Subway to double EMEA presence to 10,000 restaurants by 2031
An expanded agreement with Asda will add up to 70 more UK sites over the next four years
JD Wetherspoon posts 8.2% sales rise ahead of 25 pub openings
In September, the pub operator recorded like-for-like sales growth of 9.9%, compared with 2.7% across the wider hospitality industry
Tim Hortons reports like-for-like sales increase
Tim Hortons says it continues to see ‘significant opportunity’ in the UK after reporting a return to underlying EBITDA profitability and its eighth consecutive quarter of like-for-like (LFL) sales growth.
Restaurant delivery and takeaway sales rise 2.3% in September
This is despite revenue from takeaway and click-and-collect orders falling 6.3% year-on-year
Just Eat for Business expands group ordering service to Manchester
The move marks the platform's first expansion beyond London, with restaurant partners including Pizza Pilgrims, Itsu and Sushi Co
Admiral Taverns reopens The Bull and Bush after £230,000 refurb
The £230,000 investment has modernised the Shepshed venue’s interior and beer garden while retaining its original character
Flash-grilled: Ali Borer
The head chef at London’s Appalachia on Black Axe Mangal, his “erratic” cooking style and Manteca’s brilliant mussel and ’nduja dish.
Tao Xu explores Henan cuisine with Chi Pot Pot in Holborn
Restaurateur Tao Xu – better known as Winston – has launched Chi Pot Pot on Holborn’s Boswell Street, focusing on the food of his native Henan province. The opening follows the success of Fiery Flavors in Surrey Quays, which launched in 2024 and specialises in the cuisine of H...
Dave’s Hot Chicken to open second Newcastle restaurant at Metrocentre
Dave’s Hot Chicken will open its second Newcastle restaurant at Metrocentre, Gateshead this month. The LA-born Nashville-style hot chicken brand will bring its menu of chicken tenders and sliders to the new site, with customers able to choose from its seven-level heat scale, r...
London restaurant openings hit 10-year high as closures also rise
New data from London restaurant guide Harden’s show a 10-year high of 195 new openings in the capital. The figure is the second highest in the guide’s 36-year history of tracking openings, behind the peak of 200 recorded in 2016, and up from 146 in the previous 12-month period...
It looks like Swiss Butter are opening in Shoreditch
It's one of those restaurants in London that you may not have been into yourself, but you've definitely taken note of the almost perma-queue outside. Beirut-originating steakhouse Swiss Butter has...