QSR & Street Food

Doughnation to bring pizzas to Covent Garden

25-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

New pizza restaurant Doughnation will launch in central London this spring.

Tortilla looks to accelerate growth through franchising as revenue continues to climb

24-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Tortilla is aiming to accelerate its expansion by ‘doubling down on franchising’ as it looks to capitalise on UK and international growth opportunities.

Sichuanese noodle bar Liu Xiaomian goes permanent

24-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The duo behind Sichuanese noodle concept Liu Xiaomian have chosen Soho’s Kingly Court for their debut bricks-and-mortar location.

Master Bao to open at Westfield Stratford City

22-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Mr Bao Group will open its fourth London site next month.

The Lowdown: McDonald’s ‘Best Burger’ campaign

19-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

The Golden Arches is marking its 50th year in the UK by making major changes to the preparation of its core beef burger range.

Generation Next

“I baulk at the definition of us as a food hall” – Nick Johnson MBE on 10 years of Altrincham Market

19-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

The co-founder of Market Operations on how he reinvented Altrincham’s historic market as a thriving food hub, and whether similar concepts could play a role in rejuvenating UK highstreets.

Coffee group WatchHouse launches second crowdfunding campaign

18-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Coffee house brand WatchHouse has launched a second crowdfunding campaign to support its global expansion.

Fried chicken burger brand Butchies flocks to London Bridge

16-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Fried chicken burger brand Butchies will open its seventh site in the capital later this year as it looks to restart its expansion.

Pret refunds app subscribers following technical issues

15-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Pret A Manger has been forced to refund some users of its Club Pret subscription service after technical issues meant they were unable to access its app.

Wendy’s to open raft of new restaurants

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

US burger giant Wendy’s is continuing its push across the UK with the opening of a string of new restaurants this year.

Cantonese grab-and-go brand Mama Li to double up in London

09-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Cantonese roast meats specialist Mama Li is to open a second London site following the success of its debut location in Tower Hill.

Comptoir Libanais opens first Abu Dhabi restaurant

08-Apr-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Comptoir Libanais operator Comptoir Group has made its debut in Abu Dhabi with an opening under its more casual Shawa brand.

McDonald's to buy back Israel franchise following boycotts

05-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

McDonald’s is to buy its 30-year-old Israel franchise from its franchisee in the country Alonyal.

Hotbox launches £1.5m fundraise as it looks to return to expansion trail

03-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

London-based smokehouse restaurant Hotbox has launched a £1.5m fundraise as it looks to return to the expansion trail.

Boxpark reveals food trader line-up for its upcoming Liverpool food hall

28-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Boxpark is focusing on local operators for its upcoming Liverpool site with its opening line-up including Crazy Pedro’s, Yoki Social Table, Pukht and a new concept from the founders of Maray.

Shake Shack pulls into St Pancras for first UK train station restaurant

27-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Shake Shack will open its first train station restaurant in the UK and its second within a travel hub.

Papa John’s confirms closure of 43 ‘underperforming’ sites

26-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Papa John’s has confirmed it will close 43 ‘underperforming’ sites from across its UK estate after launching a review of the business at the start of the year.

Maray team to launch falafel-focused concession at Boxpark Liverpool

25-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Liverpool and Manchester-based Middle Eastern restaurant concept Maray will be part of Boxpark Liverpool’s opening line up of traders.

The Lowdown: Portal Way

22-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Plans have been approved to build a monolithic, cubed structure in west London that will be home to hundreds of dark kitchens as well as a huge community food hall.

KERB gears up for first international opening as UK sales soar

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Street food market operator KERB will open its first overseas venue next month in San Francisco, with two more international openings in the pipeline.

Boo is bringing its smash burgers to Merry Hill

21-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Smash burger brand Boo is opening a site in Merry Hill in the West Midlands for what will be its eighth UK restaurant.

Little Caesars Pizza makes London debut

21-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

US pizza brand Little Caesars has opened its first London outpost in Greenford.

Knoops plots international expansion

19-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Artisanal hot chocolate café concept Knoops has agreed its first international partnership to open sites in the Middle East, with expansion into the US and China also being discussed.

The Co-Kitchens launches incubator programme to support start ups

18-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Shared kitchen concept The Co-Kitchens is launching a incubator programme to support up coming restaurateurs in the food delivery and quick-service restaurant sector.

Crussh tees up new openings as it returns to expansion trail

18-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Crussh, the London-based food to go chain, is returning to the expansion trail with new openings in Kensington and Fulham.

