Pizza Express launches hot food-to-go range
Pizza Express has debuted a hot food-to-go range as part of its plans to bring ‘restaurant quality’ food to more locations across the UK.
Casual Dining
Creams Café partners with Cineworld to launch kiosk model
Creams Café will launch a kiosk format in Cineworld cinemas across the UK as part of a new partnership between the dessert brand and cinema operator.
The Lowdown: The return of the gourmet burger
The burger’s natural habitat is expanding beyond QSR outlets and dive bars as a new generation of chefs set out to make it bougie once again.
Chinatown restaurant Cafe TPT to close
Chinese street food restaurant Cafe TPT in Chinatown has announced it will close later this month.
Tony Macaroni confirms closure of its first restaurant
Scottish Italian restaurant brand Tony Macaroni has confirmed the closure of its debut standalone restaurant, which opened in East Kilbride in 2007.
Manna opens two further sites in the Middle East
London-born smash burger brand Manna has opened two further Middle East sites in quick succession, taking its total in the region to three.
The Ivy operator grows sales to £350m
Troia UK Restaurants, the Richard Caring-chaired company which operates The Ivy Collection, increased revenue and profitability in its latest financial year, with the restaurant operator citing strong trading, new site openings and operational...
Pesto closes its Trafford Centre restaurant after nearly 20 years
Italian restaurant chain Pesto has closed its Trafford Centre location after nearly 20 years at the shopping centre.
Turnover tops £100m at Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
Gordon Ramsay’s UK business, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants (GRR), saw turnover top £100m in 2025, rising 3% from £97.8m to £100.7m.
Dishoom’s turnover climbs amid UK expansion
Dishoom’s turnover almost hit £160m in 2025 the group’s latest accounts reveal.
Ben Tish steps down as chef director at Cubitt House
Ben Tish has stepped down from his role of chef director at Cubitt House after five years.
Connie’s Pizza chooses Brighton for its second site
Pizza concept Connie’s Pizza will open its second restaurant in Brighton next month, marking its first move outside London.
Brohmon founders to open healthy Bangladeshi and Indian street food concept in Ware
Karim Ullah and Sultana Parvin, the founders of Indian restaurant Brohmon, are to open a new Bangladeshi and Indian street food concept in Ware, Hertfordshire.
Ardent Pub Group signs Cambridge Circus site for fourth London pub
Ardent Pub Group has signed a fourth London site at Cambridge Circus, on the border of Soho and Covent Garden, with plans to open the venue as The Magpie in early 2027.
HotBox faces HMRC winding-up petition
The future of HotBox is in doubt after HMRC presented its operating company with a winding-up petition.
Blackbird Bakery to open 11th site as it marks 20th anniversary
South London bakery Blackbird Bakery will open its 11th site in Clapham this autumn, as the business marks its 20th anniversary.
Monty’s American Diner opens at Leeds Bradford Airport
American-inspired all-day dining concept Monty’s, owned by SSP UK & Ireland, has opened at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Laksamania announces closure after eight years in London
London-based Malaysian restaurant Laksamania has announced that it will close, following eight years of trading.
Government reveals £210m package to revive struggling high streets
The Government has announced a £210m funding package aimed at turning vacant high street shops, pubs and clubs into shared workspaces, cafes and community hubs.
Restaurant Readers’ Choice 2026 winners revealed
The best suppliers as voted for by their customers have been revealed in Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2026.
New restaurant and cafe River Kitchen to open in Arundel
River Kitchen, a new all-day restaurant and café overlooking the River Arun, will open in Arundel next year.
Delivery rollouts boost restaurants’ at-home sales but like-for-like growth slows
Britain’s top restaurant groups experienced near-double-digit growth in at-home sales in the past year, new figures show.
Heard reveals plans for two-storey flagship restaurant with dessert and cocktail speakeasy
Heard, the burger restaurant from two-Michelin-starred chef Jordan Bailey, will open its largest restaurant to date in London’s Covent Garden this November.
Australia-born brand Jones the Grocer pulls into London Waterloo
Jones the Grocer has made its rail station debut at London Waterloo, following an exclusive development agreement with travel hub hospitality operator TRGC.
Salad days: unboxing the UK’s healthy QSR market
The market for healthy QSR salad brands is in fine fettle, but it remains a London-centric sector.
Kudu team to return to Peckham with new rotisserie chicken restaurant
The team behind South African-inspired restaurant Kudu are returning to their South East London heartland with the opening of a wood-fired rotisserie chicken concept.
