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Latest opening: Hawksmoor Dublin

17-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

The steakhouse group has opened its second international outpost.

Bone Daddies enjoys ‘consistent demand’ as revenue rises

13-Jul-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

Bone Daddies has reported £17.3m in revenue for the year ended 30 September 2022, up 57.5% on the £11m reported in FY21.

How I Got Here: Yousif Aslam

12-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The co-founder and managing director of Heavenly Desserts, which operates around 50 sites across the UK and Canada, on honing his business model and why he wants VAT reduced.

The Big Table Group serves up 'resilient' performance

12-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

The group behind restaurant brands Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Café Rouge, Banana Tree, and Amalfi has reported resilient trading in 2022.

Irenic calls on The Restaurant Group chairman to step down - updated

12-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The Restaurant Group (TRG) is facing yet more pressure from investors after Irenic Capital Management called on the company’s board to replace chairman Ken Hanna.

Loungers sees profits fall but rate of openings increase

12-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Loungers has reported a fall in full-year profits but says that inflationary pressures have been mitigated.

Yolk launches fundraise to aid expansion

10-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

‘Fine fast food’ brand Yolk has launched a fundraise to grow its site numbers into double figures.

Tortilla to make Northen Ireland debut

10-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Tortilla will open its first site in Northern Ireland this month with a venue in Belfast.

Six by Nico heads to Cardiff for first Welsh location

06-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

'Ever-evolving' tasting menu restaurant brand Six by Nico will open its first Welsh location next month in Cardiff.

Prezzo restructuring approved by High Court

05-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Prezzo’s restructuring plan, which saw it close nearly a third of its estate earlier this year, has been approved by High Court, marking the end of the group’s ‘strategic reshaping’.

D&D quietly shutters Canary Wharf restaurant Plateau - updated

05-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

D&D London has quietly closed its contemporary French-style restaurant Plateau in London’s Canary Wharf.

Pret expands in Dubai

05-Jul-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Pret a Manger is expanding its operations in Dubai with two new shops opening this week and a further three planned by the end of the year.

PizzaExpress announces new delivery platform

04-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

PizzaExpress is launching its own delivery platform in partnership with Uber Eats.

Caravan chooses Covent Garden for biggest restaurant to date

04-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

All-day restaurant group Caravan will open its largest venue to date later this year in Covent Garden.

Heartwood Collection receives additional £100m funding

03-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Heartwood Collection has secured an additional £100m funding to support its rollout into freehold pubs and pubs with rooms.

Flat Iron to open in Leeds

28-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Steak-focused restaurant group Flat Iron is continuing its expansion beyond the capital with an opening in Leeds this autumn.

San Carlo toasts turnover boost

27-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Turnover for Italian restaurant group San Carlo has risen by 137% to £68.9m, up from £29.1m the year before.

Shake Shack UK operator sees losses widen

26-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Diverse Dining, which operates the Shake Shack brand in the UK, has seen losses widen despite sales returning close to pre-pandemic levels.

TRG hit with fresh investor attack following senior team appointments

26-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

The Restaurant Group (TRG) is facing fresh pressure from one of its main shareholders for promoting a finance chief with close links to its CEO, Andy Hornby.

Dirty Bones shutters half its estate amid pre-pack deal

26-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

New York-inspired restaurant group Dirty Bones has sold half of its six-strong estate in a pre-pack administration deal.

Inception Group heads to Borough

26-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

London-based bar operator Inception Group has taken a site in Borough’s Stoney Street for an as-yet unnamed concept.

Sticks’n’Sushi to open two south west London restaurants

23-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi has announced it will open two new restaurants in London.

Nando's launches School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme

21-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Nando’s is continuing its commitment to promoting careers in the hospitality sector with the launch of a School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme

TRG shakes up senior team amid investor pressure

21-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced changes to its senior team, with a new CFO announced and an overhaul of management in the group’s Leisure & Concessions division.

Azzurri Group acquires Ireland-based Mexican chain Boojum

19-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Azzurri Group has acquired a controlling interest in Ireland-based, fast-casual Mexican chain Boojum and plans to expand the brand across Great Britain.

M&B tipped as frontrunner in £600m Whitbread sale process

16-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has been tipped as the frontrunner in the sale of 250 of Whitbread’s 440 pub-restaurants.

Prezzo appoints new CFO in ‘final chapter’ of strategic review

15-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Prezzo has appointed Jo Harrison as its chief financial officer, marking ‘the final chapter’ of a strategic review that recently saw the group shutter nearly a third of its estate.

