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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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    8 February
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 08/02/24

    Today’s news in brief – 08/02/24

    UberEats revenues rose 19% year-on-year to $17bn (£13.4bn) during Q4 2023. According to the group, its total booking revenues increased by 22% year-on-year to $37.6bn (£29.8bn) during the same period. Combined mobility and delivery revenues at the company also grew 22% year-on-year to $8.7bn (£6.8bn).  Star Pubs reported total sales…

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  • 8 February
    Pubs and BarsSix Nations opening weekend boosts pub sales by 42%

    Six Nations opening weekend boosts pub sales by 42%

    Star Pubs, the pub arm of Heineken UK, has reported that total sales across the Six Nations opening weekend were up 42% as rugby fans flocked to their local pubs to watch live sport. With afternoon and evening games on Saturday, the data suggested that punters chose to spend much…

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  • 7 February
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 07/02/24

    Today’s news in brief – 07/02/24

    Liberation Group revenues rose by a “record” 22.5% to £140m for the year ended 27 January, as sites saw an 8% rise in like-for-like growth. Additionally, the tenanted division also recorded a 4.3% increase in sales compared with the same period last year.   Six Nations rugby is set to deliver…

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  • 7 February
    RestaurantsBunsik to open sixth location in Earl’s Court

    Bunsik to open sixth location in Earl’s Court

    Korean street food chain, Bunsik, will be opening its sixth location in Earl’s Court, Kensington.  The new venue, which will span 1,625 sq ft, will offer 40 covers in a space inspired by the energy of K-culture.   Continuing its commitment to a quick-service restaurant model, Bunsik Earl’s Court will feature…

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  • 6 February
    RestaurantsPavyllon London awarded Michelin star

    Pavyllon London awarded Michelin star

    Pavyllon London, set within Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, has been awarded its first Michelin star. Michelin commended Pavyllon London for its “unique style” praising head chef Benjamin Ferra Y Castell for “cooking Yannick’s food with great skill, adeptly balancing the classic and the modern”. The restaurant is…

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  • 5 February
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 05/02/24

    Today’s news in brief – 05/02/24

    Pubs and bars saw a third successive week of negative sales in January, CGA has revealed. Average sales in managed venues in the week to last Saturday (27 January) were 4% behind the same period in 2023, but ahead of the previous weeks in January which saw a heavier dip…

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  • 5 February
    Food and DrinkChopstix opens at Victoria Station

    Chopstix opens at Victoria Station

    Chopstix has announced the opening of a new site at Victoria Place, the shopping and eating destination above Victoria Station, London, marking its second opening of 2024. The new Victoria Place site is located on the shopping centre’s first floor Food Terrace and marks another important strategic step in growing…

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  • 2 February
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 02/02/24

    Today’s news in brief – 02/02/24

    Urban Pubs and Bars’ EBITDA reached £6.4m for the financial year ended 30 April 2023, an improvement of 11% versus the prior year. The leisure group, which operates 42 pubs, bars and restaurants across London, revealed like-for-like sales were up 17% and turnover increased by almost 60% to £52.2m. UKH…

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  • 2 February
    RestaurantsApple Butter to open second site in March

    Apple Butter to open second site in March

    Apple Butter has announced that it is opening a second site at 4-5 Langham Place in March. Differing from the Seven Dials flagship café, it revealed the new site is “poised to transform into a distinguished dining destination”, spotlighting new lunch and dinner options. The 75 cover restaurant near Oxford…

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  • 1 February
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 01/02/24

    Today’s news in brief – 01/02/24

    Some 800 licensed premises have been lost in Q4, according to CGA data. This represents an acceleration of closures from Q3 last year, when numbers fell by only 0.3%. Food-led pubs have been relatively resilient, with a 7.6% drop since March 2020, while community and high street pubs have dipped…

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