Restaurant Openings

Charlie McVeigh has secured the site for his seventh Draft House pub

McVeigh to open seventh Draft House

By Carina Perkins

Publican Charlie McVeigh will open his seventh Draft House pub on Shepherds Bush Road in Hammersmith next month.

Busaba Eathai to open flagship site in Shoreditch

Busaba Eathai to open flagship site in Shoreditch

By Helen Gilbert

Alan Yau’s casual dining chain Busaba Eathai is to celebrate its 15th birthday with a new flagship venue in Shoreditch that combines a restaurant and cooking academy. 

Goldsborough Hall is opening The Dining Room as a restaurant for residents and non-residents

Goldsborough Hall opens dining room as restaurant

By Emma Eversham

The owners of Yorkshire stately home Goldsborough Hall are planning to open its dining room up as a restaurant to allow more people to enjoy the building and help showcase resident chef Paul Richardson-Mackie's skills.

Southern Joe's second branch will open in Kentish Town in March

Joe's Southern Kitchen to open in Kentish Town

By Helen Gilbert

Joe’s Southern Kitchen & Bar is to launch a second restaurant in London this spring as it forges ahead with plans to open up to four restaurants by 2018. 

The Queen Hotel in Chester is one of eight hotels to be acquired by Topland through its deal with The Feathers Group

Topland to acquire The Feathers Hotel Group

By Emma Eversham

Property investment firm Topland has exchanged contracts to acquire The Feathers Hotel Group, adding another eight hotels to its UK hotel portfolio. 

Henry Harris closed his restaurant Racine in Knightsbridge on Friday after 12 years of business

Henry Harris closes French restaurant Racine

By Emma Eversham

Chef Henry Harris has closed his French restaurant Racine in Knightsbridge, citing increasing running costs and a shifting demographic in the area for the move. 

Franco Manca shook up the pizza market when it launched in 2008

Business Profile: Franco Manca

By Stefan Chomka

Franco Manca shook up the pizza market when it launched in 2008, and it’s not finished yet, says its protagonists Giuseppe Mascoli and David Page.

The new Spa Garden at Rockliffe Hall aims to give the hotel's award-winning spa a USP

£1m Spa Garden part of ‘exciting plans’ for Rockliffe Hall

By Emma Eversham

Rockliffe Hall chief executive Eamonn Elliot has said a new £1m Spa Garden is part of ‘exciting plans’ for the hotel over the next year as it welcomes Richard Allen as executive chef and introduces a host of new events to its offering.

Skyline Worldwide will open new serviced apartments in the City, the Docklands and Kensington this year as part of plans to double its London portfolio

Skyline Worldwide to double London portfolio in 2015

By Patrick McGuigan

Corporate serviced apartment provider Skyline Worldwide will open four new developments in London this month as part of a plan to double its portfolio in the capital during 2015.

Wahaca's spoon amnesty is one of the more innovative promotions being run by restaurants this January in a bid to drive sales

Restaurants get innovative to drive January sales

By Patrick McGuigan

Restaurants across the country are launching increasingly innovative promotions to beat the post-Christmas slump and attract customers during the traditionally quiet month of January.

Shack Shake is one of the gourmet burger businesses with ambitious growth plans

Gourmet burger market steps up a gear

By Stefan Chomka

Reports of the death of the burger trend have been greatly exaggerated it would appear, with the market set to boom in the coming years as its main protagonists continue to expand.

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