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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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Feb- 2024 -29 FebruaryRestaurants
Shanghai Noir brasserie to open in former Westminster Fire Station
Shanghai Noir, a new Indo-Chinese brasserie, is set to open this March on the lower ground floor of the Grade II listed old Westminster Fire Station. The new restaurant’s décor will hark back to the “heyday” of 1920s and 1930s Shanghai when the Asian city became known as ‘The Paris…
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28 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Asking price for Cheshire’s Poachers Inn reduced
The asking price for the Poachers Inn in Bollington, Cheshire has been reduced to £795,000 by sellers Christie and Co. Featuring a main pub and restaurant area, as well as a beer garden, the pub offers an extensive range of traditional cask and local ales. The Poachers Inn has been…
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22 FebruaryRestaurants
Black and White Hospitality to open new Blackpool restaurant
Black and White Hospitality is set to open a brand-new Marco Pierre White restaurant in Blackpool. Located in a brand-new, 127-bedroom Holiday Inn hotel, the restaurant, which will be a Marco’s New York Italian, follows an agreement between Blackpool Council and Black and White Hospitality, which is the franchising arm…
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20 FebruaryPubs and Bars
The William Morgan pub to reopen following refurb
The William Morgan pub in Prestatyn is set to re-open its doors on 21 February, following a huge six-figure investment from the Stonegate Group. The new-look pub will also host a grand launch party from Thursday 22 February, through to Sunday 25 February. The venue has undergone a full renovation,…
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19 FebruaryFood and Drink
Layers Bakery launches in East London
Destination bakery Layers has opened the doors to its new waterfront store and cafe in Goodluck Hope, East London. The store will be open from 8am to 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday, offering freshly baked sourdough goods, coffees, grab-and-go breakfasts as well as an all-day brunch menu. The store is founded…
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16 FebruaryRestaurants
Chef Robert Thompson MBE to open RTCaféGrill
Chef Robert Thompson MBE has announced that he is set to open RTCaféGrill in Ryde on the Isle of Wight in March. RTCaféGrill will open on the ground floor of Royal Maritime House, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant features a long bar flanked with bar stools and bar…
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16 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Costa Coffee to boost pay in April
Costa Coffee has announced that from 1 April 2024 it will increase pay rates for over 15,000 team members in its 1,500 UK company-owned stores. This is the fifth time the company has increased pay rates for store team members since April 2021. As part of an investment of over…
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16 FebruaryRestaurants
Hiraeth relocates to Court Colman Manor Hotel
Hiraeth, the independently run pub and restaurant that secured its place in the Michelin Guide within eight months of opening, has relocated to Bridgend’s Court Colman Manor Hotel, taking over the manor hotel’s 50 cover restaurant. Hiraeth’s relocation comes after the landlord of their original site chose to put the…
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14 FebruaryNews
Prithvi announces plans to open new Cotswold site
Fine-dining Indian-inspired restaurant Prithvi in the heart of Cheltenham has confirmed plans to open doors in a new Cotswold destination elevating its growing profile to the wider region. Prithvi is currently on the lookout for a new Cotswold-based premise to share its gastronomic experiences, which have seen its menus featured…
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13 FebruaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 13/02/24
Caffè Nero has announced “strong trading” for the first half of 2024, including sales growth of 17% over the same period last year as sales for H1 2024 hit £265m. In the UK, Caffè Nero reported sales of £200m, representing strong overall growth of 10.1%. Drinks sales in pubs and…
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