Restaurants News
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NewsPing Pong ceases trading
The dim sum chain has closed its final four restaurants, in Soho, Southbank, Bow Bells House and St. Christopher’s Place, after 20 years trading in London
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NewsVietnamese ‘Lunch Lady’ restaurant Cô Thành to make London debut
Hong Kong’s famed Vietnamese restaurant, which was popularised by Anthony Bourdain, is to open a site in Coven Garden in September
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NewsIn pictures: YO! Sushi unveils bold new look
The revamped Old Trafford restaurant marks a new chapter and new identity for YO! which will be rolled out across the UK throughout the year
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NewsKFC continues hunt for UK&I units
More than 50 locations are slated to open this year, as part of a £1.5bn investment to increase the chain’s estate by 500 sites over the next decade
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NewsPizza Pilgrims looking to add 10-plus sites by FY27
The 25-strong pizzeria business has reported record revenue for the year to 30 June 2024 – up 20% to £34.4m, while securing multiple new sites
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NewsTaco Bell to open 30 Live Mas Cafés by the end of 2025
The US fast food chain is expanding its indulgence-focused café concept across California and Texas
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NewsIn pictures: Shan Shui Social, inspired by 1920s Shanghai
A Shanghainese art deco aesthetic is infused with ’open-to-all, back-alley bar’ atmosphere in the latest concept from the operator behind Singapulah, Rasa Sayang, and Arôme Bakery
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NewsKrispy Kreme and McDonald’s end partnership
Efforts to bring Krispy Kreme’s costs in line with unit demand were unsuccessful, making the partnership unsustainable, the company said
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NewsIn pictures: Six by Nico’s Bristol restaurant design
The Bristol venue offers the brand’s signature six-course tasting menu concept, billed as an immersive experience that aims to tell a story through food
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NewsDishoom’s launches co-working spaces at Permit Room
Dishoom has partnered with Werksy to offer co-working space at its Permit Room venues in Brighton, Cambridge, and Portobello Road
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NewsHakkasan and Yauatcha drop prices as they look to ‘cast a wider net’
Tao Group Hospitality is responding to changing diner behaviour and economic pressures with new menus and more accessible price points
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NewsHeartwood: ‘We continue to invest as others cut back’
The operator of Heartwood Inns pubs and Brasserie Blanc restaurants has reported a 12.6% increase in revenue to £67.9m for the year ended 30 June 2024, with site EBITDA rising to £11.7m
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NewsIn pictures: Zizzi Marlow reopens with new look and refreshed menu
The revamped site reflects the brand’s evolving identity, with bespoke art inspired by local culture and Italian heritage, as well as enhanced lighting, fresh furnishings and touches referencing Marlow’s history
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NewsUKHospitality slams Industrial Strategy for ’ignoring 70% of the economy’
The trade body has criticised the government’s new Industrial Strategy as a “missed opportunity” that fails to support foundational sectors of the economy
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Heartwood, Thunderbird, Rudy’s, Wagamama, Lucky Franks, ScandiKitchden, and more
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NewsSelfridges to launch private members’ club in bid to restore profits
The proposed space, named 40 Duke, will take over the fourth floor of the department store and include a bar, private dining room and terrace
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NewsMay sales dip as wet weather dampens Bank Holiday trade
Britain’s leading managed hospitality groups recorded a 1.0% year-on-year decline in sales in May, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker
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NewsBusaba Eathai files notice to appoint administrators
It comes as the Alan Yau-founded restaurant concept closes London restaurants in Bloomsbury and Kingston, leaving it with an estate of six sites
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NewsCarl’s Jr confirms further six restaurants
The Boparan-operated QSR chain recently launched its ‘most successful European opening to date’ in Cardiff, with Swansea, Manchester, Southampton, Bristol, York, and Leeds to follow
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NewsF&B inflation rises again in April
Hospitality F&B prices continued their upward trend in April, with costs rising 2.3% YoY and 0.6% month-on-month, according to the latest CGA by NIQ and Prestige Purchasing Foodservice Price Index