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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- 2023 -8 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Young’s opens new wine bar in London
Pub group Young’s has announced the opening of a new wine bar in Swedeland Court in Bishopsgate London named The Bishop’s Vaults. Previously Boisdale of Bishopsgate, the space has been transformed into an intimate wine bar, offering a premium wine list, along with a selection of cheese and charcuterie plates,…
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7 FebruaryRestaurants
Yannick Alléno to open restaurant at Four Seasons London
Michelin-star chef Yannick Alléno has announced he will be opening Pavyllon London restaurant in the Four Seasons hotel on Park Lane in summer 2023. The new restaurant will bring Alléno’s “refined” neighbourhood dining style to London, offering a British expression of his signature modern French dishes. The menu at Pavyllon…
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1 FebruaryBusiness
Hospitality braces for 101% rise in energy bills this quarter
Hospitality businesses are bracing for a 101% increase in energy bills this quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to the joint Q1 Hospitality Members Survey by UKHospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and Hospitality Ulster. The figures have been raised directly…
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Jan- 2023 -31 JanuaryFood and Drink
Wine bar Emmanuelle to open in Clerkenwell
Yuma Hashemi, chef-owner of the Clerkenwell restaurant, The Drunken Butler, will be opening wine bar Emmanuelle this spring on Rosebury Avenue. Emanuelle, which will be open for walk-ins only and seat 24-covers, is located directly across the road from Persian restaurant, The Drunken Butler, a 20-cover restaurant that opened in…
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26 JanuaryBusiness
Great North Pie Co to open kitchen and bar
The Great North Pie Co has announced that it is set to open a kitchen and bar in the Manchester city centre space, Kampus in February. The opening of the site in the centre of Manchester will join the company’s existing sites including places in Altrincham and the Lake District.…
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25 JanuaryRestaurants
SimpsInns unveils £250,000 redevelopment of The Potting Shed
Ayrshire hospitality group, SimpsInns, has announced a £250,000 redevelopment of one of its key venues in Irvine as it reintroduces The Potting Shed at Si.sI Located just 40 minutes from Glasgow, The Potting Shed at Si will offer guests a range of breakfast and brunch options as it looks to…
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24 JanuaryRestaurants
Rudy’s Pizza to open second Birmingham restaurant
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana has announced it will open its latest restaurant on Oozells Street from Monday 6 February. Since first opening in 2015 from its original Rudy’s in Ancoats, the pizzeria has expanded its presence with the brand-new 90-cover restaurant in Brindleyplace being its second location in Birmingham. Rudy’s follows…
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23 JanuaryFeatures
Heaven on earth: Heavenly Desserts’ international expansion
Catering Today sits down with Heavenly Desserts co-founder and managing director Yousif Aslam. He discusses the company’s 2022, its first Canadian store and future expansion plans. Could you just tell me a little bit about the history of the company? We opened our first store in Birmingham in 2008 and…
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20 JanuaryRestaurants
Kew Village restaurant Hawthorn to open in February
Co-owners Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas have announced that their refined neighbourhood restaurant, Hawthorn, will be opening on Wednesday 1 February in Kew Village, Richmond. Hawthorn, which will have 60 covers and serve lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, will also have a full team of 15 staff. According…
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19 JanuaryRestaurants
Gaucho to open three new sites
Argentine steakhouse Gaucho has announced that it is set to open three new sites in the next three months. One of the sites will open in London’s Covent Garden, the company’s first London opening since 2009. The 7000 sq ft restaurant will be aimed at pre and post theatre dining.…
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