Casual Dining

Managed hospitality groups register 12 months of growth after September warms pub sales

Managed groups register 12 months of growth

By James McAllister

Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups completed 12 consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth in September, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals.

Bébé Bob rotisserie chicken restaurant Soho

Latest opening: Bébé Bob

By Joe Lutrario

Leonid Shutov has made a play for marginally more casual territory with a restaurant that majors on rotisserie chicken.

Atelier Coupette opens in Soho

Atelier Coupette opens in Soho

By Restaurant

The team behind inventive cocktail bar Coupette in Bethnal Green have opened a sister venue in Soho.

Phil Howard and Julian Dyer takes NOTTO to Covent Garden

Phil Howard takes NOTTO to Covent Garden

By James McAllister

Phil Howard and Julian Dyer will launch a second restaurant under their premium pasta brand NOTTO later this year in London’s Covent Garden.

San Carlo Alderley Edge restaurant opening

Latest opening: San Carlo Alderley Edge

By Joe Lutrario

The Marcello Distefano-led group has invested a cool £3m into the site that was once home to Gino D’Acampo’s Luciano restaurant.

Milan-based vegan burger chain Flower Burger quietly exits UK market after closing restaurants in London and Brighton

Flower Burger quietly exits UK market

By James McAllister

Milan-based vegan burger chain Flower Burger has quietly exited the UK market little more than two years after launching its first London site.

London-based burger chain Patty & Bun CVA approved

Patty & Bun CVA approved

By Finn Scott-Delany

Patty & Bun has had proposals approved for a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

Richoux to relocate to Soho

Richoux to relocate to Soho

By Joe Lutrario

Chefs Jamie Butler and Lewis Spencer will close their Richoux restaurant on London’s Piccadilly next week ahead of it relocating to an as-yet-undisclosed location in nearby Soho this winter.