Dumpling Xi to make UK debut
One of the biggest dumpling chains in the world is heading to the UK with a debut site in London’s West End.
Peyton sisters open third North Norfolk pub
Hospitality entrepreneurs Siobhan and Caitriona Peyton have opened their third North Norfolk pub, The Three Horseshoes in Warham.
Ramo Ramen to close last remaining site
The world’s ‘first Filipino ramen joint’ will close its remaining site later this month after eight years in the capital.
Market Place Food Hall reveals traders for Victoria Station opening
Market Place Food Hall has revealed the full list of traders for its upcoming site at London Victoria Station set to open on Friday 16 October.
Pizza Express owners explore sale
The owners of Pizza Express are reportedly exploring a sale that would value the UK high street pizza group at up to £500m.
Future of restaurant that claims to have invented chicken tikka masala in doubt
The future of historic Glasgow Indian restaurant Shish Mahal is unclear after the company behind it entered liquidation.
Bow Street outlines plans for up to six acquisitions in the next three years
Bow Street Group says it plans to buy one or two businesses in the next six months and four to six over three years.
Dishoom launches first set menu with weekday lunch offer
Dishoom has launched its first set menu, with a new weekday lunch deal aimed at office workers and ‘hurriers of all types’.
Kricket scraps plans for Covent Garden site
Kricket has abandoned its plans to open a restaurant in Covent Garden, Restaurant has learned.
“We miss you”: Tayēr + Elementary duo dash hopes of reopening this year
Award-winning bar Tayēr + Elementary will not reopen this year after a fire forced it to close, its owners have announced.
Tavern Co Social opens on Liverpool’s Water Street
Liverpool restaurant The Tavern Co has opened a second site in the city centre, with its new Tavern Co Social concept now trading on Water Street.
Capdesia completes the majority acquisition of Alice Pizza
Foodservice sector specialist investor Capdesia Group has partnered with Quadrivio & Pambianco to acquire the Italian fast casual pizza chain Alice Pizza.
Napoli on the Road named World’s Best Pizzeria
London-based Napoli on the Road, founded by Michele Pascarella, has been named the World’s Best Pizzeria at the 50 Top Pizza World Awards in Naples.
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Mursal Saiq: “We talk about food in an elitist, inaccessible way that almost scares me”
The co-founder of Texas-Afghan BBQ concept Cue Point is using her smoker and her culture to break down barriers and promote inclusivity in food.
Ole & Steen marks 10 years in London with new St Paul’s site
Ole & Steen will mark 10 years in London with the opening of a new bakery in St Paul’s this November, expanding its London estate to 27 sites.
Noble Inns to open second Bistro Sablé within The Princess of Shoreditch
Noble Inns, operator of The Princess of Shoreditch, will open a second Bistro Sablé on the pub’s first floor in October for a limited-time residency.
Spring St. Pizza to expand site with new Italian-American bar
Spring St. Pizza, the Borough-based New York-inspired restaurant from Michelin-starred chef Tom Kemble, will expand into the neighbouring railway arch with an Italian-American bar this October.
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Can an independent become too successful for its own home?
The dispute over Bread Ahead’s future at Borough Market exposes a growing contradiction at the heart of landlord strategies towards independent operators.
Bread Ahead pushed out of Borough Market for being “too successful”
Bread Ahead founder Matthew Jones is calling for public support to keep his original bakery at Borough Market, after he says the business has been told its international growth means its lease will not be reviewed.
Joe & the Juice launches new UK breakfast menu
Joe & the Juice has launched a new nine-item breakfast menu across 80 UK stores, expanding its morning offer with what it describes as protein-led, fibre-focused and gut-friendly options.
Why casual dining and QSR are waking up to the morning daypart
The first meal of the day is emerging as an increasingly attractive opportunity, with operators from ramen bars to fried chicken brands looking to enter the breakfast business.
Three Uncles adopts counter service for eighth London site
Hong Kong-inspired restaurant group Three Uncles has chosen a counter-service model for its eighth London site in King’s Cross, as it looks to make the format its preferred model for future growth.
UK F&B hospitality spending rose nearly 2% in August
UK spending on eating and drinking increased 1.8% year-on-year in August, according to the latest Barclays Consumer Spend report, with bars, pubs and clubs recording the strongest growth.
Leading businesses confirmed to speak at MCA’s November Restaurant Conference
Leaders at some of the restaurant sector’s biggest brands, including Popeyes, Prezzo, Gaucho, Pizza Pilgrims and Five Guys, will speak at MCA’s annual Restaurant Conference.