R200 - 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.

Latest opening: Blacklock Covent Garden

18-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

London-based chophouse brand Blacklock has launched its biggest site to date in Covent Garden.

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.

Wok stars – how Rosa’s Thai’s training kitchen is inspiring the next generation of wok chefs

04-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Rosa’s Thai CEO Gavin Adair on why the group has launched its own Wok School, growing the brand’s retail range, and what its growth plans are for the year ahead

Bar + Block to open two new restaurants in the capital

02-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Steakhouse brand Bar + Block is bolstering its London estate with the opening of two new restaurants in the capital.

Caravan to open in Canary Wharf next month

27-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

All-day restaurant group Caravan will open its sixth Caravan-branded restaurant in the capital next month.

Pizza Pilgrims eyes first Brighton site

13-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

Pizza Pilgrims is eyeing its first Brighton location, suggesting the group may be preparing to explore more opportunities for regional expansion.

Latest opening: Miscusi

20-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

Italian-based, B Corp pasta chain Miscusi has made its UK debut in London’s Covent Garden.

Pho to close its original Clerkenwell restaurant next year

17-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Vietnamese restaurant group Pho will close it original restaurant in Clerkenwell next year because it has outgrown the site.

Baton Berisha departs Ivy Collection

06-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Baton Berisha has left his role as chief executive of the Ivy Collection after just one year in the top role.

Vietnamese whirl: the rise of Pho

06-Dec-2021 By Stefan Chomka

TriSpan’s recent investment in Pho will see the Vietnamese restaurant group step up its expansion rate over the coming years

Rockfish to launch seafood delivery business Seafood at Home

03-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Mitch Tonks is launching a seafood delivery business in a bid to change the way people buy, cook and eat fish.

Loungers reports strong trading since May reopening

01-Dec-2021 By Restaurant

Revenue at casual dining group Loungers almost doubled in the 24 weeks to 3 October 2021, compared to the same period last year, the group has reported.

Fridays to enter fast casual category with the launch of Fridays and Go

25-Nov-2021 By Finn Scott- Delany

Casual dining brand Fridays is looking to move into the food to go category with a premium fast casual offer.

Rosa’s Thai launches range of branded sauces and pastes

22-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Thai restaurant group Rosa’s Thai is making the move into retail with a range of branded sauces and pastes.

Blacklock aims for B Corp status as it confirms Covent Garden opening

15-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Blacklock has confirmed it will launch its fourth restaurant early next year in Covent Garden; an opening that will coincide with the start of the group’s ‘journey’ to B Corp status.

Friday Five: the week's top news

12-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

This week's main hospitality news stories include this year's R200 Restaurant Awards winners, new laws to resolve commercial rent disputes, and warnings over the impact of cost price inflation.

Eataly leads R200 Restaurant Awards winners

09-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurant brands Eataly, Marugame Udon, Slice by Pizza Pilgrims and Patty & Bun were among the winners at the R200 Restaurant Awards 2021 held in London this evening (9 November).

The Daisy Green Collection on target to crowdfund another £2m

08-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

All-day Australian restaurant group The Daisy Green Collection is launching another round of crowdfunding to raise around £2m in equity capital, with more than £1.7m already raised in pre commitments.

Hickory’s Smokehouse to open first venue in west Yorkshire

05-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Southern-barbecue style group Hickory’s Smokehouse has taken on a former Marston’s pub, The Malt House in Horbury, taking the number of sites for the privately-owned group to 16.

Marugame Udon: “We’re not a London-centric brand, we want to be available to all”

01-Nov-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

One of Japan’s biggest restaurant brands has landed in the capital, and has designs beyond the London diner.

Coppa Club owner Various Eateries has reported “very encouraging trading” since reopening in a trading update.

28-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Coppa Club owner Various Eateries has reported “very encouraging trading” since reopening in a trading update.

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.

Hawksmoor announces 25 November as launch date for Canary Wharf restaurant

22-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Hawksmoor has announced that its first new London restaurant for four years will open in Canary Wharf on 25 November.

