Plant-Based
This features our editorial coverage of plant-based food trends, innovation, and menu development across the UK hospitality and catering landscape. We report on restaurant launches, supplier partnerships, chef-driven concepts, and high street brand strategies driving the growth of plant-based eating. With analysis of consumer demand, sustainability messaging, and operational execution, this content supports chefs, operators, and F&B leaders seeking to evolve plant-forward offerings in restaurants, pubs, contract catering, and multi-site foodservice settings.
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Jan- 2022 -26 JanuaryNews
Compass unveils plans to be net zero by 2030
Catering service company Compass Group UK and Ireland has announced a number of systemic changes aimed at progressing on its journey to become net zero by 2030. The changes include: Banning air freight of fresh fruit and vegetable produce. The ban will see a focus on further increasing the use…
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25 JanuaryRestaurants
Mildreds to open sixth location in Covent Garden
Plant-based restaurant group Mildreds is set to open its latest location in Covent Garden, St Martin’s Lane, next month. Since first opening in Soho in 1988, the group is said to have “pioneered” the vegan and plant-based scene in London. The new site will officially open on 21 February and…
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Dec- 2021 -15 DecemberNews
Ugly Dumpling to open new Fitzrovia restaurant
Ugly Dumpling has announced it will open a brand new restaurant in Fitzrovia on 4 January 2022. It also revealed that to celebrate the launch and mark veganuary, it has created a limited-edition vegan cheeseburger dumpling exclusively for the new site. From traditional Asian fillings to modern Western flavours, Ugly…
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Nov- 2021 -25 NovemberRestaurants
Summit boosts Abbeydale Food Group revenues
Abbeydale Food Group has seen its revenues for the year increase to £28.8m, with turnover also rising by 18% driven by the continued growth of its Summit Foods business. Its Summit Foods business, which provides frozen and chilled micro snacks and ‘fresher for longer’ chilled sandwiches, achieved sales of £24.3m…
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19 NovemberNews
Livekindly and Popeyes partner to debut in the UK
Livekindly Collective has announced its exclusive plant-based partnership with Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for the launch of the restaurant’s first plant-based entrée with the restaurant chain opening in the United Kingdom on the 20th November. It also revealed Popeyes’ new vegan menu is the “answer” to a growing demand for plant-based…
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18 NovemberRestaurants
Leon announces opening date for its first drive-thru in West Yorkshire
Leon has announced it will open its first drive-thru restaurant in Gildersome, Leeds, West Yorkshire on Wednesday 24th November 2021. The new Leon drive-thru has created 30 new jobs for the local area and it is located near Morley on the A650 Wakefield Road, close to the M62 and M621 junctions. …
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3 NovemberFood and Drink
Private equity deals surge in F&B market
Of the 32 deals announced in the food and beverage sector in Q3, 44% involved private equity (PE), a “significant” increase compared to the 33% in Q2, according to new research from Grant Thornton. Grant Thornton’s latest food and beverage insights found that the total deal value for PE in…
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Oct- 2021 -21 OctoberFood and Drink
Dele Alli partners with Tindle ahead of launch
English professional footballer Dele Alli has partnered with Tindle as an impact investor in the plant-based meat alternative ahead of its 2022 launch. Tindle, a plant-based chicken substitute, is made by Asia’s leading food tech startup Next Gen Foods, who touched down in London following its launch in the UAE.…
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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 OctoberCatering Companies
Compass Group commits to reach net zero by 2050
The Compass Group has announced a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its global operations and value chain by 2050. It revealed Compass is the first international company in the contract catering industry to announce a global commitment to a 2050 net zero emissions economy. According…
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