Casual Dining

Benugo to open three venues at Glasgow's The Burrell Collection

29-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Benugo is opening three locations at The Burrell Collection in Glasgow following a major refurbishment.

SushiDog to supercharge expansion with several openings planned

29-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Quick service sushi roll concept SushiDog is planning a raft of openings in the capital with an eye to also expanding outside of London and eventually overseas.

Marugame Udon: “We are on for Barnsley and beyond”

29-Mar-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Udon noodle restaurant group Marugame Udon plans to expand across the country with regional and local restaurant models, managing director Keith Bird has said.

Comment: Are you ready to get personal?

28-Mar-2022 By Olivia Fitzgerald

Personalisation has been shown to be a valuable revenue booster, but are hospitality businesses making the most of the opportunity?

Prezzo chair Karen Jones named Retailers’ Retailer of the Year.

24-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Nando’s, Dishoom and Leon were among the winners at this year's Retailers’ Retailer Awards 2022 with Prezzo chair Karen Jones taking home the top accolade of Retailers’ Retailer of the Year.

Recovery in eating out sector slows as socioeconomic factors start to bite

24-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Recovery in the UK eating out sector will be slower than than industry would have hoped with its value forecasted to reach only 79% of its pre-pandemic level.

Pret sees sales slow in London as infections rise

23-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Demand for Pret A Manger's coffee and food sales fell slightly in London’s financial and shopping districts last week, ending several weeks of growth.

Meat:Stack to open Leeds restaurant this spring

22-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Burger restaurant group Meat:Stack is doubling up with the opening of a second restaurant in Leeds this spring.

Pappy’s Texas Barbeque to open Pappy’s Taco Bar this spring

22-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Cumbrian-based barbecue restaurant group Pappy’s Texas Barbeque is opening a taco restaurant this spring.

Covent Garden-based flatbread restaurant Manakish & Naanza to close

22-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Covent Garden-based Middle Eastern flatbread restaurant Manakish & Naanza is closing its doors due to the recent hike in food and fuel costs.

Latest opening: Fridays and Go

21-Mar-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The debut site of American casual dining group Fridays' new QSR format has opened in Dundee.

Love, honour and ube: how one duo changed London’s Filipino food landscape

21-Mar-2022 By Stefan Chomka

With its hugely successful 'dirty' ice cream brand, eye-catching bakery, and fusion ramen restaurant, Omar Shah and Florence Mae Maglanoc’s Maginhawa group is giving Filipino food the fillip it deserves in the capital.

Delivery and takeaway growth slows but sales remain strong

18-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Delivery and takeaway sales continue to run at more than twice the level seen before Covid-19, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals, though growth has slowed.

Butchies to launch 'biggest restaurant yet' in Ealing

18-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Fried chicken burger brand Butchies is to open its 'biggest restaurant yet' next month in Ealing.

Neat Burger expands tech ahead of retail move

17-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Lewis Hamilton-backed vegan fast-food group Neat Burger has announced plans to expand into the retail market with a new range of products.

Giggling Squid to make Welsh debut in Cardiff

17-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Thai restaurant chain Giggling Squid is to launch its first Welsh outpost later this year in Cardiff.

Big Table Group chooses Birmingham for second Rouge relaunch

17-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Big Table Group has converted a second of its Café Rouges into its new ‘more modern Parisian’ Rouge brand.

Casa do Frango flocks to Mayfair for first central London restaurant

17-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

MJMK founders Marco Mendes and Jake Kasumov have confirmed that their Portuguese restaurant brand Casa do Frango will make its central London debut later this year in Mayfair.

Bold Street Coffee to open second Manchester cafe

15-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Café brand Bold Street Coffee will open its fourth venue later this year, in Manchester.

Rudy’s Pizza to reach 15 sites this year with the Midlands a target area

14-Mar-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Rudy’s Pizzeria is looking to reach 15 sites this year, as it fills in the white space around the North West, and casts the net wider towards Yorkshire and the Midlands.

Hostmore narrows losses in maiden results as publicly listed company

14-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Hostmore has reported an increase in total revenues to £159m, up from £129.1m, during the 53 weeks ended 2 January 2022, versus the comparable 52-week period the year before.

Hospitality groups' sales rise but cost increases start to bite

14-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

The lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions helped Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups to raise sales above pre-pandemic levels in February, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.

Latest opening: Richoux

11-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Former Moor Hall chefs Jamie Butler and Lewis Spencer have resurrected London’s century-old Richoux brand and reopened the doors of its restaurant in Piccadilly.

Crazy Pedro’s to open in Digbeth's The Custard Factory this summer

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Liars Group is opening a fourth venue of its anarchic pizza restaurant brand Crazy Pedro’s this summer.

