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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Jul- 2022 -11 JulyRestaurants
Gusto to open Oxford site by end of year
Gusto Italian has announced the latest step in its expansion strategy, with its 14th site set to open in Oxford by the end of the year. The new Gusto Italian restaurant and bar will open in the Mitre Hotel building on Oxford High Street, with further ambitions to open its…
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Jun- 2022 -13 JuneVenues & Properties
Popeyes UK to open six more sites
Popeye’s UK, which first launched in November 2021 with “runaway success”, has announced plans to speed up its national rollout with six new sites confirmed across the country in Nottingham, Gateshead, Oxford, Reading, Brighton, and Ealing. Popeyes was founded in New Orleans in 1972, and currently has sites in Stratford,…
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8 JunePeople
Mollie’s appoints new head of sales
Mollie’s, the fast-growing “hotel and diner concept” with locations in Oxford and Bristol, has appointed Lindsey Williams as head of sales for the South West region. This will span both properties and future earmarked local expansions. In her new role as head of sales, Williams will “apply her 25 years’…
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May- 2022 -27 MayRestaurants
Gees Restaurant & Bar reopens after £1.5m refurb
Gees Restaurant and Bar in Oxford has officially reopened this week following an investment of more than £1.5m. Diners are now able to return to the venue following a 13-week closure while the site underwent a full refurbishment. It now reopens with a renewed glasshouse and two new dining spaces,…
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24 MayRestaurants
Compass Group names chief climate and sustainability advisor
Compass Group UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Charles Godfray as chief climate and sustainability advisor to its executive team. In the role he will shape the organisation’s commitment of reaching climate net zero by 2030. Godfray is a population biologist with interests in the environmental sciences and…
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11 MayRestaurants
Gees Restaurant to reopen this month with Matt Smith as head chef
The Oxford Collection has announced the appointment of Matt Smith as its new head chef at ‘Gees Restaurant and Bar’ ahead of its relaunch this spring. The Oxford Collection’s Grade ll-listed Victorian Glasshouse will reopen during the week commencing 23 May 2022 following a £1m+ refurbishment and expansion. It said…
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Apr- 2022 -11 AprilNews
Corbin & King new owners to develop three new UK sites
After being selected by the joint administrators to restaurant group Corbin and King, Minot International Public Company Limited (MINT) has announced it plans to place its initial focus on recommencing the development of three new UK sites. MINT was already the existing majority shareholder in Corbin and King Limited –…
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Feb- 2022 -21 FebruaryNews
The Oxford Collection’s Gees Restaurant & Bar to undergo £1m refurb
The Oxford Collection has announced its Grade ll listed Victorian Glasshouse Gees Restaurant and Bar will be temporarily closing for eight weeks on 21 February 2022 for £1m refurbishment. The collection said it will be combined with the property next door which has been remodelled over the last six months,…
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14 FebruaryAwards & Events
Pahli Hill achieves Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 award
Fitzrovia restaurant, Pahli Hill has been awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022. Having opened in 2020 only to close immediately due to the pandemic, Pahli Hill was the first UK venture for owners Rahul Khanna and Kabir Suri of Azure Hospitality in India. According to the restaurant, the menu brings together…
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2 FebruaryRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay to open Restaurant 1890 at The Savoy
Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay is set to open at The Savoy, London, on 23 February, 2022. The new restaurant will pay homage to chef and restaurateur Georges Auguste Escoffier, who joined the hotel in 1890, and will offer “highly exclusive, contemporary fine dining” to guests for dinner only. The…
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