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The latest comment and opinion, from industry figures and the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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May- 2022 -3 May
5 Simple Tips to Keep Your Restaurant Staff Motivated
Your teammate is sick on a busy Friday night, every single customer orders the fish option, or there’s a massive van parked across the customer parking slots. It’s impossible to predict everything that can go wrong in our industry. And at times, this constant battle can be demotivating and demoralising.…
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Apr- 2022 -26 April
Behind the doors of Neyba’s £15m investment plans
What is the history of the business? We set up the business formally just over a year ago, but it’s been a couple of years in the making. Misha and I have worked together for the past five years on Burger and Lobster and growing the brand globally. What inspired…
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21 April
Natasha’s Law leads to ‘staggering increase’ in Allergen Awareness training
The numbers of hospitality professionals undertaking allergen awareness courses has increased by more than 1,200 per cent in the six months since Natasha’s Law was introduced. According to data from Tayl, the easy-to-use learning management software provider, completion rates for training specific to allergen awareness has increased 13-fold since October…
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14 April
Is this the future of food delivery?
While food delivery has risen to become a rival to in-house dining, with brands and restaurants around the UK adopting a delivery service on top of its traditional restaurant setting, Mate Kun, co-founder of Growth Kitchen, believes its potential is not being met. He explains that the inspiration behind the…
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11 April
Behind the curtains of The Fat Badger York
What is the history of the HRH Group? Following a background working in pubs, restaurants and hotels, the HRH Group was founded in 2011 with a number of pubs and inns in the North. Over 10 years later, the HRH Group is now an independent, multi-property group which now operates…
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4 April
The need to diversify: Coppa Club’s cultivation in the hotel sector
Hospitality franchise Coppa Club is expanding its portfolio with a new venue in Surrey that celebrates style in its most authentic form; The Georgian. Opening on Tuesday 26 April 2022, the property reflects the building’s history and architectural element, whilst setting news trends in the streets of Haslemere, near the…
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Mar- 2022 -30 March
Sunak’s Spring Statement: What it means
“Businesses are going to be incredibly challenged to sustain themselves, having just begun some recovery after Covid,” reveals Lionel Benjamin, co-founder of AGO Hotels. The hospitality industry was already “decimated” by the Covid-19 pandemic and now, following Sunak’s announcement, the sector is being further burdened with VAT rates going back…
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29 March
The need to do more: hospitality rallies in aid of Ukrainian refugees
The United Nations disclosed that more than three million people have fled Ukraine in search of safety with “most” residing in neighbouring EU countries. Nearly two million Ukrainians have settled in Poland and the EU has granted those fleeing the war a “blanket-right” to stay and work throughout the 27…
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21 March
Crazy Pedro’s: the late night pizza party expansion
What is the history of Crazy Pedro’s? Crazy Pedro’s was born just over seven years ago by myself and co-founders, Ross Mackenzie and Lyndon Higginson. Our first venue opened in November 2014 on Bridge Street in Manchester. Mackenzie, Higginson and I wanted to bring something different to the city and…
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18 March
13 Spring Statement predictions
With both the global and UK economies coming under pressure from the rising cost of living crisis, which has only been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all eyes will be on the chancellor when he makes his Spring Statement speech on 23 March 2022. Here, Christy Wilson, tax associate…
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