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.

  • Oct- 2018 -
    5 October
    RestaurantsCaprice Holdings to open Brasserie of Light in Selfridges

    Caprice Holdings to open Brasserie of Light in Selfridges

    Caprice Holdings has announced it is to open a new restaurant, named Brasserie of Light in Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street. The restaurant will move into the store thanks to a £300m investment in Selfridges, Caprice Holdings described the new restaurant as “a new destination, restaurant, and bar” with a…

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  • 1 October
    RestaurantsKuti’s Brasserie opens in Southampton’s Royal Pier

    Kuti’s Brasserie opens in Southampton’s Royal Pier

    Kuti’s Brasserie, a fine dining Indian restaurant has launched in the former gate house of the historic Royal Pier in Southampton. Set in a two-story property, Kuti’s Brasserie has four dining areas with 110 covers on the ground floor; 60 on the first floor; 30 upstairs in the Chandelier Cocktail…

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  • Sep- 2018 -
    12 September
    RestaurantsSoho’s Vinoteca Restaurant closes due to rent increases and licencing restrictions

    Soho’s Vinoteca Restaurant closes due to rent increases and licencing restrictions

    Vinoteca Restaurant in Soho has announced it is to close due to rent increases and licencing restrictions in the area. The restaurant’s other branches in Farringdon, Marylebone, Bloomberg Arcade and Chiswick will remain open. Charlie Young, co-founder and director at Vinoteca, said: “Although it’s true that the rent has increased…

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  • Aug- 2018 -
    28 August
    PeopleMark Lawton takes the helm at La Belle Époque

    Mark Lawton takes the helm at La Belle Époque

    Mark Lawton has been appointed as head chef at three AA Rosette winning restaurant La Belle Époque at Sofitel London Heathrow, where he will take over from Mayur Nagarale. With over 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Lawton has worked within leading UK hotels and restaurants, including head chef…

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  • 10 August
    BusinessVillandry restaurant fails to find investor leading to closure of all London restaurants

    Villandry restaurant fails to find investor leading to closure of all London restaurants

    Villandry has announced it has closed all of its London restaurants after it failed to find a buyer and rent doubled at the two sites. BDO were called in as administrators for the company after it failed to find investors to support rising rent and business rates. The chain’s outlet…

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  • 7 August
    RestaurantsBenito’s Hat secures £1m funding for 10th anniversary

    Benito’s Hat secures £1m funding for 10th anniversary

    Mexican restaurant Benito’s Hat has secured £1m investment to fund a three-year growth plan in London and throughout the UK. The investment coincides with the brand’s 10th anniversary and is made up entirely from existing investors, the majority of which comes from private equity investment firm Calculus Capital. The investment…

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  • Jul- 2018 -
    31 July
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsMcDonald’s to trial brewed ‘barista coffee’

    McDonald’s to trial brewed ‘barista coffee’

    McDonald’s is to trial ‘barista coffee’ in two of its London restaurants with a view to rolling it out nationally. The branches in St Paul’s and Oxford Street will employ baristas who will brew coffee as opposed to using a machine as McDonald’s currently does. McDonald’s has previously been scathing…

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  • 31 July
    BusinessLate-night customers account for 83% of British foodservice growth

    Late-night customers account for 83% of British foodservice growth

    British people visit food or beverage outlets 257 million times between midnight and 7am every year, according to new figures. The data, released by market research firm, The NPD Group, for the year ending May 2018 suggested that the growing demand for late-night and early morning food and beverages consumed…

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  • 19 July
    Catering CompaniesCatering News

    Waste food catering company set to launch in Manchester

    Real Junk Food Manchester (RJFM) is preparing to open the north’s first ever waste food catering business. The not-for-profit operation will provide catering and meals for people, businesses and organisations using food that would otherwise go to waste. In September 2017 RJFM opened the UK’s first waste food pay-as-you-feel restaurant…

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  • Jun- 2018 -
    25 June
    Food and DrinkDebenhams partners with local food companies

    Debenhams partners with local food companies

    Department story chain Debenhams has partnered with independent local food companies to offer a variety of food options to customers. The new initiative, which has been tested in the company’s central Manchester, Trafford and Oxford Street stores, has led Debenhams with an 11% uplift in food sales after concessions of…

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