Pop-Up
Our editorial coverage of pop-up restaurants, bars, and foodservice concepts across the UK, highlighting temporary ventures that drive innovation, test new markets, and energise the hospitality scene. From chef-led residencies and street food collaborations to branded F&B activations and seasonal takeovers, we explore how pop-ups are used strategically for brand building, menu development, and operational experimentation. Ideal for restaurateurs, bar operators, and catering professionals looking to stay ahead of emerging concepts and agile formats within a fast-moving sector.
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Sep- 2025 -1 SeptemberRestaurants
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open 180 restaurants across Europe
Dave’s Hot Chicken has agreed a deal with Azzurri Group to roll out 180 restaurants in 10 countries across Europe. Dave’s Hot Chicken was founded in Los Angeles in 2017 by Arman Oganesyan, chef Dave Kopushyan and brothers Tommy and Gary Rubenyan. It began as a parking lot pop-up before…
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Aug- 2025 -18 AugustFood and Drink
Chaiiwala debuts first motorway service station café
Indian street food brand Chaiiwala has launched its first motorway service station café, opening a container-format site at Roadchef’s Watford Gap Services on the M1 northbound. The 130 sq ft café will trade for an initial three-month period. It marks a new phase in the company’s expansion strategy, which focuses…
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Jul- 2025 -3 JulyFood and Drink
Freemans launches new street food concept at Silverstone
Freemans Event Partners has announced the launch of Cargo Global Eats, its new street food concept, at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The new concept comprises a dedicated area of street food including a variety of vendors such as tacos from MeatHead Mexican, sustainable cocktails by Poppy’s Pineapples, burgers…
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May- 2025 -8 MayFeatures
The future of food halls: why Kerb is appealing to indie street food traders
The traders at Kerb made more than £32m last year. That’s 37% higher than 2023. In just two years, their collective revenue has nearly doubled. For a group once seen as just an ensemble of scrappy street food vendors, the numbers tell a different story now. Kerb is not alone.…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 31/03/25
Kerb has seen its trader revenues rise by 37% to over £32m in 2024, up from £23.5m a year prior. This marks an 89% increase since 2022 when it first generated £17m in revenues for its food stalls. Kerb’s flagship food hall, Seven Dials Market, has welcomed on average 30,000…
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31 MarchFood and Drink
Kerb trader revenues rise by 37% to over £32m in 2024
Street food collective and hospitality group, Kerb, has seen its trader revenues rise by 37% to over £32m in 2024, up from £23.5m in 2023. This marks an 89% increase since 2022 when it first generated £17m in revenues for its food stalls. Kerb’s flagship food hall, Seven Dials Market,…
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26 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 26/03/25
Trispan has brought together Pho, Rosa’s Thai and Mowgli under a holding group called Arcturus Group to become the UK’s largest multi-site casual dining operator in the Asian restaurant segment. Each brand will continue to operate independently, with existing CEOs Sarah Hills (Rosa’s Thai), Patrick Marrinan (Pho) and Nisha Katona…
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26 MarchPeople
Ballers Pizzeria appoints new head chef
Ballers Pizzeria in Lakeside, Cardiff, has appointed Giacomo Rimanti as its new head chef. The pizzeria was first established in 2020, starting as a pop-up with a van, then evolving into a hatch in Heath, before opening the first bricks-and-mortar site in Lakeside in December 2023. Ballers focuses on Neapolitan-style…
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18 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 18/03/25
Emerald Hospitality will be expanding in partnership with Regis Group, a luxury real estate investor, to launch three dining concepts in Central London. Regis Group, which is known as the owner of Claridge’s Hotel in London, will enable Emerald to scale its portfolio while “continuing to set benchmarks in luxury…
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18 MarchRestaurants
Michelin star chef opens new smash burger venue in Borough
Two-Michelin-starred chef Jordan Bailey, has announced the opening of Heard, a new smash burger restaurant in Borough, London. After a year of perfecting his recipes and touring some of the biggest UK events in the Heard food truck, Bailey is bringing his concept to a new pop-up restaurant in Borough.…
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