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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.
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Jan- 2024 -16 JanuaryNews
RIO Brazilian Steakhouse to open in Edinburgh this February
RIO Brazilian Steakhouse has announced it will open a new location in Edinburgh on Friday 9 February 2024. The Brazilian Steakhouse offering an authentic Brazilian Churrasco dining experience will open its doors on George Street, within the historic Assembly Rooms building in a 150-cover space formerly home to Jamie’s Italian.…
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11 JanuaryNews
D&D London sees double-digit sales growth across sites in December
Restaurant group D&D London has reported double-digit revenue growth across its restaurants for the month of December. For the six weeks to 31 December, this was achieved across a number of restaurants, including Skylon and Madison with a 13% growth, Butlers Wharf Chophouse increased by 18%, New Street Warehouse by…
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Dec- 2023 -14 DecemberRestaurants
Rio to launch in Edinburgh next year
Brazilian Steakhouse brand Rio has announced that it will be launching a new venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, its first Scottish restaurant. Located in the Assembly Rooms on George Street, Rio brings its non-stop meats concept, unlimited gourmet salad bar and authentic Brazilian Churrasco dining experience. The expansion comes following Rio’s…
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12 DecemberNews
Shake Shack CEO to retire in 2024
Shake Shack has announced that Randy Garutti, the company’s chief executive officer for more than two decades, will retire in 2024 upon the selection of his successor. He will continue to lead the company as its CEO and as an executive board member through that time. The company intends to…
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Nov- 2023 -27 NovemberRestaurants
Pho to continue expansion amid 33.6% rise in FY23 turnover
Pho has secured additional funding to allow for continued expansion of Vietnamese street food restaurants through the next several years, as its turnover increased 33.6% to £58.3m in the year ending 19 February 2023. According to the group’s filings on Companies House, recent performance has buoyed the company’s confidence in…
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23 NovemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 23/11/23
Ole and Steen has appointed Joachim Knudsen as its new CEO, commencing January 2024. Formerly the MD of McDonald’s Sweden and Denmark, he joins as the bakery chain has doubled in size over the last five years, expanding to London and New York. The board anticipates Knudsen’s leadership will drive…
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23 NovemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Ole and Steen appoints new CEO
Ole and Steen – known as Lagkagehuset in Denmark – has announced the appointment of Joachim Knudsen as its new CEO, effective from 1 January 2024. Knudsen, who succeeds Jason Cotta, joins the bakery chain from a previous role as managing director of McDonald’s Sweden and Denmark. Over the past…
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16 NovemberRestaurants
The Halal Guys expands UK footprint with new Wood Green restaurant
The Halal Guys is set to open its doors on 18 November in Wood Green. The restaurant, which was founded in New York by Mohamed Abouelenein, Ahmed Elsaka, and Abdelbaset Elsayed, started as a food cart in the 1990s. It is considered a “staple” of the New York food scene…
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6 NovemberRestaurants
Outpost Bar and Kitchen to open in Pontcanna’s Laundry Quarter
Outpost, a new Welsh independent bar and kitchen based in Pontcanna’s Laundry Quarter, is set to open its doors on Wednesday, 8 November. The man behind the new venture is Nick Saunders, founder of Cardiff’s Depot venue and Depot’s spin-off, the Tiger Yard street food venue in Cardiff Bay. He…
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1 NovemberCatering Companies
Searcys appoints new executive chef for restaurants
Searcys, Britain’s “oldest” catering company, has appointed Thomas Piat as executive chef for its restaurants. Searcys said that with a “wealth of experience” working in kitchens across the world, Piat brings his “classical and international culinary expertise to the company’s growing portfolio of brasseries and Champagne Bars”. Having graduated with…
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