Stratford
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments in this fast-evolving East London district, with reporting centred on high-traffic areas such as Westfield Stratford City, the Olympic Park, and the International Quarter. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, operator expansion into retail and travel hubs, event-driven footfall, and investment in mixed-use developments. Insight is geared toward brands and suppliers tracking commuter trade, major venue synergies, and regeneration-led growth.
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Apr- 2019 -9 AprilPubs and Bars
Chequers Inn set for reopening
The Chequers Inn at Ettington, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, has announced it is set to reopen in time for Easter after undergoing an extensive renovation. The 18th century pub features a 38-cover restaurant which has been refreshed, with intimate snug areas and spaces for larger parties. A new spring menu will include…
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3 AprilRestaurants
Chef and restaurateur Mike Robinson to launch The Woodsman
Mike Robinson, restaurateur and co-owner of the Michelin-starred Harwood Arms in Fulham, London, is set to officially launch The Woodsman in Stratford-upon-Avon on 18 April 2019. Showcasing Robinson’s passion for British produce and sustainable wild food, the restaurant and bar will be in boutique Hotel Indigo Stratford-upon-Avon, a fully restored…
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Nov- 2018 -27 NovemberFood and Drink
Steak house chain launches the ‘Brexit Burger’
To help Britons count down to the Brexit deadline, steak house chain Steakout will be offering a Brexit Burger and French fries meal. The Brexit Burger will be a “topsy-turvy concoction of cultures” with a British beef patty, smothered in neutral Swiss cheese, Steakout’s own burger sauce, some Spanish Lettuce…
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12 NovemberRestaurants
Chopstix launches new Westfield site
Chopstix, UK-based Asian quick service restaurant (QSR) brand, has opened a brand-new store, complete with next generation design at Westfield Stratford. The new opening, which brings to fruition a brand enhancement exercise for the business, will launch on the former Sticky Rice site. The newly designed store will place further…
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Sep- 2018 -20 SeptemberPeople
McDonalds, TGI and Wetherspoons staff to go on ‘historic strike’ for better pay
Hospitality staff from McDonalds, TGI Fridays and Wetherspoons will be coming together to collectively strike for better pay and union recognition. In what has been described as a “historic move” by the organisers, hospitality workers in the McStrike, TGI Fridays Strike and SpoonStrike [JD Wetherspoon] will stage coordinated walkouts to…
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