Casual Dining

Scottish Beer & Pub Association calls for late-night economy champions

28-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has recommended that new ‘hospitality and late-night economy champions’ should be appointed in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

UK café market set to exceed 2019 value in 2022

28-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The total UK coffee shop, sandwich and bakery market is set to exceed its 2019 market value in 2022, according to the latest data from Lumina Intelligence's Operator Data Index.

Opening date and more details revealed for Harts Group’s Bar Daskal

27-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Harts Group’s Borough Market wine bar Bar Daskal is set to launch on 15 June and will pay homage to owners’ Sam, Eddie and James Hart’s grandfather Vladimir Daskaloff.

Burger King trials use of reusable packaging

27-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Burger King UK has begun trialling a new range of reusable and returnable packaging for its burgers, sides and drinks across a small number of its restaurants.

City Pub Group targeting up to 70 sites by end of 2023

27-Apr-2022 By Georgi Gyton

The City Pub Group is looking to take advantage of opportunities in the property market to reach its goal of having 65-70 pubs open by the end of next year.

Soho to welcome two new dessert-led concepts

26-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

New York-based dessert brand Cocomelt London is making its UK debut this summer with a site in London’s Soho.

Made of Dough team to launch Italian bar and diner

26-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind London-based Neapolitan pizza group Made of Dough is to launch an Italian bar and diner in Crystal Palace next month.

Buzzworks Holdings acquires Herringbone's three venues

26-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Scottish-based bar and restaurant operator Buzzworks Holdings has bought independent hospitality business Herringbone.

Dumpling Shack founders to launch 2-in-1 site in Hackney’s London Fields

26-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

This June will see John and Yee Li launch a Hackney site that will be home to both their Dumpling Shack brand and their more recently created Sichuan Fry brand.

Co-ordinated approach needed to combat drink spiking, MPs find

26-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Government should consider a support package for night-time industries to boost security measures and help combat drink spiking, MPs have said.

Loungers reports record sales

26-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

All-day dining restaurant group Loungers has reported record sales for the year to April 2022.

New report reveals 'alarmingly high levels of concern' about the impact of racism in the workplace

26-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

More than a third of black and mixed ethnicity hospitality workers have experienced or witnessed racism in their current place of work, according to a new report.

Delivery and takeaway sales slip as consumers return to eating out

26-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales remain more than double pre-Covid levels, but data shows trading has dipped year-on-year after consumers resumed their out-of-home eating habits.

Retro arcade bar NQ64 to make its London debut

25-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Retro arcade bar NQ64 will make its London debut next month with the opening of a site it Soho.

Carbon calculator launched for hospitality

25-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Zero Carbon Forum (ZCF) has launched a Hospitality & Brewing Carbon Calculator and Toolkit, developed in collaboration with UKHospitality and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

Gravity to launch £10m leisure experience at Liverpool ONE

25-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Leisure operator Gravity Active Entertainment is to launch a new flagship location that includes a 'modern F&B offering' at Liverpool ONE later this year.

Kenny Tutt swaps out Ox Block for Patty Guy at Shelter Hall

25-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

MasterChef winner Kenny Tutt will replace his Ox Block concept at Brighton’s Shelter Hall food hall with burger brand Patty Guy early next month.

Imports of Russian caviar banned under new UK sanctions

25-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The UK Government has banned the import of Russian caviar under new trade sanctions announced in response to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

Raz Helalat to launch Italian restaurant Tutto in Brighton

25-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Brighton-centric restaurateur Raz Helalat has recruited ex-Café Murano and Padella chef Mirella Pau to help him launch an Italian restaurant close to the seaside resort's North Laine area.

Craft work: the maths and poker whizz who swapped cards for carbs

22-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Andrew Macleod left behind a successful career in the poker business to launch Emilia's Crafted Pasta. The gamble has paid off.

Latest opening: Arcade Food Hall

22-Apr-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The short-lived Arcade Food Theatre on London’s Oxford Street has been reborn with a new operator and a fresh set of food options.

Friday five: the week's top stories

22-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

D&D potential sale, the announcement of the Chef to Watch shortlist, and Rochelle Canteen co-founder Margot Henderson opening her first pub were among this week's most read stories.

Hospitality businesses urged to apply for overseas workers licence ahead of summer trade

22-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Hospitality businesses are being encouraged to apply to the Home Office for a licence to employ overseas workers ahead of the busy summer season.

28°-50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen to open in Oxford Circus

22-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Wine focused restaurant and bar 28°-50° Wine Workshop & Kitchen will open a site in London’s Oxford Circus in May.

Hospitality groups' sales rise, but inflation looks set to bite

22-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups saw a like-for-like sales increase in March but high inflation is set to hamper its recovery.

