Archive: Apr 2016

The Chancellor’s 2016 Spring Budget on the 16th March held a number of important revelations that will impact bars, restaurants, pubs and others in the leisure and hospitality sector in 2016 going forward. Working with restaurateurs and others professionals in the sector it’s vital that our consultants stay on top of hospitality industry news and are able to report on all of the latest industry… Read more

From a pop-up in Peckham to a yearlong residency at Climpson’s Arch, the team at Som Saa comprising of Andy Oliver, Mark Dobbie and Tom George are finally settling down with a permanent new home near Spitalfields. Opening in an old fabric warehouse off Commercial Street, they will be bringing a menu of lesser known dishes from regional Thailand. Famed for their Bangkok HOT som… Read more

Crossrail, soon to be known as the ‘Elizabeth line’, is set for an operational launch of 2018. Stretching over 60 miles from Reading and Heathrow in the west across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, the Elizabeth line will stop at 40 stations – 10 newly built and 30 newly upgraded – Crossrail will serve approximately 200 million people each year. According to… Read more

Starting out as a pop-up is an increasingly popular way to launch a restaurant operation. But pop-ups aren’t just for new-starters. Launching a pop-up concept or location can offer great benefits for big restaurant chains and high-profile industry operators alike. Benefits for Established Brands For big restaurant chains, pop-ups are a fantastic tool to drive business innovation and success. 1. A place to experiment The… Read more

Earlier this year, we wrote about the 2016 restaurant openings we were most excited about. From Nuno Mendes to David Muñoz, there is a lot to get excited about. And the world of bars and pubs is no different, with some eye-catching new concepts launching in 2016. First Aid Box It appears there is a new care-giving theme to food and drink in South London…. Read more

A noticeable trend of the restaurant property market over the past twelve months has been big brands moving their attention away from London’s saturated restaurant hotspots and towards more peripheral areas. This is a trend we noted early last year when writing about the London’s restaurant villages. Clusters of high-quality restaurants in the centre of more residential areas began a cycle of positive feedback where… Read more