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Loungers looks on the Brightside with nostalgic roadside dining brand

07-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Loungers is creating a new roadside dining brand designed to fill the void left by the demise of brands such as Little Chef and Happy Eater.

Franco Manca pizzas to appear in supermarkets

03-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Franco Manca has launched a range of cook-at-home pizzas for retail.

Rosa’s Thai makes international debut

27-Oct-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Rosa’s Thai has made its international debut in the UAE with a restaurant opening in Dubai on 22 October.

Gary Usher to launch fresh Kickstarter after equity crowdfund 'fails'

27-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

Gary Usher is to launch a fresh Kickstarter campaign to support the opening of his restaurant group's first pub site, following the failure of his recent equity crowdfund.

Coffee and sandwich shops among strongest performing channels

26-Oct-2022 By Helen Gilbert

Coffee shops, fast food, sandwich and bakery were among the strongest-performing channels between 2019-2022, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence has revealed.

Marugame Udon to become 'household name in Europe' with 150 planned sites

25-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Marugame Udon will open a further six restaurants by spring next year, including its first out-of-London site.

Big Mamma heads to Kensington for first West London restaurant

25-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

French-owned Italian restaurant group Big Mamma is to launch its first West London location early next year on Kensington High Street.

Gaucho to open in Liverpool next month

20-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Steakhouse group Gaucho will open its latest restaurant, in Liverpool, next month.

Leon announces three new London restaurants

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Healthy fast food brand Leon is to open three new central London restaurants.

Peach Pub Company bought by Revolution for £16.5m

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Revolution Bar Group has acquired The Peach Pub Company in a deal worth £16.5m.

Paul opens first franchise store in the UK

18-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Bakery group Paul is opening its first franchise site in the UK in a move that will see it launch more sites across the country.

Nick Ayerst appointed Comptoir Group CEO

14-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Comptoir Group has appointed former Leon managing director Nick Ayerst as its chief executive officer.

Daisy Green plans 'most ambitious project to date' with third City restaurant

14-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

London-based antipodean restaurant group Daisy Green is to launch its 'largest and most ambitious project' to date next week in the City of London; it's third Square Mile location.

Greene King acquires Hickory’s

11-Oct-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Greene King has acquired American barbecue brand Hickory’s, with an ambition to grow it into a national dining chain.

Tortilla sees revenues rise but profit take a hit

03-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Tortilla has reported an increase in revenue but saw its profits take a hit, its half-year figures show.

Des Gunewardena steps away from D&D London

30-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

D&D London co-founder Des Gunewardena has left business after 16 years.

Big Table Group acquires Banana Tree brand

28-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Las Iguanas and Café Rouge operator The Big Table Group has acquired fast-casual, pan-Asian chain Banana Tree.

Up, up and Oowee: the burger restaurant that chose to ditch the meat

26-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Oowee founders Charlie Watson and Verity Foss never set out to run a vegan burger brand, but with five sites now under their belt they couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

Creams Cafe launches emergency franchise support package

23-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Dessert-focused group Creams Café has announced an emergency franchise partner support package to help its partners through inflationary pressures and the cost of living crisis.

Coroner rules woman died after eating Pret wrap

23-Sep-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

A woman with an acute dairy allergy died after eating a Pret a Manger wrap labelled as vegan despite containing traces of milk, a coroner has ruled.

Hostmore to pause new openings

22-Sep-2022 By Georgi Gyton

Fridays and 63rd+1st parent company Hostmore has said it is not planning to open any new restaurants in the first half of the 2023 financial year.

Dame Karen Jones to step down as Prezzo executive chair

21-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Dame Karen Jones is to step down as executive chair of Italian casual dining chain Prezzo after four years in the role.

Slim Chickens secures Northern Ireland foothold

21-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has secured a foothold in Northern Ireland for Slim Chickens having signed its first franchise partner in the country.

Inflation wipes out August growth for hospitality groups

21-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Like-for-like sales at Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in August were 2% ahead of the equivalent 2019 pre-Covid period, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows.

Tortilla publishes first Environment Social Governance report

20-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Tortilla has set out its sustainability commitment in its first Environment Social Governance (ESG) report.

Sam Lee: “We’ve taken Temper back to its roots”

16-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The boss of barbecue restaurant group Temper on realigning the brand under a core concept, returning to the expansion trail, and struggles with staffing and energy costs

Hawksmoor attains B Corp status

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Steakhouse group Hawksmoor has become one of the first restaurant groups in the UK to become a certified B Corp business following an assessment process.