Tim Hortons to open first London site

22-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Canadian restaurant brand Tim Hortons will open its first site in the capital later this year.

How I Got Here: Valentina Fois

21-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Italian-born chef and founder of London-based vegan cafe and bakery Lele's, who's currently competing on Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars, on her career in hospitality.

Emission impossible? The meat-focused restaurants trying to reach net zero

21-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

As more hospitality businesses commit to implementing a climate strategy, meat-focused restaurants are among those at the forefront of the sector’s charge to try and reach net zero

Margot Henderson to open The Three Horseshoes pub in Somerset

21-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Rochelle Canteen co-founder Margot Henderson is to open her first pub with lodgings later this year in the countryside village of Batcombe, Somerset, called The Three Horseshoes.

Just Eat to explore partial or full sale of Grubhub

21-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Just Eat UK & Ireland says it is 'actively exploring' the full or partial sale of the Grubhub business that it bought less than a year ago.

Itsu, McDonald’s, Pret and KFC among speakers at next week's technology conference Hostech

21-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

McDonald’s, Pret, Itsu and KFC are some of the highlights of this year’s Hostech, which is being held next week.

Baton Berisha named D&D London managing director

20-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Former Ivy Collection chief executive Baton Berisha is to join D&D London as its managing director.

Pub and bar market predicted to recover to 99% of its pre-pandemic value in 2022

20-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The UK pub and bar market is expected to see the bulk of its market recovery in 2022 reaching a value of £22.6bn, 99% of its 2019 market value.

Enhanced CMA powers announced to help cut fake reviews

20-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

The Government has announced plans to improve consumer protections, including reforms to boost competition and to make it illegal to post or host fake reviews.

Site numbers down slightly in first quarter as cost pressures threaten businesses

20-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Britain’s number of licensed premises contracted in the first quarter of 2022, the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals.

Liz Cottam to relocate her Owl gastropub to Leeds’ Mustard Wharf

19-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Elizabeth Cottam is moving her Owl gastropub from its home in Leeds’ Kirkgate Market to a new, larger riverside location in the city.

Government looks to rejuvenate high streets by forcing landlords to let out vacant units

19-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Vacant retail units could be repurposed as leisure or hospitality premises under Government plans to 'breathe new life' into Britain's high streets.

Only half of hospitality leaders confident about recruitment and retention, research shows

19-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Staffing issues continue to set back hospitality’s recovery from Covid-19, according to new research from CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey.

Leeds venue Green Room set for spring launch

14-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant bar and ‘innovative social space’ Green Room will arrive in Leeds this spring having originally been scheduled to launch last summer.

Friday Five: the week's top news

14-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include Minor's plans for Corbin & King, Jonathan Ferguson wining the Roux Scholarship 2022, and foodservice price inflation hitting double digits.

UK Covid inquiry criticised for failing to consider the full impact on the hospitality industry

14-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Leading hospitality figures have criticised proposals for the forthcoming inquiry into the UK's Coronavirus response for failing to consider the full impact the pandemic had on the hospitality industry.

Face masks no longer required in Scottish hospitality from 18 April

14-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Face masks will no longer be required to be worn in hospitality businesses in Scotland from next week, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

How I Got Here: Mike Davies

13-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The London-based chef director behind The Camberwell Arms and Mike's Peckham on the importance of compromise, championing 'real hospitality', and the meditative qualities of deadlifting.

Rising cost of living sees average eating and drinking out spend decline

13-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Average consumer spend on dining out declined by 9% per visit in the 12 weeks to 20 March, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence Eating & Drinking Out Panel reveals.

Arc Inspirations gets £19m injection to fund 'significant' expansion

13-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Bar operator Arc Inspirations is set to accelerate its growth after securing a £19m investment from BGF.

Brindisa plans new central London restaurant after closing Shoreditch site

13-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

London-based, Spanish restaurant group Brindisa has closed its Shoreditch restaurant after 10 years of trading.

Patty & Bun rolls out Sidechick as delivery-only brand

13-Apr-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Patty & Bun’s new sites in Notting Hill and Canary Wharf will feature menu items from Sidechick - its roast chicken-focused offshoot - for delivery.

Swingers expands West End site and announces a further push stateside

12-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Crazy golf competitive socialising brand Swingers is expanding its West End venue with the creation of a 2,500sq ft all-weather roof terrace and new bar as well as an expanded food offer.

UKHospitality warns against 'inappropriate practises' as it implores sector to help disabled people flourish

12-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The hospitality industry can 'lead the way' in helping disabled people to flourish, according to a leading trade body.

Miscusi heads to Islington for second London site

12-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

Italian-based, B Corp pasta chain Miscusi will open its second London restaurant in Islington in early June – seven months after the launch of its first site in the capital.