Pizza - Hospitality

Pizza Pilgrims to launch 'pizza academy'

04-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Pizza Pilgrims is eyeing the launch of a pizza academy for its staff that will also contain a delivery kitchen and a small training restaurant.

MOD Pizza puts flagship Leicester Square restaurant on the market

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

US chain MOD Pizza has put its flagship restaurant in London's Leicester Square up for sale.

Bocabar to open third site

21-May-2019 By James McAllister

Bristol-based group Bocabar is to open its third restaurant later this year, at Bristol's Finzels Reach development.

Civerinos launches third pizza bar in Edinburgh

25-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian street food company Civerinos has launched its third pizza bar in Edinburgh.

Mamma's boys: the founders of Big Mamma on their London plans

08-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

French restaurant group Big Mamma has burst onto the London restaurant scene with the bright and bold Gloria. With a second restaurant on the cards, its two founders have big plans for the capital.

Russian-based tech-focused pizzeria brand Dodo to come alive in Coventry

05-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Russian-based tech-focused pizzeria brand Dodo Pizza will open a second restaurant in the UK later this month.

PizzaExpress MD: "a brand can never stand still"

29-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

PizzaExpress UK managing director Zoe Bowley has spoken of the need for the restaurant group to ‘elevate’ its offer after 54 years in business.

How I Got Here: Rosie Whaley

21-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

A former fashion buyer, Rosie Whaley launched Pi Pizza in Winchester in 2014 and followed up with a second in Battersea last year.

Dusty Knuckle launches crowdfund for sustainable Cardiff restaurant

20-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Cardiff pizzeria Dusty Knuckle has launched a crowdfunding campaign to open an eco-focused restaurant in the city centre.

MOD Pizza UK to hit double figures with Coventry opening

14-Mar-2019 By Stefan Chomka

US brand MOD Pizza is opening its 10th UK restaurant later this month, in Coventry.

How I Got Here: Mark Wogan

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Mark Wogan founder Homeslice with brother Alan and chef Ry Jessup in 2013. The relaxed, pizza-by-the-slice group now operates six London restaurants.

Latest opening: Gloria

13-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

France's Big Mamma group has landed in Shoreditch with the 'least Brexit-compatible restaurant in the UK'.

Albion & East to launch fourth venue, in Islington

08-Mar-2019 By Stefan Chomka

A hot-desking space that will have a restaurant, bakery and in-house distillery will open in Islington next month.

Latest opening: Za

06-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

PizzaExpress is out for a slice of the grab-and-go sector with the first major shake-up of its formula in decades.

The Lowdown: Authentically Italian restaurants

28-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

San Carlo has become the first restaurant group in the UK to be certified as ‘authentically Italian’.

PizzaExpress to enter food to go sector

17-Jan-2019 By James Wallin

PizzaExpress is to launch spin-off brand, ZA, next month with an all-dining offer centred around pizza slices, BigHospitality's sister website MCA has learnt.

Baked In Brick has had great success on street food circuit in Birmingham and further afield with its eclectic pizzas. Founder Lee DeSanges recently opened his first restaurant at The Custard Factory in Digbeth.

Franco Manca owner to ramp up expansion after strong half-year trading

12-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Franco Manca and The Real Greek operator Fulham Shore says it is looking at increasing the number of planned restaurant openings next year following strong growth in both brands.

Radio Alice: the pirates of pizza

12-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

London might not seem the most obvious place for Bologna-based restaurateurs to get inspiration for their pizzerias but in the case of Italian brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe the UK capital’s restaurant scene has proved invaluable.

Friday Five: the week's top news

07-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Jasper Gorst to open fourth restaurant early next year

07-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurateur Jasper Gorst will open his fourth restaurant early next year, in London’s Battersea.

Ex-Noma chef to open Pucci Pizza-inspired Mayfair restaurant

25-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

A former Noma and Gordon Ramsay Group chef will launch a Mayfair restaurant serving dishes inspired by now-closed King’s Road institution Pucci Pizza.

How I got here: Thom Elliot

20-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Thom Elliot founded Pizza Pilgrims with brother James in 2012. The pair now operate nine locations in London and a restaurant in Oxford.

Firezza founder to relaunch Santa Maria's Ealing pub

20-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Ealing-based Neapolitan pizza business Santa Maria has partnered with Firezza co-founder Edin Basic to relaunch the Red Lion pub.

