Surrey
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity across this affluent South East county, including restaurant and pub openings, independent growth, commuter belt trade patterns, and regional investment. Reporting offers insights for operators responding to high-spend demographics, countryside dining trends, and the evolving dynamics of suburban and village-based hospitality businesses.
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Mar- 2023 -16 MarchCatering Companies
Lexington Catering announces partnership with Pact Coffee
Lexington catering has announced a new partnership with Pact Coffee aiming to promote gender equality. The project will enable offices across the Lexington business to contribute directly to the development of coffee growing communities across nine countries through Pact’s direct-trade supply chain model. Pact and Lexington’s collaboration will focus primarily…
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Jan- 2023 -26 JanuaryNews
Wilson Vale adds Wates Group to portfolio
National contract caterer Wilson Vale has announced it has added the Wates Group to its expanding client portfolio. The new partnership will see Wilson Vale supply catering to staff based at the construction company’s head office in Leatherhead, Surrey. The Wates Group, which was established in 1897, is one of…
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20 JanuaryRestaurants
Kew Village restaurant Hawthorn to open in February
Co-owners Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas have announced that their refined neighbourhood restaurant, Hawthorn, will be opening on Wednesday 1 February in Kew Village, Richmond. Hawthorn, which will have 60 covers and serve lunch and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, will also have a full team of 15 staff. According…
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17 JanuaryCatering Companies
Q Catering awarded ICM contract
Kent-based wholesale distributor Q Catering has announced that it has been awarded a sole supply agreement with Independent Catering Management (ICM). ICM has been around for over 26 years and provides meals to over 90 schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex cooking thousands of meals a day. Furthermore Q has…
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Dec- 2022 -12 DecemberPeople
Sarah Frankland heads up kitchen at Pennyhill Park
Sarah Frankland has been promoted to executive chef at Pennyhill Park, an Exclusive Collection property in Surrey. Frankland will oversee Hillfield Restaurant and Bar, the hotel’s hyperlocal dining destination, the Pastry and Bakery team, spa and al fresco dining for Themis and the Lily Pond Terrace, in-room dining, as well…
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Oct- 2022 -6 OctoberPubs and Bars
Yummy Pubs offloads The Wiremill to Hall & Woodhouse
Yummy Pubs has sold The Wiremill, near Lingfield in Surrey, to independent family brewer Hall and Woodhouse for an undisclosed sum. Business partners Anthony Pender, Tim Foster and Jason Rowlands will now be pursuing separate projects, following their 15-year partnership at Yummy Pubs. Following the move, Yummy Pubs will rebrand…
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Aug- 2022 -25 AugustPeople
Simon Bonwick joins as head chef of The Princess of Shoreditch
Michelin-starred chef Simon Bonwick has been appointed head chef at The Princess of Shoreditch in East London, taking over the kitchen from chef Ruth Hansom. Previously chef and patron at Michelin-starred The Crown in Burchetts Green, Bonwick will be joining the Noble Inn’s family from the end of August. The…
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16 AugustRestaurants
Creams Cafe to open four new regional restaurants
Creams Cafe has announced it will open four “key” regional openings in the next quarter in a bid to strengthen its market position, located in Manchester, New Haw, Sheffield and York. The Manchester restaurant is set to be the newest flagship for Creams Cafe. Situated within Manchester’s Arndale shopping centre,…
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Jun- 2022 -29 JunePeople
Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club appoints new executive chef
Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club in Forest Row, East Sussex, has announced the appointment of its new executive chef, Tony Sanders. Sanders reportedly brings over 20 years’ experience to the role, having worked in renowned establishments around the world, which include Surrey Hotel in Auckland City, Marigot Bay in…
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27 JunePubs and Bars
Brucan Pubs to open fourth site
Brucan Pubs, founded in 2018 by James Lyon-Shaw and the former head chef of The Club at The Ivy Jamie Dobbin, has announced its fourth opening. Brucan is leasing The Star at Witley in Surrey from Star Pubs and Bars. It will undertake a £400,000 joint refurbishment with Star before…
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