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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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Jan- 2024 -11 JanuaryFood and Drink
Shake Shack set to refurb Leicester Square site
Fast food restaurant Shake Shack has announced that it is set to reopen its venue in Leicester Square, London following a refurbishment. The site closed its doors on 8th January and will reopen later in the month after the revamp. The company stated that the new venue will transform into…
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11 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Young’s Pubs to reopen The Constitution in Camden
The Constitution pub in Camden is set to reopen its doors in February 2024, following an extensive refurbishment. Located on St Pancras Way, the canal side pub has undergone a complete transformation, including the addition of a new rooftop terrace. The Constitution, acquired by Young’s & Co’s Brewery PLC in…
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11 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations reports ‘record’ sales for December 2023
Arc Inspirations, the operator of bar brands Banyan, BOX and Manahatta, has reported record sales for December 2023, as like-for-like sales increased by 19.9% compared with the same period last year. The news comes as like-for-like sales at BOX rose by 30%, 24% at Manahatta and 10% at Banyan, while…
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9 JanuaryRestaurants
Trio behind Fallow to open new restaurant in Wood Wharf
Chefs Will Murray and Jack Croft, alongside Fallow restaurant chairman James Robson, have announced they are set to launch their next venture, Roe, in Wood Wharf in spring 2024. Named after native deer of the British Isles, Roe will follow the same “nose-to-tail” and “root-to-stem” ethos as its sister restaurant,…
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4 JanuaryRestaurants
Mission Mars reports ‘record’ LFL sales during festive season
Mission Mars has reported “record” sales of £10.0m, up 38% during the festive period (27 November to 31 December 2023). Its group like-for-like (LFL) sales also increased by 18% versus the same five-week period in the prior year (2022). Mission Mars, which owns both the Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana and Albert’s…
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3 JanuaryNews
Seven Dials Market to welcome new food traders in January
KERB, a hospitality organisation founded in 2012, has announced that Seven Dials Market is parting ways with four of its most lucrative traders in order to provide opportunity for new food talent. Having built credible reputations supported by KERB and its trading opportunities, the four members – Truffle, Club Mexicana,…
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Dec- 2023 -21 DecemberNews
Filishack to open second location in London’s Elephant Park
Filipino street food operator, Filishack, is set to open its second permanent location in January, joining Lendlease’s thriving Zone 1 London neighbourhood, Elephant Park. Launched by brothers Jonathan and Justice Cacho in 2014, South London-based Filishack operated purely out of food trucks until 2021, when they secured a first bricks-and-mortar…
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21 DecemberRestaurants
Gino D’Acampo to open new Manchester restaurant and bar
Gino D’Acampo has announced he is to open a new restaurant and bar at the INNSiDE by Melia Manchester hotel in February. This opening will follow an extensive £800k refurbishment of the First Street venue, which the chef’s team currently operates under the First Street Bar and Kitchen brand. Designed…
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19 DecemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 19/12/23
Drinks sales in managed venues fell by 9% for the week ending 9 December, compared with the same period last year. Alcohol categories struggled due to World Cup comparatives, while midweek performance suggests modest average growth. As festive occasions approach, operators seek to maintain footfall amidst weather and rail strike…
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19 DecemberRestaurants
Carters unveils pop-up at Birmingham member’s club
The Michelin-starred restaurateurs, Brad and Holly Carter, are relocating Carters to Birmingham’s city centre from 2 February to 31 May 2024 to the private members club, Eighteen, at 103 Colmore Row. Carters moved to Westlands UK in Evesham this summer from their Moseley location of 13 years. This is to…
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