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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- 2023 -19 AprilNews
UKH urges government to improve vacancy rate ahead of summer
UKHospitality is urging the government to take action and improve the vacancy rate for the sector as the latest ONS figures show 140,000 job vacancies. The trade body warns that months of no positive movement in vacancy levels endangers the summer season as venues are forced to reduce opening hours…
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19 AprilPubs and Bars
The Crown Hotel opens The Crown Pub and Grill
The Crown London Hotel is set to launch The Crown Pub and Grill which will open its doors on 30 April 2023. The pub is a terracotta, Grade II listed-Victorian structure, which was first constructed by the architects Shoebridge and Rising in 1899. It acted as a coaching tavern, lying…
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18 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Bob and Berts continues expansion with six new stores
Independent coffee shop chain Bob and Berts has announced plans to open up to six new stores this year in Scotland and England. The opening of these new coffee shops will take its total footprint to more than 30 sites across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The brand operates from…
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18 AprilRestaurants
Atis to open fifth location in London Bridge this May
Salad and bowl bar Atis has announced the opening of its fifth location in London Bridge this May in the new Borough Yards development, with a sixth opening also in the works. The announcement comes as, since opening its flagship venue in October 2019, the chain has been successful in…
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17 AprilRestaurants
Noci to open second venue at Battersea Power Station
Pasta restaurant Noci has announced the opening of a second restaurant at the newly-restored Battersea Power Station on Tuesday 16 May. The news comes a year after Noci first opened in Islington, following a successful pop-up at Mortimer House the previous November. According to the restaurant, it will continue the…
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14 AprilNews
National Portrait Gallery to launch new hospitality spaces ahead of reopening
The National Portrait Gallery has recently announced a new hospitality partnership with Audrey Green by Daisy Green and The Portrait Restaurant by Richard Corrigan, ahead of reopening on 22 June. Following a £35m refurbishment, the National Portrait Gallery will offer three remodelled hospitality spaces. From coffees, cakes and brunches to…
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13 AprilFeatures
Simon King: ‘I feel like I’ve got the best job in the world’
Can you tell us about your experience within hospitality? I’ve been in the industry since I was a teenager, so really my entire life. At the very beginning, I worked in country house hotels. After my A-levels, I studied Hospitality Management in Devon and then went to London in the…
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12 AprilRestaurants
28 Market Place to close after three years of trading
Somerset restaurant, 28 Market Place, has recently announced its closure after opening three years ago. The 26-cover restaurant was founded thanks to an investment from Horatio’s Investments, whose founder is a Somerset-born entrepreneur with a passion for investing in businesses that enhance the local area. The location was initially restored…
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11 AprilFeatures
The craft ramen eatery with an OnlyFans account: Q&A with owner Ross Mackenzie
How did you know that it was time to launch Send Noods? My business partner Vinny Yu came up with the concept, he showed me his idea and the branding and I told him ‘Okay, I’ll show you some ramen shops around Manchester’. So, we started going out for lunch…
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5 AprilPubs and Bars
Stonegate losses narrow to £130m post-pandemic
Stonegate pub company has seen its pre-tax losses narrow to £130m for the year ended 25 September 2022, compared with a loss of £233m in 2021. The business, which owns Be At One and Slug & Lettuce brands, also posted revenues of £1.61bn, compared with £707m in 2021. Furthermore it…
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