QSR & Street Food

Brixton Village launches restaurant incubator with London chefs

18-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Brixton Village has launched a restaurant incubator programme, ‘Brixton Kitchen’, to find the next big name in food.

Latest opening: Burger & Beyond

18-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

High profile street food outfit Burger & Beyond has launched its first restaurant.

The Lowdown: Supermac’s versus McDonald’s

17-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario and Helen Salter

The Irish fast food chain has won a court battle with the golden arches and may now be able to bring its restaurants to the rest of the EU.

Korean restaurant Unimini to open in the City

17-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

A Korean concept from the team behind fried chicken brand CheeMC is launching in central London.

Gizzi Erskine's F!lth pops up in Shoreditch

04-Jan-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Gizzi Erskine and Rosemary Ferguson have launched a three-month residency of their vegetarian burger concept F!lth, in London’s Shoreditch.

How I Got Here: Lee DeSanges

19-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

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.

Time Out Market to open in London Waterloo

13-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Time Out Group will open a Time Out Market in London’s Waterloo in 2021.

SpiceBox to go permanent in Walthamstow

13-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Vegan Indian street food vendor SpiceBox is to open its first permanent location, in London’s Walthamstow, next year.

KoolCha club: Rohit Ghai heads to Boxpark Wembley

04-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Barely two weeks after opening high-end Chelsea Indian Kutir, Rohit Ghai and Abhishake Sangwan have announced they are to open a street food business at Boxpark Wembley.

Restaurant's R200 Awards winners announced

04-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant groups including Nando’s, Mowgli, Honest Burgers and Tortilla were among the winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards, held last night (3 December) at Hawker House.

Chilango pushes for more money by extending its Burrito Bond

03-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Mexican restaurant chain Chilango is extending its Burrito Bond 2TM bond into the new year in a bid to bolster the amount of funds it can raise.

Cambridge-based Provenance Kitchen to open first permanent restaurant

29-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Cambridge-based street food operator Provenance Kitchen will open its first permanent restaurant in the city next year.

Thai restaurant group Mango Tree to lay roots in transport hubs

16-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Thai restaurant group Mango Tree is looking to gain a greater foothold in the UK with expansion into transport hubs such as airports and railway stations.

KERB to launch its first bricks and mortar market

14-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Street food collective KERB and major London landlord Shaftesbury are teaming up to open a food hall concept in a former warehouse building in Covent Garden.

New street food market The Upper Place looking to bring regional and overseas brands to capital

09-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

The managing director of The Italian Job pub group is to launch a street food market concept, with plans to expand it in London and other areas of the UK.

CookDaily is back in east London a month after announcing closure

31-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Recently-closed vegan restaurant CookDaily has moved into the site previously occupied by another plant-based restaurant in London Fields.

How I Got Here: James Porter

25-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

James Porter founded Island Poke as a street food business in 2015. Now backed by Chris Miller's White Rabbit Fund, he currently oversees five bricks and mortar sites.

Latest opening: Jollibee

24-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The biggest fast food brand in the Philippines has opened its first ever - and long-awaited - UK site.

Burger & Beyond makes moves off the street with Shoreditch opening

24-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food burger operator Burger & Beyond will launch a permanent site alongside its residencies at KERB and Street Feast, having secured a site in east London.

Success in the capital will see Jollibee launch three regional sites

23-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Filipino fast food chain Jollibee will launch sites in Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham following a successful UK debut in Earl’s Court last week.

Stem + Glory settles on City site for London debut

23-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Plant-based Cambridge restaurant group Stem + Glory will launch its first restaurant in London having successfully crowdfunded £350,000 through Crowdcube.

US-imported chicken restaurant chooses Cardiff for second UK site

22-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

US import Slim Chickens has chosen a shopping centre in Cardiff as the location to launch its second site on these shores.

Gizzi Erskine's Mare Street Market restaurant no longer going ahead

18-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Gizzi Erskine is no longer opening a restaurant within Hackney’s Mare Street Market.

YO! Sushi to open kiosks in Tesco

10-Oct-2018 By Stefan Chomka

YO! Sushi is to open sushi counters in Tesco supermarkets in a pilot scheme between the two companies.

The Marksman duo to bring their buns to Market Halls Victoria [Updated]

10-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Jon Rotheram and Tom Harris, the chefs behind well-regarded Hackney pub The Marksman, are to launch a grab-and-go offshoot at Victoria’s Market Halls development.

UberEats and restaurant workers strike over pay

04-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Workers at UberEats and several McDonald’s, JD Wetherspoon and TGI Fridays restaurants are holding strikes over pay today (4 October).

