Food and Drink
The Food and Drink section on Catering Today covers the latest product trends, menu innovation, and supply chain developments shaping the UK hospitality industry. From ingredient sourcing and menu design to sustainability and consumer preferences, it explores how restaurants, pubs, and catering firms are adapting to evolving tastes and market demands. Featuring updates from suppliers, chefs, and brands, Catering Today provides professionals with commercial insights into the forces driving food and beverage strategy across the sector.
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Dec- 2025 -3 December
Just Eat founder to step down as chief executive
Just Eat Takeaway (JET) has announced that founder Jitse Groen will be stepping down from his role as chief executive after 25 years. Groen founded the business in 2000 as Thuisbezorgd.nl in the Netherlands, expanding it into a multinational operator through acquisitions including Lieferando in 2014 and the 2020 merger…
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1 December
Drinks sales edge up ahead of festive season
Average sales in managed venues were 2.3% ahead in the week to 8 November compared with the same period in 2024, according to the data from CGA. This was followed by growth of 0.5% in the following seven days to 15 November. Both figures are below the UK’s rate of…
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Nov- 2025 -26 November
German Doner Kebab to open at Skelton Lake Services in December
German Doner Kebab is to open a restaurant at Skelton Lake Services in December, extending the chain’s motorway footprint and creating about 30 jobs at one of Yorkshire’s busiest roadside stops. The site will be the company’s fifth within the Extra Motorway Service Area network, joining restaurants in Baldock, Cambridge…
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21 November
Chopstix opens fourth Glasgow site at St. Enoch Centre
Chopstix has opened a new site in the St. Enoch Centre in Glasgow, marking the Chinese-inspired quick service restaurant chain’s fourth venue in the city. The company said high-footfall shopping centres remain a key focus of its expansion plan. The St. Enoch Centre is among the busiest retail destinations in…
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19 November
King’s Cross adds two F&B brands in latest dining expansion
King’s Cross has added two food and drink operators to its estate, as Joe and the Juice and Atis sign new sites as part of the area’s expanding grab-and-go offer. The openings form part of the estate’s long-term retail strategy to broaden its mix of food, drink and lifestyle operators…
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17 November
Popeyes reaches 100 UK restaurants with new London Bridge site
Popeyes UK is set to open its 100th UK site, marking the milestone with its new London Bridge Station unit due to open on 25 November. The New Orleans-founded quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand opened its first UK outlet at Westfield Stratford in 2021. The Stratford branch remains the company’s busiest…
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13 November
Foodservice prices rise for sixth consecutive month
Food and drink prices in the hospitality sector rose by 0.7% in September, the sixth consecutive month of price increases. While prices recorded a smaller month-on-month increase of 0.7% from August, upward pricing momentum continues despite mixed global commodity signals. Inflation was most acute in the oils and fats category,…
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11 November
Chopstix expands Yorkshire presence with new Doncaster site
Chinese-inspired quick service restaurant (QSR) brand Chopstix is opening a new site in Doncaster’s Frenchgate Shopping Centre this month, creating 20 jobs. The opening marks the latest stage in the company’s expansion across Yorkshire, following recent launches in Castleford, York, Sheffield and Leeds. Chopstix said the region had been identified…
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10 November
Papa Johns Q3 profits fall 90% to $4m despite sales rise
Papa Johns International has reported that net income has dropped sharply to $4m (£3.04m) in the third quarter to 28 September, down from $42m (£32m) a year earlier, despite seeing a 2% rise in group-wide restaurant sales to $1.21bn (£920m) for the period. Total revenues for the three-month period to…
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7 November
F&B sector tops London retail demand for seventh quarter
Food and beverage (F&B) operators have continued to lead retail demand in London, maintaining their dominance for a seventh consecutive quarter, according to new research from real estate adviser Colliers. In Q3 alone, F&B brands accounted for 137 of the 330 retail space requirements tracked by the firm. Meanwhile, leisure…
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