Pizza - Hospitality

Pizza Pilgrims to rebrand its Finsbury Park Slice restaurant

21-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Pizza Pilgrims is turning its Slice venue in Finsbury Park into one of its standard pizza restaurants.

Steakhouse group Tomahawk close to securing new funding to aid expansion

04-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Steakhouse group Tomahawk says it is in talks to secure new funding to speed up its expansion programme.

Happy Face Pizza continues expansion in the capital

05-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Neapolitan pizza restaurant group Happy Face Pizza will open a third restaurant in the capital next month, in Brent Cross, with two more planned for later in the year.

How I Got Here: Gianluca D'Angelo

20-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

The co-founder of Zia Lucia and Berto Zia on his passion for Italian food and why those looking to climbs the rungs need edge and an original idea.

Flash-grilled: Anthony Falco

10-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

The American chef and 'pizza czar', who recently launched Detroit-style square pizza concept Four Corners at The Hoxton, Holborn's rotating residency restaurant Rondo La Cave, tells us about his career.

Edinburgh's Matto Pizza to launch 'first dedicated restaurant'

07-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

Edinburgh-based Neapolitan pizza brand Matto Pizza is to launch its 'first dedicated restaurant' later this month in the city’s Morningside neighbourhood.

Yorkshire-based brewery SALT to open London brewery and tap rooms

24-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Yorkshire-based craft brewery SALT is expanding into the capital with the acquisition of a brewery as well as two tap rooms.

Pizza express: Paul Goodale on his plans for PizzaLuxe to conquer the travel space

19-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

With his PizzaLuxe brand Paul Goodale wants to ‘shift the stigma’ around what restaurants in the travel space can offer, with expansion planned across the UK’s motorway, airport and train network.

Pizza brand Gallio to launch first restaurant site

19-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

DOMA Hospitality’s delivery-only pizza brand Gallio has chosen Canary Wharf for its first bricks and mortar site.

Pizza Hut Delivery looks to take its slice of grab-and-go

16-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Pizza Hut Delivery is to enter the grab-and-go market following a franchise deal with EG Group that will see eight stores open in petrol filling stations on a trial basis.

Pizza Pilgrims to launch ‘eco-friendly’ restaurant in Selfridges

11-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

James and Thom Elliot are to launch an ‘eco-friendly’ version of Pizza Pilgrims at Oxford Street department store Selfridges in early December.

Franco Manca heads to Greece for first overseas restaurant

04-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Franco Manca will soon make its international debut in Greece following a franchise deal that will see a minimum of six pizzeria’s open in the country.

PizzaLuxe to bring pizza and cocktails to Peterborough and Cambridge motorway services

28-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Fast-casual restaurant brand PizzaLuxe will open venues in motorway service areas in Peterborough and Cambridge by the end of the year.

Crust Bros to open third pizzeria early next year

22-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

London-based pizza restaurant group Crust Bros will open its third restaurant early next year in Balham.

Pi Pizza to open a third restaurant, in Poole

13-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Pizza restaurant mini group Pi Pizza is to open at the former Stable Bar & Restaurant in Poole.

Pizza Hut Delivery to open 40 new venues with Nine Group

04-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Pizza Hut Delivery has entered into a partnership with Nine Group to open 40 locations across the UK.

How I Got Here: Duncan Edwards

22-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The co-founder of Four Hundred Rabbits, which recently launched a new flagship location at Elephant Park in Southwark, on building his London-based sourdough pizza brand.

Latest opening: Pizzeria Mozza

17-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Nancy Silverton's celebrated LA pizza restaurant has touched down in London.

How I Got Here: Joe Moore

25-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

The founder of pizza group Crust Bros on fulfilling his dream of becoming a restaurateur, thriving off competition, and why the Government's perception of the hospitality sector needs to change.

Rudy’s doubles up in Liverpool

20-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Neapolitan pizza brand Rudy's will open its second Liverpool site in late September, having taken over the former Sainsbury’s building on Bold Street.

Pizza Pilgrims DIY pizza kits to be sold by online supermarket Ocado

19-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

Pizza Pilgrims has become the latest restaurant company to have its products available to purchase from online supermarket Ocado.

More venues sign up to Southwark's Elephant Park development

13-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

Sourdough pizza brand Four Hundred Rabbits and Livelyhood Pubs are to join the line up at Elephant Park in Southwark.

