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Dodo Pizza's system sales up 14% in 2020
25 Jan 21
Its store network increased by 103 units.
Creams Café to open first site in Wales
19 Jan 21
This is the chain’s 91st location.
MEATliquor to run drive thru pop-up restaurant in North Finchley
19 Jan 21
Its managing director said a permanent location in the area is possible.
Dodo Pizza launches a “fast gourmet” delivery concept in Leamington Spa
12 Jan 21
The chain has plans to open 50 more in the region by 2023.
German Doner Kebab opens 50th UK restaurant
12 Jan 21
It now employs over 1,500 people throughout the country.
Neat Burger opens new outlet in Soho
17 Dec 20
It plans to open six new dine-in restaurants in the next year.
Crazy Pizza to open second London site
17 Dec 20
The concept also has locations in Monte Carlo, Porto Cervo and Dubai.
Japanese udon business Kineya Mugimaru to make London debut
9 Dec 20
The upcoming site will also be the company’s first in Europe.
Five Guys to open site in Manchester
8 Dec 20
This will be the chain’s third opening within two weeks.
Gordon Ramsay opens first Street Burger restaurant
8 Dec 20
The concept is modelled after the chef’s Street Pizza brand.
Creams Café opens newest site in Doncaster
1 Dec 20
The site’s dine-in space will open by 2021.
Patisserie Valerie, Sainsbury's announce new retail partnership
1 Dec 20
14 items will be on offer as part of the new tie-up.
Franco Manca to open 53rd site in Borough Market once gov't restrictions ease
1 Dec 20
The chairman of its parent company expects trade to be back to normal next year.
South Asian street food restaurant Chaiiwala aims for 150-plus store openings by 2023
1 Dec 20
The move is expected to create 3,600 jobs.
Dishoom joins Deliveroo's delivery-only kitchen in Brighton
1 Dec 20
Its Covent Garden store will also reopen this week.
BIRD Restaurants eyes over 100 sites in five years
1 Dec 20
The expansion strategy will start with openings in the first quarter of 2021.
Creams Café celebrates ‘record' October, posts over £4m in sales
24 Nov 20
Its delivery channels account for half of total sales from April to October.
Franco-Japanese patisserie Sakurado opens in Chinatown London
24 Nov 20
A full opening is planned following the national lockdown.
Purezza raises £2.4 million for global expansion plans
17 Nov 20
The investment is also expected to boost the brand’s retail arm.
Zia Lucia to open fifth London site in Wandsworth
17 Nov 20
It will launch alongside an e-commerce site made by the chain’s founders.
Morley's getting ready for national expansion: report
17 Nov 20
The brand already franchised more than 80 shops.
PAUL reopens Bread Market for second lockdown
10 Nov 20
Its shops have also released its Christmas menu.
Camile Thai Kitchen opens cloud kitchen in Canary Wharf
10 Nov 20
The chain currently has 35 outlets in the UK and Ireland.
Shake Shack to open delivery-only location in Reading
3 Nov 20
It will operate seven days a week.
Gordon Ramsey's third Street Pizza to open in London's Southwark
3 Nov 20
He previously outlined plans for this back in August.
Gordon Ramsay to open gourmet burger joint in Harrod's
20 Oct 20
He previously laid out plans to expand his UK portfolio.
Comptoir Libanais warns of restaurant closures, revenues plunge by 61%
20 Oct 20
The chain furloughed nearly all staff.
German Doner Kebab to open sites in Canada, Sweden this year
20 Oct 20
Sales were up last August after it joined the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
Tim Hortons to open new store in Scotland
20 Oct 20
The chain has 23 restaurants in the UK.
Triple Two Coffee to open Manchester's City Tower
29 Sep 20
The chain aims to have 200 new branches opening throughout the country in the next five years.
Hoxton Bakehouse opens trio of coffee shops
22 Sep 20
The concept was founded in 2014.
Plant-based concept Tibits to close London restaurants
15 Sep 20
Outlets in Switzerland and Germany will remain open.
Rosa's Thai Cafe opens latest London restaurant at Queensway
1 Sep 20
The chain has 19 restaurants in four cities.
The Lebanese Bakery opens second London site at Harrod's
1 Sep 20
Its parent company said the move is a response to big demand for the concept.
Welsh coffee company Kin+Ilk secures permanent site in Cardiff
1 Sep 20
The concept offers locally sourced products and coffee from El Salvador.
Haidilao opens second UK site at The O2
25 Aug 20
A third location is slated to open by early 2021.
Neat Burger opens second London restaurant at Camden Market
18 Aug 20
This comes after opening in Mayfair last summer.
LEON to open four restaurants at motorway service stations
28 Jul 20
The chain has over 79 restaurants throughout the UK.
Gourmet burger pop-up kitchen to open in Scunthorpe
28 Jul 20
The move comes after Temptation Burgers experienced success during the lockdown.
Bristol-based Oowee Vegan launches first site in Brighton
28 Jul 20
This is through Deliveroo’s delivery-only Editions kitchen.
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