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More than half of hospitality businesses will cut jobs and cancel their investment plans as a result of increases in employment costs and business rates that come into force today (1 April).
Indian restaurant group My Delhi will make its Yorkshire debut later this year for its fourth restaurant.
Rum Kitchen is returning to the UK high street after being acquired by The Rhumshack Group, the owner of London’s longest-running Caribbean restaurant brand, Cottons.
Chef James Cochran has revived his fried chicken concept Around the Cluck with a pub residency at the Old Fountain in Shoreditch.
The Evolv Collection will open Stories Tavern in Birmingham this April as the latest addition to its rapidly growing Chop House & Tavern portfolio.
Better burger brand Patty & Bun has closed four of its London restaurants, including its original site on Marylebone’s James Street.
MEATliquor has closed more than half of its eight-strong estate following an apparent restructuring of the business.
New analysis has revealed that the vast majority of major restaurant brands are rated either ‘good’ or ‘very good’ for hygiene.
Steakhouse group Hawksmoor has announced plans to open a new site in Boston later this year.
Just Eat and Pasta Evangelists are among a number of businesses facing investigation from the UK’s competition watchdog as part of a probe into fake and misleading online reviews.
New delivery offers helped restaurants to strong at-home sales growth in February despite a sharp drop in takeaways, new data shows.
The Mayor of London’s ‘Summer Streets’ fund will return to the capital for a second year, in a bid to boost its bars, cafes, hospitality and nightlife economy.
Afghan-Texan barbecue brand Cue Point will open its first permanent home next month as founders Mursal Saiq and Joshua Moroney mark a decade since launching the business.
Bill’s has partnered with chef and social media creator Poppy O’Toole to launch a limited-edition menu as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations.
Inception Group is making its first move into the competitive socialising space with its new Mr Fogg’s Games Parlour concept.
Retail, leisure and placemaking agency P-Three has been tasked with sourcing new sites for Wahaca as the brand looks to return to growth across the UK.
Cosmo Restaurant Group is bringing its spin-off concept, Umami, to Cotswolds designer outlet Gloucester Quays.
Côte Brasserie has expanded its online offer with the launch of a wine shop dedicated to France’s vineyards and winemaking heritage.
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The industry is facing some strong headwinds, but the sector’s ability to continue progressing is striking.
Kricket, the London-based modern Indian group founded by Will Bowlby and Rik Campbell, will open its first overseas site later this year in Dubai.
Prezzo Italian’s family dining subscription, which entitles up to three children to a free three-course meal with an adult main purchase, has had 4,000 signups in its first month.
Japanese restaurant Shackfuyu will close after more than a decade with its owner converting it into its Bone Daddies format.
A restaurant that fuses Indian flavours and Neapolitan pizza will open it second site next month.
Flat Iron is continuing to sweep northwards with the opening next year of its first site in Scotland.
Danish restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi is set to open its second northern England restaurant on Vicar Lane in Leeds early next year, subject to planning.
Thai Leisure Group has closed its Thaikun site in Cambridge, with managing director Ian Leigh blaming the move on government policy in a strongly worded statement aimed squarely at Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
The Beefy Boys will open its most northerly restaurant next month with a site in Nottingham.
Pizza Pilgrims is teaming up with restaurant brands Dishoom, Honest Burgers, Pho and Sweet Dee’s Jerk to launch a limited-edition pizza crust dipper menu.
Family owned restaurant business The Walcot Group is opening a second site of its neighbourhood pasta brand Solina.
A fresh wave of tube strikes starting from this month threatens to derail the hospitality sector’s hopes for a positive spring and could be devastating for operators it has been warned.
Caravan CEO and co-founder Laura Harper-Hinton picked up one of the top awards at last night’s MCA Hospitality Awards.
The Wolseley Hospitality Group is crossing the pond to open its first Wolseley-branded hotel in New York.
Scottish-based family-run fish and chip shop business Blue Lagoon is crossing the border for its first restaurant in England.
Senza Fondo will open its first site outside London in early April with the launch of Senza Fondeli, an all-day restaurant deli in Tunbridge Wells.
Glasgow-based restaurant Sugo Pasta has opened the doors to its second restaurant.
South East London sandwich brand Mondo Sando is launching MONDO TO GO, a takeaway-focused site in Deptford in April.
The group behind Coppa Club and Noci has acquired four premium pubs with rooms from Grosvenor Pubs.
US casual dining group Chili’s looks set to become the latest American brand to try and crack the UK restaurant sector.
Japanese restaurant group Taro is set to open its 10th site, on Crystal Palace’s Church Road later this week.
No offer was made for Scottish brewer BrewDog at any stage of its sales process that would enable it to be preserved in its entirety, and there will be no return for ‘equity for punks’ investors.
Scottish brewer BrewDog has been sold to US pharmaceutical giant Tilray for £33m.
Silver Tree Restaurants its transforming its Milk Beach venue in Queen’s Park into a wine bar and has also unveiled plans to launch a sushi QSR concept in Soho.
The triumvirate behind restaurant and pub group Public House Group are opening an Italian restaurant in Notting Hill.
Ramen, cocktail and karaoke bar House of Fu has closed its Manchester site after two and a half years of trading.
The Japanese owner of The Real Greek and Franco Manca operator says the group is ‘examining a wide range of restructuring options amid ongoing soft market conditions’
Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen at 22 Bishopsgate will serve a tasting menu for the first time and feature a 24-hour sports bar when it opens this spring.
Details have been released about The Latimer, the forthcoming pub and restaurant from the Spiteri family.
The Chancellor’s advisors on entrepreneurship has said that the hospitality sector is ‘not where my efforts are’ and that UK ‘doesn’t need any more restaurants’.
Britain’s top restaurant groups started 2026 with strong growth in delivery sales but took a hit on takeaway revenue, the latest data shows.
London’s Platapian will host Bangkok’s cult pad kaprao specialist Phed Mark for a two-month takeover.