Sheffield
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity across this major South Yorkshire city, with reporting focused on areas such as Kelham Island, Ecclesall Road, Division Street, and the city centre. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, student and commuter trade, and investment in regeneration zones. Insight is tailored for operators and suppliers tracking regional market shifts, casual dining trends, and Sheffield’s growing reputation as a northern food and drink hub.
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Dec- 2018 -13 DecemberBusiness
23.5 Degrees opens 60th Starbucks store after 50th anniversary
Starbucks’ first UK franchised business partner, 23.5 Degrees, has announced it will open its 60th store in six years, on 14 December in Sheffield. The business has plans to open six further Starbucks stores in the next three months, and has 23 new stores planned for 2019. 23.5 Degrees says…
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Oct- 2018 -4 OctoberAwards & Events
National ‘Chef of the Year’ winner revealed
Kuba Winkowski, head chef from The Feathered Nest Inn, was named the new The National Chef of the Year during the Restaurant Show in London. Winkowski served a menu of native lobster, oyster emulsion, celery, sea herbs buttermilk followed by Yorkshire grouse, cabbage, foie gras, quince, celeriac, seeds and sticky…
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyBusiness
Late-night customers account for 83% of British foodservice growth
British people visit food or beverage outlets 257 million times between midnight and 7am every year, according to new figures. The data, released by market research firm, The NPD Group, for the year ending May 2018 suggested that the growing demand for late-night and early morning food and beverages consumed…
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Jun- 2018 -20 JuneAwards & Events
10 finalists to compete for National Chef of the Year award
The UK’s chefs association Craft Guild of Chefs has announced the 10 finalists who will compete for the National Chef of the Year award in October. The chefs were selected after a series of cook-offs, with four winners and six runners-up impressing the judges at Sheffield College and Le Cordon…
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11 JuneAwards & Events
Newmarket chef scoops first prize in regional competition
Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa’s commis chef, Crystal Newton, has won first prize in the Passion to Inspire 2018 hospitality competition, beating teams of young chefs from across the region. Representing her college West Suffolk College, Newton worked in a team of three (two in the kitchen and one front-of-house)…
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7 JunePeople
Hospitality and catering salaries on the increase
The hospitality sector had the biggest increase in advertised salaries with a 6.5% while catering saw an uptick of 0.5%, according to new figures. The latest statistics from job site CV-Library showed that overall, advertised salaries increased by 1.3% year-on-year. The data, which explored fluctuations in pay, jobs and applications…
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May- 2018 -9 MayCatering Companies
Feast It predicts 600% growth as it prepares for expansion
Feast It, London-based street food caterers, has predicted growth of 600% by next year as it prepares for national expansion. The expansion comes off the back of a £680,000 investment, including support from John Ayton, co-founder of Links of London, Brown’s restaurants founder Jeremy Mogford, David Abramovich founder of cafe…
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Mar- 2018 -29 MarchBusiness
Nisbets adds another store to its retail portfolio
Catering equipment supplier, Nisbets, has further added to its growing retail portfolio with the opening of a new store in Bayswater, west London. The new store – Nisbets’ 32nd retail outlet – will officially open its doors at 9.00am on Tuesday 3 April. To celebrate the arrival of the new…
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