Casual dining - Hospitality

How I Got Here: James Sleater

01-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

The co-founder of London tailors Cad & The Dandy on why he chose to enter hospitality and launch The Service - the only coffee shop on Savile Row.

'Flamboyant' Italian restaurant Oi Mamma to open in Glasgow

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Italian restaurant Oi Mamma will open in Bearden, Glasgow, later this month.

Thesleff Group acquires Knightsbridge restaurant Sale e Pepe

01-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Los Mochis owner the Thesleff Group has acquired long-running Italian institution Sale e Pepe on Sloane Square in London's Knightsbridge ahead of the restaurant's 50th anniversary.

Restaurant insolvencies hit highest level in a decade

31-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

The number of restaurant businesses going bust jumped by 65% in the past 12 months to the highest level in more than a decade, new data has shown.

TriSpan acquires stake in Mowgli

30-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

TriSpan has acquired a stake in Mowgli Street Food, with the Indian restaurant’s existing investor Foresight exiting the business.

London Shell Co. drops anchor in north London

30-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

London Shell Co. will launch its first permanent land-based restaurant in March on Swain’s Lane near Hampstead Heath.

Hampshire-based restaurant group Josie’s to open fifth site

27-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

All-day cafe and restaurant group Josie’s is opening its fifth site, Chandler's Ford in Hampshire.

Yard Sale to hit double figures with Tottenham pizza shop

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Neighbourhood pizza shop Yard Sale Pizza will hit double figures this spring with the opening of its 10th pizzeria.

Residence 74 looks to Headingley for third site

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Leeds-based cafe bar Residence 74 is set to expand with a third venue due to open in Headingley next month.

Gail's investor McWin to acquire majority stake in L’Osteria

25-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

McWin, the private equity backer of high street bakery chain Gail's, is to acquire a majority stake in German restaurant brand L’Osteria with a view to driving further European growth.

Casual dining a 'high risk sector' as cost of living crisis bites

25-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

The casual dining sector likely to be one of the biggest casualties of the cost of living crisis, according to an organisation of turnaround experts.

Libertine Burger heads to Stratford-upon-Avon for third restaurant

25-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Growing restaurant group Libertine Burger is opening its third restaurant in Midlands with plans to expand further across the country.

How I Got Here: Panos Kanatsoulis

25-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The bar director at the recently opened Viajante87 in London's Notting Hill on what drives his passion for hospitality, and confronting the industry's 'old school mentality'.

Blacklock heads to Canary Wharf for 'biggest restaurant yet'

24-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

London-based chophouse brand Blacklock will open its fifth and biggest restaurant to date this spring in Canary Wharf.

Lancashire's Parkers Arms named UK's best gastropub

24-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland in Lancashire has been named the UK’s top gastropub in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2023.

Lucky Saint to open first pub

24-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Low-to-no beer brand Lucky Saint will open its first pub in March in London's Marylebone, which will serve both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

Junkyard Golf Club to launch 'biggest site to date' in Camden

23-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Crazy golf brand Junkyard Golf Club is to open its biggest site to date this year in London's Camden, as the group also prepares to push ahead with international expansion.

Loungers appoints Antony Doyle to lead Brightside rollout

23-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Loungers has appointed its operations director, Antony Doyle, to lead the expansion of its soon-to-launch roadside dining brand, Brightside.

Investment fund Salonica Maroon increases stake in Creams Cafe

23-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Investment fund Salonica Maroon has acquired a further shareholding in fast growing dessert brand Creams Cafe.

Delivery and takeaway sales still double pre-Covid levels despite dip in 2022

23-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Managed restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales ended 2022 at twice their pre-Covid level, CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows.

Pizza East insists Shoreditch closure only 'temporary' as it shutters both sites

19-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Soho House-owned pizzeria concept Pizza East has shuttered both of its restaurants, but insists the closure of its original site in Shoreditch is only ‘temporary’.

Boparan to bring its The Restaurant Hub concept to Kidderminster

19-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is continuing the rollout of its restaurant and takeaway brand The Restaurant Hub with a further opening in a Sainsbury’s supermarket.

Gaucho announces further openings following 'record breaking' year

19-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Gaucho has announced a further two openings slated for the first half of 2023, including its first outpost in Wales, following what it describes as a 'record breaking' trading year.

Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen at Heathrow Terminal 5 closes

18-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Cyrus Todiwala has closed his Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen at the Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 following its new ownership.

Ice cream parlour Lazy Sundae scoops second site

18-Jan-2023 By BigHospitaliy

Manchester-based dessert brand Lazy Sundae has chosen Manchester Arndale shopping centre for its second location.

Hospitality toasts best December in three years

18-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Managed hospitality groups enjoyed their best December trading in three years, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals — but sales remain well below pre-Covid levels in real terms.

Oakman looks to raise £5.3m from shareholders

17-Jan-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Oakman Group is looking to raise £5.3m from its shareholders via a discounted share placement, to provide a buffer to protect from a further worsening of the trading environment.

Operators lean on healthier eating trends to manage inflation

17-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Operators are capitalising on healthier eating and sustainability food trends to manage costs and inflationary pressures, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

How I Got Here: Tom Moxon

17-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The group executive chef at Bone Daddies on 10 years of the ramen chain, working with Ross Shonhan, and why he's actively encouraging staff development in areas outside of work.

Gaucho heads to Covent Garden for latest steakhouse

17-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Steakhouse group Gaucho is heading to Covent Garden with a site yards away from its famous piazza.

Revolution Bars shutters sites on Mondays and Tuesdays to manage energy usage

17-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Revolution Bars Group is closing a number of its sites on Mondays and Tuesdays through January and into February to help manage its energy usage.

Wendy’s to launch first UK drive-thru

16-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Wendy's is to open its first drive-thru location in the UK later this month as part of a new franchise deal for the East of England region.

Four Corners goes permanent at Rondo La Cave

16-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Detroit-style pizza concept Four Corners is to take up permanent residence at The Hoxton's underground wine bar and restaurant space Rondo La Cave in London's Holborn later this month.

Nine Byron sites set to close as Famously Proper secures rescue deal

13-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Byron owner Famously Proper is to permanently close nine restaurants with the remaining 12 to transfer to Tristar Foods Limited under a pre-pack administration deal.

Rosa’s Thai to make south west debut with Exeter restaurant

13-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Rosa’s Thai will make its south west debut next month with the opening of a restaurant in Exeter.

Flat Iron to open in Kensington

13-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Steakhouse group Flat Iron will open its 12th restaurant in the capital this spring, in Kensington.

Base Face Pizza scores second site

13-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Neighbourhood-style pizzeria Base Face Pizza is to open its second London site next week, in Barnes.

Dishoom named best hospitality company to work for second successive year

12-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Dishoom has been named the best hospitality company in the UK to work for by job website Glassdoor for the second successive year.

Crussh secures pre-pack sale

12-Jan-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Crussh, the healthy eating food to go chain, has been acquired in a pre-pack administration deal, saving eight stores, with three closing.

Byron set to shutter half its estate under new pre-pack deal

11-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Byron is understood to be close to finalising the details of a pre-pack administration that could see 10 of its remaining 21 sites close permanently.

Lime Squeezy shutters final site

10-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Giggling Squid’s sister brand Lime Squeezy has closed its last remaining restaurant, bringing to an end its high street presence less than two years after it first launched.

Mission Mars reports strong Christmas trading

10-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant and bar group Mission Mars saw its like-for-like revenue increase by 69% in the final quarter of the year.

Gino D’Acampo to launch Leeds restaurant as he plots expansion

10-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Gino D’Acampo is to open a new upmarket Italian restaurant and bar at the recently refurbished Leeds Marriott Hotel, as he plots further expansion in the UK and internationally.

Robert Cook resigns as CEO of Fridays owner Hostmore

10-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Robert Cook has stepped down as CEO of Fridays owner Hostmore with immediate effect.

'A £500,000 mistake' - James Watt counts cost of BrewDog gold can fiasco

09-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

BrewDog CEO James Watt has said the group's infamous gold can promotion, which falsely claimed that customers could win a solid-gold can of lager, personally cost him close to £500,000.

Strong end to the year helps Tortilla remain 'highly resilient'

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Tortilla has reported a 20% rise in revenues over the past year on the back of a strong final quarter.

Giggling Squid sees turnover soar during its 'most profitable year'

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Thai restaurant group Giggling Squid says it has had “its most profitable year since inception”, despite the ongoing disruption from the Coronavirus pandemic.