Vinoteca
Coverage follows the growth and challenges of a leading UK wine bar and restaurant group, highlighting new site launches, closures, menu updates, investment strategies, and staffing developments. Insight focuses on how the brand adapts to shifting consumer demand, urban dining trends, and competitive pressures within the UK hospitality sector.
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Oct- 2024 -8 OctoberRestaurants
D&D London owners complete TGIF acquisition
TGI Fridays has been acquired by D&D London owners Breal Capital and Calveton UK through its acquisition vehicle Liberty Bar and Restaurant Group Limited for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which is based on 51 restaurants, should secure the future of more than 2,000 jobs across those restaurants. Breal Capital…
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Jan- 2024 -3 JanuaryBreweries and Distilleries
Breal Capital acquires Purity Brewing Company
Breal Capital has acquired Warwickshire-based craft brewery Purity Brewing Company and Pure Craft Bars in a deal that secures 60 jobs. The news comes after the brewery fell into administration amid widespread adverse trading conditions in the hospitality industry. Purity Brewing Company was founded in 2005 and is the parent…
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Jul- 2022 -20 JulyRestaurants
Vinoteca opens Birmingham wine bar
Vinoteca has announced the opening of its new wine bar in Birmingham. The bar encompasses a 150-cover venue with an on-site wine shop, set across 4,500 sq ft. It follows the opening of six Vinotecas throughout London over the past 17 years. It features a drinks list of over 200…
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Oct- 2019 -2 OctoberRestaurants
Melanie Brown to open new Brixton Bistro
Hospitality entrepreneur Melanie Brown is set to open The Laundry, a new modern neighbourhood bistro and wine shop in Brixton on 1 November. The menu will be designed by head chef Dylan Cashman from Sydney institution Sean’s Panorama and Pilu at Freshwater. The Laundry will occupy the Edwardian building, Walton…
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Jan- 2019 -3 JanuaryPeople
Civan Er to open Yeni restaurant in London
Civan Er is to open his first London restaurant in Soho on 21 January, the chef has become well-known for his Yeni Lokanta restaurant in Istanbul. Er’s restaurant will replace wine bar, Vinoteca, which closed following issues with its alcohol licence. The new Beak Street restaurant was first rumoured to…
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Sep- 2018 -12 SeptemberRestaurants
Soho’s Vinoteca Restaurant closes due to rent increases and licencing restrictions
Vinoteca Restaurant in Soho has announced it is to close due to rent increases and licencing restrictions in the area. The restaurant’s other branches in Farringdon, Marylebone, Bloomberg Arcade and Chiswick will remain open. Charlie Young, co-founder and director at Vinoteca, said: “Although it’s true that the rent has increased…
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