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Today’s news in brief – 03/04/25

Yum Brands chief executive, David Gibbs, will retire from the role in 2026, having served since January 2020. During his tenure, Gibbs focused on leading the company’s digital transformation, building the company’s development engine and delivering “strong” shareholder returns powered by a “people-first” culture of collaboration. Simultaneously, he also navigated…

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The Antelope in Tooting to reopen following £1m refurb

Urban Pubs and Bars has revealed that The Antelope in Tooting is set to reopen following a £1m refurbishment. Originally known as The Foresters Arms the Victorian building will reopen with its historic interior having been carefully restored, with three large rooms still showcasing elements of its interwar-period refurbishment. Guests…

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Urban Pubs and Bars acquires 11 new sites

Pub and dining group Urban Pubs and Bars (UPB) has recently acquired 11 new sites.  The group has announced the acquisition of eight trading leasehold businesses and three vacant freehold sites from the administrators of Elflock Limited, Babel Silk Limited, Brocade Limited and De Gremio Limited.    The leisure group, which…

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Urban Pubs and Bars acquires The Herne Tavern in East Dulwich

Urban Pubs and Bars has announced its latest acquisition of The Herne in East Dulwich for an undisclosed amount, taking its estate of London sites to a total of 44 with more to follow. Built in the mid-19th-Century, The Herne is a Victorian pub which benefits from a large beer…

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Deliveroo announces exclusive Sticks n Sushi partnership

Deliveroo has announced that sushi and yakitori restaurant, Sticks’n’Sushi, will be available exclusively on the platform. Takeaway from the restaurant will now be available exclusively on Deliveroo from all of its 14 sites across the UK. Deliveroo customers will be able to order from Oxford, Cambridge, and from areas all…

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Yummy Pubs acquires London venue for new concept Faber

National pub company, Yummy Pubs, has acquired the long-term lease on the former Villagio restaurant site in Hammersmith to debut its new British seafood restaurant concept, Faber.  The site, which occupies a prime corner location in the centre of Hammersmith, will be undergoing a complete refurbishment before reopening as Faber. …

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Perks & White opens first central London location

Perks and White is set to open its first central London site at St James’s Market later this month.  Located near Piccadilly Circus, the site will serve specialist coffee, sweet pastries and a range of breakfast and lunch options prepared daily on-site. As long-standing partners, Perks and White and Volcano…

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Camile Thai Kitchen to open two new stores in London

Camile Thai Kitchen, the healthy online delivery restaurant chain, has announced it is opening two new London outlets in Islington and Croydon. With over 25 restaurants in the UK and Ireland (and a pipeline of over 10 more) Camile said its “fast growing” franchise has “ambitious” plans to develop further…

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Orange Buffalo launches first ever restaurant in London

Orange Buffalo, an American-inspired food brand launched by Mike So and Nick White, will be opening its first restaurant in June in Tooting, London. The new opening follows the brand’s two sites at outdoor food courts The Old Truman Brewery and Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen. The award-winning wings menu…

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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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