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McDonald’s confirms Newport drive-thru opening date
McDonald's has confirmed 30 September 2026 as the opening date for its long-awaited drive-thru at St George's Park, Newport, on the Isle of Wight. The restaurant sits within a retail park that has been in planning since 2019, and becomes…
Taco Bell targets 29 September for first Ashford site
Taco Bell is targeting 29 September 2026 for its first restaurant in Ashford, Kent, at the new Waterbrook Park development in Sevington. The site sits alongside a third Ashford KFC on the same retail park, part of a wider out-of-town…
Tenpin owner Ten Entertainment reports record £159.9 million turnover
Ten Entertainment Group, which runs the Tenpin bowling chain, has reported record turnover of £159.9 million, according to Propel. The same figures show the group paid £39.9 million for Fairgame, the competitive socialising brand it bought in December 2025 without…
Co-op closes all five standalone On The Go shops
Co-op has closed the five standalone On The Go shops it opened from July 2025, just over a year after the small food-to-go format made its debut in Solihull. The group is keeping the concept, but only inside its existing…
Leka Systems director incorporates a new franchise-named company
Leka Systems, the Cardiff based conservatory roof manufacturer, has had a new company, Leka Systems FRCSE Limited, incorporated on 21 September 2026 by the same director who runs the existing business. The brand's own site currently describes a trade supplier…
Cotti Coffee heads to Birmingham as it takes UK growth beyond London
Cotti Coffee, China's second-largest coffee brand, is taking its UK expansion beyond London with a site in the former Moss Bros unit on New Street, Birmingham. The franchised chain has opened seven London sites since its UK launch in February…
Camile Thai returns to UK growth three years after liquidation
Camile Thai has opened in Southsea, Portsmouth, its seventh UK restaurant, and plans to open in Southampton in late 2026 or early 2027. The Irish franchised Thai chain, whose two UK companies went into liquidation in 2023, now says it…
McDonald’s franchisee Kylu Group grows to 15 London restaurants
Kylu Group, the McDonald's franchise business Reema Mavani founded in 2017, has taken over the Paddington and Kilburn restaurants in London. The two additions take it to 15 McDonald's restaurants across six London boroughs, with more than 1,200 staff, while…
All-day brunch brand Limes files a franchise company
Limes, the all-day brunch brand based in Hadley Wood, north London, has incorporated Limes Brasserie Franchise Ltd on 14 September 2026. The filing shares the registered address of the brand's existing restaurant and follows a franchise page that appeared on…
Indian Tiffin Room’s owner incorporates a dedicated franchise company
The company behind Indian Tiffin Room has incorporated a dedicated franchise vehicle, Five Foxes ITR Franchise Limited, on 14 September 2026. The filing follows four separate city-named companies registered on 27 August and sits alongside a central kitchen entity, pointing…