Homeslice to take a piece of the action at St. Christopher's Place

28-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pizza restaurant Homeslice will take a four storey property in St. Christopher’s Place later this year, joining the burgeoning line up of restaurants expanding to the central London location.

Cosmo Group founder launches PizzaSqr

17-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

The founder of the Cosmo World Buffet chain is behind a new pizza concept launching this summer.

Dough boys: how Yard Sale Pizza is aiming for a bigger slice of the London pie

07-Mar-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

The hip pizza chain is confounding expectations with its low-rent sites and in-house delivery.

Carluccio's denies restructure is on the cards after "appointing advisors"

05-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Carluccio’s has denied it is planning a restructure of its restaurant business following reports it has become the latest casual dining chain to call in advisors.

Grabbing a slice of the action

09-Feb-2018 By Tony Naylor

Pizza’s recent gourmet makeover has concentrated on Neapolitan-style pies, but should operators be looking further afield?

"It’s a pineapple Brexit situation: Are you In or Out?": Pizza Pilgrims' James Elliot on National Pizza Day

08-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

National Pizza Day this year falls on 9 February and pizza purveyors including Pizza Pilgrims, Homeslice, Voodoo Rays, Homeslice, Gusto and Prezzo are all offering discounts and one off specials, whilst Hawker House is hosting a special event bringing...

North London neighbourhood pizzeria expands to the west

12-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Islington pizzeria Zia Lucia is doubling up, having secured a site in the west London neighbourhood of Brook Green.

Vegan pizzeria picks Camden for second site

30-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Purezza, billed as the UK’s first vegan pizzeria, is set to make its London debut in February 2018.

Pi Woodfired chooses Battersea for its London debut

13-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Fledgling pizza concept Pi Woodfired has secured its first London location.

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The Santa Maria team on their pizza rivals and defending Neapolitan honour

06-Nov-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Neapolitan pizza player Santa Maria opens its third restaurant later this month – but don’t expect to see one on every street corner any time soon.

Santa Maria Pizzeria is heading to Fitzrovia for site number three

08-Aug-2017 By Stefan Chomka

London-based Neapolitan pizza restaurant Santa Maria Pizzeria is opening a third site in the capital, in Fitzrovia.

The slice is right: Alan and Mark Wogan on Homeslice

17-Jul-2017 By Mel Flaherty

It’s not hard to find authentic Neapolitan pizza in the capital these days thanks to the rise of wood-fired aficionados that have contributed to London’s burgeoning pizza scene.

Pacific West-Coast-inspired Wedge Issue Pizza + Beer to open second site

27-Jun-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Clerkenwell pizza and beer group Wedge Issue is to open its second site, in Shoreditch, this July.

David Biffani on bringing Copenhagen's Mother pizza to Battersea Power Station

23-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Cult Copenhagen pizza restaurant Mother is launching its first international outpost at the Battersea Power Station development next month. We spoke to co-owner David Biffani about his plans.

Opening of the week: Pizza Pilgrims Shoreditch

10-Mar-2017 By Joe Lutrario

A first look at James and Thom Elliot’s new BYOB pizzeria on Shoreditch High Street

Jason Atherton on why Hai Cenato is a return to his pizza-making days

17-Feb-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Jason Atherton, along with chef Paul Hood, have just opened Italian/New York restaurant Hai Cenato in the new Nova development in London’s Victoria

Pizza’s leopard spots won’t become endangered by acrylamide rules

08-Feb-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Places serving Neapolitan pizza and other starchy foods that are cooked with some charring can breathe a sigh of relief after it has been confirmed that new rules on acrylamide levels won’t impact on a product’s traditional characteristics.

Yard Sale Pizza to open third London site with new brunch menu

16-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Yard Sale Pizza, which originally opened in Clapton in 2014, is to open its third site in north London’s Walthamstow in February 2017.

ASK operator Azzurri backs new fast-casual pizza concept

11-Oct-2016 By Mark Wingett

Azzurri Group, the operator of ASK Italian and Zizzi, is backing the launch of a new fast-casual pizza concept called Radio Alice, which will open its first site in Hoxton Square this December.

Business Profile: Pizza Pilgrims

06-Oct-2016 By Stefan Chomka

Brothers James and Thom Elliot have created a fun-loving restaurant business where the vibes are as important as the food. And the Pizza Pilgrims party has only just begun.

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