Restaurant and bar group Mission Mars is planning to open a further 12 Rudy’s Pizza sites this year after reporting ‘record’ sales across its estate over the festive period.
Manchester-based restaurant group Sud Pasta will relaunch this month under a new brand called Rigatoni’s, which is billed as aiming ‘to bring quality pasta to the masses’.
Dinings SW3 executive chef Masaki Sugisaki is partnering with four other high-profile chefs for a series of dinners that are designed to throw the spotlight on sustainable seafood.
KERB is to welcome four new traders to Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden as it looks to place greater emphasis on incubating fresh talent at its flagship food hall.
Restaurants saw a spending decline of 6.7% in 2023, according to data from Barclays, as Brits spent less on eating out to offset rising household bills.
Tony Rodd has announced the immediate closure of his Copper & Ink restaurant in Blackheath, south east London, saying that ‘continued financial difficulties’ have made the business ‘untenable’.
Chef James Allcock has permanently closed his Yorkshire bistro The Pig and Whistle in Beverly, describing it as ‘the most gut-wrenching decision’ of his life.
High-profile chefs Simon Rogan, Adam Handling and Jeremy Lee are among the hospitality professionals to have been recognised in the 2024 New Year’s Honours list.
Sessions has pulled out of a deal to open a huge food hall in Manchester and closed its Islington food hall Neighbourhood as the business ‘consciously moves away from large capex projects with high operational intensity’.
Richard Caring is reportedly considering selling a ‘big’ stake in the The Ivy Collection in a deal that could see the circa 40-strong business valued at ‘around £1bn’.
Gino D’Acampo’s First Street Bar & Kitchen restaurant at INNSiDE Manchester Hotel will change its name to Gino D’Acampo, Manchester early next year following a £800,000 refurbishment.
High-end London coffee business WatchHouse has secured £7.9m in Series A funding to support its ‘rapid’ growth plans in both the UK and New York over the next 36 months.
Chef Tom Brown’s follow up to his Michelin-starred Cornerstone restaurant is focused on oysters and tips its mother of pearl-decorated hat to London’s Pearly Queens (and Kings).
While operators big and small grappled with the impact of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, 2023 also saw both investment and a degree of optimism return to the restaurant sector.
With new ventures from Jeremy King, Ruth Hansom, Ashley Palmer-Watts, Michael O’Hare and Ellen Chew, amongst others, 2024 is shaping up to be a banner year for new restaurant openings.
Hospitality businesses in Wales are facing a business rates hike next year after the Welsh Government announced it would reduce the sector’s discount while raising the rate across the board.
London-centric burger brand Amigos is looking for franchise partners to help it reach its goal of reaching a total of 100 UK sites within the next five years.
Brad and Holly Carter will bring Carters to a Birmingham private members club for a four-month pop-up ahead of relaunching their flagship at an as-yet undisclosed location in the city this summer.
Tasting menu restaurant Six by Nico is investing £3m to overhaul its Glasgow estate with the launch of two new concepts and a new flagship location in Merchant City.
Delivery sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant groups rose 4% year-on-year in November 2023, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows — but takeaway sales fell 6%.
Scottish tourism and hospitality bodies have issued a unified statement in response to the Scottish Government Budget branding it ‘extremely disappointing’.
Alex Preston and Maria Barney have launched a deli, café and wine bar within the central Brighton site that was once home to Isaac Bartlett-Copeland's Isaac At restaurant.
The Galvin brothers’ Michelin-starred London flagship Galvin La Chapelle is to undergo a refurbishment in early January ahead of its 15th anniversary later in the month.
