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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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Apr- 2024 -19 AprilNews
London’s Soho welcomes six new F&B offerings
Six new F&B additions are set to open in Soho’s Shaftesbury Capital portfolio. Kingly Street has welcomed two new signings from The Counter and Little Door and Co alongside the upsize of pub and cocktail bar Two Floors. Three-storey alfresco dining destination, Kingly Court, has introduced two new debut concepts,…
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19 AprilPeople
Asda appoints new MD for Leon
Leon owner Asda has announced the appointment of the former Tapas Revolution executive, Mac Plumton, as the new managing director of the healthy fast food chain. Plumpton will succeed Ashley Davis, who has served in an interim capacity as MD since November 2023. Davis is set to depart Leon in…
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18 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Loungers continues rollout of stores with eight new openings
Loungers, the operator of all day café,bar and restaurants across the UK under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has announced the opening of a number of new sites bringing the current total to 257 sites. In the past three months, the group opened new Lounges in Bromsgrove (Verraco…
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16 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 16/04/24
Hostmore will be acquiring TGI Fridays’ US brand for £177m. The proposed transaction would result in existing Hostmore shareholders holding a 36% stake in the enlarged business upon completion, with TGI Fridays’ shareholdings having a 64% stake. Once the acquisition is finalised, the group is expected to be renamed ‘TGI…
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16 AprilFood and Drink
Shake Shack to open in Notting Hill
Shake Shack has announced that it is set to open a new site in Notting Hill in London, its 17th UK opening. Set over two floors, the new site will boast a prime location in front of Notting Hill Gate station exit. This follows the reopening of its flagship store…
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15 AprilRestaurants
Busaba eyes expansion opportunities closer to London
Thai restaurant chain Busaba has revealed it will focus on London and the surrounding areas, as its latest opening in Essex’s Lakeside Shopping Centre has proved successful. According to the group’s latest filings on Companies House, turnover stood at £21.1m for the year ended 17 September 2023, a slight dip…
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12 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 12/04/24
Restaurant group Six by Nico will be opening a new restaurant in Westgate, Oxford, on Wednesday 22 May. The site will be its fifteenth restaurant across the UK. Six by Nico Oxford has a capacity for 64 covers in the main dining area with a private dining space for 12…
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12 AprilRestaurants
Six By Nico announces Oxford opening
Restaurant group Six by Nico has announced it will be opening a new restaurant in Westgate Oxford on Wednesday 22 May, which will be its fifteenth restaurant across the UK. Founded by chef Nico Simeone, Six by Nico is known for its six-course tasting menu that changes every six weeks,…
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12 AprilRestaurants
Deliveroo extends exclusive partnership with Wingstop
Deliveroo and Wingstop have announced an extension of their exclusivity partnership, which began in 2018. The chicken restaurant chain’s menu will be available exclusively to Deliveroo customers to order on demand in 15 cities across the UK. Wingstop currently has 43 restaurants nationwide, as well as a “robust” opening pipeline…
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11 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 11/04/24
Revolution Bars Group has unveiled a restructuring plan as sales rose 8.3% to £82.3m for the 26-week period ending 30 December 2023. Group like-for-like sales for the four weeks from 4 to 31 December 2023 were up 9%, the best festive period since 2019. Despite a strong festive trading period,…
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