Reading
Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality activity in this key South East town, with reporting focused on the Oracle Riverside, Broad Street, Caversham, and Station Hill areas. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, commuter-led weekday trade, independent operator growth, and regional investment linked to Reading’s tech and business hub status. Insight is geared toward operators monitoring footfall dynamics, high street recovery, and scalable dining formats in affluent commuter markets.
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Jun- 2021 -2 JuneRestaurants
Maidenhead restaurant fined £85k for fire safety breaches
Malik’s Restaurant, Cookham in Maidenhead has been fined £85,000 over a number of “serious fire safety breaches” discovered after a blaze took place at the venue. On 23 October 2020, Reading Magistrates’ Court heard that a serious fire broke out in the early hours of 6 December 2016. An investigation…
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May- 2021 -26 MayBusiness
Wingstop invests in UK franchisee
US-based chicken wing restaurant group Wingstop has announced a minority investment into its UK franchisee-owned Lemon Pepper Holdings (LPH). The group claimed that the investment follows the UK’s strong performance, and represents the firm’s confidence in the market as a lever for global expansion. Wingstop made a 100-restaurant sole UK…
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Apr- 2021 -7 AprilBusiness
Deliveroo shares rise 2% despite riders strike
Hundreds of Deliveroo riders are expected to strike today for fair pay, and better working rights – as the company saw its shares rise for the first time since its market debut. The socially distanced protests, which were organised by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are planned…
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Nov- 2020 -23 NovemberCoronavirus
The Three Chimneys shutters for remainder of 2020
Isle of Skye restaurant, The Three Chimneys, is closing its doors until 2021 on 25 November, as Scottish travel restrictions and rulings make it “impossible” to continue trading. Owner Gordon Campbell Gray made the announcement on the venue’s website, stating that “getting on top” of the spread of Covid-19 is…
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20 NovemberCoronavirus
Tiers three and four could provide losses for 95% of Scottish hospitality
The placement of 32 local areas into tougher Covid-19 restrictions could lead to vast closures for pubs and hospitality firms across Scotland, according to new research. A report published by UKHospitality Scotland, the Scottish Beer and Pub Association, and the British Institute of Innkeeping has found that 95% of the…
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Jul- 2020 -9 JulyBreweries and Distilleries
New Brewdog drive-through set to open in the UK
Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has revealed plans to open a new ‘Brewdog Drive Thru’ in the UK. The sites will serve as beer collection points, hubs for electric vehicle deliveries as well as hubs for closed loop, zero waste packaging such as growlers, mini-kegs and returnable bottles. The group said…
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8 JulyComment
The coronavirus diaries: Pizza Hut
Pizza is what we know best. We’re proud of the pizzas we’ve delivered and business growth we’ve seen in our sixty years as a brand, from our humble beginnings in Kansas to becoming a global brand – but when coronavirus hit, being designated an ‘essential service’ posed an entirely new…
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May- 2020 -1 MayRestaurants
Five Guys reopens eight more UK sites for delivery and takeaway
Five Guys has reopened a further eight of its UK sites for takeaway and delivery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Restaurants in Norwich, Cambridge, Colchester, Chelmsford, Reading,York, Southampton and London’s Kensington reopened their doors this week, following government guidelines to temporarily close last month. It comes a week after the burger…
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Apr- 2020 -27 AprilBusiness Bites
Lockdown to persist says Johnson, clergy weigh in on behaviour of corona-corporations
The PM is back at his desk and says the lockdown must continue for the foreseeable future, and it would be premature to consider lifting now. After having been struck down with COVID-19 himself – and ending up in intensive care – the premier has finally convalesced and spoke from…
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21 AprilPubs and Bars
Brewdog relaunches draught beer delivery service
Scottish craft brewer Brewdog has announced it is re-launching its beer delivery service, which offers customers the opportunity to order freshly canned beer straight from their local Brewdog pubs. The first Brewfog locations to offer the on demand beer drops will be Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester,…
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