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.
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Feb- 2022 -2 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Society Café opens fifth site in Bristol
Local award-winning coffee shop chain Society Café has confirmed that they will be opening their next community coffee shop at Alliance House, Baldwin Street, Bristol. Society Café is the latest business to take up residence in the landmark mixed-use scheme, by local independent developer Acorn Property Group. This will be…
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Jan- 2022 -11 JanuaryRestaurants
Gastrono-me to open second site in Cambridge
Gastrono-me Restaurants has revealed plans to open a second site in Cambridge in March 2022 as it looks to expand the group across the UK. The group, which currently operates only one site in Bury St Edmunds, first announced its expansion plans for the all-day concept last year. Founders Gemma…
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Dec- 2021 -10 DecemberFeatures
Sticks’n’Sushi: An insight into a hybrid restaurant’s success
What is the history of the business? We are a Japanese restaurant with heritage from Copenhagen as two of our founders are half Japanese and half Danish. There are some elements of Nordic inspiration across our menu, but in essence, we have a Japanese kitchen, including both a hot kitchen…
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7 DecemberFood and Drink
The Coconut Tree to open in Birmingham
Sri Lankan street food restaurant group The Coconut Tree is continuing its “organic” growth, with a new site set to open in Birmingham in early 2022. The eighth restaurant in its portfolio, following Reading and Bath openings in 2021, will join other branches in Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham and Bournemouth.…
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1 DecemberBusiness
Pret A Manger announces new UK franchise partners
Pret A Manger has announced that Dallas Holdings and K&Z Group will become the chain’s next franchisees in the UK. A total of eight stores will be transferred to the new franchise partners in spring 2022. Pret’s Guildford, Bournemouth, Basingstoke and Woking shops will be transferred to K&Z Holdings, and…
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Nov- 2021 -15 NovemberFood and Drink
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 NovemberEducation
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 OctoberRestaurants
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 OctoberNews
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 OctoberFood and Drink
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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