Fast food brand Slim Chickens is tightening its grip on the central London fried chicken market by taking on the former Shake Shack site in Cambridge Circus.
Adriana Cavita, who previously cooked at El Bulli in Spain and Pujol in Mexico City, will launch her first solo restaurant on Wigmore Street in London's Marylebone on 6 May.
The value of the UK food to go sector is expected to reach £23bn by 2025, driven by accelerated physical expansion, new product development and growth in channels such as delivery, according to Lumina Intelligence.
UKHospitality has told a Government select committee that keeping VAT at 12.5% is vital to the sector, describing it as the only industry in a position to deliver post-pandemic jobs, growth and investment at speed.
JKS Restaurants looks set to open Arcade Food Hall next month following the announcement of a new partnership with chef and Asian ingredient expert Luke Farrell, which will see him create two new concepts at the central London venue.
RedCat Pub Company has acquired the Wynnstay Hotel & Spa in Oswestry, bringing its nationally estate to around 100 sites little more than a year after first launching.
High street hospitality chains including McDonald's, Starbucks and Pizza Hut have announced they will pause business in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
The company behind the Wildwood and Dim T restaurant brands plans to open five or six new restaurants this year as well as renew its focus on delivery and takeaway.
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is to trial the use of two service robots in one of its restaurants, with a view to expanding their use across its wider estate.
Nuno Mendes' Portuguese restaurant in Fitzrovia, Soho House's long-time-coming move to Brighton, and Three Uncle's first permanent, sit-down venue are among this month's biggest restaurant openings.
Coppa Club owner Various Eateries has reported “very strong” trading for the past year with total group revenue rising by more than a third compared with 2020.
This week's main hospitality news stories include operators ditching Russian products following the invasion of Ukraine, the closure of Mãos in London's Shoreditch, and energy supply worries for hospitality firms.
A number of restaurants have announced plans to hold fundraising dinners as part of attempts by the hospitality sector to support the humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine.
Gordon Ramsay's burgeoning Street Burger brand is to launch its first restaurant in Scotland, having secured a flagship location in Edinburgh's St James Quarter.
UKHospitality has called on the Government to make pavement licences permanent, saying it will help Covid-ravaged businesses make a faster post-pandemic recovery.
Chef George Ryle’s self-published debut cookbook features a selection of fresh, seasonal recipes straight out of the kitchen of his Garden Museum Café in south London.
Wendy’s chief executive Todd Penegor has told analysts the company is 'very pleased' with its launch in the UK as he set out the group's UK expansion plans for 2022.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned hospitality businesses across the UK are being refused energy contracts from suppliers, further hampering their ability to recover from the pandemic.
A new Lumina Intelligence report reveals the use of delivery has become 'habitual to consumers', with the market forecast to grow by £0.7bn in 2022 to a value of £13.3bn.
Restaurant group Boparan will open 30 restaurants within Sainsbury’s supermarkets over the next year as part of a major overhaul of the supermarket’s eat-in and takeaway food offer.