McDonald’s hit by ‘technology outage’

15-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

McDonald’s has confirmed that a ‘technology outage’ that impacted its UK restaurants has been resolved.

Beak Brewery reveals plans to open Beak Market food hall in Brighton

15-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

East Sussex-based craft brewery and taproom Beak Brewery has unveiled plans to turn a derelict warehouse in Brighton into a street food market.

Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng to relaunch katsu sando concept TÓU

14-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

TĀTĀ Eatery founders Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng are to relaunch their pioneering katsu sando concept TÓU above The Globe Tavern in London’s Borough Market.

STACK unveils plans to open in Wigan's Grand Arcade

14-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Container street food village brand STACK is continuing its expansion plans with a new site in Wigan.

Sandwich Sandwich secures London foothold

13-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Award-winning Bristol-based operator Sandwich Sandwich is to make its debut in the capital later this year having secured a site in the City of London.

HOP Vietnamese Street Eats to double up in Manchester

13-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

HOP Vietnamese Street Eats has taken a site at Manchester Arndale bringing its total number of locations in the city to two.

Yard Sale lines up twelfth site as it celebrates 10 years

12-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Neighbourhood pizza shop Yard Sale Pizza will open its 12th London site next month on Dartmouth Park Hill in Tufnell Park.

Sons + Daughters to reopen 'with a more chef-led approach'

11-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Premium sandwich shop Sons + Daughters will have an evening service when it reopens later this month following a refurb.

KERB+’s Claudia Bovey: “It’s our mission to break down barriers to entry”

06-Mar-2024 By Claudia Bovey

The senior market manager at KERB+ on how KERB’s inKERBator programme is empowering women to take the leap into street food and the wider hospitality industry.

The Gentlemen Baristas bought out of administration

06-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Coffee shop chain The Gentlemen Baristas has been bought out of administration for £785,000.

QSR pasta brand Guido’s takes two sites in Camden following success in Holborn

05-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Italian QSR pasta brand Guido’s has acquired two sites in Camden that will soon take its total number of locations to five.

Bangers to open permanent Shoreditch restaurant

05-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Sausage-focused delivery brand Bangers is making the move into bricks and mortar with the opening of a breakfast bar in Shoreditch.

Food to go market expected to outpace pre-pandemic value this year

04-Mar-2024 By Hannah Currie

The UK food to go market is expected to grow 3.5% to a value £23bn in 2024, outpacing its pre-pandemic value by 9.3%.

Papa John’s to close 50 restaurants

04-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Papa John’s is to close 50 underperforming sites in the UK as part of a process to boost its UK operations.

Luke Johnson takes a stake in Tortilla

28-Feb-2024 By Finn Scott-Delany

Hospitality entrepreneur Luke Johnson has taken a 3.6% stake in Tortilla Mexican Grill.

Burgerism lines up fourth permanent Manchester site

27-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

A Manchester-based burger chain that was recently crowned Takeaway of the Year is opening a fourth permanent site in the city.

Oodles gears up for national and international expansion

26-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Indo-Chinese QSR noodle brand Oodles will open its next site in Portsmouth with plans to expand in the south and south west of England.

McCain invests a further £46,000 into Streets Ahead programme

23-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

A further seven street food businesses have won investment from McCain Foodservice Solution (McCain FS) through its Streets Ahead initiative.

business profile

Sowing the seeds of success: how Farmer J is disrupting lunch al desko

22-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Jonathan and Ali Recanati’s 10-strong fast casual restaurant business is set to cross the pond following a £5.5m investment.

Andy Naylor named as new Tortilla CEO

22-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Tortilla CEO Richard Morris is to step down from his role at the end of next month after a decade with the company.

Pret slices prices of its best-selling sandwiches

19-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Pret A Manger has cut the prices of its six best-selling items following high profile prise increases it introduced last year.

Oakberry Açaí launches two more London sites

16-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Oakberry Açaí will open a further two London locations this month, in Battersea and Hammersmith Broadway.

Tortilla ends partnership with Deliveroo as commission charges ‘challenge margin performance’

15-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Tortilla has ended its partnership with Deliveroo and confirmed Uber Eats and Just Eat as its delivery partners going forwards following a review of its delivery strategy.

Roll Baby heads to Westfield London

15-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Rice paper rolls specialist Roll Baby has launched a site in White City’s Westfield London bringing its total number of locations up to three.

Burger King ads banned for 'targeting children'

09-Feb-2024 By Hannah Currie

The Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has banned a number of Burger King UK adverts, which were deemed to be targeting young children.