Pub & Bar

Max Halley and Ethan Davids to open third pub

17-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Sandwich supremo Max Halley and publican Ethan Davids are opening their third pub together later this month.

'Tikeasy' Danny C's is coming to Liverpool

18-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Cocktail bar and small plates venue Danny C’s is opening in Liverpool this week.

Sips in Barcelona named World's Best Bar

17-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Sips in Barcelona has been crowned The World’s Best Bar at an award ceremony held in Singapore.

The Restaurant Show to join UK Food & Drink Shows in Birmingham from next year

05-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The Restaurant Show will become part of the UK Food & Drink Shows, held in Birmingham, as of next year.

Pub closures rise sharply in first half of the year

18-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Around 400 pubs shut in England and Wales in the first half of 2023, new data has shown, nearly the same number as the whole of last year.

Hospitality price increases track below inflation level

07-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Average Transaction Values (ATV) across the F&B sector have risen below the level of inflation over the past two years, new data shows.

Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice winners announced

21-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Suppliers and brands including Woods Foodservice, Aubrey Allen, Lightspeed and Nestle Professional have been named as winners in Restaurant’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2023.

Top Cuvée buys natural wine retailer Lowintervention.com

07-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

London-based restaurant, wine bar and retailer Top Cuvée has doubled the size of its natural wine subscription service through the acquisition of online natural wine retailer Lowintervention.com.

Joe Grossmann to relaunch Barnes pub The Watermans Arms

04-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Patty & Bun founder Joe Grossmann is taking his first steps into the pub sector with the relaunch of Barnes pub The Watermans Arms this autumn.

Incipio to open neighbourhood NYC-inspired bar

20-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

The group behind London venues including The Prince, Pergola and Lost in Brixton, has announced plans to open bar The 411 in Angel this autumn.

Tallow named Best Local Restaurant by the Good Food Guide

07-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Tallow in Royal Tunbridge Wells has topped the Good Food Guide's list of Britain's 100 Best Local Restaurants.

Heartwood Collection receives additional £100m funding

03-Jul-2023 By Restaurant

Heartwood Collection has secured an additional £100m funding to support its rollout into freehold pubs and pubs with rooms.

Brand Relations wins trademark battle against London Cocktail Club over RTD name

30-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Food and drinks marketing company Brand Relations has won a trademark battle against London Cocktail Club (LCC).

Readers’ Choice Awards 2023: cast your votes

30-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards are making a return to discover the best brands and suppliers in the sector - as voted for by our chef and restaurateur readers.

JKS' Apprenticeship Academy to return

30-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant group JKS has announced its Apprenticeship Academy will return for a second year following its successful launch in 2022.

Oisín Rogers and Charlie Carroll to open The Devonshire pub and restaurant

23-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Publican Oisín Rogers and Flat Iron founder Charlie Carroll have joined forces to open a pub and restaurant in Soho this autumn.

Nightcap buys bar group Dirty Martini

09-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Late-night bar operator Nightcap has bought the 10-strong bar group Dirty Martini as well as its Tuttons Brasserie brand.

Gengelly's to open at New Cross pub the Earl of Derby

23-May-2023 By Restaurant

New Cross-based pub the Earl of Derby is reopening after a refurbishment with the kitchen headed up by the team behind Brockley’s Good as Gold.

Latest opening: The Three Horseshoes

12-May-2023 By Restaurant

Margot Henderson’s first pub with rooms has opened in the small village of Batcombe in Somerset.

Brunning & Price: your career in hospitality begins here

12-Apr-2023 By Sponsored content

Pub group Brunning & Price is on a mission to break the stigma surrounding hospitality as a profession and show why it is a great place to forge a career.

Pub and bar insolvencies jump by 83% in past year

13-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Pub and bar company insolvencies have increased by 83% in the past year, according to new data from UHY Hacker Young.

Former Brat chefs to helm Kentish Town pub The Parakeet

09-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Former Brat chefs Ben Allen and Ed Jennings will helm a new 'culinary-led' pub and dining room that's set to open in Kentish Town, London, in March.

Pubs and restaurants boost growth as economy expands by 0.1%

13-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The UK economy grew unexpectedly in November last year, primarily thanks to a boost in pub and restaurant sales caused by people going out to watch the World Cup.

Nearly 400 pubs lost in 2022

03-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Nearly 400 pubs 'disappeared' across England and Wales in 2022, according to analysis of official Government data by the real estate adviser Altus Group.

Brasserie Bar Co to enter the pubs-with-rooms market

06-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Brasserie Bar Co is buying up the freeholds of its 19 existing leasehold pubs and will open seven new sites next year.