San Carlo to move West End Cicchetti to a larger site

14-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

San Carlo is relocating its West End Cicchetti restaurant down the road in a move that will double its size.

Brasserie Bar Co to become Heartwood Collection

13-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Brasserie Bar Co is rebranding as the Heartwood Collection as it shifts focus into becoming a freehold pub company with a premium brasserie division.

Fulham Shore takeover deal voted through

12-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Fulham Shore’s acquisition by Japanese food conglomerate Toridoll for £93.4m has been approved by shareholders at a Court Meeting and General Meeting held on Friday (9 June).

Flat Iron to launch Cambridge restaurant next month

09-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Steakhouse group Flat Iron will open a huge, 120 cover restaurant next month on Market Street in Cambridge – its first site outside of London.

Pizzeria group Zia Lucia eyes UK expansion

08-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

London-based pizzeria group Zia Lucia has announced plans to expand across the UK following its success in the capital.

TGI Fridays owner reports further sales decline

07-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

TGI Fridays owner Hostmore has reported a 3% decline in like-for-like (lfl) sales for the 22 weeks to 4 June 2023 – down from -1% in the first 16 weeks.

Chopstix secures first airport site

06-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Pan-Asian QSR group Chopstix is to open its first airport location later this month as it pushes ahead with plans to open 30 new venues this year.

Yard Sale explores options for growth

06-Jun-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Neighbourhood pizza shop concept Yard Sale Pizza has appointed advisors as it considers 'a number of potential options' to grow the brand further.

Bancone heads to Borough Yards for ‘biggest opening yet’

05-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

London-based fresh pasta restaurant Bancone will open its third site next month in the Borough Yards development.

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Wharf fare: Blacklock’s Gordon Ker on taking chops to Docklands

05-Jun-2023 By Stefan Chomka

The opening of a new restaurant in Canary Wharf has taken the chop-focused group to five sites.

Leon to launch in Italy

02-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Leon will open its first outpost in Italy later this year in Rome as part of a partnership between SSP Group and Italian rail station operator Grandi Stationi.

Pizza Union looks to expand

01-Jun-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Pizza Union, the Roman-style pizza bar from Babby Hashemi, is looking for new sites across central London, and negotiating on a few potential locations.

QSR occasions rise as diners seek inexpensive meal options

31-May-2023 By James McAllister

QSR occasions have increased by 1.3 percentage points (ppts) year on year, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence, as consumers seek inexpensive meal options amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Issa brothers combine Asda and EG Group

31-May-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Asda has agreed to buy EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for an enterprise value of £2.27bn, in a deal that will see it take ownership of the Leon brand.

How I Got Here: Emma Reynolds

31-May-2023 By James McAllister

The co-founder of ramen chain Tonkotsu on cost pressures, trusting your gut, and her first restaurant job.

Neat Burger eyes further international growth following latest funding round

31-May-2023 By James McAllister

Neat Burger, the London-based vegan fast food concept backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio, is plotting further international expansion after raising $18m in its latest funding round.

Spring 2024 date set for Albert’s Schloss' London debut

31-May-2023 By Restaurant

Mission Mars will open its Albert’s Schloss venue in London next spring on the former Rainforest Café site on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Turtle Bay reaches 50 site milestone

31-May-2023 By James McAllister

Caribbean-inspired restaurant group Turtle Bay will open its 50th UK site in August in Camden, which will also mark the brand’s first outpost in north London.

Whitbread considering sale of restaurant brands

30-May-2023 By James McAllister

Whitbread is understood to be exploring the potential sale of part of its £700m pub and restaurant arm in order to focus its efforts on its Premier Inn hotel chain.

Fazenda Bishopsgate will be the group's 'most ambitious restaurant yet'

25-May-2023 By Restaurant

South-American restaurant group Fazenda will open its first London restaurant in Bishopsgate this August.

Pizza Pilgrims to launch new deli concept as it prepares to open 20th pizzeria

24-May-2023 By James McAllister

Pizza Pilgrims will open its 20th restaurant this summer, which will launch alongside a new deli concept selling Italian produce and dry store goods.

Rare Restaurants posts “record financial results”

24-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The company behind Gaucho and M has announced “record financial results” for the year ending 1 January 2023 with turnover up 29% on its pre-pandemic 2019 figures.

TRG to keep remuneration policy ‘under active review’ after overcoming investor revolt

23-May-2023 By James McAllister

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it will keep its remuneration policy ‘under active review’ after more than a third of investors voted against it at the group’s AGM.