Slice by Pizza Pilgrims goes permanent in Finsbury Park

28-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Pizza Pilgrims is to launch the first permanent site for its aptly named New York pizza-by-the-slice concept Slice next month in London's Finsbury Park.

Fatto a Mano to double up in London

27-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Brighton & Hove-based restaurant group Fatto a Mano is to launch its second Boxpark location in London's Shoreditch.

Yard Sale Pizza heads to Crystal Palace for eighth London site

20-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

London-based Yard Sale Pizza is further extending its reach across the capital with a third site south of the river on Westow Hill in Crystal Palace.

The Dusty Knuckle to double up with a second London venue

16-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Bakery and social enterprise The Dusty Knuckle will open a second site, on Green Lanes in Haringey at the end of July.

How I Got Here: Megan Bews

14-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The general manager of Neapolitan pizza brand Rudy’s, which has just launched its first London site in Soho, on Italy, teamwork, and the importance of restaurants paying a living wage.

Sam Buckley to open Stockport bakery and deli

12-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Where The Light Gets In chef Sam Buckley is to launch a bakery, deli, pottery and evening pizza and wine bar in Stockport old town late next month.

Pieology to open first UK restaurant in the UK

07-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

California-based pizza concept Pieology is opening its first restaurant in the UK as part of its plans to grow across Europe.

Pizza Punks to open fourth venue in Leeds

02-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Sourdough pizza restaurant group Pizza Punks is to open a fourth site this summer, in Leeds.

PizzaLuxe set for 'immediate expansion'

02-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Fast-casual concept PizzaLuxe is preparing for 'immediate expansion' with plans to build a core estate in the north of England.

Crust Bros to double up in London

21-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Crust Bros has chosen Sambrook’s Brewery Tap, part of the Ram Quarter development in Wandsworth, for its second London location.

Nancy Silverton to bring her Los Angeles restaurant Pizza Mozza to London

17-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

American chef and baker Nancy Silverton is bringing her well-known Los Angeles restaurant Pizza Mozza to London.

How I Got Here: Tim Thornton

16-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The founder of the newly launched Base Face Pizza in London's Hammersmith on swapping life as a jazz musician for a career in restaurants.

Zia Lucia and Berto combine Holloway Road sites

10-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

London-based Italian restaurant brands Zia Lucia and Berto are to join their Holloway Road sites together to create a new pizza and pasta concept, Berto and Zia.

Base Face Pizza scores first permanent site

25-May-2021 By James McAllister

A pizza concept launched in lockdown as a charitable fundraiser is set to open its first bricks and mortar site in London's Hammersmith next month.

Rudy’s pizza heads south

05-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Manchester-founded Neapolitan pizza brand Rudy’s will make its London debut this spring after acquiring the former Wahaca site on Soho’s Wardour Street.

Slice by Pizza Pilgrims scores second site

15-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Pizza Pilgrims has secured a second London site for its aptly named New York pizza-by-the-slice concept Slice, joining the line-up of street food operators at Swingers West End.

Purezza heads to Manchester for first northern outpost

12-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Vegan pizza brand Purezza is to launch its first northern outpost in Manchester next month.

Mamma Dough to launch franchise model for nationwide rollout

08-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

South London pizza restaurant group Mamma Dough is launching a franchise model to help it expand across the country.

Papa John's begins franchising in pubs

07-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Papa John's has signed its first pub franchise and says it is looking to secure similar opportunities with other pubs in the future.

Andrea Ascuiti goes it alone with 081 Pizzeria

07-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

A co-founder of highly-rated Streatham pizzeria Bravi Ragazzi has chosen nearby Peckham for his first solo pizza project.

Gordon Ramsay's Street Pizza heads for Wandsworth

30-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Gordon Ramsay is to continue the rollout of his Street Pizza brand with a new opening at Battersea Power Station next month.

Dodo Pub Co. offers its pizzas to the trade

25-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Oxford-centric Dodo Pub Co. has taken the unusual step of making its pizzas available to trade buyers.

Pizza Pilgrims to open four new London venues, with a further four in the pipeline

18-Mar-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

Pizza Pilgrims is looking to open four new pizzerias in the capital by late summer, and has a further four in negotiations, after its expansion pipeline was put on hold during the pandemic.

Domino's plans 200 additional sites as it continues to grow delivery business

09-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

Domino's UK and Ireland is planning to open an additional 200 sites as part of a new strategic plan to accelerate the growth of its delivery business.