Oxfordshire
Regional reporting on foodservice and hospitality across Oxfordshire, featuring updates from Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Witney, and Henley-on-Thames. This section covers restaurant and pub openings, local supply chain dynamics, rural dining trends, and the influence of tourism, academia, and commuter trade on F&B operations. Whether running a gastropub, independent café, or catering business, operators will find valuable insight into market conditions and opportunities across the county.
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Apr- 2019 -8 AprilPubs and Bars
Healy Group takes on fourth Star Pubs & Bars substantive lease
Southern pub operator, the Healy Group, has taken on its fourth substantive agreement with Star Pubs & Bars and is undertaking its first major investment with the company to refurbish the Regent’s Park Hotel in Southampton. As much as £412,000 is being spent on the site which will see food…
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Mar- 2019 -5 MarchRestaurants
Darren Brown appointed as The Kitchen’s exec head chef
New Cotswold destination Feldon Valley has appointed Darren Brown as executive head chef of The Kitchen, a new restaurant which will launch in March. He joins the team from his post as head chef at The Kingham Plough in Oxfordshire, having previously earned a Michelin star at West Stoke House…
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5 MarchPubs and Bars
Northampton pub operators acquire first Oxfordshire site
Northamptonshire pub operators Mark and Melissa Lynch have taken the lease of The Bell at Banbury with Star Pubs & Bars. The pair will commence work on a £320,000 refurbishment which will see the pub modernised with a “distinctive” craft beer and cask ale offering along with pizza served from…
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Jan- 2019 -2 JanuaryBusiness
Award winning licensees to reopen and refurbish Oxfordshire pub as second site
Kate Hayden and Paul Warriner are taking their second site with Star Pubs & Bars – The Hare at West Hendred in Oxfordshire – for a joint £500,000 investment, which will reopen the pub in March after a four-year closure. The Hare is the only pub in West Hendred, and…
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Dec- 2018 -4 DecemberAwards & Events
Nottingham’s Restaurant Sat Bains rated fourth best in the world
Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham has been rated the fourth best fine dining restaurant in the world, according to the TripAdvisor 2018 Travellers’ Choice. The eatery which serves British cuisine was the only UK-based restaurant to place the top 10 in the list; Adam’s in Birmingham was rated 11th while…
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Oct- 2018 -16 OctoberBusiness
Multiple operator undertakes Oxfordshire refurbishment with Star
Southern based multiple operator, S.I. Leisure. has taken on a second pub with Star Pubs and Bars, The Fox in Steventon, Oxfordshire, and is undertaking a joint £280k refurbishment. This latest venture brings the total number of pubs within the S.I. Leisure estate to five, which is run by Ian…
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneAwards & Events
10 finalists to compete for National Chef of the Year award
The UK’s chefs association Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the 10 finalists who will compete for the National Chef of the Year award in October. The chefs were selected after a series of cook-offs, with four winners and six runners-up impressing the judges at Sheffield College and Le Cordon…
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Apr- 2018 -10 AprilBeverages
Waitrose becomes first retailer to ban disposable coffee cups
Waitrose has announced plans to phase out all disposable coffee cups in its stores by autumn, in a bid to reduce packaging and plastic waste. The removal of the cups will begin on 30 April at nine stores, before being rolled out at its outlets nationwide. The retailer has said…
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