Stuart Broad and Harry Gurney relaunch The Griffin Inn as a gastropub

05-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Cricketers Stuart Broad and Harry Gurney have taken on a second pub under their The Cat & Wickets Pub Company.

BrewDog relinquishes B Corp status

02-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Scottish brewer and bar owner BrewDog has given up its status as a B Corp less than two years after gaining the accreditation.

ETM Group secures £11m of funding

01-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Pub, bar and restaurant operator ETM Group has received more than £11m in funding from alternative lender ThinCats to help it grow.

Tapas Brindisa celebrates the croqueta with new Soho launch

30-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

A Basque restaurant and bar that has the croqueta as its signature dish will launch next month from the team behind the Spanish restaurant group Tapas Brindisa.

 

Franklin & Sons announce headline sponsorship of Top 50 Cocktail Bars awards 2023

28-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Premium tonic and mixer brand Franklin & Sons has been announced as the headline partner for the Top 50 Cocktail Bars awards 2023.

Florratica rooftop bar comes to Aldgate

25-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

A rooftop bar that provides views over St Pauls, Canary Wharf and the Thames will open in Aldgate early next month.

 

Pubs face Christmas party bookings slump

21-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Pubs are facing a slump in Christmas party bookings with figures showing them to be down by a fifth compared to pre-Covid levels.

The Alchemist chooses Berlin for first international site

18-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Cocktail bar and restaurant group The Alchemist is heading to Germany for the opening of its first international site.

Protesters target parliament in third demonstration

15-Nov-2022 By Ed Bedington

Hospitality operators from across the UK gathered in Parliament Square this week, in a bid to raise awareness of the sector’s challenges with the Government.

Change of Hart: why Hicce's Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre are heading down the pub

11-Nov-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The duo behind Coal Drops Yard restaurant Hicce open their first pub together later this month, in Islington.

Manchester's BräuHaus is 'forced to close'

11-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Bavarian style beer house and restaurant BräuHaus in Manchester has closed as a result of an ongoing dispute with landlord.

Market uncertainty sees Nightcap slow expansion despite strong trading results

10-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Bar operator Nightcap is to slow down its expansion plans as a result of market uncertainty, despite robust trading results.

David McDowall to swap BrewDog for Stonegate

09-Nov-2022 By Georgi Gyton

Simon Longbottom is to step down as CEO of UK’s largest company at the end of February next year, with BrewDog’s chief operating officer David McDowall appointed as his successor.

Gary Usher's pub crowdfund closes having topped £220k

08-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Gary Usher's latest Kickstarter campaign to support the opening of his restaurant group's first pub site has closed having raised more than £220,000.

Gary Usher smashes £200k crowdfund within 24 hours

03-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Gary Usher has successfully smashed his latest crowdfund target of £200,000 within 24 hours of the campaign going live.

New World Trading Company to launch The North Light concept

26-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

New World Trading Company (NWTC) is opening a new bar and restaurant concept in Chester early next year.

Saintly acquisition expands Welsh presence for The Inn Collection Group

24-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

The Inn Collection Group (ICG) has added a third site in Wales to its growing pubs with rooms estate with the acquisition of the historic St Kilda Hotel in Llandudno.

Peach Pub Company bought by Revolution for £16.5m

19-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Revolution Bar Group has acquired The Peach Pub Company in a deal worth £16.5m.

Cocktail bar Viajante87 to open in Notting Hill

18-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Markus Thesleff is opening a cocktail bar in London's Notting Hill.

Islington pub Compton Arms' future secured following licence review

18-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

A popular Islington pub that came under fire from neighbours alleging it was a public nuisance has seen its future secured following a licensing review.

The Spiteri brothers are opening a floating cocktail bar

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Brothers Fin and Lorcan Spiteri are opening a floating cocktail bar housed in a converted barge moored on the Regent’s Canal.

Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre to open Islington pub Hicce Hart

12-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Pip Lacey and business partner Gordy McIntyre are to open a pub in Islington next month.

New World Trading Company to open 'five to eight' sites a year

12-Oct-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

New World Trading Company (NWTC) is planning to open between five and eight venues a year going forward, it latest financial results show.

Greene King acquires Hickory’s

11-Oct-2022 By Finn Scott-Delany

Greene King has acquired American barbecue brand Hickory’s, with an ambition to grow it into a national dining chain.

50 pubs closing every month as numbers hit record low

10-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

The number of pubs closing across England and Wales has hit a rate of 50 a month, new figures show.