Plymouth
Regional coverage of foodservice and hospitality activity across Plymouth, including the Barbican, Royal William Yard, Mutley Plain, and the city centre. This section highlights restaurant and pub openings, university and naval trade, local sourcing, and F&B strategies shaped by tourism, regeneration, and coastal demand. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into trading in a South West city with strong maritime heritage and growing consumer diversity.
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Jun- 2025 -6 JunePubs and Bars
Spinners secures £4m investment for expansion
Competitive socialising operator Spinners has announced that it has secured an investment of £4m from Gresham House Ventures. The funding from Gresham House Ventures will be used to expand the business’s footprint to new sites around the UK. It will also support improved data capture to better understand customer behaviour…
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Feb- 2025 -14 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 14/02/25
Punch Pubs saw its revenues rise 1.35% in Q1 ended 1 December 2024. It comes as the pub group spent £11m on the acquisition of 18 pubs, as well as a further £10.7m on expansion and maintenance. The group’s three divisions – leased and tenanted, and managed partnership and laine…
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14 FebruaryRestaurants
The Stable pizzeria opens in Padstow
Pizza and craft cider restaurant group The Stable has today (14 February) opened a new location in Padstow. With restaurants across the South West in Fistral, Plymouth, Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Bournemouth, amongst other locations, The Stable is known for partnering with South West producers across their menu including a…
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Nov- 2023 -27 NovemberRestaurants
Pho to continue expansion amid 33.6% rise in FY23 turnover
Pho has secured additional funding to allow for continued expansion of Vietnamese street food restaurants through the next several years, as its turnover increased 33.6% to £58.3m in the year ending 19 February 2023. According to the group’s filings on Companies House, recent performance has buoyed the company’s confidence in…
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2 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Cornish Bakery opens 58th site in Harrogate
The Cornish Bakery has opened the doors to its 58th location in the Victorian spa town of Harrogate, Yorkshire. The Harrogate launch comes on the back of eight successful openings in the last 12 months in Norwich, Bakewell, Bury St Edmunds, Canterbury, Truro, Whitby Harbour, Plymouth Barbican and Caledonian Park. …
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Aug- 2023 -4 AugustPubs and Bars
The Ship Inn brought to market for £3.7m
A waterside inn situated on the Yealm Estuary has been brought to market for offers in the region of £3.7m. The Ship Inn in Noss Mayo, located just ten miles from Plymouth, is a free house with “characterful” interior and exterior trading areas. The bar, which can accommodate 60 covers,…
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Jun- 2023 -13 JuneNews
Chopstix enters franchising agreement with KK Foods SW
Chopstix, the UK’s leading Asian QSR brand, has announced a long-term franchise agreement with KK Foods SW Ltd. The multi-unit deal further accelerates Chopstix’s growth trajectory, with the franchisee looking to develop a pipeline of stores across the south-west of England. KK Foods SW Ltd, which already has significant experience…
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May- 2023 -9 MayPeople
The Candlelight Inn appoints new head chef
Candlelight Inn in Somerset has appointed Devon-born chef Charlotte Vincent as head chef. Vincent, who has made two appearances on the BBC cooking show Great British Menu, began her career with the army and went on to work alongside chef Michael Caines. Her food is described as “modern British with…
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Mar- 2023 -1 MarchCafes and Coffee Shops
Cornish Bakery profits hit £3.1m in FY22
Independent bakery chain Cornish Bakery has announced a profit before tax of £3.1m for the full year to May 2022, with EBITDA reaching £4.2m. The chain, which is one of the fastest-growing UK bakery companies, has reported record highs in 2022 alongside an ongoing investment in new store openings. According…
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Feb- 2023 -14 FebruaryRestaurants
Popeyes UK to open in 7 new locations
Popeyes UK has confirmed that it is set to open seven new sites as it continues its rapid expansion in the region. The new openings will include two additional London sites as well as its first drive-thru. The new sites will be located in: Cambridge; Reading; Cardiff; Plymouth; Richmond; Rotherham…
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