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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.

Bill’s censured over bottomless prosecco deal

13-Oct-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Bill’s Restaurants has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority for an ad which 'condoned and encouraged the excessive consumption of alcohol'.

Pret announces pay rises for the second time this year

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Pret a Manger is investing an additional £10m in what will be its second staff pay rise this year.

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.

Creams Cafe enters into partnership with Tesco

29-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Creams Cafe has become the latest hospitality brand to partner with a supermarket with the opening of a venue in Tesco.

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.

Benugo pilots 'science-based' carbon labelling

28-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Benugo has partnered with the Natural History Museum to introduce 'science-based' carbon labelling for cakes and chilled food served in its cafes and restaurants at the museum.

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.

Bunsik heads north to Camden for third London site

23-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Korean corn dog specialist Bunsik will open its third site in the capital next month.

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.

Itsu to increase staff pay by 13% to help with cost of living woes

07-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Itsu is implementing its second pay rise for staff in the space of 12 months, as it commits to supporting its people with the cost living crisis.

Patisserie Valerie to close nine sites

02-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Patisserie Valerie is closing nine sites which “have not recovered well” following the pandemic.

You Me Sushi looking to treble its estate through franchising

02-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Sushi business You Me Sushi is looking to grow its estate three-fold in the next two years as it looks to expand through franchising.

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.

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.

Gordon Ramsay is taking his Lucky Cat to Manchester

23-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Gordon Ramsay is looking to take his Lucky Cat Asian restaurant brand to Manchester with an application to take on the former Jamie’s Italian site in the city.

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.

Individual Restaurants reports loss in 2021

22-Aug-2022 By Shwetali Sapte

Individual Restaurants (IRC) Limited company has reported a loss after tax of £8.2m for the financial year ending 27 March 2022, down from £23m the previous year.

Barrio Familia to open flagship Covent Garden venue

22-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Barrio Familia will open its largest bar to date in London’s Covent Garden.

Tim Hortons to open first dark kitchen as expansion drive continues apace

19-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Canadian restaurant brand Tim Hortons is to open its first dark kitchen in London following its entrance in the capital last month.

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.

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.

Grounded Kitchen to open 50 new sites

16-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Korean restaurant group Grounded Kitchen is looking to open 50 new sites across the UK as part of a franchise drive.

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.

The Hush Collection performs ‘well ahead of expectations’

15-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Cabana and Haché-owner The Hush Collection has posted what it describes as ‘solid’ financial results for the year ending 26 December 2021, with turnover up 8.7% on the financial year before the pandemic.

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.

Wendy’s rolls back on UK growth targets

11-Aug-2022 By Georgi Gyton

Wendy’s is now expecting to have 35 UK restaurants open by the end of 2022, down from the 50 to 60 previously spoken about in its first quarter update.

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.

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.

Din Tai Fung Centre Point to open in September - Updated

28-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Famed Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung has confirmed it will finally launch its restaurant at London's Centre Point in September, in the space previously occupied by British brasserie Vivi