Oxford

Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice activity in this university city, with reporting focused on central Oxford, Jericho, Cowley Road, and Summertown. Topics include restaurant and café openings, independent concepts, student and tourist-driven footfall, and premium casual formats. Insight is designed for operators navigating a market shaped by academic life, heritage appeal, and growing demand for diverse dining experiences.

  • Nov- 2021 -
    15 November
    Food and DrinkSelfridges to open two new London dining destinations

    Selfridges to open two new London dining destinations

    Selfridges is set to launch a new dining destination on the fourth floor of the Oxford Street store, welcoming Din Tai Fung and Pizza Pilgrims to its collection of restaurants. According to the retailer, Pizza Pilgrims will be the first to launch on 9 December, bringing its ten-year experience to…

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  • 5 November
    EducationActivate Learning opens new £3m hospitality facility in Oxford

    Activate Learning opens new £3m hospitality facility in Oxford

    Activate Learning has announced the opening of a new £3m hospitality and catering facility at the City of Oxford College. The new facilities were developed thanks to £2.17m in funding secured through the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) via the government’s Local Growth Fund. The investment into the new facilities…

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  • Oct- 2021 -
    21 October
    RestaurantsLeon names new head of acquisition

    Leon names new head of acquisition

    Fast-food brand Leon has announced the appointment of Beth Emmens as its new head of acquisitions. Emmens will be leading the charge in the continued search for the “best” sites and locations in the UK for Leon’s expansion. She will be “strengthening Leon’s existing relationships” and is “keen to hear”…

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  • 19 October
    NewsLewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger to launch 30 new sites

    Lewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger to launch 30 new sites

    Celebrity endorsed plant-based group Neat Burger has announced a triple expansion of 30 new sites, 14 restaurants and 16 delivery kitchens. It revealed the launch follows the completion of a funding round valuing the company at £50m, an increase from a £19.5m valuation last year. New restaurants  to open in the next…

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  • 18 October
    Food and DrinkGreggs and Leon products sold in Asda’s first premium store

    Greggs and Leon products sold in Asda’s first premium store

    Asda has opened its first premium ‘Extra Special’ convenience store, offering EG owned food-to-go brands, along with LEON and Greggs products. The store, which is located on EG Group’s Oxford Road forecourt in Beaconsfield, marks the first-time operator EG Group has collaborated with Asda to trial a ‘premium’ format, with…

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  • 11 October
    Food and DrinkDaily meat consumption in UK drops by 17%

    Daily meat consumption in UK drops by 17%

    Daily meat consumption in the UK has decreased by just under 17% in the last decade, according to new research from the University of Oxford. However, this reduction is significantly less than the 30% reduction the National Food Strategy has recently called for within the next 10 years. The analysis…

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  • Sep- 2021 -
    21 September
    RestaurantsThaikhun to open new Trafford Centre site

    Thaikhun to open new Trafford Centre site

    Thaikhun has announced that it is set to open a new street food style restaurant in The Trafford Centre on 26 September 2021. With restaurants already located across nine different cities across the UK, including Newcastle, Oxford, Southampton and Glasgow, the new location will expand the group’s offering, making it…

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  • 10 September
    Pubs and BarsBundobust Brewery to open in Manchester

    Bundobust Brewery to open in Manchester

    Bundobust has announced the opening of its latest site in the Grade II-listed St James Building on Oxford Street in Manchester on 16 September 2021. Adding to the group’s roster of venues in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, this second Manchester site comes in the form of a 150-seat taproom and…

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  • Aug- 2021 -
    20 August
    RestaurantsThe Avocado Show set to launch London restaurant

    The Avocado Show set to launch London restaurant

    The Avocado Show is set to open a new London restaurant in September 2021, located in the Mayfair-Soho area on Princes Street near Oxford Circus.  Founded by friends Ron Simpson and Julien Zaal, the concept took off in Amsterdam and soon expanded to Brussels and Madrid. With London “atop its…

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  • 5 August
    RestaurantsMowgli to open debut London restaurant

    Mowgli to open debut London restaurant

    Mowgli Street Food has signed for their debut London site, at 5 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia.  The new 5,800 sq ft Charlotte Street restaurant will join 13 regional sites across the country, including presences in Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, and Birmingham.  Founded by chef, food writer, and television presenter Nisha Katona in…

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