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Stay ahead with curated reporting on new restaurant, pub, bar, cafรฉ, 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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Nov- 2023 -28 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 28/11/23
Shareholders backed TRG’s ยฃ506m sale to Apollo Global, privatising the company that operates Wagamama among others. Each share’s value of 65p signifies an enterprise worth of ยฃ701m. TRG’s strategies led to two earnings upgrades and ยฃ5m in cost savings, aligning with Apollo’s belief in TRG’s market prominence. Apollo’s reassurances about…
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28 NovemberRestaurants
Loungers sales rise 7.7% in H1
Loungers has reported that like-for-like sales rose 7.7% year-on-year in the half year ended 1 October, also marking 24% ahead of pre-pandemic levels.ย The restaurant operatorโs adjusted EBITDA also increased 28.2% to ยฃ17.3m during the period.ย Due to its โconsistentlyโ strong trading, the group is on track to open 34…
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27 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 27/11/23
Pho is set for expansion, securing fresh funding following a 33.6% turnover surge to ยฃ58.3m in FY23. Despite a profit dip to ยฃ1.8m (from ยฃ5.6m) due to pandemic concessions, restaurant EBITDA held steady around ยฃ10.4m. The company attributes the profit decrease to prior government aid. While FY23’s EBITDA stood at…
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24 NovemberPubs and Bars
Admiral Taverns reopens The Spinners after ยฃ250k refurb
Admiral Taverns has reopened The Spinners, a local pub in Leigh, following a combined investment of ยฃ250k from the pub group and licensees Karen and Naomi Baird.ย The investment has changed the interiors of the pub, which now has two new bars, flooring and furniture throughout.ย The venueโs beer garden,…
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24 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
SSP launches Cafรฉ Local
SSP has launched a new travel-focused cafรฉ and retail store concept called Cafรฉ Local, which has been developed for UK regional rail stations. The first 15 Cafรฉ Local stores have opened at stations around the country, including Fratton, Exeter, Reading, Dover and Sheffield, and the flagship store has recently opened…
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22 NovemberRestaurants
Sides to open first Manchester site
Sides, the chicken restaurant created by the YouTube group, The Sidemen, is set to open its first outlet in Manchester. The group, which offers a range of chicken dishes with a choice of seven sauces, has agreed to take a 1,222 sq ft unit at Manchester Arndale on a 10-year…
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17 NovemberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 17/11/23
Marstonโs has appointed Justin Platt as the new CEO, effective 10 January 2024, following Andrew Andreaโs immediate departure. Andrea, who steered the company through the pandemic and economic challenges, will assist in a smooth transition. Platt, previously chief strategy officer at Merlin Entertainment, brings over 30 years of consumer-facing business…
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17 NovemberNews
Hydes brewery appoints new laboratory manager
Leading North West brewery and pub retailer Hydes has appointed family member and brewery employee Tom Allkins to laboratory manager Hydes brewery premises in Salford. Allkins, who is the nephew of Adam Hyde, the longest serving employee and family member in the business as company secretary, had recently passed his…
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16 NovemberRestaurants
Malaysian concept Mambow to open in Clapton
Mambow Clapton, Abby Leeโs first permanent site for her modern Malaysian concept, will officially be opening its doors on 24 November. The larger space has enabled Lee to add a larger kitchen including a hibachi grill allowing her to create new recipes using new techniques. The bigger space will have…
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15 NovemberNews
Lecce-inspired cafe and wine bar to open in Covent Garden
Family-run Italian bakery and wine bar Capilungo will be opening in the heart of Covent Garden on 13 December.ย Capilungoโs offering will focus on quality ingredients and provenance with a menu championing Lecceโs hyper-local delicacies, including freshly baked Italian pastries, cured meats, and Pugliese wines and cocktails.ย Co-founded by Lecce…
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