Rockwater

Today’s news in brief – 21/10/24

The UK’s top 100 restaurant groups saw profits dip to £244.1m in 2024 from £246.5m, according to new research by UHY Hacker Young. The firm has called this dip in profits a “creditable performance” considering the challenges the sector has faced from the cost-of-living crisis and years of losses the…

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Rockwater to open new Sandbanks venue in Spring

Hospitality and lifestyle group Rockwater has confirmed that it will open a third venue, its largest one, in Sandbanks, Poole, during Spring. Positioned on the Sandbanks peninsula with views across the Jurassic Coast, the venue will be spread across two floors with an outdoor terrace. Rockwater will serve as a…

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Today’s news in brief – 02/04/24

Revolution Bars shares have been suspended after it failed to produce interim results. It follows the closure of eight Revolution bars across England in January with the company blaming the cost of living crisis. The group confirmed it was in talks with shareholders and investors, including hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson,…

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Rockwater appoints new group executive chef

Lifestyle restaurant brand Rockwater has announced the appointment of Josh Deacon as group executive chef.  The position is a new role for the south coast-based group which currently operates Rockwater Hove and Rockwater Village in Branksome, Poole, and will be opening a third venue in Sandbanks this summer. Deacon has…

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Rockwater to open third site in Sandbanks this summer

Coastal lifestyle destination Rockwater has announced that a third site in Sandbanks will open in Summer 2024.  The Sandbanks venue will expand upon the existing locations in Hove, which opened in 2020, and Branksome, which launched in Autumn 2023.  The new venue will particularly complement the Branksome site, with the…

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Rockwater announces approval of Branksome Chine expansion

Rockwater has announced the successful approval of its Branksome Chine expansion plans, which includes a regeneration of the Branksome Beach Restaurant into a Rockwater Beachfront lifestyle hub. The Rockwater village at Branksome Chine will be an extension of the Rockwater shack which is already operational, selling food and drink and…

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