Shoryu Ramen restarts plans to open franchises in the UK and internationally

22-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Shoryu Ramen is restarting its plans to open franchise restaurants across the UK and internationally now that trading has returned to some sort of normality.

Frankie no Benny’s: restaurant brand changes famous name as part of new identity

20-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Frankie & Benny’s has dropped by Benny’s name from its logo as part of a more modern identity for the American-Italian brand.

D&D London's Des Gunewardena: "I’m working on 16 deals over the next two to three years"

18-Oct-2021 By Stefan Chomka

D&D London is looking to grow its estate significantly in the next two to three years with 16 potential projects in the UK and overseas currently in the pipeline.

Big Easy continues expansion with first non-London restaurant

18-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Barbecue restaurant group Big Easy will open its first restaurant outside of the capital after signing on a location at Bluewater.

Butchies chooses Borough Yards to open ninth restaurant, with three more in the pipeline

06-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Fried chicken burger brand Butchies will open its ninth restaurant later this year having secured a new site in London’s Borough Yards.

Harts Group to open its Barrafina, Parrillan and Bar Daskal at London's Borough Yards next year

06-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Harts Group will open its Barrafina and Parrillan restaurants as well as Bar Daskal at Borough Yards in London in early next year.

Boy meets world: Indian restaurant group Mowgli is coming of age

04-Oct-2021 By Stefan Chomka

With six new restaurants in the pipeline, including a move into the capital, Nisha Katona’s Indian restaurant group is flourishing.

The Ivy Collection to open in Chichester

30-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Caprice Holdings is looking to open a restaurant under it’s The Ivy brand in Chichester.

Tortilla announces plans to float and open 45 new sites

24-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Tortilla has announced its intention to float on AIM as it looks to open around 45 new sites in the next five year.

Big Easy to open Stratford restaurant this month

21-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Barbecue restaurant group Big Easy will open its fourth London venue at the tail-end of this month, in Stratford.

The Alchemist to make its Scottish debut next month

16-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Apothecary-style bar and restaurant group The Alchemist will open its first venue north of the border next month.

The Cod’s Scallops to open its fifth restaurant

09-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Nottingham-based fish and chip restaurant and takeaway The Cod’s Scallops will open its fifth site later this month as part of its plans to grow its estate within a 90-minut drive of its original location.

Ramen group Kanada-Ya to open two new restaurants in the capital

08-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

London-based Japanese ramen group Kanada-Ya will open its fourth and fifth restaurants in the capital later this year.

Wagamama warns of staff shortages as Brexit immigration restrictions bite

06-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Wagamama has revealed that it is struggling to hire chefs at around fifth of its restaurants as a result of Brexit immigration restrictions.

Simon Wilkinson steps down as Byron CEO

02-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Simon Wilkinson has stepped down as CEO of Byron with Gavin Cox named as his replacement.

Island Poké lines up four new London restaurants

01-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Island Poké will open two new restaurants in the capital this year, with plans for a further two more in early 2022.

Leon to open a further 10 restaurants this year

27-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

Healthy fast food brand Leon will open a further 10 restaurants this year, owner EG Group has revealed.

Marco Pierre White restaurant to open on Leicester Square

24-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

Marco Pierre White is making a return to London’s West End for the first time in a decade with the opening of a new restaurant in Leicester Square.

Grind raises £22m to expand in the US and beyond

24-Aug-2021 By Restaurant

Coffee house and restaurant group Grind has raised £22m to fund its international expansion drive, with the US a key target.

Nando’s forced to close restaurants over supply issues

18-Aug-2021 By Dominic Allport

Nando’s has been forced to close some restaurants and reduce trading hours at others after its chicken deliveries were hit by a nationwide shortage of lorry drivers.

Spanish restaurant group Brindisa to head to Richmond

27-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Spanish restaurant group Brindisa is opening its first restaurant outside of central London this autumn.

French revolution: how Côte is going after the next generation

27-Jul-2021 By Finn Scott-Delany

Côte executive chair Jane Holbrook on how she is looking to ‘do a Wagamama’ on the French brasserie brand and why it must become more relevant to win over a new generation of customers