Zizzi launches largest retail range yet

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant brand Zizzi is launching its largest at home range yet based on its most popular restaurant dishes.

Burger King's Leicester Square flagship to go meat free for a month

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Burger King is opening its first entirely vegan restaurant when it relaunches its flagship Leicester Square venue later this month.

Slim Chickens takes on former Shake Shack site in Cambridge Circus

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Fast food brand Slim Chickens is tightening its grip on the central London fried chicken market by taking on the former Shake Shack site in Cambridge Circus.

Rudy's Pizza to hit double figures this summer

09-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Mission Mars is continuing to expand its pizza brand Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza with a new restaurant planned to open in Chorlton this summer.

High street chains pause business in Russia

09-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

High street hospitality chains including McDonald's, Starbucks and Pizza Hut have announced they will pause business in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Megan's to open in Marlow with Guildford and Weybridge to follow

09-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Neighbourhood-style restaurant brand Megan's will open its 16th restaurant and only its second outside of the capital, in Marlow, this spring.

Tasty to open five or six restaurants this year

08-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

The company behind the Wildwood and Dim T restaurant brands plans to open five or six new restaurants this year as well as renew its focus on delivery and takeaway.

High street chains face boycott for continuing to trade in Russia

08-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

High street hospitality chains including McDonald's and Starbucks are facing increasing threats of boycotts over their ongoing operations in Russia.

Rise of the machines - Boparan trials service robots

07-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is to trial the use of two service robots in one of its restaurants, with a view to expanding their use across its wider estate.

Albert’s Schloss to open huge Liverpool venue

07-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Bavarian-style restaurant and bar brand Albert’s Schloss is to open a huge, multi-faceted site later this year in Liverpool

Coppa Club owner reports a year of 'solid progress' as revenue rises by a third

07-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Coppa Club owner Various Eateries has reported “very strong” trading for the past year with total group revenue rising by more than a third compared with 2020.

Roadchef in £900m takeover deal

04-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Roadchef is set to be acquired in a £900m takeover by Australian financial services group Macquarie.

Gordon Ramsay Street Burger to make Scotland debut

04-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Gordon Ramsay's burgeoning Street Burger brand is to launch its first restaurant in Scotland, having secured a flagship location in Edinburgh's St James Quarter.

Wendy’s sets out 2022 UK expansion plans

03-Mar-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Wendy’s chief executive Todd Penegor has told analysts the company is 'very pleased' with its launch in the UK as he set out the group's UK expansion plans for 2022.

No. 34 Garden & Grill opens in former Racehorse pub in Warwick

03-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

The duo behind Kenilworth’s oldest pub, the Virgins & Castle, have opened a new restaurant in Warwick.

Wahaca has ‘solid platform to grow’

02-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Wahaca has said the restructuring it undertook in 2020 has given it a solid platform from which to grow.

Boparan to open 30 Restaurant Hubs in Sainsbury's over the next year

02-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Boparan will open 30 restaurants within Sainsbury’s supermarkets over the next year as part of a major overhaul of the supermarket’s eat-in and takeaway food offer.

Libertine Burger eyes Birmingham as part of national expansion plans

02-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Warwickshire-based burger restaurant Libertine Burger says it is eyeing national expansion following the move of its flagship premises to a new home.

Deliveroo opens debut restaurant

01-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Deliveroo has opened its own restaurant, a neighbourhood pizzeria in Swiss Cottage, London, called Pizza Paradiso.

Ben Waugh to join Bancone as executive chef

28-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Ben Waugh, former head chef at Pétrus, is joining pasta restaurant Bancone as its new executive chef this spring.

Hickory’s Smokehouse tops list of Best Large Companies to Work For in 2022

24-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Hickory’s Smokehouse has been named the UK’s best large employer in the Best Large Companies to Work For 2022 awards.

The Lowdown: PizzaExpress wraps

24-Feb-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The venerable casual dining brand is hoping to pull in younger diners and office workers with a new range of pizza wraps.

How I Got Here: Roland Horne

21-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

The CEO and founder of coffee chain WatchHouse on his career, motivations, and why there needs to be an open and honest conversation about the economics of hospitality.

UK restaurant market to grow 59% in 2022

21-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

According to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Restaurant Market Report 2021/22, the UK restaurant market is set to recover to 94% of its 2019 value in 2022.

Latest opening: Ajia

21-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Busaba has launched an ‘immersive, speakeasy-esque’ bar in the basement of its new Oxford restaurant, suggesting a possible fresh direction for the Thai restaurant group.

January deliveries up five-fold on pre-pandemic levels

21-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Britain’s leading restaurant and pub groups saw their delivery sales reach five times their pre-pandemic levels in January, the latest CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker reveals.