QSR & Street Food

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.

Neat Burger changes name and broadens menu as it enters ‘new era’

08-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Vegan QSR brand Neat Burger is to overhaul its concept, dropping the ‘Burger’ from its name and broadening its food offer as it looks to recover from recent financial challenges.

Sauce Shop develops delivery-only chicken brand

08-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

British sauce brand Sauce Shop has partnered with Sessions to launch an exclusive delivery brand.

Pret scraps final Veggie sites

07-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Pret A Manger is to scrap its final Veggie Pret sites little more than a year after announcing it would be rowing back on its long-term plans for the brand.

Bunsik to open sixth site this spring

06-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Korean street food brand Bunsik will open its sixth location this spring.

Floozie Cookies launches first franchised site

05-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Kimberly Lin’s plant-based brand Floozie Cookies has launched its first franchised site.

Prairie Fire announces permanent closure

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Kansas City-style barbecue restaurant Prairie Fire has announced it will permanently close its doors this weekend.

Flash-grilled: Ashley Chipchase

31-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

The founder of London-based fusion street food brand Mexican Seoul on his first experiences working on Brick Lane market, solving problems, and the two best meals he's ever eaten.

London's first Scottish café-deli to open next month

31-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

London will welcome its first Scottish café-deli with the opening of The Shoap in Angel.

Caffè Nero to open its first drive-thru site this spring

31-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Caffè Nero will open its first drive-thru site this spring, at Stansted Airport.

Generation next

Could putting meat on the menu save the vegan fast-food sector?

31-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Plant-based QSR brands are increasingly struggling in a space once destined to be the next big thing. Now some are fighting back by putting meat on the menu.

Boojum targets university cities for England launch

30-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Ireland-based Mexican restaurant brand Boojum has chosen Leeds for the location of its first site in England.

Tortilla plans four new UK transport hubs sites with SSP

30-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Tortilla will open four new sites in transport locations this year in partnership with global food travel business SSP.

Farmer J eyes US expansion as it secures £5.5m investment

29-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Health-focused QSR brand Farmer J is planning further expansion in the capital and a move into the US market after securing a £5.5m investment.

London’s first ‘churreria’ to launch next month

29-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Next month will see the launch of what is claimed to be London’s first Mexican churreria - a casual venue that majors on churros doughnuts.

Wingstop UK eyes 15 new sites in 2024

29-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Fried chicken brand Wingstop UK has announced its biggest opening pipeline since launching in the UK in 2018.

SushiDog to open four new London sites following second cash injection

25-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Quick service restaurant chain SushiDog is on track to hit double figures after receiving its second round of funding from Middleton Enterprises.

KERB+ to celebrate International Women’s Day with seven new inKERBator traders

24-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Food hall and street food operator KERB will enrol seven women-owned business into its inKERBator later this month as it looks to address the gender imbalance in food.

Popeyes to open first travel hub location as it ramps up expansion

22-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Popeyes will open its first travel hub restaurant this year with a site in London’s Waterloo station as part of plans that will see it double its UK estate in 2024.

Whipped London’s joins line-up at Market Halls Victoria

18-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

London-based cheesecake specialist Whipped is to take up residence in Market Halls Victoria.

Smash burger brand Fat Phill’s looks to enter UK market

16-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Amsterdam-founded smash burger brand Fat Phill’s has signed a franchise agreement with Freshly Baked to develop the brand across the UK.

Pret A Manger launches kids menu in 'major milestone'

16-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Pret A Manger has launched of its first full menu designed specifically for children in a bid to grow further its customer base.

Little Caesars Pizza plans ‘multiple new sites’ as it launches second UK location

15-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

US pizza brand Little Caesars has opened its second UK outpost in Top Valley, Nottingham, as it gears up for a ‘year of growth’.

Prezzo plots move into QSR with takeaway pasta concept

15-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Prezzo is plotting a move in the QSR market with the development of a takeaway pasta concept that will have branches in UK train stations.

'Optimistic' Boxpark reports record December revenues

12-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Boxpark has reported a record month in December 2023, with like-for-like sales up 22%.

Paul Askew relaunches Barnacle as The Barnacle Kitchen as he seeks second site

12-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Paul Askew has relaunched his Duke Street Market restaurant Barnacle as The Barnacle Kitchen with plans to revive the original format in a new location.

TDR Capital takes controlling stake in Popeyes UK

11-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

TDR Capital has increased its shareholding in Popeyes UK, the fast-growing fried chicken brand.

Greggs targets 160 new sites in 2024

10-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Greggs expects to open between 140 and 160 net new venues this year as it looks to continue to grow its estate.

Barburrito closes one of its Glasgow sites

09-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has closed one of its two Glasgow Barburrito restaurants as the Mexican brand continues to shrink.

STACK receives investment to accelerate growth

04-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Leisure venue operator STACK has received investment from Kings Park Capital (KPC) to accelerate its growth of entertainment venues.

Jollibee eyes UK growth despite growing losses

04-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Jollibee has set out plans to ‘significantly increase’ its UK presence by 2028, despite seeing its losses widen in its latest financial results.