden, opening on 17 June. The launch follows the success of the team’s recent collaboration at Cowley Manor…

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  • 5 June
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 05/06/24

    Today’s news in brief – 05/06/24

    UKH has called for pragmatic migration plans that meet the needs of the hospitality industry, following Keir Starmer’s comment on Sunday (2 June) that “a future Labour government will bring down net migration”. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, if re-elected, the Conservative party would reduce the number of visas…

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