Poke House lines up first regional site in Cambridge

08-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Poke bowl brand Poke House has chosen Cambridge as the location for its first outpost outside of the capital following a successful response to its Deliveroo Editions kitchen in the city.

Kanada-Ya Ealing to open at the end of the month

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Ramen restaurant group Kanada-Ya will open its their fifth London site at the end of the month.

Boparan begins rollout of The Restaurant Hub in Sainsbury's

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) has begun the supermarket rollout of its restaurant and takeaway brand The Restaurant Hub with an opening in a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Sydenham and a second in Wolverhampton on the cards.

Delivery and takeaway sales continue year-on-year decline

01-Sep-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Delivery and takeaway sales for restaurants and pub groups were down by 19% in July, compared to July 2021, according to CGA’s Hospitality at Home tracker.

MEATliquor closes huge Clapham Old Town restaurant after less than a year - updated

31-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

MEATliquor has permanently closed its site in Clapham Old Town, London, less than a year after launching it.

Operation: Falafel set for London debut

30-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Dubai-born street food concept Operation: Falafel is to make its UK debut next month in London's Camden, ahead of plans for a wider roll out across the country

The White Brasserie Company to open its first new site post pandemic

24-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

The White Brasserie Company will open its first new restaurant since the pandemic this autumn.

Friends in Thai places: the chef championing less established Thai cuisine

22-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

With his Plaza Khao Gaeng and soon-to-open Speedboat Bar restaurants, Luke Farrell is introducing Londoners to Thai cuisine as they may never have experienced before.

Latest opening: Salt Yard Borough Market

22-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The Spanish and Italian-focused tapas bar and restaurant has taken a prime spot at London’s Borough market.

Huw Gott: "It's right to support people to have access to food and drink when they most need it"

19-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

The Hawksmoor co-founder on his company's involvement with Action Against Hunger’s Love Food Give Food campaign.

Taco Bell reaches 100 UK sites

18-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Mexican-inspired quick service restaurant brand Taco Bell has opened it 100th UK site following 18 months of rapid growth.

Soho House increases members

18-Aug-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Soho House increased its UK membership by 20% in the last year from 45,277 to 54,764.

Comptoir Group touches down at Stanstead airport

17-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Lebanese restaurant chain Comptoir Group has opened its latest restaurant at London Stansted Airport in partnership with franchise partner HMSHost International.

Like-for-like sales remain flat for managed groups

16-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

July’s like-for-like (LFL) sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups held steady against pre-Covid levels of July 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.

Casa do Frango to double its estate to four in the coming months

15-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Piri-piri chicken specialist Casa do Frango will double its estate in the coming months with the opening of two new restaurants in the capital.

Incipio acquires former Aster site for new wet led concept

15-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Incipio Group is to launch a new wet led concept next month on the site previously occupied by D&D London's Aster restaurant in London Victoria’s Nova development.

Döner Shack lines up first London opening with wider plans for rollout in the capital

11-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

German street food concept Döner Shack is launch its first London outpost in late autumn, the first of four new openings planned for the capital over the next six months.

Arôme doubles up in London with Mayfair bakery

11-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Asian-influenced bakery concept Arôme has launched a second London site in Mayfair.

Slim Chickens to launch first restaurant in partnership with Tesco Extra

09-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is set to open its first Slim Chickens restaurant under a new partnership with Tesco Extra this month, in the supermarket giant's Redditch superstore.

Growth strategy 'on course' at Gordon Ramsay Restaurants as it posts £6.8m loss

04-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants has said it remains on course with its growth strategy as it posted a pre-tax loss of £6.8m for the year ended 31 August 2021.

Comptoir CEO and chairman step down following resignation calls

02-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Comptoir Group chief executive Chaker Hanna and chairman Richard Kleiner have stepped down from their respective roles with immediate effect, following calls from founder Tony Kitous for them to resign.

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The future of hospitality tech. This time it’s personal.

29-Jul-2022 By OrderPay

With the cost of literally everything skyrocketing, it’s a good time to look at how tech is helping hospitality venues across the UK do more with what they already have.

Rockfish plans three new openings as it posts 'record results'

28-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

South West-based restaurant group Rockfish has announced plans to open three new restaurant in the next 12 months, having achieved 'record results' in the latest financial year.