#expansion

#expansion

LBG Media expands presence in the US by acquiring Betches for £44.4m, growing global audience by 24% and reporting strong revenue growth.

LBG Media is focused on M&A to accelerate growth in the UK and US, considering new mediums like podcasts, with a clear roadmap to reach £200m revenue. [ more ]

Hiring experienced luxury marketeer Faye Shilston as Marketing Director to drive growth and expansion plans at Whisky 1901. [ more ]

Salt and Straw, backed by Danny Meyer, is opening its first NYC locations with unique ice cream flavors.

Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles and Corto's sibling restaurant expanding in Jersey City, and a new bakery and bar coming to Bed-Stuy. [ more ]

Ortobello, a long-standing red sauce institution of Bensonhurst, is raising funds to rebuild after a fire, while new restaurants like Somedays Bakery and Due Madri are opening in different locations. [ more ]

Hospitality Firm is relaunching underperforming Urbanspace food halls, rebranding them as HF Food Halls. [ more ]

Goose Island Beer Co. is relocating its brewpub to the Salt Shed, set to open on May 3.

The Salt Shed Pub will feature Goose Island's popular beers and menu items from its previous location at Clybourn. [ more ]

The War Within expansion in World of Warcraft begins with the destruction of Dalaran and a presumed death of a key character. [ more ]

World of Warcraft: The War Within is the 10th expansion with a new trilogy called the Worldsouls Saga, offering exclusive content for fans. [ more ]

The War Within expansion for World of Warcraft emphasizes evergreen features and continues the successful back-to-basics approach of the previous Dragonflight expansion. [ more ]

Blizzard is releasing a remix of the Mists of Pandaria expansion with unique and experimental patches and accelerated leveling.

The Mists of Pandaria Remix introduces new powerful loot effects and allows players to keep transmogrification items but not progress into the boost expansion. [ more ]

Players can preview features of the FF14 expansion through the official benchmark before its release in July. [ more ]

Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox Series X|S with Game Pass perks

Success and evolution of Final Fantasy XIV [ more ]

Aldi plans to open 100 new stores in London with a £500 million investment and create 3,500 new jobs.

Aldi is looking for large spaces in prominent locations for their new supermarkets to make affordable food accessible to all Londoners. [ more ]

Family-run Sandwich Sandwich from Bristol is expanding to London in prime City location.

Sandwich Sandwich known for stacked sandwiches like Rare Roast Beef and Posh Ham and Cheese. [ more ]

Westville opens new Upper West Side location at 2290 Broadway near West 83rd Street.

Founder Jay Strauss mentions the importance of having a Westville in every NYC neighborhood. [ more ]

Cava is expanding nationwide with its first Chicago location in Wicker Park.

Cava is known for its vegetarian and healthy Mediterranean bowls with customizable ingredients. [ more ]