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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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Mar- 2023 -7 MarchRestaurants
New Liverpool restaurant Nord confirms March 23 opening
Nord, a new restaurant in Liverpool, has revealed it is set to open its doors on 23 March 2023. The restaurant is operated by GSG.Hospitality and chef Daniel Heffy and is set to open at the Plaza. The restaurant will offer “relaxed” dining with a focus on ingredients from regional…
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7 MarchRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants acquires Pizza East
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pizza East in Shoreditch, East London. Following its acquisition, the restaurant is due to officially reopen its doors on Wednesday 15 March, with the venue also accepting reservations ahead of the opening. Ahead of the opening, Pizza East has…
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6 MarchPeople
Mollie’s appoints Dan Gover as group innovation and development chef
Mollie’s motel and diners, has appointed Dan Gover as group innovation and development chef following the launch of its Manchester-based site in late 2023. Gover plans to assist with the brand’s creative F&B development. He started his hospitality career as a head chef at the White Horse Hotel in Romsey…
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6 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
The Signet Collection opens Coppernose Café
Hospitality brand The Signet Collection has announced the opening of the Coppernose Café on the grounds of its first hotel, The Mitre, overlooking Hampton Court Palace. The property was once a gift shop next door to The Mitre hotel, a Grade II-listed boutique hotel on the banks of the River…
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3 MarchBusiness
Chishuru launches crowdfund for new Oxford Circus opening
Award-winning West African restaurant Chishuru has launched a crowdfunding page to help raise money for a new opening in central London. Drawing from her Nigerian heritage, chef and founder Joké Bakare opened the restaurant in 2020 in a 32-cover location in Brixton Village which was originally supposed to only last…
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3 MarchBusiness
Jamie Oliver Restaurants reveals plans to expand business in India
Jamie Oliver Restaurants has planned to treble its footprint and expand to new geographies in India by opening 40 more casual dining sites. Jamie’s in India is a partnership between Dolomite Restaurants Pvt, the master franchisee of Jamie’s Italian, Jamie’s Pizzeria and Jamie’s Diner in India, and Jamie Oliver Restaurant…
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2 MarchRestaurants
The Freak Scene to open in Parsons Green this March
Ex-Nobu chef Scott Hallsworth has announced the opening of his first bricks and mortar Freak Scene site in Parsons Green this month on Wednesday 22 March. Hallsworth, who has been recognised globally as a “pan-Asian cooking pioneer”, has previously launched restaurants in Melbourne, St. Tropez, Bodrum, Jeddah, Zermatt, Chamonix, Nairobi,…
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Feb- 2023 -28 FebruaryPeople
Roxy Leisure appoints managing director
Roxy Leisure has announced the appointment of Ben Warren as its new managing director to support CEO Matthew Jones as the group ramps up its expansion plans. Warren returns to the group, where he was previously operations manager. He leaves his most recent five-year role as the managing director at…
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28 FebruaryCatering Companies
Restaurant Associates to cater for Unity Place
Restaurant Associates has recently won the contract to cater for all food and beverage outlets at Unity Place, a state-of-the-art co-working location which is set to open in Milton Keynes in the early summer of 2023. Unity Place will also be the new headquarters for Santander UK, as well as…
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22 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Perks & White opens first central London location
Perks and White is set to open its first central London site at St James’s Market later this month. Located near Piccadilly Circus, the site will serve specialist coffee, sweet pastries and a range of breakfast and lunch options prepared daily on-site. As long-standing partners, Perks and White and Volcano…
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