The chef behind KOL has been a driving force in London’s Mexican fine dining scene. With his newly-opened sister restaurant Fonda, he’s now tackling the more casual end.
Bella Italia is returning to the expansion trail this month with the opening of its fourth restaurant in Bristol at Aspects Leisure Park in Longwell Green.
Industry investor Charlie McVeigh has joined the board at The Revel Collective as non-executive director alongside former Laine Pub Company CEO Gavin George.
Revolution Bars Group has rebranded as The Revel Collective, with chief executive Rob Pitcher saying the new name signals a ‘fresh start’ for the group.
The chef behind The Grill by Tom Booton on becoming an ambassador for Farm Africa, a UK-based charity that works with farmers to unlock the transformative potential of sustainable and effective agriculture.
The controversial US chain has twice failed to gain a foothold in the UK. Now it’s back for a third attempt with plans to open five restaurants within two years.
TGI's sale to Breal Capital and Calveton, Permanently Unique's expansion plans, and Orry Shand being crowned National Chef of the Year lead this week's top news stories.
Former Trinity and Elystan Street chef Aaron Potter has teamed up with an interior stylist to launch a relaxed Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in Belgravia.
Bristol-based operator Sandwich Sandwich has expanded its catering service to London following the successful launch of its first outpost in the city earlier this year.
The head chef at the Michelin-starred Black Swan in Oldstead on swapping the Civil Service for the kitchen, a particularly hairy commute, the best food to pair with Dr Pepper.
Seafood restaurant and retail brand Caviar House & Prunier has shuttered over half of its UK airport estate following an administration sales process that secured 67 jobs across three sites.
Loungers says it is ‘continuing to outperform the broader UK hospitality market’ having delivered like-for-like (LFL) sales growth of 4.7% in the 24 weeks ended 6 October 2024.
TGI Fridays’ UK franchise has been acquired by Breal Capital and Calveton in a deal that will save at least 51 of the American bar and restaurant brand’s sites.
Suppliers and brands including Walter Rose & Son, Woods Foodservice, Reynolds, Nisbets and Zonal have been named as winners in Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2024.
A deal by D&D London owners Breal Capital and Calveton to acquire TGI Fridays’ UK franchise following the collapse of its parent company is ‘on the verge of being finalised’.
Permanently Unique is planning to bring its Greek-Mediterranean inspired concept Fenix and Italian-American brand Louis to London next year following the success of both restaurants in Manchester.
The team behind celebrated London cocktail bars Bar Swift and Nightjar has relaunched its Oriole concept as an all-singing, all-dancing permanent bar restaurant in Covent Garden.
The implementation of new tipping laws, Calum Franklin returning to London and rising losses at Richard Corrigan's restaurant group lead this week's top news stories.
After building a strong foundation in France, restaurateurs Wissem Ben Ammar and Majed Mansour have brought their smash burger brand Junk to London with ambitions of taking the business global.
While concerns the new tipping law could lead to price rises shouldn’t be ignored, it’s important to not lose sight of how significant a step forward this is for restaurant workers.
Michael O’Hare has closed his Leeds restaurant Psycho Sandbar just seven months after launching it on the site that previously housed his Michelin-starred The Man Behind The Curtain.
Former Freemasons at Wiswell chef Steven Smith will launch a casual but high-reaching Asian-inspired restaurant in central Manchester later this month.
London’s cult fried chicken brand Other Side Fried is to close its only restaurant in Brixton this month with its founders set to relaunch the site as Buster’s Hamburger Bar.
