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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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May- 2024 -9 MayRestaurants
Chopstix opens latest Welcome Break site
Chopstix has opened its latest site at Welcome Break Woodall Southbound Services on the M1, as it continues to invest in roadside locations. This opening marks its fourth site with the motorway service area (MSA) operator in the past six months. The new Welcome Break location is also the 17th…
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8 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 08/05/24
JD Wetherspoon expects top-line of profit guidance as like-for-like sales rose by 5.2% in Q1, with year-to-date sales rising 8.3% despite this year’s bank holiday (6 May) being a week later. The company had opened two pubs and either sold or surrendered to the landlord a total of 18 “smaller…
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8 MayNews
Atis to open flagship store on Regent Street
Plant-forward salad bowl brand Atis has announced that it will open a new flagship store on London’s Regent Street on 3 June. This will mark the brand’s sixth location in London and the first opening of 2024, with additional sites planned for Monument, Moorgate, Covent Garden and Battersea by the…
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8 MayRestaurants
Chef Rodney Wages brings Avery to Edinburgh from San Francisco
Acclaimed American chef Rodney Wages is set to open his first UK restaurant, Avery, in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge on 21 May. Avery Edinburgh is the evolution of Wages’ Michelin-starred restaurant of the same name which opened in San Francisco in 2018. In 2023, Wages decided to close Avery San Francisco and…
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Apr- 2024 -26 AprilRestaurants
Heavenly Desserts to open in Milton Keynes
Heavenly Desserts has announced that it is set to open its latest restaurant in Milton Keynes on Saturday 27 April. Located at the MK1 Shopping and Leisure Park, the new restaurant has a capacity for 76 guests spread over two floors. Owned by Javid and Surhya Rana from the local…
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26 AprilNews
Loungers revenues jump 24.7% to £353.5m in FY24
Loungers revenues were up 24.7% to £353.5m during the 53 weeks ended 21 April 2024. Excluding the benefit of the 53rd week total sales were up 22.2%. This sales performance reflects both continuing “strong” like-for-like sales growth (7.5% across the 53 weeks) and the ongoing success of the operator’s new…
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25 AprilPubs and Bars
Hare and Hounds Nuneaton reopens after £286,000 refurb
Proper Pubs has announced that the Hare and Hounds pub in Nuneaton has reopened after a £286,000 refurbishment. Inside the pub features brand new furniture, fixtures, fittings and flooring and two separate trading areas. One half is a lounge for intimate gatherings with family and friends and the other half…
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25 AprilRestaurants
Pasture to open first Birmingham restaurant
Steak-house and late night bar Pasture is set to open the doors of its first Birmingham restaurant on 27 May. Pasture restaurants are known for their fire-based cooking and local ingredients. With existing restaurants in Bristol and Cardiff, Pasture Birmingham will soon occupy 6,500 sq ft across one floor of…
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23 AprilPubs and Bars
Another Place opens Brackenrigg Inn
Another Place, The Lake has announced the opening of the refurbished Brackenrigg Inn, in Ullswater in the Lake District. The pub is a short walk from the existing hotel and includes a bar, seven ensuite bedrooms, a sun-trap terrace and six acres of meadows. Guests staying at The Brackenrigg will…
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23 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Caffè Nero sales grow 12.7% in Q3
Caffè Nero delivered 12.7% year on year sales growth during Q3 2023 which ended on 29 February. In the UK for the same period, sales were up 10.5% compared to Q3 last year. The Q3 sales built on the strong first half of the financial year, driving year to date…
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