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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Aug- 2020 -25 AugustNews
The Seren Collection appoints new director of restaurants
The Seren Collection, a collection of high-quality restaurants and hotels based in South West Wales, has appointed Mourad Ben Tefka as its new director of restaurants. Tefka joined the organisation following 18 years at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxford, where he originally joined as restaurant manager before becoming…
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13 AugustApps & Technology
Burger King joins Uber Eats platform
High street favourite Burger King has joined the Uber Eats app, as it looks to increase the availability of its flame-grilled burgers. Burger King is now available on the Uber Eats app in 200 locations in towns and cities across the UK, including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, Glasgow and…
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Jul- 2020 -23 JulyComment
Yoca: The future of ordering
How does the platform work in practice, both for businesses and consumers? For businesses, we have a completely self-controlled self-service portal. We provide them with an account, which gives full access to menu tools, settings and an orders dashboard. Shops tailor their own structure, and control the naming of their…
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15 JulyRestaurants
The Coconut Tree announces phased reopening
Award-winning Sri Lankan bar and restaurant group The Coconut Tree has announced a phased reopening schedule for all six sites across England and Wales. The street food chain will reopen its Cardiff restaurant – the only one in Wales – on Wednesday 22 July; in line with guidelines set out…
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May- 2020 -22 MayCoronavirus
Sri-Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree to reopen two further sites
Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree has announced it will reopen its Cardiff and Oxford sites by offering a takeaway service. It will reopen its Cardiff restaurant today (22 May) with the Mill Lane venue to be open on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5pm – 9pm for takeaways…
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1 MayBusiness Bites
Are we beginning to re-open anyway?
The PM says he will soon announce the reopening plan after weeks of compulsory lockdown for the UKs public and its businesses. Boris Johnson is under pressure to come up with the blueprint for restarting the economy as the list of suffering firms grows larger and more and more redundancies…
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Apr- 2020 -20 AprilRestaurants
Pizza Pilgrims reopens Victoria site for delivery amid Covid-19 crisis
Pizza Pilgrims has reopened its flagship restaurant in Victoria for delivery, after temporarily closing its doors last month amid the Covid-19 crisis. In an Instagram post, co-founder James Elliot described the reopening as a “glorious day” before confirming the restaurant will only be operating on Deliveroo and its new Frying…
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Mar- 2020 -16 MarchPubs and Bars
The Yummy Pub Co sells The Clarence Pub for £125,000
The Yummy Pub Co has announced it has sold the Stoke Newington-based The Clarence Pub to Robert Webster Shaw for £125,000. Shaw also owns the Anchor and Hope in London and has other business interests in The Canton Arms, and the Magdalen Arms in Oxford. Built in 1860, the pub…
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4 MarchNews
Read’s restaurant appoints new head chef
Read’s restaurant, in Faversham, announced it has appointed Frederick Forster as its new head chef. Forster has worked in the restaurant industry since the age of 18, having worked at The Savoy in the early stages of his career. In 1990, he joined Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxford as…
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Feb- 2020 -4 FebruaryFeatures
From barrister to restaurateur: Nisha Katona on her Indian street food chain
“I was a child protection barrister for 20 years but always with a completely blinding passion and obsession for the food of my ancestors – which is home-style Indian food,” says Nisha Katona, founder of Indian street food chain Mowgli. Katona started her restaurateur journey because she realised that a…
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