York

Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice developments in this historic city, with reporting on restaurant and pub openings, independent brand activity, local sourcing, and tourism-led demand. Areas such as the city centre, Bishopthorpe Road, and Fossgate feature prominently, offering insights for operators responding to heritage-driven footfall, commuter trade, and the balance between local and visitor markets.

  • Apr- 2021 -
    13 April
    Coronavirus
    No hospitality spending bounce until late summer, says EY survey

    No hospitality spending bounce until late summer, says EY survey

    There will not be a spending bounce for the hospitality sector until towards the end of summer, according to EY’s Future Consumer Index for April. The survey of 1,000 UK consumers revealed a “significant” pent-up demand for hospitality and leisure, how respondents showed hesitancy over returning to restaurants and bars…

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  • 7 April
    BusinessDeliveroo shares rise 2% despite riders strike

    Deliveroo shares rise 2% despite riders strike

    Hundreds of Deliveroo riders are expected to strike today for fair pay, and better working rights – as the company saw its shares rise for the first time since its market debut.  The socially distanced protests, which were organised by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are planned…

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  • Dec- 2020 -
    8 December
    NewsTomahawk debuts London restaurant

    Tomahawk debuts London restaurant

    Tomahawk, a steakhouse chain, has established its first London restaurant with the opening of a new Hoxton site. It marks the tenth nationwide establishment for the chain, after a new site in York launched at the end of August. Set over two floors, the 88-cover “gem” of a restaurant will…

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  • Nov- 2020 -
    16 November
    RestaurantsTGI Fridays to open new restaurant and bar chain 63rd + 1st

    TGI Fridays to open new restaurant and bar chain 63rd + 1st

    TGI Fridays UK is launching a new cocktail led bar and restaurant, named 63rd+1st, with the first venue set to open its doors in Cobham on 8 January 2021. Inspired by the original Fridays founded in 1965 in Manhattan, on the corner of 63rd Street and 1st Avenue, the company…

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  • 9 November
    Food and DrinkSbarro opens first UK restaurant

    Sbarro opens first UK restaurant

    Sbarro has announced its partnership with EG Group and its first restaurant opening in the UK. The pizza chain’s first restaurant is now open in Birmingham at EG Group’s Armada location. This site is the first of five new trial openings in the UK for 2020, complimenting another five planned…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    23 October
    Food and DrinkBurger King announces new reusable packaging plan

    Burger King announces new reusable packaging plan

    Burger King has announced its new reusable packaging model that aims to help cut down the company’s packaging waste. The new packaging starting in 2021 is said to feature a collection system in the participating restaurants. Guests will be able to return their food packaging so it can be safely…

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  • Sep- 2020 -
    1 September
    NewsVanilla Black announces closure

    Vanilla Black announces closure

    Vanilla Black, a vegan and vegetarian restaurant based in Holborn, will not reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic. The restaurant, known for its gourmet vegetarian cuisine and art-deco inspired dining room, held two AA rosettes and was listed in the Michelin guide. Co-owners Andrew Dargue and Donna Conroy, who founded the…

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  • Aug- 2020 -
    18 August
    PeopleAli Nia joins The Drunken Butler as partner and GM

    Ali Nia joins The Drunken Butler as partner and GM

    Ali Nia has been named as partner and GM at The Drunken Butler Restaurant in Farringdon. Nia, who was formerly general manager at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has teamed up with Yuma Hashemi at the Clerkenwell-based restaurant, strengthening its front-of-house and management team. In his new role, Nia will work alongside…

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  • 17 August
    RestaurantsIrish brands Wowburger and Elephant & Castle to make UK debut

    Irish brands Wowburger and Elephant & Castle to make UK debut

    The Frenchgate Partnership, owners of the Frenchgate Shopping Centre in Doncaster, has signed two Irish F&B brands for its debut sites in the UK.   Wowburger and Elephant and Castle are taking 2,800 sq ft and 4,000 sq ft respectively. Both will open on the first floor of Frenchgate’s North Mall…

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  • Jul- 2020 -
    28 July
    RestaurantsFrankie & Benny’s to open a further 15 sites

    Frankie & Benny’s to open a further 15 sites

    Frankie and Benny’s has announced the reopening of a further 15 restaurants that have, taking the total number of reopened sites to 35 by the end of the month. The restaurant chain said it has followed “strict” Government and Public Health England guidelines and has worked “incredibly hard” to put…

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