Southampton
Focused reporting on foodservice and hospitality developments across Southampton, including the city centre, Ocean Village, Bedford Place, and Portswood. This section highlights restaurant and pub openings, student and cruise-driven trade, waterfront dining trends, and local operational challenges. Designed for chefs, venue managers, and F&B professionals, it delivers insight into how businesses in this key South Coast hub adapt to seasonal footfall, mixed demographics, and the wider regional economy.
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Feb- 2019 -4 FebruaryGovernment
Brothers jailed 14 years for £3m pub and restaurant tax scam
Three brothers, who stole £3m in a tax scam involving pubs and restaurants, have been jailed and banned from being directors for 28 years. Bournemouth brothers Shahab Hashtroudi, 64, Shahin Hashtroudi, 58 and Hedayat Hashtroudi, 68, ran pubs and restaurants in Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey, using the money to prop…
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Jan- 2019 -14 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Revolution Bars sees 6.4% revenue increase in latest update
Revolution Bars Group, operator of 79 premium bars trading across the UK under the Revolution and Revolucion de Cuba brands, has seen a 6.4% like-for-like increase in the 26 weeks to 29 December 2018. Total revenue for the period was £78.5m and its like-for-like sales in the four week trading…
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Oct- 2018 -4 OctoberBusiness
The Restaurant Group puts nine sites up for sale
Frankie and Benny’s and Chiquito owner, The Restaurant Group (TRG) has put nine of its restaurants up for sale following the successful sale of 31 of its restaurants. International real estate advisor Savills has been instructed to sell its former sites in England and Scotland. The units are available on…
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1 OctoberRestaurants
Kuti’s Brasserie opens in Southampton’s Royal Pier
Kuti’s Brasserie, a fine dining Indian restaurant has launched in the former gate house of the historic Royal Pier in Southampton. Set in a two-story property, Kuti’s Brasserie has four dining areas with 110 covers on the ground floor; 60 on the first floor; 30 upstairs in the Chandelier Cocktail…
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Jun- 2018 -1 JuneBusiness
Harry Ramsden to offer £20,000 of free food as part of National Fish and Chip Day
Harry Ramsden is to offer £20,000 of free fish and chips as part of National Fish and Chip Day, as customers served with a ‘golden fork’ will not have to pay for their meal. The fish and chip chain celebrates 90 years in business and has announced a new menu…
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May- 2018 -8 MayBusiness
Caskade Caterers secures £29.4m funding for UK Taco Bell plans
Caskade Caterers has secured a £29.4m funding package from HSBC to fund plans to roll out American classic fast food chain Taco Bell across the UK. The HSBC package is made up of a £13m loan, £10m revolving credit facility, and a £6.4m commercial mortgage. The package will help with…
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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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16 MarchRestaurants
Northern restaurant and bar scene dominates London
New analysis by Northern Restaurant and Bar, trade show for the Northern hospitality industry and hospitality data and insight specialists, CGA has shown that the “M62 corridor” spanning Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds has become a hotspot for new restaurants and bars. The number of city centre outlets within those locations…
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