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Consumers traded down from traditional restaurants in favour of coffee shops and food-to-go concepts in the first half of the year, according to fresh data from CACI.
Gaucho Manchester will relaunch its Deansgate restaurant this August following a major refurbishment, introducing a dedicated martini bar in collaboration with Belvedere Organic Vodka.
UK hospitality software house Lolly has brought in hospitality and drinks sector specialist Ed Gardner as a consultant to strengthen its offering for the managed multiple retail sector.
The UK service-led restaurant market is forecast to reach £18.7bn in 2026, according to research from Lumina Intelligence.
SoBe Burger, the Miami-inspired smash burger brand, has made a move into The Midlands for the first time.
A new pizza brand tied to Greg Wallace and the closure of Steve Drake’s Surrey restaurant are among this week’s top news stories.
Peter Sanchez-Iglesias is back in the kitchen, leading a three-person team with outsized ambitions at Gareth Ward and Amelia Eiriksson’s tiny Gwen restaurant in Machynlleth.
Independent pizza brand Doctor Dough Pizza will open is first permanent restaurant next month following a three-year search for a site.
KFC UK & Ireland has recorded strong growth for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, with its Pickle Mania Menu driving the highest sales week the fried chicken brand has ever seen.
The private chef and MasterChef: The Professionals finalist on reopening Notting Hill’s Cépages, his move to London, and how MasterChef helped shape his career.
Open Restaurant Group has acquired Hispi from Gary Usher’s Elite Bistros.