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.

  • Jun- 2022 -
    21 June
    RestaurantsHub Box opens flagship restaurant in Plymouth

    Hub Box opens flagship restaurant in Plymouth

    Hub Box has announced the opening of its 11th venue, with a new restaurant at the Royal William Yard in Plymouth which will act as the brand’s flagship restaurant.  The “historic” space has a bar and a 180-seat restaurant, as well as seating indoors and outside, which overlooks the waterfront. …

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  • Feb- 2022 -
    22 February
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsCornish Bakery to open seven new sites

    Cornish Bakery to open seven new sites

    Independent bakery chain Cornish Bakery has announced the opening of another bakery in Rye in late January, with six other sites currently in development in Plymouth Barbican, Bury St Edmunds, Stamford, Beverley, Bakewell and Caledonia Park at Gretna Green. Cornish Bakery is an eat-in or take-out bakery with Cornish roots…

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  • 4 February
    RestaurantsHub Box reports record sales for FY21

    Hub Box reports record sales for FY21

    Hub Box, the Cornwall-based burger and barbecue business, has revealed FY21 total sales for the 11-strong restaurant group increased 75% to £12.6m. During the 52 week period ending December 2021, it also revealed that unaudited company EBITDA rose to £1.47m, up from £539k in FY20. Like-for-like sales for the 33…

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  • Apr- 2021 -
    13 April
    Coronavirus
    No hospitality spending bounce until late summer, says EY survey

    No hospitality spending bounce until late summer, says EY survey

    There will not be a spending bounce for the hospitality sector until towards the end of summer, according to EY’s Future Consumer Index for April. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers revealed a “significant” pent-up demand for hospitality and leisure, how respondents showed hesitancy over returning to restaurants and bars…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    20 October
    Food and DrinkGourmet kebab chain set to open 12 new sites by end of year

    Gourmet kebab chain set to open 12 new sites by end of year

    German Doner Kebab (GDK) has confirmed it will open a total of 12 new branches by the end of the year creating 480 new jobs. The next five sites said to open are situated in Batley, Plymouth, Peterborough, Liverpool and London’s Bethnal Green. GDK was founded in Germany in 1989…

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  • Jul- 2020 -
    31 July
    RestaurantsThe Box Kitchen & Bar to launch with head chef Nat Tallents

    The Box Kitchen & Bar to launch with head chef Nat Tallents

    The Box Kitchen and Bar in Plymouth is set to open with MasterChef: The Professionals contestant and National Chef of the Year 2020 semi-finalist, Nat Tallents, set to be at the helm of the kitchen. Having postponed its original May 2020 opening date due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the new…

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  • Nov- 2019 -
    25 November
    PeopleAndrew Sheridan joins Craft Dining Rooms

    Andrew Sheridan joins Craft Dining Rooms

    Craft Dining Rooms has announced the appointment of Chef Andrew Sheridan as its new executive chef. He will join both Craft Dining Rooms and Craft English Garden, which is due to launch in Birmingham in 2020.  Sheridan will continue the site’s dedication to providing an all-British menu, using locally sourced…

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  • 13 November
    PeopleAlexandra Hotel & Restaurant appoints new head chef

    Alexandra Hotel & Restaurant appoints new head chef

    The Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant in Lyme Regis, west Dorset, has appointed Chris Chatfield as its new head chef. At the property, Chatfield will take the helm at both the Ammonite Restaurant and the Alexandra Restaurant. He said for his first menu he seeks to make the most of the…

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  • Jul- 2019 -
    24 July
    Catering CompaniesOrderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities

    Orderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities

    Online ordering platform Orderswift and on-demand logistics specialist Stuart have expanded their direct delivery partnership to cover 34 cities and towns around the UK. The move comes after a successful two-year collaboration between the two companies in London. With direct delivery, customer orders are placed through a restaurant’s own website…

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  • Dec- 2018 -
    19 December
    Opinion100% recyclable isn’t good enough anymore

    100% recyclable isn’t good enough anymore

    Co-working giant WeWork has recently announced that they will not be spending a penny more on products that are packaged using plastics. This includes everything from plastic cups to food containers, whether they are recyclable or not. WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) reports that around 40% of plastic is…

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