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All Restaurants (Casual Dining) articles – Page 4
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Weekend PressHow Britain’s latest foodie destination emerged from Pizza Hut and retail parks
The town of Stockport has been transformed into a confident dining hub with real culinary ambition, writes The Telegraph
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NewsMiddletons acquired for £170,000
The steakhouse business was sold out of administration last month having faced financial challenges in the past year due to tough market conditions in the casual dining space
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Analysis & InsightWTF is happening with TGIs?
Once a powerhouse brand in the UK casual dining market, TGI Fridays now finds itself going through its third sale process in little more than a year
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NewsJamie’s Italian to relaunch in UK under partnership with Prezzo owner
Jamie Oliver has partnered with Brava Hospitality to bring Jamie’s Italian back to the UK six years on from its collapse with a flagship London restaurant to launch next year
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NewsBill’s to make airport debut at Heathrow T2
The Richard Caring-backed all-day dining brand is opening the 166-cover airport site in Spring 2026 with travel retailer Avolta, as well its largest restaurant in over a decade in Westfield Stratford
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NewsLussmanns enters pre-pack, closes two sites
Founder and managing director Andrei Lussmann said the combination of the downturn in the economy and the uptick in costs had combined to make trading at the seafood restaurant group very challenging resulting in the closure of the restaurants in Highgate and Berkhamsted
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Analysis & InsightPizzaExpress navigates expensive finance costs and structural consumer shifts
The casual dining brand is paying the price of increased interest rates on its borrowing, just as its debt pile has grown and the restaurant market has become tougher than ever, Simon Brooke reports
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NewsShaftesbury Capital reports ‘continued momentum’ across portfolio
The West End landlord says its estates are ‘busy and vibrant’ with high occupancy, footfall and sales volumes
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NewsOakNorth: Casual dining to see further consolidation
Selective growth through consolidation is expected in the casual dining sector, led by opportunistic acquisitions of distressed assets, challenger bank OakNorth has predicted.
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds up this week’s biggest openings stories featuring new details on the vendor lineup at Market Place Leicester Square, Aqua Restaurant Group’s latest concept, and Bancone’s fifth London site
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NewsSugarloaf sounds out investors for TGI Fridays UK
Just a month on from acquiring the UK arm, TGI’s global brand manager has brought in financial advisory firm Interpath to explore strategic options for the 49-strong casual dining chain
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NewsM&B reports ‘another year of strong performance’ as profits rise
The pub and restaurant group delivered 7.3% growth in operating profit in its 2025 results with like-for-like sales up 4.3% and revenue reaching £2.71bn.
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Analysis & InsightDigital connections: How operators are deepening customer relationships through loyalty
Digital and marketing specialists from Domino’s, Itsu and Bella Italia reveal how their loyalty offers are building a greater rapport with customers online and driving sales
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InterviewsKaspa’s Desserts: ‘We feel we turned a corner’
The dessert franchise says its overall turnover volumes are over £100m as it targets greater expansion in the Midlands, Ireland and Scotland.
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NewsSector anger as business rates reform ‘not delivered in full’
The government’s decision to give hospitality only a quarter of the rates discount it originally proposed has been derided with warnings it’s not enough to offset the loss of reliefs
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NewsHospitality reacts with frustration as budget announced
The Chancellor’s fiscal statement has been met with anger and exasperation, with many warning the lack of support for hospitality will lead to further closures and substantial job losses
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NewsNational living wage rises to cost sector £1.4bn
Combined with a higher-than-expected 8.5% uplift in the wage rate for 18-20-year-olds, UKHospitality said the increases represent a total £1.4bn in additional cost for businesses
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NewsMW Eat plots international expansion as it’s acquired by Fairfax Financial
The London-based operator behind Indian fine dining restaurants Chutney Mary and Veeraswamy and the more informal Masala Zone brand says the acquisition marks a ‘major step’ in its long-term growth strategy
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Analysis & InsightAlixPartners: ‘UK F&B market proving more resilient than the US’
While F&B is feeling the effect of consumer cutbacks, the impact is milder in the UK than the US, according to Graeme Smith, MD of the financial advisory firm
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Analysis & InsightMidnight feast: how fast food is bucking the downturn in late-night dining
While full-service restaurants struggle to lure in diners after 9pm, QSR is seeing significant late-night growth driven by squeezed budgets, evolving behaviour and changing demographics