- The US-headquartered restaurant group behind recently launched high-profile London restaurant Carbone is collaborating with upcoming Mayfair hotel Cambridge House, Auberge Collection to bring a second restaurant to the capital. Set to launch in 2026, Major’s Grill is a new concept for Major Food Group, which is also behind Dirty French, Chateau ZZ’s, Sadelle’s, Contessa and Parm.
- A new hospitality venue that will include a Japanese-inspired chophouse is opening on Shoreditch’s Curtain Road this autumn. Called 45 London, the venue is part of Roger Payne’s Eclection Group and will sit within the Virgin Hotel London-Shoreditch. It will be home to 45 Curtain Road, its signature restaurant that is described as a Japanese-inspired chophouse with Mediterranean influences. The restaurant will combine ‘bold flavours’ with Japanese techniques using both local and Japanese seasonal ingredients and will be led by executive chef Alex Furusawa-Cadoni.
- Food hall operator Market Place is opening what is says is one of the largest and most ambitious food halls in the UK. Located on Leicester Square, the venue will take over the five-storey building beside the Odeon cinema that was once home to Black & White Hospitality’s flagship Mr White’s, which closed last year after a little over two years’ trading. The new venue will be home to 16 independent kitchens and three bars when it opens in December.
- Mission Mars, the company behind Albert’s Schloss beer halls and Rudy’s pizzerias, has reportedly hired advisers to sound out buyers for all or part of its business. Any sale could be worth more than £100m.
- Honest Burgers has returned to profit for the first time since 2020, reporting a ‘very strong’ performance in its latest results. The Active Partners-backed restaurant brand has reported a full year profit of £2.7m for the 52 weeks to 26 January 2025, with a like-for-like sales growth of 10%. Turnover increased 6% to £59.9m. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 56% to from £4m to £6.3m, while operating profit for the period was £3m, up from a loss of £1m the previous year.