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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- 2022 -26 AprilRestaurants
The Patate to open two restaurants in Clerkenwell and Seven-Dials
Street food burger brand The Patate has announced it has now secured its first permanent bricks-and-mortar venues in Clerkenwell and Seven-Dials. It has already opened its Clerkenwell site with the Seven-Dials property opening from 27 April. Founders Paul-Henry De Vassoigne and Eatventure’s Jacob Young will bring their “herb-filled” bourguignon patties…
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26 AprilPubs and Bars
Loungers hails ‘record’ sales and openings in FY22
Loungers has welcomed a year of “record” sales and openings ahead of its results for the year ended 17 April, 2022, after it maintained a “significant outperformance” of the market despite the effects of the pandemic. Whilst trading in December was subdued in light of Omicron, the operator of 164…
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25 AprilFood and Drink
Gravity to open £10m leisure and F&B offering at Liverpool One
Leisure and entertainment company, Gravity Active Entertainment, has announced the opening of a flagship location that will house a “modern F&B offering” at Liverpool One. Following a £10m investment, Gravity said it is building on the “increased interest” in leisure experiences, with Liverpool One being the company’s flagship in its…
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20 AprilRestaurants
Nightcap to bring Blame Gloria to Bristol
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced it is to open a new Blame Gloria site in Bristol. The latest Blame Gloria opening will be located at 22 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DW and covers an area…
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13 AprilPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations secures £19m investment to fuel growth
Bar operator Arc Inspirations has confirmed plans to accelerate its growth after securing a £13m investment from BGF, a growth capital investor, for a minority stake in the business. It said the funding will give the business “substantial fire power” as it looks to double its footprint over the next…
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13 AprilPubs and Bars
Nightcap announces Tonight Josephine Liverpool opening
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced a new opening for its Tonight Josephine brand in Liverpool later this year. The latest site for Tonight Josephine is located at 85-89 Hanover Street, Liverpool, and covers approximately 7,893…
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13 AprilFood and Drink
Swingers to extend presence in the US and UK
Swingers has announced it is extending its crazy golf socialising experience in the US with the opening of its newest venue, Swingers NoMad, on Friday 17 June, as well as the extension of its original London site in London, West End. The New York City opening follows the success of…
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8 AprilPubs and Bars
Nightcap to open The Cocktail Club in Birmingham
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced a new opening for The Cocktail Club in Birmingham later this year. After the successful openings of larger The Cocktail Club venues in Reading and Bristol over the last few…
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8 AprilNews
Wagtail to open its new dining experience in London
London is set to welcome new 360-degree rooftop bar and restaurant dining experience, Wagtail. It revealed the venue is a redevelopment of the former House of Fraser Monument and it will open its doors on Thursday 12 May on King William Street in Monument. Led by head chef, Philip Kearsey…
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6 AprilRestaurants
The Vurger Co. to open in Manchester this month
The Vurger Co. is set for further expansion this month with a fourth restaurant opening in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter on 23 April. The Vurger Co. site, which will be located in the Transmission House development, will be its “largest and most ambitious project to date”, with over…
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