All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 2
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Event NewsIn pictures: Hostech 2025
This year’s packed Hostech conference brought together senior leaders from across the UK’s hospitality sector to explore the technologies and trends shaping the industry’s digital future
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NewsHospitality training scheme offers ‘significant’ progress on recruitment
During a media briefing yesterday, UKHospitality said the scheme addresses a “clear market failure” around connecting jobseekers with vacancies
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including GDK, PizzaExpress, Sinners, and more
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Big Mamma, Cosy Club, WatchHouse, and more
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NewsSSP signs deal to transform Southampton airport dining
SSP will assume immediate operation of the existing landside and airside bars, with plans to redevelop both sites into modernised bar kitchen concepts
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NewsWestminster’s short-term alfresco licences ‘stifle Soho economy’
Hospitality leaders have criticised Westminster City Council’s policy of granting short-term pavement licences, warning that it imposes unnecessary costs and red tape
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NewsMarch inflation increase adds to supply chain pressures for hospitality
Year-on-year inflation rose to +2.0% in March 2025, signalling persistent pressures in key categories despite overall relatively low levels of inflation
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InterviewsPasta Evangelists to open 10 new London sites this year
The brand is opening in Farringdon this month, followed by Guildford – its first site outside the capital, with a strategy focused on “key foodie locations”
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InterviewsBehind the design at Black Tap’s Soho flagship
Design agency Harrison’s brief was to interpret the burger and bar brand’s Downtown NYC aesthetic for a UK audience while working within the tight parameters of a Grade II-listed building
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Analysis & Insight'Vibecession': Consumer confidence falls as cost pressures mount
The spring update from PwC found that 87% of consumers are worried about the UK economy, 84% are concerned about the cost of living, and 40% plan to cut back on eating out in the next year
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InterviewsCRG targets 50 BonBird and 10 Crave sites in UK growth drive
MD Matthew Wood tells MCA the business is pushing for “relatively quick” growth across both brands, backed by operational efficiencies and a co-location strategy
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NewsUKHospitality backs Oxford Street pedestrianisation
The trade body has backed plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street and is calling for hospitality to play a central role in transforming the area into a thriving, mixed-use destination
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NewsPizzaExpress strengthens leadership team
The casual dining operator has appointed Lou Jones as marketing director and Ross Pyres as customer technology director, ahead of planned global expansion
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NewsWhitbread set to appoint Christine Hodgson as new chair
Hodgson, who served on the board of Ladbrokes Coral Group, will succeed Adam Crozier, who is expected to step down later this year after six years in the role
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NewsTGI Fridays to relaunch brand in July after rescue deal
Simon Wilkinson, board director for TGI Fridays and the Evolv Collection said the turnaround effort, led by CEO Julie McEwan, is focused on reversing years of decline
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Analysis & InsightRBI posts 2.8% Q1 growth, with UK flagged as key market
Total revenue rose 21% year on year to $2.1bn, while adjusted EBITDA increased 2.4% to $642m, and adjusted net income reached $343m
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories, including Pizza Pilgrims, Oodles Wok, Residence, and more
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NewsJoe & The Juice returns to profit for FY24
The food-to-go operator posted global revenue of £320m in FY24, up 17% on 2023, as it returned to profit, confirming continued expansion plans across its core markets
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NewsVarious Eateries reports profit growth as new sites lift sales
Like-for-like sales during the period were flat, reflecting the later timing of Easter this year, but have since risen 1.3% in the five weeks of post-period trading
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NewsIndian chefs to access UK hospitality roles under new trade deal
Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the deal includes “modest changes” to business mobility, with a cap of 1,800 professionals able to access the UK