The Coconut Tree to double in size as part of 'mini rollout'

27-Sep-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

Sri Lankan street food brand The Coconut Tree is eyeing a “mini rollout” that its founders says will preserve the authenticity of the brand.

“No more street food, and no more shipping containers": Why CookDaily has closed its final site

26-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pioneering vegan restaurant CookDaily has now closed both of its BoxPark sites as it gears up to launch a bricks-and-mortar restaurant and media centre.

Boxpark Wembley announces new operator lineup

25-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Zia Lucia will launch its third site when Boxpark Wembley opens on 1 December.

Simon Anderson's Market Halls to launch second site this autumn

19-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Simon Anderson and Andy Lewis-Pratt will launch the second of their three scheduled Market Halls, following a short delay.

"Intelligent food" cafe to open in central London

18-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The restaurateur and designer behind London spots Casa Cruz in Notting Hill and Isabel in Mayfair will open a third venue in the capital next month.

KERB teams up with WeWork to launch a meat-free market

17-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food collective KERB will launch a weekly vegetarian market this month in collaboration with office space company WeWork.

Brighton's Baby Bao chooses London to launch its first restaurant proper

14-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Brighton street food outfit Baby Bao made its London debut this month, launching its first solo bricks-and-mortar site on the site formerly occupied by Chop Shop in Haymarket.

Kerb to leave Camden Market by the end of September

12-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food market curator Kerb will end its tenancy at Camden market at the end of the month, as it moves on to “new projects”.

Breddos team to launch Super Tacos, its second spin-off concept

12-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Breddos Tacos team will launch a new spin-off taco brand at Market Halls Fulham this month.

Opso team finally set to launch casual souvlaki spin-off

12-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The team behind Marylebone Green restaurant Opso will launch a casual, street food-inspired restaurant Pittabun in Soho this month.

Mason & Company, the canal side craft beer bar in Hackney Wick, has announced its closure

11-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Five Points Brewing Co's sister company Mason & Company has closed. The bar and restaurant had been the first bricks-and-mortar site for Italian-American restaurant and co-founder Capish.

Hawker Union to close following disputes with "deliberately difficult" council

11-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street Feast’s Hawker Union site will trade its last service this weekend as founder Jonathan Downey takes the decision to close the site for good.

The Chipping Forecast swims back to Soho to launch permanent site

10-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Notting Hill fish and chip restaurant The Chipping Forecast is set to open its second site, having taken over the Balls & Company site on Greek Street.

Mandatory calorie labelling for restaurants could lead to price rises, says trade body

05-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

The trade body for the UK hospitality industry has warned that the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling for restaurants could present a serious burden for hospitality businesses and lead to a rise in menu prices.

Bread winner: Pret A Manger reports 34th consecutive quarterly sales growth

04-Sep-2018 By MCA

Pret A Manger has achieved a 13.2% increase in revenue, to £878.5m, for the 52 weeks to 28 December 2017, with like-for-like sales up 3.2%.

Fresh investment sees The Vurger Co. kick off its expansion this autumn

30-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Vegan burger group The Vurger Co. will launch a second site in October having raised £600k to kick off its UK expansion.

How I got here: Chris Webb, Coco di Mama

30-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Born in New Zealand, Chris Webb is head of operations at fast casual pasta brand Coco di Mama, which is now operated by ASK and Zizzi owner Azzurri Group.

Inigo launches crowdfund to fund UK expansion plans

29-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Sushi handroll kiosk concept Inigo has launched a crowdfund campaign to raise funds to scale up its operations across the capital.

Jollibee to replace Wagamama in Earl's Court

28-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Filipino fast food group Jollibee will take over the former Wagamama site in Earl's Court when it launches before the end of 2018.

Ex-UCB lecturer opens Birmingham pizza restaurant

13-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

A former catering lecturer at University College Birmingham (UCB) has launched his first permanent restaurant in the city.

Leon's Thai Tuk Shop 'pops down' and disappears from Shaftesbury Avenue

10-Jul-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Leon has closed its experimental Thai fast food restaurant Tuk Shop on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue after just two months of trading.

A week after running out of chicken, KFC runs out of gravy

01-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Although chicken is back on the menu following last week’s ‘chicken crisis’, KFC announced today that it is now running low on gravy.

London Union gets green light for Woolwich night market

07-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

London Union will open its next indoor night market in Woolwich next month after being given the green light for the project.

"It's only going to get better": Simon Anderson on opening the UK's biggest food hall

25-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pitt Cue Co. restaurateur Simon Anderson and property, leisure and retail investor Andy Lewis Pratt are launching three permanent market halls in central and west London this year.