Street Food

Street food booking platform Streetdots secures £500,000 to expand

07-Aug-2017 By Andrew Don

An app that lines up street-food traders with pitches in key locations in London and Glasgow is gearing up for coverage across Britain over the next three years.

The first ever European Street Food Awards are launching this month

05-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The first European Street Food Awards (ESFAs) are to launch this month, asking countries to compete for their own national titles before the international final in Berlin this November.

Ninth Rosa’s Thai Café site will open in London’s Seven Dials

06-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Thai restaurant group Rosa’s Thai Café is to open its ninth site, in London’s Seven Dials, after securing a 1,500 sq ft venue at 26 Earlham Street.

Street food trading platform StreetDots to expand network

09-Jan-2017 By Emma Eversham

Street food trading platform StreetDots is aiming to more than double the number of pitches it offers to street food operators after securing £350k investment to expand its network. 

Back to the shack: How restaurants are rediscovering street food

04-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Street food used to be a stepping stone. A starter pack for the real restaurateur.

Swinger's Crazy Golf Club to open next month

06-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

Crazy golf-themed cocktail bar and food outlet Swingers – The Crazy Golf Club, is set to open its first permanent site next month following the success of a pop-up in Shoreditch last year. 

Network Rail & SSP create 'destination station' at London Euston

23-Jun-2015 By Ruth Williams

Network Rail is embracing street food as part of its vision to create destination stations as it plans to implement its London model in regional stations.

Whaam Bánh Mì restaurant founder plans 10 sites

11-Mar-2015 By Emma Eversham

Tom Barlow, the founder of new Vietnamese restaurant brand Whaam Bánh Mì, plans to roll the concept out to 10 sites over the next few years following its launch in Soho next month. 

The Mac Factory begins London expansion with Covent Garden pop up

02-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

Street food concept The Mac Factory is opening a weekly pop up at Covent Garden based Earlham Street Clubhouse, and plans to open a permanent site later this year.

'Informed but informal' dominates dining trends

29-Sep-2014 By Melodie Michel

The increase in eating out and higher customer expectations are driving the continued growth of ‘informed but informal’ dining experiences.

Battersea Power Station to become collective food hub

09-Sep-2014 By Melodie Michel

Battersea Power Station will welcome an eclectic mix of local and international street food vendors, pop-ups and permanent restaurants from 2016.

Mile High creators launch long-term pop-up space Carousel

08-Aug-2014 By Melodie Michel

Shuttlecock Inc, the company behind pop-up event range Mile High, has taken on a five-year lease on a three-storey Marylebone property which will host a variety of pop-ups and chef residencies.

Pizza Pilgrims expands offering for new site

26-Jun-2014 By Melodie Michel

Street food vendors turned restaurateurs Thom and James Elliot are expanding their food, drinks and entertainment offering for their new site, opening in Kingly Court in late July.

Street food consumption on the up

20-May-2014 By Melodie Michel

The street food market is set to keep growing as 47 per cent of consumers plan to eat more of it in the next year, according to research conducted by Allegra Foodservice for ingredients supplier Santa Maria.

Taking it to the streets: UK dining scene democratised by street food

16-May-2014 By Carina Perkins

Street food is democratising the UK dining scene and driving some of the hottest new restaurant openings in London and beyond, according to journalist and author Richard Johnson.

Caffè Culture Show 2014: Artisan food focus reflects changing marketplace

03-Jan-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Some of the brightest business minds from the café bar industry will descend on London's Olympia this May as the Caffè Culture Show returns for its ninth year.

KERB partners with NCASS to increase street food safety

03-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

London-based street food organization KERB has announced that all of its members will become part of the Nationwide Caterer’s Association (NCASS) in a bid to improve public confidence in the safety of food sold on the streets.

Restaurants confirmed for new Victoria developments

30-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Land Securities is continuing its transformation of London’s Victoria with Spanish restaurant Ibérica secured for the property firm’s upcoming Zig Zag Building and two high street operators soon to open within its 62 Buckingham Gate development.

Trinity Leeds looks to revolutionise food retailing with new street food concept

10-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Trinity Leeds, Land Securities’ £350m, city-centre shopping and leisure development, is pioneering ‘a new take on eating out’ with the launch of a new food hall, housing street food vendors, pop-up market stalls and emerging high street food brands.

Bunnychow parks up in Boxpark

15-Aug-2013 By Luke Nicholls

After three months roaming London’s streets in its eponymous truck, South African street food vendor Bunnychow has secured its first semi-permanent site at one of the saught-after shipping containers within Shoreditch’s Boxpark development. 

New Leeds music hall opening to include two street food restaurants

09-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

New music venue Belgrave Music Hall will open its doors in Leeds in October and will house two restaurants designed to support new street food concepts. 

Old dogs, new tricks: how restaurant chains are branching out

08-Aug-2013 By Stefan Chomka

The trend for restaurant chains to create separately branded spin-offs as a way of moving into new territory appears to be at an all-time high, with a number of branded players developing ‘satellite’ concepts over the past few months.

Tamarind Collection eyes Imli Street roll-out

25-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

Restaurant group Tamarind Collection has outlined its plans for the year ahead, which include rolling out its Indian street food restaurant Imli Street and gaining a Michelin star for company newcomer Zaika.

Street food concept Daisy Green takes up permanent Marble Arch site

24-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Frozen yogurt-focused street food concept Daisy Green has opened a permanent 60-cover shop, café and restaurant with an expanded menu near Marble Arch. 

Ex-Petersham Nurseries chef officially launches first solo restaurant in Fulham

01-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Claude Compton, ex-Petersham Nurseries and Club Gascon chef and founder of street food company Green Goat Food, has launched his first solo restaurant - Claude's Kitchen - in Fulham.

Recession-proof? How Jamie Oliver's restaurants are dealing with the downturn

31-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

In a special audio report recorded at The Restaurant Show, Jacques Dejardin, head of operations at Jamie Oliver, reveals how the group is looking to retail, takeaway and collection, event catering and possibly all-day dining to protect its restaurants...

Street Food: Is there a danger the trend could become too popular for its own good?

09-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Restaurant operators have been warned the growing popularity of the street food trend could lead to an unsustainable growth in the market and a dilution of the original origins of the concept.

British street food: Awards to be followed by special focus at The Restaurant Show 2012

21-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

The spotlight is to be placed heavily on British street food this autumn, with awards celebrating the new wave of street food vendors being followed by a special focus at this year’s Restaurant Show.

Rohit Chugh: Career Profile

27-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Rohit Chugh landed his first position in the restaurant industry as managing director of Cinnamon Club in 2004. In 2008, he set-up its sister site, Cinnamon Kitchen. Chugh then decided to fulfil a lifelong ambition to run his own Indian street food restaurant,...

Thai street food concept launches in Brighton

29-Nov-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Street Thai has opened its doors in Brighton, with the aim of serving authentic Thai street food within a contemporary setting.